Hamburg
Hamburg
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Country:  |
Germany |
State:  |
Hamburg |
| Population: | 1.760.322 (30 June 2007) |
| Licence plate: | HH |
| Major roads: | A1, A7, A23, A24, A25 |
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Hamburg [1] is the second langest city in Germany and is located in the north.
Hitching Out
North or south
If you want to go south or towards Lueneburg you should start at Raststaette Stillhorn. It is easy to get there. Just take S3 or S31 to Wilhelmsburg and then a bus to Kirchdorf-Süd. You get off at the last stop. Just follow the road and then you will hear the highway A1. After crossing a little bridge you're already on the parking lot of the Raststaette. Walking distance is about 3 minutes.
If you are going towards the Netherlands, get a ride south to Dammer Berge (shortly before Osnabrück), where the A1 joins the A30 in the direction of Rheine and Amsterdam.
You probably want to go to Puttgarden for going into Scandinavia. You can hitch to the ferry at Puttgarden, and get a ride straight to Copenhagen. If you ask the people after they paid the ticket you can cross for free (and save 7 Euros).
East towards Berlin
If you're planing to hitchhike towards Berlin on the A24, i's best to get to the big roundabout in the southeast of the city. You can't reach it directly by U-Bahn or S-Bahn, so you have to walk. The easiest way is probably from the S1, S11 and U1 stop Wandsbeker Chaussee. From there you have just to walk straight on Hammer Straße. When you reach the roundabout it is difficult to get a ride standing in the middle of it, as the cars have no opportunity to stop. But on one side, in Sievekingsalle, there is a busstop. This works fine.
External Links
Hamburg in the Hitchbase - Nine entries, all in German
