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Take U-bahn subway line U6 direction Alt-Tegel and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz''. Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-Damm to the start of the Autobahn. Alternatively, about 2 minutes away from the U-Bahn subway station there is a ''Jet'' petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it. This spot is nearer to Berlin than the Autobahn Raststätte Stolper Heide and includes much less time spent walking and on the train.

The street '''Prenzlauer Promenade''' is called ''Prenzlauer Allee'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to the 'S-Bahn station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf''. From there, just walk 500 m down the bridge and you've got a traffic-light as well as two petrol stations(Star and HEM). Additionally, both on at the right side for last intersection before the drivers going towards Autobahn starts, there's another petrol station (Shell) on ''Rothenbachstraße'' next to the Autobahntraffic lights. It may be worth walking to checking out which of these three is the second petrol station as it's cheaper cheapest and more most frequentedone on a given day – usually one of the two former. However, it might happen Be aware that the staff at this second (the Shell) station might tell you to leave their property and threaten to call the police.

There is usually a lot of traffic on this road, so you could also hitch with a sign. Coming from ''Pankow-Heinersdorf'', 50 m before the first petrol station, there is also a shoulder where cars can stop and people waiting at the traffic light lights are able to see you.

Much of the traffic here is local, but there is also significant traffic towards [[Hamburg]] and [[Rostock]].Try to get a lift to at least the first petrol station on the Autobahn ("Linumer Bruch").

==== This Raststätte is ideal in the sense that you end up starting to hitchhike directly from a petrol station in which there are a fair few people heading to the big cities in Germany's North or Scandinavia: You can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from here, and, with a little patience, to Rostock. If you want to catch a certain ferry in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting to this spot from the centre of Berlin may take two hours or even longer; Option 3: Raststätte Stolper Heide ====1 is likely faster and may work just as well.

Take '''If you start from any district in West Berlin''', take S-Bahn S25 towards Henningsdorf ''Hennigsdorf'' and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (EUR 2.60AB or BC ticket required). Turn left from the station (so that you face North), and walk north up ''Ruppiner Chaussee'' for 300 m down Ruppiner Chaussee. Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (there's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 1.2 km, crossing the bridge over the Autobahn. Then Immediately turn immediately left down a little path - – you can stay close to the Autobahn in order not to lose it and quickly you will quickly see a pathway that you can follow to this the Raststätte. There is a small fence to the left of the path which you have to jump at some point before you reach ; the station. The easiest place is probably to the right of a green fenced enclosure about half way to the Raststätte. The walk from the bridge is about 1.5 km.

This Raststätte is ideal in the sense that '''If you end up starting to hitchhike directly start from a petrol station any district in which there are East Berlin''', a fair few people heading in direction [[Hamburg]]faster way than the one described above is taking S-Bahn S8, [[Rostock]] get off at ''Hohen Neuendorf'' (ABC or [[Scandinavia]]BC ticket required), change to bus 809 (direction: ''Hennigsdorf, F.-Wolf-Str.'') and you can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from hereoff at ''Stolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke''. Head for the traffic light and with a little patienceturn onto the road on the right (the one opposite of the motorway on-ramp), to Rostock. If you want to catch and follow it until it makes a certain boat in Rostock or have other basic time constraintsleft turn; here, please note that getting to this spot from somewhere like Kreuzberg enter the forest and Friedrichshain keep walking in parallel to the centre of Berlin can Autobahn, which will take two hours or even longeryou straight to the Raststätte's on-ramp for vehicles heading North.

Note[[File: A (maybe not so good) nearby spot that saves you the 2 km walk: Get off one station earlier at ''Schulzendorf''Hitch ber north stolper heide 2023. Walk ≈150 m north along Ruppiner Chaussee and take the first png|200px|thumb|right (Schulzendorfer Straße). After ≈200 m, you will arrive at the Autobahn entrance sliproad. However, at this spot the access ramp is quite narrow, and there is not a good place for cars |How to stop safely. There is also a curve in the road, and cars are traveling quickly, so this spot might be dangerous for you and the drivers. You can take ''any'' ride. If the driver doesn't go your way, they can drop you off at the petrol walk from Frohnau station "Rasthof to Raststätte Stolper Heide" mentioned above, 3.5 km up the road.]]

''' For Direction Denmark''': The ferries leave from '' 15 km north of Rostock'' at Warnemünde and from [[Puttgarden]], from Berlin generally people head for the ferry at [[Rostock]] but it leaves more seldom, and if you are offered the right ride you could go to the [[Puttgarden]] one instead, which is a good option especially if you are only transitting through [[Denmark]] to [[Sweden]] seeing as on the Rostock - Gedser ferry there is very little Sweden bound traffic.''' Direction [[Puttgarden]]''': From Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride to''' Direction Hamburg-Stillhorn''': If you can get a ride to this gas station you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction towards [[Lübeck]] - however, only people living in the southern part of the city are likely to pass by here.''' Direction Lübeck''': It is possible to accept a ride either to Lübeck or to the Neustadt gas station just north of the city (but that is more rare). In case you can get dropped off at the onramp leading out of central Lübeck in direction Neustadt, wait for a ride that will take you at least to the gas station 10 km north.'''Direction [[Århus]]''': You can also accept a ride towards [[Flensburg]] and some hitchhikers have even been known to accept such rides and then going to [[Copenhagen]] through Kolding and [[Odense]]. Also it is possible to reach both South western [[Norway]] with the ferries from [[Hirtshals]] (Hitchable??) and [[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]] with the ferry from [[Fredrikstad]].'''Direction Sweden'' bound traffic': You can also head for one of the direct ferries to [[Trelleborg]], leaving from either [[Rostock]] or Travemünde near [[Lübeck]]. The ferry from Sassnitz on Rügen has been discontinued. '''Stockholm''' has a direct night ferry from Rostock 3 times a week running since autumn 2021. Currently they charge per vehicle and passengers so you couldn't join a crew, but passenger tickets go for 28€ so might still be worth it.

To go Getting onto the A11 is easiest by starting to [[Puttgarden]] hitch on road B2, a major thoroughfare which somewhat bisects the city from Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride the Southwest tothe Northeast; the B2 merges into the A11 beyond the motorway junction with the A10. The following options suggest different spots along the B2, option 1 being the closest/shortest one when coming from the city centre and option 4 being the one furthest away/taking the longest time respectively.

''' Hamburg Stillhorn - ''' If you can get a ride to this gasstation you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction in direction [[Lubeck]] however not all people who to [[Hamburg]] go past this gasstation. ''' Lubeck ''' It is possible to accept a ride either to Lubeck (or to the Neustadt gas station just north of Lubeck but that is more rare) in case you can get dropped of the onramp leading out of central Lubeck in direction Neustadt and waiting for a ride that will take you atleast to the gasstation 10 km north. ''' For direction [[Århus]]''' you can also accept a ride found towards [[Flensburg]] and some hitchhikers have even been known to accept such rides and then going to [[Copenhagen]] through Kolding and [[Odense]]. Also it is possible to reach both South western [[Norway]] with the ferries from [[Hirtshals]] (Hitchable??) and [[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]] with the ferry from [[Fredrikstad]].  '''For Sweden bound travellers ''' You can also head for one of the direct ferries to [[Trelleborg]], leaving from either [[Rostock]] or [[Sassnitz]] ([[Rügen]]), they might be a bit harder to hitch but at least the one is [[Sassnitz]] have been reported to be possible.  === Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} = Option 1: Berliner Allee ====

==== Option 12: Berliner Allee Darßer Brücke ====

Take tram M4 from Get to ''AlexanderplatzWeißer See'' to as described in option 1 and walk 1 km north along ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.''. Then walk 150 m along (the street name changing to ''Berliner AlleeMalchower Chaussee'' roughly at where the Star petrol station is) to the bus lay-byplace just before where ''Darßer Straße'' passes over ''Malchower Chaussee''. Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates It's a long, straight road where people don't drive too fast and where there are heading northeast, some as far as Gdanska couple of pockets for cars to stop. Using There's less local traffic and a [[Szczecin]] sign will surely persuade higher concentration of relevant traffic. If you have a Polish driver public transport ticket anyway, check online if it's worth waiting to get to the bus stop, though be prepared to mix your languages ''Nüßlerstr./Feldtmannstr.'' (bus lines 255 and refer 259) to cities by their Polish namessave yourself most of the walking.

==== Option 24: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Weißensee ====

Take S-Bahn S2 (direction : ''Bernau from Friedrichstr. '') and get off at "''Buch"''. From there, catch a bus that goes to "''Schwanebeck, Dorf" '' (caapprox. 10 min). Several buses will go there so check the time table there or ask the driver or someone else. Note that you will need a ticket including Zone tariff zone C, as Schwanebeck is located outside of the border of Berlin. Next, you'll have to walk the main road of the village into southern direction. It's about 1.2 km to the on -ramp; before that there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the on -ramp towards eastern directionthe East, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have to pass by the first on -ramp which leads towards western directionthe West. There, standing behind the safety fence, you are visible to all drivers who queue up at the traffic light from both sides. It is not very easy for drivers to stop by but just before the actual on ramp cars can pull over, as they are not on full speed and a little firm area off the road allows to stop. On your sign you should write "A11" as it's not the actual on -ramp for the A11 straight away, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 goes branches off the A10 about a kilometre after this on -ramp. If your driver is not going to your destination but follows the A11 for a while, ask to be dropped off at Raststätte "Buckowsee", which is located some 35 km after the A11 begins. This Raststätte is the only one on the A11 and afterwards on A20 (leading towards [[Stralsund]] or [[Rügen)]] ), but a very busy one. From here you should try to find your final ride.

Take S-Bahn S7 (direction : ''PotsdamHbf''), or S1 (direction : ''Wannsee''), and get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] to the right. You can talk to drivers at the petrol station or on the parking lot. There are often other hitchhikers here early, and it is polite to wait until they have left. Get here early to avoid the competition.

This spot is both faster and cheaper to get to than option 2: Michendorf. You will need 25 minutes from Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Main Station) on an AB ticket (EUR 2.90), compared to ~1 hour (including the walk) on an ABC ticket (EUR 3.60) to Michendorf.

There is a lot of long distance traffic heading south and west, with high chances of finding a ride for at least several hundred kilometres. However, it is '''not''' a good spot to hitch East.

Regional train (e.g. RE7 direction [[Dessau]]According to the experiences of several hitchhikers, check [http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information) from the centre and get off at this is a good spot to go East – but '''not'Michendorf'' (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south 1.3 km. Turn right into Feldstraße and follow it till you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency doorWest or South.

<Take regional train RE7 (direction: ''Dessau'') from Berlin's centre or RB37 (direction: ''Beelitz Stadt'') from ''Berlin-Wannsee'' station and get off at ''Michendorf'' (ABC/br></br>OR</br></br>BC ticket required). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into ''Potsdamer Straße'' and walk south 1.3 km. Turn right into ''Feldstraße'' and follow it until you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency door or walk a bit further to the restaurant, as the noise protection wall ends there.

Bus 643 or 608 from ''User [[PotsdamUser:Rebew|Rebew]] Hbf which also passes the train station at Michendorf. Get off at ''Michendorf Luckenwalder Straße''. Walk 100 m south along Potsdamer Straße and then turn right into Feldstraße, following it for ≈800 m until the Raststättea friend tried hitchhiking from here on several occasions and had no luck going anywhere West. </br></br>There is not a map on [[Crossable_rest_areas_in_Germany#Autobahn_A10|crossable rest areas in Germany]] that tells you exactly how to get from one side lot of Michendorf to the othertraffic and it will yield only short rides, Leipzig at most (2021).''

A good spot to stand with a sign is at the access lane onto the A115 (AVUS) from ''Messedamm''. The access lane is a part of the ''Funkturm '' junction which connects the A115 and A100. The exact place to stand is at the acceleration lane of the road connecting the Messedam ''Messedamm'' with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at the ''Messedamm''. From S-bahnhof Westkreutz Bahn station ''Westkreuz'', walk north along the Halenseestrasse''Halenseestraße'', and cross the road at the big crossing cross the road intersection onto the Messedam''Messedamm''. After 100 meters on the Messedam , there is the quiet parking area at your left hand side. Walk across the parkingcarpark. To reach the place to standhitch from, climb the traffic barrier between the parking carpark and the acceleration lane. : [httphttps://gooosm.glorg/mapsgo/NlquZ 0MZuR0mAF?m= This] is the exact location . Hitchhiking is prohibited here as the location is behind the Autobahn sign, but the risk is worth it. From S-bahnhof Bahn station ''Messe Nord /ICC'' it is slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to the ''Messedamm'', follow it south and at the next crossing intersection turn right, then you 'll find the quiet parking area after 100 meters on your left hand side. 

 Take S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to ''Schöneweide''. Then walk east out of the station, turn right onto Michael-Brückner-Straße and after 300 m, you'll find two petrol stations. Most people stops on second.

Directly Get to station "U Siemensdamm" and directly in front of the junction "Siemensdamm" (at least towards south) there is a crossing of the streets "Siemensdamm" and "Nikolaus-Groß-Weg" with traffic lights. Moving away from the motorway there is a long line of parking spots, perfect to getting picked up. I've made the experience that directly at the traffic lights it's hard but a bit further it can work. It is probably a great spot towards AVUS and north as well.

=== East towards [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt Waldeck West rest stop road 117 next to bus 263 stop Waltersdorf (Oderbei Berlin)]], [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} ===Gaspumpstation. 5 km walk away from Eichwalde s-bahn stop S8 and S46 goes there

''Once you get a ride in Germany direction to === East towards [[Poland you can hitchhike before or after places where people pay for higway (polish name bramki). One side will have a parking place and its free to hitchike there.'']] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} ===

Alternative: Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', direction Busendorf, and get off at 'S-ban + 1 stop with train + 5 km walking'Michendorf, Bergheide'' . Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to the junction. There will be a small road going to the left, through the forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte.

[[File==== Option 2:Berlinout.jpg|thumb|altRaststätte Am Fichtenplan ====E30 ''[[E30]]''.]]

Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional S-Bahn + 1 stop with train one stop to + 5 km walking''Dahlewitz''. Turn right from the station and walk southeast ≈4 km along Bahnhofstrasse/L40 until you cross over the Autobahn A10/E30 bridge. Head down to the Autobahn and walk 1 km east to the big Aral petrol station. Walking on the Autobahn is illegal, so if you want to avoid the risk of getting caught, continue walking straight on the L40 after crossing the bridge for 1.6 km. There will be a small road on the left heading to the Autobahn. Walk north 850 m along this road until the start of the bridge over the Autobahn. Climb down to the field and walk east 300 m, parallel with the Autobahn, until you reach the Raststätte. (There is a fence to with holes in it before/next to Raststätte). See the map on the right.

There are a lot of cars and trucks[[File:Berlinout. Altogether you need to walk 5 to 6 km, but the place is very good! You wonjpg|thumb|alt=E30 't have to wait too long to hitch a ride almost anywhere in Eastern Europe.    '''S-ban + 2 stops with train + 5 km walking'[[E30]]'' .]]

Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train 2 stops one stop to ''RangsdorfDahlewitz''. Walk Turn right from the Kienitzer Str till station and walk southeast ≈4 km along Bahnhofstrasse/L40 until you cross wit L40 road over the Autobahn A10/E30 bridge. Head down to the Autobahn and walk 1 km east to the big Aral petrol station. Walking on the Autobahn is illegal, so if you want to avoid the risk of getting caught, continue walking 500 metres and turn gravel straight on the L40 after crossing the bridge for 1.6 km. There will be a small road on the leftheading to the Autobahn. Walk north 850 m along this road until the start of the bridge over the Autobahn. You will hear highway Climb down to the field and see walk east 300 m, parallel with the Autobahn, until you reach the Raststätte. (There is a rest area through fence to with holes in it before/next to Raststätte). See the bushesmap on the right.You need to walk 5 to 6 km, but the place is very good!

 '''A)''' From train stop '''S Blankenfelde''' catch bus 792, check [https://www.vbb.de/en VBB.de] in advance to find out about the departure times. If you’ve bought a ticket including tariff zone C to get to ''Blankenfelde'', it’ll also cover the bus fare. When looking for the bus at ''Blankenfelde'' station, the displayed direction doesn’t matter as this is the initial/final stop of this line.

  From train stop '''S Königs Wusterhausen''' catch a bus 730 till ''Brusendorf, Kreuzung'' (15 min ride with same train C zone ticket) and and walk L40 road 500 metres on first intersection with gravel road turn right. You should hear a highway and see a rest stop through the trees. ==== Option 23: Raststätte Seeberg West====

The cheapest, though probably not fastest option to reach ''Raststätte Seeberg West'', is to take subway line U5 to its eastern terminus ''Hönow'' (Berlin AB/BC ticket, €2.80). Once out of the station, cross ''Mahlsdorfer Straße'' (the road right in front of the station), turn left, and then turn right into the first road that branches off, called ''Am Barschsee/Am Weiher''. Follow ''Am Weiher'' and keep heading straight; the road continues as ''Am Grünzug'' after crossing ''Hoppegartener Straße'' and eventually as ''Wernergraben''. Once you can see the REWE supermarket, turn right into ''Stöbberstraße'' and follow it until its very end (it becomes ''An der alten Gärtnerei'' past the kindergarten). Turn left into ''Bamberger Straße'' and walk until the main road ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''.

Enter the gate and immediately turn right; walk about ten metres, then turn slightly left (approx. 45°) and keep walking. The shrub is pretty dense in places so again it’s some bush bashing, but a few metres further you’ll already encounter the fence of the Raststätte. If you followed these directions, chances are you’ll already see the gate in the fence to enter the rest area. When [[User:Raureif|Raureif]] arrived here in October 2019, there was no padlock on the gate so it could simply be opened from either side of the fence.

==== Option 3: Raststätte Michendorf (less walking) ==== Take a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction Dessau, check fahrinfo-berlin.de for route information) from the centre and get off at Michendorf (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south ≈1.7 km on Potsdamer Straße until it ends (it bends right and is called An der Autobahn then). Keep walking straight ahead on a footpath and cross the tunnel under the Autobahn A10. After the tunnel, turn right on a sandy path through the forest. Follow the track until you are at the Mcdonalds at the [[rest area]]. The petrol station is after the restaurant and seems to be better for getting rides. Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', direction Busendorf, and get off at ''Michendorf, Bergheide''. Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to the junction. There will be a small road going to the left, through the forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte. '''Warning Autumn 2019: There is a major motorway reconstruction there which is expected to be finished in mid-2020 only. During this time, there are comparatively few cars using the Raststätte and long traffic jams. Choosing alternative routes is recommended.''' === East towards [[Kostrzyn]] Poland and [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]] ===

Take the S5 to Mahlsdorf and follow Hönewer Straße to the South until the big intersection with the street Alt-Mahlsdorf. After the traffic light there is [https://goo.gl/maps/45v4qR1Np822 enough place to stop]. Cars go quite fast, but often slow down due according to the changing traffic lights. There is still a lot of city traffic though . Small walk away also is a Star Tankstelle petrol station (verified 2014adress Alt-09-03Mahlsdorf 117).

Directly before the entrance to the Berlin ringway there is a bus stop & Shell Tankstelle suitable for hitching further. About 10 km after the highway the B1/B5 changes from a fast two lane road to a smaller national road.

So first you need '''Option 1'''  Go to go S Oranienburg (S1, RE from Südkreuz - Hauptbahnhof - Gesundbrunnen, RB Lichtenberg - Hohenschönhausen). From Oranienburg go by bus or walk to Sachsenhausen , Kirche bus stop and continue walking Granseer Straße for 15 minutes and you'll reach the B96. at At this point the B96 still looks like a highway. but But don't be confused: just a few meters before the onramp Oranienburg-Nord there's a sign saying that Autobahn ends. So cars are allowed to stop north of the ramp. between Between Oranienburg and Neubrandenburg just Neustrelitz is bad for leaving a car. If you're driver goes to Neustrelitz leave the car 2 km before at the last crossroad (connection with B198 to Wesenberg, Mirow) and use the bus stop over there to go on to NB or ask if you driver can drop you off at the North end of Neustrelitz. In every other town/village on that way the B96 goes directly via the town. so So you can get off and look for the next busstop on the B96.

Weekend or holidays it might be that there's nearly no bus via Sachsenhausen, Kirche. then you can go by train to Sachsenhausen (Nordb) and walk 30 minutes 1 km to the spot. Check before on vbbVbb-Homepage!

Getting into Berlin since the ring Go by bus 8O9 till stop Stolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke than 1OO metres back and right side 1 km walk away is big and maybe you are Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop on a ride that's only passing byroad 111. Good option is The road serves just as access to get out at... rest stop and starts opposite side from road 111 upramp

If you want to get off in Königs Wusterhausen, Getting into Berlin since the best opportunity ring is big and maybe you are on a bit a freestyle oneride that's only passing by. Ca. 2 km after the exit for "Königs Wusterhausen" there is 150 m long bridge called Wildauer Brücke. If your driver Good option is ready to stop there he can drop you directly after the bridge on the hard shoulderget out at. If you pay antention you will find a small door in the noise barrier. Open the door, go down the stairs, you will find the road for Königswusterhausen. Walk 20 min and you will be at the S-Bahn station. The last S-Bahn for Berlin is at 00:41!

Like [https://goo.gl/maps/grprFELW7rM2 that].=== Alternatively you can take the same road in the [https://goo.gl/maps/XhvjZqX9rks other direction] and go to the S-Bahn station of Wildau.Highway 10 (Warsaw > Amsterdam) ===

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