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'''Frankfurt/Oder''' is a town in the very east of [[Germany]] in the federal state Brandenburg on the [[Poland|Polish]] border. It is not a good place to get stuck in. [[Slubice]], its Polish counterpart, on the other side of the river is just as bad, if not worse. It's probably worth coughing up the euros to get you to [[Warsaw]] - if you're here, you've probably cocked up somewhere. Maybe you got here on the train from [[Berlin]], and didn't want to pay the extra to go to Warsaw. If you do end up here though, then check out the graffiti, and try and make some friends to take you to the squat, which is almost a museum of graffiti.
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== West towards [[Berlin]] {{European Route Number|30}} ===
If you want to go to Berlin, or generally direction west, take tram #1 or #5 in the direction ''Neuberesinnschen'' (€11,2040 Euro, April 2013) and get off at the last stop. Then walk some 100 m metre along the street ''Mühlenweg''. You will see a Shell petrol station on the other side of the street. You can hitchhike at the exit of the station. It usually takes 10-20 minutes until somebody offers a ride. You can also hitchhike where the turn-off to the gas station begins, close to the traffic light. This has the advantage that drivers will see you from further away and often stop or slow down due to red light. A lot of cars will turn there, because it is a short cut for many people (via the gas station), so don't be irritated.
Even if you are not going to Berlin, it might help to have a sign for Berlin when hitchhiking at the exit of the petrol station to get a lift out of the city.
[[User:N0id|n0id]] hitchhiked there several times and generally finds it easier to find a lift by asking then by thumbing. One time he was sent away by the staff claiming that he was disturbing customers. This had never happened Ever since, he's been hitchhiking before the gas station at the traffic light. Mostly, because he very same staff member seems to work there quite regularly. His waiting times vary between 5 minutes and up to one hour. He usually does not carry a sign for Berlin though, which would probably increase his chances.
=== East towards [[Poznań]], [[Warsaw]] {{European Route Number|30}} ===
For the first option take tram #1 in the direction ''Lebuser Vorstadt'' and get out at the station ''Magistrale'' (it's very close to the McDonalds). Now you have to walk for a very long time. First of all you have to cross into Poland via the city bridge and then head right on the street ''1 Maja''. After some 30 minutes you'll pass the bazaar and 300 metres later take the road which splits from ''1 Maja'' to the right. This street's name is ''Powstancow Wielkopolskich''. Keep on walking on this street until another fork in the road. Take this fork and keep on walking. After about 50 minutes you'll reach the border station.
Along that route you will pass a bunch of petrol stations, beginning at the bazaar, where you might get in touch with ask a truck driver (look out for the TIR label) or a passenger car heading towards Poznan (licence number plate PXX) or Warsaw (WXX). Probably the best petrol station is Ecotank where you can find a lot of truck drivers resting.
For the faster option take bus #984 from the central station 'Bahnhof' to the stop 'Leinengasse'. You will notice that you pass the highway just before the bus stop already. Walk back, make your way to the highway and start walking. It is about 2km to the border station. Be aware that the bus runs not very often, so check [http://www.svf-ffo.de/fahrgastinfo/liniennetzfahrplan/Folder/Linie984.pdf the schedule] before hand.
== Alternatives = East & West - Alternative {{European Route Number|30}} ===As mentioned above Frankfurt A very good way to hitch out of the city is going to the petrol station "Biegener Hellen" on the motorway A12 (OderBerlin - Poland) und Slubice are not the best places . To get there take a train from Frankfurt to start hitchhiking'''Pillgram'''. In case you're heading towards Poznan The train goes once per hour, takes less than 10 minutes and Warsaw a cheap alternative might be costs eur 2.60 (March 2013). From the train that departs from Frankfurt main stationin Pillgram follow the street "Zum Bahnhof" until the end, turn left and the next big street right. It costs about 6 EUR Walk for students to Warsaw who some minutes and you will get out of the village. There will be a 50% discountsmall path for workers of the petrol station. At This path will take you to the moment the time tables looks as follows: * Frankfurt (Oder) petrol station. Traffic is not huge because most people prefer to Poznanfill gas in Poland where it's cheaper, departure 3:02pmbut still it is no bad spot.* Poznan In total you have to Warsawwalk for two kilometres, departure 6:28pm Do not forget to buy but it is by far the ticket best option to Warsaw already in get out of the first train to Poznan rather than two separate ticketsFrankfurt and Słubice.
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