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__NOTOC__{{Infobox German Location|country = Germany|state = Baden-Württemberg|map = <map lat='49' lng='8.41' zoom='12' view='3'/>|plate = KA|pop = 286.000|motorways = {{Autobahn|5}} {{Autobahn|8}} {{Autobahn|65}}|hitchbase = 33}}'''Karlsruhe''' is a city in [[Germany]] in the federal state (“Bundesland”) Baden-Württemberg, located close to the French border and connected by the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]] and [[A8 (Germany)|A8]].

== Hitchhiking out =====Getting on the Direction North, South, East {{Autobahn|5}} {{Autobahn|8}} {{E|35}} {{E|52}} ======= Option 1 ====If you're heading to a city in The [[A5 (Germany which )|A5]] is a littel further away passing Karlsruhe and connects it's to [[Frankfurt am Main]], [[Basel]], [[Stuttgart]] and other cities.The best to get on ramp for the Autobahndirections North and East is Karlsruhe-Durlach. Take the tram '''1 or ''', '''2 towards "Durlach" ''', '''S4''' or "Wolfahrtsweier" and after passing through a tunnel get out at "'''S5''' to ''Weinweg"''. If There is a petrol station close by where you walk a few meters backcan ask people, or you can stand at a Esso nearby the exit of the petrol station or just before - around 10 meters away from it and ask . There is a safe place where the people where they are goingcan turn off behind you. You can also stand directly on the ramp, waving a sign or a thumb. Everybody who passes by will head The hard shoulder serves enough space for anyone to stop, but the Autobahn in some directioncars go a little fast.__TOC__

===Heading = Option 2 ====Near [[Bruchsal]], there is a very huge service area at the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]. It's about 40 minutes by tram and bus and the fare is 3 EUR. See [[Bruchsal]] for details. ==== Option 3 ====There is a service station in [[Baden-Baden]], 30 km south of Karlsruhe. Be aware that this station is only situated on the southbound side. From Karlsruhe this is about a 45 minute journey with public transport or a 1.5 journey if you have to walk from the station in Baden-Baden. See [[Baden-Baden]] for details.  ''Cholopacker: despicted the fact that takes time to get to Option 3, I think is the best option if going South to Freiburg, Switzerland or Lyon (but not throught Switzerland), once here I found a ride quite fast to the last gas station before Freiburg and then to France.'' === Direction South, West, East {{Autobahn|5}} {{Autobahn|8}} {{Autobahn|65}} {{E|35}} {{E|52}} ===The Bus Station ''Beiertheim West'' makes a good hitchhiking spot in direction south ([[A5 (Germany)|A5]], [[Basel]]) but there are also many cars going in direction [[Stuttgart]] or [[Landau]].It is served by the bus no. 062 from ''Hauptbahnhof'' or ''Entenfang'', but you can also take tram no. 2 to ''Welfenstraße'' or just walk 10 minutes from the main train station along ''Ebertstraße''. Update August 2016: I tried to go to Strasbourg but had the impression that nobody goes there by this way. That's why I went by tram S5 from Europaplatz to Wörth Bahnhof and took the train to Lauterbourg, so passing the border by train. The secondary road in Lauterbourg leads to the A35 and it was quite easy from there to get a lift. Even if not every car goes directly to Strabourg they will take you some kms and you are going to be in Strasbourg quite quick (or at least in my case it worked well).Update November 2019: still works well by train to Lauterbourg and then hitchhiking south to Strasbourg via Highway A35. There was'nt even a ticket checker in the train to Lauterbourg (when you enter, check if there's someone else with an uniform besides the traindriver or in the backcabin. anyway the train goes only 20min from Wörth to L.bourg) [[File:Karlsruhe-Schloss-meph666-2005-Apr-22.jpg|thumb|right|365px|Castle of Karlsruhe]] == Hitching in ==If your driver is not going to Karlsruhe, but only passing it on the A5/A8, there is no really good place to get dropped. All the motorway exits are big junctions where it's not possible to enter the motorway again directly. The most practical place are probably the exits ''Zentrum'' and ''Durlach''. You driver will loose about 5 minutes, but you will get dropped right next to a tram station that is served 24/7 (10 minutes journey to the city center). ==Resources =={{nomadwiki}} [[wikipedia:Karlsruhe]]