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'''Frankfurt''' is a major city in Hesse, [[Germany]]. It is an [[hitchhiking a ]], [[plane|air]], [[train|rail]] and road transport hub, so you will find many people travelling out of the city in many different directions.  == 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 35km northwest of Frankfurt. This is a very busy service station and you should be able to quickly find 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 driver is willing to make a detour to leave you at Frankfurt Airport).

Perhaps the best 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 centre center of the city. The spot is a bus stop on "Theodor-Heuss-Allee", about 40 metres after a roundabout next to “Messeturm” skyscraper. Take the U-Bahn line U4, or Straßenbahn line 16 or 17, to “Festhalle/Messe”. Or walk from the Hauptbahnhof north for approximately 15 minutes to Messeturm skyscraper.

Underneath the “Messeturm” skyscraper is As of February 2013 there has been construction near here for a roundabout connecting "Theodor-Heuss-Allee", "Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage" couple years and "Senkenberganlage". Take the underground (U-Bahn) line U4, or tram (Straßenbahn) lines 16 or 17, and get off at bus stop has moved further down the stop “Festhalle/Messe”road. The roundabout should be easily visibleEverything else is still the same.

The spot Traffic is a bus stop on the "Theodor-Heuss-Allee", about very busy and slow here every day from 7:00 to 20 metres after the roundabout:00. "Theodor-Heuss-Allee" The rate at which people pick up hitch hikers here is the main road ''without'' reportedly very low (twits will also make a Straßenbahn tram line following along it. It is the road variety of offensive gestures at you so be prepared) but with so much traffic going in the every direction A86/A3 (among others), and the bus stop is under you can eventually get a tall hotelride.

Traffic is very busy here every day from 7:00 to 20:00. The traffic moves slowly. Although this looks like an almost-perfect hitchhiking next good hitch hiking spot, it on A5/E451 in northern direction is still in the centre of a large city "Raststätte Wetterau" and so expect a waiting time of 30–60 minutes. There is a reasonable chance of finding other hitchhikers at this better spotto look for longer rides so try to get a ride to there if you are heading north.

'''2nd optionJune 2019:I''' Take tram No. 17 from Frankfurt DB main train station until ve been on the last stop "Am Rebstockbad" ([http://g.co/maps/6h9fe Map]. This takes you northward spot and was able to get a short ride after about 10 90 minutes. From the final stop "Am Rebstockbad" you can already see the motorway (A648) which interchanges some 700 meter westward on The traffic from the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]] (north/soutward). When you arrive at the (eastbound) ''Esso'' gas station on the side that leads into Frankfurt - walk westward along the Autobahn is low, and cross at a road bridge 200-300 meters away. Cars that refuel at it seems to be very hard to stop the opposite (westbound) ''Esso'' gas station will in almost every case travel either northward ([[Kassel]], [[Hannover]]) or southward ([[Darmstadt]], [[Basel]]) cars driving on the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]].  The road next gas station (on A5/E451) in northern direction is "Raststätte Wetterau"to it. It Not saying it is usually a very good spot for long rides. Twice [[User:Wukk|Wukk]] found a ride after 5 minutesnot possible, one straight just prepare to [[Hamburg]], one to "Wetterau". :User trt tried here in July 2011, and found almost every car was heading West, not North onto the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]. Not an ideal place to hitch North from (But apparently great to hitch west)option of waiting.

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 about 150 m before the entrance of the supermarket ''Lidl'' ([http://g.co/maps/pymu4 Map]). You definitely need a sign with "A5" on it because many cars go to other (uninteressant) directions.

'''2nd option ([[Rest area]] Gräfenhausen - in the south of Frankfurt)''': <br/> 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" westward until you can hear the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]]. ThenAt some point, you will see a sign pointing left to a '''Schützenhaus''', follow this direction, cross continue straight beyond the fields till clubhouse and you will 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 -60 minutes from the city center of Frankfurt until "Rastanlage Gräfenhausen". There is plenty of long distance traffic 24 hours a day at this spot, a restaurant as well as a small supermarket! '''3rd option''' <br/>Take the Metro to "Kalbach" (Line U2 or U9), underpass the highway and take the second street right (street is called "Am Martinszehnten"). There is a petrol station called Hessol and a McDonalds, which are close to A5. As the petrol station is cheap it is frequently used and you can easily get a ride from there to the A5 - at least to service station "Wetterau" wich is a good spot to find long-distance lifts.

To leave Frankfurt in the direction of <map lat='50.16955900000000' lng='8.293691000000000' zoom='14' view='3' float='right' /><s>'''2nd option ([[KölnRest area]] or Ruhrgebiet westward Theißtal - as well as [[Würzburg]]west of Frankfurt)''': An alternative, if you want to leave Frankfurt for [[PassauKöln]]and further north or west, is the rest area Theißtal along the [[Vienna]] or [[Munich]] A3 (via [[WürzburgGermany)|Autobahn A3]]) eastward, you should consider hitchhiking from "Rastanlage Weiskirchen". From Frankfurt DB main train station, you should take suburban train (Take the S-Bahn(S2) S1 towards Niedernhausen (indicating: "Rödermark Ober-Roden"final stop, about 30 minutes) to . You'll hear the stop "Weiskirchen"Autobahn once you are there. Walk 1.5 km (20 min) northwestwards. Wander There is a tiny footpath through the town on "Bahnhofstraße"woods leading all the way to the motorway rest area, "Schillerstraße" and "Pommernstraße", later through the cropfields first in east- then in northward direction until if you can see try to stick close to the Autobahn, you shouldn't miss it. There is two sides of "Rastanlage Weiskirchen"You'll walk past a shooting range, north and southwhen you reach a 100m diameter clearing in the woods, you're there. A roadbridge over A3Most cars here go at least to Köln/Bonn if they don't go to [[Koblenz]], since there isn't much else on the way.</E42 (east s>As of May 2017 there is a fence between the station) connects both sides. From Frankfurt you can reach this place in around 60 minutes.woods and the rest area

'''2nd Option 3 Medenbach service station (Probably best option ([[Rest area]] Niedernhausento go towards Cologne)''': An alternative, if  This option has a fair bit of potential walking but leaves you want at a well visited service station on the A3 to leave the West of Frankfurt for [[Köln]] and further north really only ends up being one or west, is 2 kilometers more of a walk compared to the rest area Niedernhausen along the [[A3 (Germany)|Autobahn A3]]first option. Take the S-Bahn (S2) towards Niedernhausen (final stop, about 30 minutes)and get off at Eppstein-Bremthal. You'll hear can save a kilometer of uphill walking by taking bus 20 (just outside the Autobahn once station and easy to board without a ticket because you are there. Walk 1.5 km can enter in the back doors) for 3 (20 minpossibly 4) northwestwardsstops to bus stop Waldallee. There (The stop is immediately after the bus turns right after reach the top of the hill. You then have a tiny footpath through 5 kilometer walk to the woods leading all service station but could also hitch a ride most of the way to . Going the opposite direction of the bus, walk along the L3017 passing through the town of Wildsachsen. About a kilometer past the motorway rest areatown, turn right onto L3018. (It veers slightly away from the previous road heading up a hill. Walk 500 meters and turn left onto the path. (Or if you try want to go south keep going until you pass under the autobahn.) Walk about 700 meters on the path and you will be able to stick close turn right on a road that leads to the Autobahn, you shouldn't miss itservice station. You'll walk past a shooting range, can then turn left and when follow it until you reach a 100m diameter clearing 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 woods, youparking area near the restaurant. (You're therell have to press the door open button to get the doors to open). Most cars From here go at least to Köln/Bonn if they don't go to Koblenz, since there isn't much else on you could easily get a ride even as far as Belgium or the wayNetherlands.

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 1 Part C. 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 sunlight. Note that most traffic will go south!

=== If you're a Frankfurt university studentHitched from the Airport direction A3 South to Nurnberg on 16.6.13 and stood there for 5 hours. ===...then you probably have a Semesterticket giving you free rides Note there is not much traffic going to Bavaria especially on RMV transportsundays. If you're going long distances, then use your Semesterticket want to get yourself as far on your journey as possible! This also applies to anyone go that direction have a look for Licence plates with a Hessenticket.* For all destinations '''North''' eg. WÜ, [[Hamburg]]AB, [[Bremen]]N, [[Denmark]]BA, and '''EastM''' eg. Otherwise the airport is great for anything going south down the A5 or going north the A3, lots of traffic going that direction, , even met a hitchhiker going to berlin getting a lift immidiatly.Melmacian [[Berlinuser:damaniacle|dominic]], [[Poland]], first take had a train hard time trying to [[Alsfeld]]go north on the A5 in june 2013. eventually, and use on the service station near there (journey time 90–120 advice of some police officers, he moved to this on ramp: http://goo.gl/maps/tYgBg where he found a ride in five minutes from Frankfurt. a 20 minute walk, but can it may be well worth it)better for going north.* For all destinations '''South''' eg. , [[Strasbourguser:helen.neleh|Helen]]says: Hard to find direct lifts to the North (Berlin). Still, [[Switzerland]], first take a train nice women took me to [[Bickenbach]], and use the service next petrol station near there (journey time also 90–120 minutes only 5 min away) from Frankfurtwhere I found someone going to A5. Once there, not such a wonderful place as Alsfeld but it can still help)'s pretty straight forward. I went in the middle of the night and it only took me six hours to Berlin.

== Food ==* Take U-Bahn line U6 or U7 [[user:david.david|David]] stood there 1,5 hours 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 Uget A3 north-Bahn line U6 or U7, east 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 accessthen took a train. The university cafés serve cheapA sign would be very very helpful, healthy food and as people are open to everyone – look young, confident and busy, and you won't have to show a pass driving everywhere (but not where YOU want to get a student discount.* Take Bus 36 from "Konstablerwache" to Adlerflychtplatz. Just next to the Busgo ;-Stop is the "Aroma" an israeli Falaffel Store. For 3.80 you will get the best Falaffel Sandwich in the world. Or at least in Frankfurt.) )

== Public Transport ==You definitely need [[user:Malula|Malula]] go a Ticket for Public Transportlift towards cologne in 20 min (back in 2017), it was way harder to get towards Bavaria, after 2h someone took us (2ppl) until the next gasstaion.