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{{Infobox German Location
|country = Germany
|motorways = [[A9 (Germany)|A9]], [[A14 (Germany)|A14]], [[A38 (Germany)|A38]]
}}
'''Halle (Saale)''' is a city in the south of [[SachsenSaxony-Anhalt]], nearby near [[Leipzig]].
== Hitchhiking out ==
===All directionsDirections / North towards [[Berlin]]: [[A9_(Germany)|A9]] North ===
A good place to find a lift towards [[Berlin]] (A9) and [[Leipzig]]/[[Dresden]] (A14) is the Aral gas station near ''Wasserturm''. You get there by taking tram #1 in direction of ''Frohe Zukunft'' and getting out at the stop ''Äußere Hordorfer Straße''. The gas station is on your left after the traffic light. You can also take an S-Bahn from the central station and get out at ''S-Bhf Dessauer Brücke'', then you need go up the stairs, cross the street and walk right a few meters.
The B100 continues to the A9, so if you want to hitchhike to Berlin you can also get out at the next traffic light after, there is place to stop and the red light is long enough to ask people directly.
===North towards [[Magdeburg]]===Take the tram #The easiest way to get to / direction of Magdeburg is Option 1 . [[User:Halmd|Halmd]] never waits longer than 20 minutes there. On weekdays there is a lot of traffic until 09:00, after that it is hard to the last stop ''Frohe Zukunft'' and hitch directly at the road with get a signride until 14:00. Especially locals will avoid the longer route via the B100 and drive this way towards the on-ramp ''Tornau'', but also some navigation systems lead After 14:00 you this waycan again easily get a lift.
===West or East: [[A38 (Germany)|A38]]= Option 1 ====You can go with many trams : Take tram #3, #8 or #12 to the last stop ''RennbahnkreuzTrotha''. Here begins Go back to the B80 which leads from which traffic light where the tram turned and walk 500m along Trothaer Straße (later Magdeburger Chaussee) until you can drive on reach an Aral station. Try hitching at the station or stand by the A38road. Might be possible It is better to catch lifts towards Leipzig and towards [[Göttingen]] or [[Kassel]]stand by the road. After the Aral station there is a shoulder, which is not tarmaced but there still good to stop. Try to get a lift on the Autobahn, as cars further up drive pretty fast. The service station ''Plötzetal'' is no real place to standvery close, just a traffic light (it is after the bridge) where cars towards Leipzig turn left next exit ''Löbejün''. If your driver goes to Könnern ask them to go via the highway and all others go straightdrop you at the service station.
===East to [[Leipzig]]= Option 2 ====It should be possible Take the tram #1 to catch rides somewhere the last stop ''Frohe Zukunft'' and hitch directly at the road with a sign. Especially locals will avoid the longer route via the B100 and drive this way towards the on -ramp ''Delitzer StraßeTornau'', but also some navigation systems lead you this way. Tram #7 goes in that direction from You can accept a lift to the central station. Howeveron-ramp, be aware that although there are constructions on that road and also the tram might not run is no shoulder to its final stop (May 2011).
[[User:N0id|n0id]] once got a direct lift after 10 minutes to Magdeburg at the spot in Frohe Zukunft, but a second time proved to be as bad as the Aral station near Wasserturm where it took usually one hour or more. Although he tried it only once, the first option might be the best. === West towards [[Göttingen]], [[Kassel]]: [[A38 (Germany)|A38]] ===Many trams go to the stop ''Rennbahnkreuz''. Here, the B80 begins, which leads to the [[A143_(Germany)|A143]], leading in turn to the ''A38''. It might be possible to catch lifts towards Leipzig and towards [[Göttingen]] or [[Kassel]], but there is no real place to stand, just a traffic light (after the bridge) where cars towards Leipzig turn left and all others go straight. === East to [[Leipzig]] ===The gas station at ''Wasserturm'' is a good spot for catching rides to Leipzig (see above under [[Halle (Saale)#All_Directions_.2F_North_towards_Berlin:_A9_North|All Directions]]). Another option starting further south in the city is the ''B6'' National Road: From the main station, walk along ''Raffinieriestraße'', which turns into ''Leipziger Chaussee''. You will very quickly reach the outskirts of the city, where you can start hitching from numerous spots. === South towards [[Nürnberg]], [[München]]: ([[A9_(Germany)|A9]] South) ===The service station (Autohof) at [[A9_(Germany)|A9]]-exit No. 16 (''Großkugel'') is a good spot for catching long rides going south. You will reach the service area by hitching along the ''B6'' towards Leipzig for approximately 18km (see abover under [[Halle (Saale)#East_to_Leipzig|East to Leipzig]]). Another option is to take the S3 train from Halle main station to ''Schkeuditz West''. From there it's a one minute walk to the service area. ==Hitchhiking in=====Coming From Berlin ([[A9_(Germany)|A9]] North) ===The last service station on the A9, [[Köckern West]], is located just 5km before the exit towards Halle. It is not recommended to get off in Köckern because people going to Halle will usually not stop here, their destination being only 20km away. Instead, ask your driver to take the exit towards Halle and drop you off on the B100. This means a small detour, as the first possibility to turn back towards the Autobahn is a 3km drive from the exit. <br> In [[User:Mohit|Mohit]]'s experience, hitching Berlin-Halle regularly, drivers will gladly do you the favour and no one has ever refused. It is best to ask before it's too late to commence plan B, though. (which should be to find a different driver at Rasthof Fläming or Köckern, or get off at the airport, in [[Leipzig]], or on the B6 and hitch from there)<br>Once you're on the B100, there will be lots of traffic with almost everybody going to Halle. You can either hitch the old-fashioned way (thumbing), or ask people at the traffic light or at the gas station 1km down the road. === From the North([[A14_(Germany)|A14]]) ===
You can get off at ''Tornau''. It is still far to the center, but you can easily hitch another ride during daytime.
==Public transportNomadwiki & Trashwiki ==You can basically get everywhere by tram. Frequent controls. Sometimes in uniform (easily recognizable), sometimes plain clothes. They alway carry devices to check tickets though!
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