Crossable rest areas in Germany

In Germany walking to the opposite rest area is often, but not always, possible through so-called "service roads". Using these service roads it takes quite often less than 20 minutes to go to the opposite rest area, and almost always the walk can be completed within 45 minutes.

This overview is rather complete for the whole of Germany. Here is a map with the German motorway network, service stations and how long it takes to walk to opposite rest areas.

On Rast.de you can check more details about German Raststättes (eg. if they have Wifi or showers).

The following German Raststättes do allow traffic to walk from one side to the other:

Autobahn A1

Neustädter Bucht, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Buddikate, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Hamburg-Stillhorn, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Ostetal, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Grundbergsee, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Wildeshausen, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Dammer Berge, the famous bridge Raststätte
Tecklenburger Land, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Münsterland, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Lichtendorf, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Remscheid, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Ville, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Eifel, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Hochwald, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction

Autobahn A2

Rhynern, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction
Gütersloh, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Garbsen, road tunnel, walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations
Lehrter See, pedestrian bridge, walk about 5 minutes
Zweidorfer Holz, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Lappwald, car tunnel, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction
Börde, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction
Buckautal, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction

Autobahn A3

Buckautal, walk about 45 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction - complicated
Ohlsiger Heide, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Siegburg, pedestrian bridge
Heiligenroth / Montabaur, road tunnel, walk about 30 minutes, crossable between the not oppositely situated service stations
Bad Camberg, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Medenbach, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Weiskirchen, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Spessart, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction
Würzburg, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction
Haidt, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Steigerwald, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Aurach, walk about 45 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction - complicated
Jura, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southeastbound direction
Bayerischer Wald, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southeastbound direction
Donautal, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northwestbound direction

Autobahn A4

Aachener Land, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Frechen, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction
Aggertal, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Eisenach, Raststätte is on the westbound side
Eichelborn, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction using fieldpaths - no service roads
Auerswalder Blick, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Dresdner Tor, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction, walk along the highway (partially service roads)
Oberlausitz, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction, walk along the highway (partially service roads)

Autobahn A5

Rimberg, Raststätte is on the southbound side
Pfefferhöhe, Raststätte is on the northeastbound side, situated slightly off the motorway (semi-Autohof style)
Reinhardshain, car tunnel, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southwestbound direction
Wetterau, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Gräfenhausen, walk about 45 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction - complicated
Hardtwald, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Bruchsal, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction using motorway exit - tunnel
Wetterau, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction

Autobahn A6

Goldene Bremm, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction
Am Hockenheimring, walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations
Kraichau, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction
Hohenlohe, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction
Frankenhöhe, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Kammensteiner Land, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Oberpfälzer Alb, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Renchtal, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction

Autobahn A7

Hüttener Berge, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Holmmoor, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Harburger Berge, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Brunautal, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Allertal, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Hannover-Wülferode, walk about 20 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations
Hildesheimer Börde, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Harz, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Göttingen, walk about 5 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations
Kassel, Raststätte is on the northeastbound side, situated slightly off the motorway (semi-Autohof style)
Hasselberg, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Großenmoor, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Uttrichshausen, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Rhön, walk about 20 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations
Riedener Wald, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Ohrenbach, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Ellwanger Berge, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Lonetal, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Illertal, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Allgäuer Tor, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Nesselwang, walk about 10 minutes (?), crossable on the eastbound direction

Autobahn A8

Pforzheim, car tunnel, walk about 5 minutes, service station for both directions situated on the westbound side, on the eastbound side is a parking
Gruibingen, car tunnel, walk about 5 minutes, service station for both directions situated on the eastbound side, on the westbound side is a parking
Holzkirchen, walk about 30 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations
Irschenberg, Raststätte is on the eastbound side, situated slightly off the motorway (semi-Autohof style)
Samerberg, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Illertal, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction

Autobahn A9

Fläming, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Köckern, walk about 15 minutes along the highway or 30 minutes using service roads, crossable on the northbound direction
Osterfeld, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Hermsdorfer Kreuz, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction, pedestrian tunnel at Motel Hermsdorfer Kreuz
Frankenwald, the famous bridge Raststätte
Fränkische Schweiz/Pegnitz, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Nürnberg Feucht, car and pedestrian tunnels, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Greding, walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations
Köschinger Forst, car tunnel, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Fürholzen, Raststätte is on the northbound side, southbound there was a parking, southbound Raststätte under construction (05.2017), walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction

Autobahn A10

Seeberg, walk about 20 minutes, probably crossable on the southbound direction, walking along the highway
Am Fichtenplan, close to the Hannover-bound side of the Raststätte there is a local bridge. Crossing to the other side takes 15-20 minutes and involves getting through fences. At both stations there is at least one "hole in the fence" at the west end of the areas (08.2014), marked here with the letters A and B.
Michendorf, bridge on the Hannover-bound side of the Raststätte, involves a 15-20 minutes walk. When crossing from Michendorf Süd to Michendorf Nord, point A on the linked map can be reached by walking out of the Raststätte on the grassy strip. Once you reach a big fence on your left hand, on the map it leads to a bright green field, you should climb up along the fence and walk along the fence to point A.

Autobahn A11

Buckowsee, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction

Autobahn A12

Biegener Hellen, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction

Autobahn A13

Am Kahlberg, walk about 45 minutes, no petrol station in southbound direction, crossable on the southbound direction
Freienhufener Eck, walk about 20 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations walking through the fields along the highway

Autobahn A14

Plötzetal, theoretically crossable in 10 minutes on the northwestbound side, but that may prove difficult as there are no service roads and perhaps fences
Muldental, theoretically crossable in 20 minutes on the northwestbound side, but that may prove difficult as there are no service roads and perhaps fences

Autobahn A19

Recknitz-Niederung, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction

Autobahn A20

Schönberger Land, no petrol stations, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction

Autobahn A21

Schackendorf, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction

Autobahn A24

Gudow, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Stolpe, walk about 40 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Prignitz, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Linumer Bruch, walk about 40 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction

Autobahn A27

Langwedel-Daverden, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction

Autobahn A28

Hasbruch, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction

Autobahn A30

Bentheimer Wald, no petrol stations, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction
Brockbachtal, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Grönegau, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction

Autobahn A31

Aschendorf, no petrol stations, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Ems-Vechte, walk about 60 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction

Autobahn A38

Eichsfeld, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction, service station under construction
Rohnetal, theoretically crossable in 10 minutes on the eastbound side, but that may prove difficult as there are no service roads and perhaps fences

Autobahn A39

Rüningen, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction

Autobahn A40

Tankstelle Dückerweg / Ruhrschnellweg, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction, however, the fence / sound wall around the westbound service station may be impassable
Beverbach / Rheinlanddamm, walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations

Autobahn A43

Hohe Mark, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction

Autobahn A44

Lichtenbusch, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction (through Belgium)
Am Haarstrang, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Soester Börde, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction
Am Biggenkopf, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastside direction
Bühleck, walk about 30 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations

Autobahn A45

Sauerland, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on southbound direction
Siegerland, walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations
Langen-Bergheim, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction through fields or 20 minutes, southbound along service roads

Autobahn A46

Vierwinden, walk about 20 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations

Autobahn A48

Elztal, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction

Autobahn A49

Holzhausen, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction

Autobahn A52

Cloerbruch, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction

Autobahn A57

Kalbecker Forst, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction
Geismühle, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Nievenheim, walk about 45 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction - complicated

Autobahn A59

Schloß Röttgen, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction

Autobahn A60

Heidenfahrt, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction

Autobahn A61

Bedburger Land, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Brohltal, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Neufeld, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Hunsrück, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Wonnegau, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Dannstadt, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction

Autobahn A65

Pfälzer Weinstraße, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction

Autobahn A66

Erbenheim, walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction, but probably the obstacles are way too big: at the westbound station noise walls, the southbound station has to be reached on the fields between the highway and adjacent railway line.
Weilbach, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northeastbound direction

Autobahn A67

Pfungstadt, walk about 45 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction - complicated
Lorsch, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction

Autobahn A71

Mellrichstädter Höhe, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction

Autobahn A81

Ob der Tauber, walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations
Jagsttal, walk about 15 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations
Wunnenstein, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Sindelfinger Wald / Sommerhofen, walk about 30 minutes, Raststätte is on the southbound side, northbound there is a small parking, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service station and parking.
Schönbuch, walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction
Neckarburg, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Im Hegau, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction

Autobahn A93

Waldnaabtal, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction
Pentling, Raststätte is on the northbound side
Inntal, walk about 5 minutes, crossable by a tunnel on the southside of the service area, follow the service roads.

Autobahn A95

Höhenrain, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction

Autobahn A96

Lechwiesen, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction

Autobahn A111

Stolper Heide, service station for both directions situated on the northbound side

Autobahn A115

Grunewald, Raststätte is on the southwestbound side, situated slightly off the motorway (semi-Autohof style)

Autobahn A620

Saarlouis, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction

Autobahn A648

Frankfurt-Biegweg, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction