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'''Frankfurt''' is a major city in Hesse, [[Germany]].  == Hitchhiking in == If you are coming from the north (Netherlands; Cologne, Düsseldorf, etc.) and your ride is not going directly to Frankfurt am Main, but continuing towards the south instead, ask your driver to drop you out at the Medenbach service station at the A3. It lies some 35 km northwest of Frankfurt. This is an [[hitchhiking a plane|air]], [[train|rail]] very busy service station and road transport hub, so you will should be able to quickly find many people travelling a ride directly to central Frankfurt. If you miss that stop, there won't be any other good places to be dropped out until close to Darmstadt (unless of course, the city in many different directionsdriver is willing to make a detour to leave you at Frankfurt Airport).

Underneath '''Option 1''' A good spot for getting rides out of Frankfurt in every direction is on the B8, on the start of the Theodor-Heuss-Allee near the “Messeturm” skyscraper center of the city. The spot is a roundabout connecting "bus stop on Theodor-Heuss-Allee", "Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage" and "Senkenberganlage"about 40 metres after a roundabout next to Messeturm skyscraper. Take the underground (U-Bahn) line U4, or tram (Straßenbahn) lines line 16 or 17, to Festhalle/Messe. Or walk from the Hauptbahnhof north for approximately 15 minutes to Messeturm skyscraper. Traffic is very busy and slow here every day from 7:00 to 20:00. The rate at which people pick up hitch hikers here is reportedly very low (twits will also make a variety of offensive gestures at you so be prepared) but with so much traffic going in every direction you can eventually get off at the stop “Festhalle/Messe”a ride.  The roundabout should be easily visiblenext good hitch hiking spot on A5/E451 in northern direction is Raststätte Wetterau and is a better spot to look for longer rides so try to get a ride to there if you are heading north.

If you prefer not to take public transport, then Take tram No. 17 from the central Frankfurt DB main train station until the last stop "Am Rebstockbad" ([http://g.co/maps/6h9fe Map]. This takes you about 10 minutes. From the final stop Am Rebstockbad you can already see the motorway (HauptbahnhofA648), walk which interchanges some 700 meter westward on the A5 (north for approximately 15 minutes/soutward). Look for When you arrive at the dark red Messeturm skyscraper (nickname “The Pencil”, which gives a clue to it's appearanceeastbound) and Esso gas station on the side that leads into Frankfurt - walk towards it westward along the main Autobahn and cross at a roadbridge 200-300 meters away. From thereCars that refuel at the opposite (westbound) gas station will in almost every case travel either northward Kassel, Hannover or southward Darmstadt, look for Basel] on the roundaboutAutobahn A5.

:'''Update''' === North (April 2012): They are building close to this spot[[Kassel]], so many cars/trucks park on the right lane or on the sidewalk. '''I wouldn't recommend to try to hitchhike here'''.:Still going on - I always left from this spot[[Hannover]], but now I gave up after several hours of waiting and trying points around that area! --[[User:Globestoppeuse|GlobestoppeuseGießen]] 03:02, 21 May 2012 (CEST[[Marburg]]){{Autobahn|5}} ===

'''2nd option:''' Take tram No. 17 from Frankfurt DB main train station until the last stop "Am Rebstockbad" ([http://g.co/maps/6h9fe Map]. This takes you about 10 minutes. From The Friedberger Landstrasse street is often used to leave the final stop "Am Rebstockbad" you can already see the motorway (A648) which interchanges some 700 meter westward on city towards the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]] (northNorth. From theKonstablerwache city centre, walk 2 km or take the tram 18 /soutward)bus 30 till the stop Münzenberger Str. When you arrive at the (eastbound) ''Esso'' gas station Hitchhike on this road about 150 m before the side that leads into Frankfurt - walk westward along the Autobahn and cross at a road bridge 200-300 meters away. Cars that refuel at entrance of the opposite (westbound) ''Essosupermarket 'Lidl' gas station will in almost every case travel either northward ([[Kassel]], [[Hannover]]) or southward ([[Darmstadt]], [[Basel]http://g.co/maps/pymu4 Map]) . You definitely need a sign with A5 on it because many cars go to other directions. It is a perfect spot to get a ride to the the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]]rest area Wetterau.

The next gas station (on A5/E451) '''Option 2''' Rest area Gräfenhausen in northern direction is "Raststätte Wetterau". It is usually a very good spot for long rides. Twice [[User:Wukk|Wukk]] found a ride after 5 minutes, one straight to [[Hamburg]], one to "Wetterau".the south of Frankfurt

Take suburban train (S-Bahn) S3 indicating:User trt tried here in July 2011Darmstadt to the stop Erzhausen, leave the station and walk through the town Erzhausen on Bahnstraße and found almost every car was heading West, not North onto Hauptstraße westward until you can hear the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]]. Not an ideal place At some point, you will see a sign pointing left to hitch North from a Schützenhaus, follow this direction, continue straight beyond the clubhouse and you will arrive at [http://www.serways.de/standorte/standorte/Gr%C3%A4fenhausen%20Ost Rastanlage Gräfenhausen Ost] (But apparently great to hitch west[http://g.co/maps/wjg7k Map]).It takes 50-60 minutes from the city center.. There is plenty of long distance traffic 24 hours a day at this spot, a restaurant as well as a small supermarket!

=== North ([[Kassel]], [[Hannover]], [[Gießen]], [[Marburg]]) {{Autobahn|5}} ===The "Friedberger Landstrasse" (Friedberger Street) is often used to leave the city towards the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]] (North). From the "Konstablerwache" (city centre), walk (2 km) or take the tram 18 / bus 30 till the stop "Münzenberger Str.". Hitchhike on this road just before the entrance of the supermarket ''Lidl'Option 3''' ([http://g.co/maps/pymu4 Map]). You definitely need a sign with "A5" on it because many cars go to other (uninteressant) directions.It is a perfect spot to get a ride to the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]] (for instance to the rest area "Wetterau").

'''2nd option ([[Rest area]] Gräfenhausen - in Take the south of Frankfurt)''': Take suburban train (S-Bahn) S3 (indicating: [[Darmstadt]]) Metro to the stop "Erzhausen"Kalbach Line U2 or U9, leave underpass the station highway and walk through take the town Erzhausen on "Bahnstraßesecond street right (treet is called Am Martinszehnten" . There is a petrol station called Hessol and "Hauptstraße" westward until you can hear the [[a McDonalds, which are close to A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]]. Then, cross As the fields till petrol station is cheap it is frequently used and you arrive at the [http://www.serways.de/standorte/standorte/Gr%C3%A4fenhausen%20Ost Rastanlage Gräfenhausen Ost] ([http://g.co/maps/wjg7k Map]). It takes 50 minutes can easily get a ride from there to the city center of Frankfurt until "Rastanlage Gräfenhausen". There A5 to service station Wetterau wich is plenty of a good spot to find long -distance traffic 24 hours a day at this spot, a restaurant as well as a small supermarket!lifts.

'''Option 1''' Go by subway (U-Bahn) line 6 U7 to the last stop "Heerstraße", continue walking the path along the rail-track on the left side northward. Walk over the path/road between the fields until the Autobahn and cross via the underpass. You´ll see a small steep footpath on the right. Go there and you are on the [[rest area]] "Taunusblick" on the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]. The whole journey takes not more than 25/30 minutes from the city center (, you can get on the underground at Hauptwache and Konstablerwache - two main underground stations in the city centre, in the end you have 10 minutes walking only). Attention: There is no exit or entrance for cars going north on A5/E451! You can only use the rest area Taunusblick to travel South  ''Taunusblick'Option 2''' to travel South!Rest area Gräfenhausen in the south of Frankfurt

'''2nd option ([[Rest area]] Gräfenhausen - in the south of Frankfurt)''': Take suburban train (S-Bahn) S3 (indicating: [[Darmstadt]]) to the stop ''Erzhausen'', leave the station and walk through the town ''Erzhausen'' on "Bahnstraße" and "Hauptstraße". Cross the Autobahn via the bridge, walk lefthand through the forest on ''Erzhäuser Weg'' until the relais [[http://g.co/maps/4hgfc Map]. Hitchhike on the [http://maps.rast.de/tank-und-rast/standorte/Gr%C3%A4fenhausen%20West Rastanlage Gräfenhausen West].rest stop

Take subway (U-Bahn) line 1, 2 or 3 from the DB main train station to the final stop "Südbahnhof" (there are also many other ways to reach Südbahnhof = just pick one of them!) Take bus number 30 or 36 from the station to the stop “Sachsenhausen Sachsenhausen - Hainer Weg”Weg. Bundesstraße 3 ("Babenhäuser Landstraße") is right at the busstop, there is a restarea which you can reach by crossing the road. This is a hitchhiking spot ''par excellence'' - lots of cars passing it all the time and it is easy to pull off there. Attention: Think twice if someone offers you a ride to the petrol station nearby, by taking it you will lose this spot and might end up waiting for hours.

:I was at this spot in July 2010 Alternative which takes you to the service area mentioned above. Take S1 train to Rodgau-Weiskirchen then walk along Bahnhofstrasse until you reach Hauptstrasse turn right and im not sure how great it is, one of then take first left into Shillerstrass. Follow Shillerstrasse until you reach into the workers on the ground behind actually drove us to forest and then take first road going left. This will take you straight to the Service station further down the autobahn (which was excellent), because he said he saw a couple wait a whole day for no lifts the week beforearea. It takes approximately 40 minutes.

To leave Frankfurt in the direction of [[Köln]] or Ruhrgebiet westward - as well as [[Würzburg]]'''Option 1''' Rastanlage Weiskirchen has two sides, [[Passau]], [[Vienna]] north and south for going east or [[Munich]] west. A bridge over A3/E42 (via [[Würzburg]]east of the station) eastward, connects both sides. From Frankfurt you should consider hitchhiking from "Rastanlage Weiskirchen"can reach this place in around 60 minutes. From Frankfurt DB main train station, you should take suburban train (S-Bahn) S1 (indicatingdirection: "Rödermark Ober-Roden") to the stop "Weiskirchen". Wander through the town on "Bahnhofstraße", "Schillerstraße" and "Pommernstraße", later through the cropfields first in east- then in northward direction until you can see the Autobahn. There is two sides of "Rastanlage Weiskirchen", north and south. A roadbridge over A3/E42 (east   '''Option 2''' Rest area Theißtal west of the station) connects both sides. From Frankfurt you can reach this place in around 60 minutes.

'''2nd option ([[Rest area]] Niedernhausen)''': An alternative, if you want to leave Frankfurt for [[Köln]] and further north or west, is the rest area Niedernhausen Theißtal along the [[A3 (Germany)|Autobahn A3]]. Take the S-Bahn (S2) towards Niedernhausen (final stop, about 30 minutes). You'll hear the Autobahn once you are there. Walk 1.5 km (20 min) northwestwards. There is a tiny footpath through the woods leading all the way to the motorway rest area, and if you try to stick close to the Autobahn, you shouldn't miss it. You'll walk past a shooting range, and when you reach a 100m diameter clearing in the woods, you're there. Most cars here go at least to Köln/Bonn if they don't go to Koblenz, since there isn't much else on the way.There is a fence between the woods and the rest area

=== From the airport ===[[File:Frankfurtairportcarparkexit.jpg|thumb|220px|right|[[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] stood in front of that traffic sign (waiting times: 10, 40 mins)]]There are two good spots at the car park. Go '''Option 3''' Medenbach service station probably best option to the arrival level in front of Terminal 1. You can now enter a throughway beneath the brownish Sheraton building that is opposite to Terminal 1 Part C. You should be able to spot the main car park exit. You can follow the cars further down some 100 meters to find a spot in the sunlight. Note that most traffic will go south! towards Cologne

:[[User:Halt,_Stop!_Reudnitz_kommtThis option has a fair bit of potential walking but leaves you at a well visited service station on the A3 to the West of Frankfurt and really only ends up being one or 2 kilometers more of a walk compared to the first option. Take the S-Bahn S2 towards Niedernhausen and get off at Eppstein-Bremthal.|Craig]] found it You can save a kilometer of uphill walking by taking bus 20 (just outside the station and easy to get board without a ticket because you can enter in the back doors) for 3 (possibly 4) stops to bus stop Waldallee. (The stop is immediately after the bus turns right after reach the top of the hill. You then have a lift south 5 kilometer walk to the service station but rather tough to find could also hitch a car going in ride most of the way. Going the opposite direction north of the bus, walk along the [[A5 L3017 passing through the town of Wildsachsen. About a kilometer past the town, turn right onto L3018. (GermanyIt veers slightly away from the previous road heading up a hill. Walk 500 meters and turn left onto the path. (Or if you want to go south keep going until you pass under the autobahn.)|A5]] Walk about 700 meters on the path and you will be able to turn right on a road that leads to the service station. You can then turn left and follow it until you come out near the gas station or just after the green fence you can turn right and take the elevator down to the ground level and emerge in the parking area near the restaurant. You'll have to press the door open button to get the doors to open. From here you could easily get a ride even as far as Belgium or the Netherlands.

=== If you're a Frankfurt university student... From the airport ===...then you probably have a Semesterticket giving you free rides on RMV transport. If you're going long distances, then use your Semesterticket to get yourself as far on your journey as possible! This also applies to anyone with a Hessenticket.* For all destinations '''North''' eg. , [[Hamburg]], [[Bremen]], [[Denmark]], and '''East''' eg. , , , [[Berlin]], [[Poland]], first take a train to [[Alsfeld]], and use the service station near there (journey time 90–120 minutes from Frankfurt, but can be well worth it).* For all destinations '''South''' eg. , [[Strasbourg]], [[Switzerland]], first take a train to [[Bickenbach]], and use the service station near there (journey time also 90–120 minutes from Frankfurt, not such a wonderful place as Alsfeld but it can still help).

== Food ==* Take U-Bahn line U6 or U7 to “Leipziger Straße” to find a cheap selection of market stalls, restaurants, fast food, supermarkets, international callshops, and shops selling small but useful items like knives or umbrellas.* Nearby (also U-Bahn line U6 or U7, and Straßenbahn line 16 or 17) is “Bockenheimer Warte”. Here is the university – ask students at the library (“Uni-Bibliothek”) to give you free internet access. The university cafés serve cheap, healthy food and are open to everyone – look young, confident and busy, and you won't have to show a pass to get a student discount[[File:Frankfurtairportcarparkexit.* Take Bus 36 from "Konstablerwache" to Adlerflychtplatz. Just next to the Bus-Stop is the "Aroma" an israeli Falaffel Store. For 3.80 you will get the best Falaffel Sandwich jpg|thumb|220px|right|Craig stood in the world. Or at least in Frankfurt.front of that traffic sign]]

== Internet ==Many cheap options (There are two good spots at the car park. Go to the arrival level in front of Terminal 1-. You can now enter a throughway beneath the brownish Sheraton building that is opposite to Terminal 1Part C.50 EUR per hour) on There is a delivery area of the Sheraton, great spot. Slow traffic and a lot of space for stopping. You should be able to spot the main car park exit. You can follow the cars further down some 100 meters to find a spot in the streets around Hauptbahnhofsunlight.Note that most traffic will go south!

== Public Transport Trashwiki & Nomadwiki ==You definitely need a Ticket for Public Transport.