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One option from From the city center of Gera would be at 'Heinrichtraße' take tram number 3 (indicating: 'Bieblach Ost') until the stop 'Berufsakademie'. Walk north over 'Tinzer Straße' and 'Siemensstraße' until you have reached Autobahn A4/E40. You will find an Aral petrol station as well as a Mc. Donald's restaurant. Here or at the on-ramp of the Autobahn, you have the opportunity to travel via train hitchhike eastward (towards Chemnitz and Dresden) or bus to the westward (towards 'Hermsdorfer Kreuz', Jena, Erfurt and Eisenach). Gera is a very well signed Autobahn interchange, it will help you find your way. From here the city center it should not take longer than 15 minutes until you easily get lifts North have reached this spot. To travel to Berlin, Dessau or South Leipzig - build a cardboard sign indicating 'A4' or quite often East or West'Kreuz Hermsdorf' and stand at the northern (westward) Autobahn entrance. From Get off the station in car two interchanges later at 'Hermsdorf its ' and walk along the Autobahn and through a 45 minute walkforest to the relais (rest area) [http://www.rast.de/standorte/suche/detail.html?ID=164 Rastanlage Hermsdorf] on A9/E51 (Munich/Berlin). Alternatively take , the driver might directly bring you there. You can conveniently change sides (north/south) through a bus from Hersdorf or from Gera foottunnel next to "Hermsdorf Fußweg Ratshof" the motel and walk restaurant on the western side of the remaining 5 relais. 'Hermsdorfer Kreuz' is a very good spot to reach both Munich as well as Berlin on A9/E51. It is by car only ten minutes to the service areaaway from Gera.