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== Hitching Out ===== North towards '''Leipzig''' is the biggest city in the [[BerlinGermany|German]], ''Bundesland'' [[MagdeburgSaxony]], South towards [[München]] {{Autobahn|9}} ===and is famous for its alternative scene. Check out Plagwitz, Südvorstadt, the "Eisenbahnstraße" (most dangerous street in Germany according to some newspapers) and Connewitz if you're there.

;First optionTake the bus #131 from the city center towards ''Dölzig'' and get == Hitchhiking out at ''Holländische Mühle'', one stop before the ''Nova Eventis'' center. This spot is some meters before the direct ramp onto the [[A9 (Germany)|A9]]. Try to find your ride here towards [[Berlin]] or [[Munich]]!==

;Second optionIt's also possible to get to the spot described above with tram #7 in direction ''Böhlitz-Ehrenberg''. Get out at the tram stop ''Georg-Schwartz-Strasse/Merseburger Strasse''. From there, walk back some 10m === North towards the main road and walk right towards the ''Aral'' petrol station. Follow the road for 200m until you passed a ''Lidl'' supermarket[[Berlin]], and after that some meters further you'll find a bus stop (''Lindenau Friedhof''). From there you can easily hitchhike a ride South towards ''Dölzig'' and/or the motorway. Make sure to get out at the last traffic lights before the motorway. Just behind the traffic lights, there's a small bay where cars can stop easily. A sign might be useful. Hitchhiking ~800m further directly at the [[on-rampMunich|München]] is pretty dangerous, there's no place for cars to stop and traffic passes by pretty fast.{{Ade|9}} ===

;Third optionThere is also a nice petrol station on the B2, it's the last petrol station for people coming from the city center(?). Take tram 14 to ''MessegeländeOption 1''. Go back in direction of the previous tram stop (street ''Alte Dübener Landstraße''), cross the Street (''Messe-Allee'') and follow the bike path. It underpasses the railway and you finally get to ''Zschortauer Straße''. Turn left, there the back entrance to the petrol station is almost immediately on the right. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Merkurpromenade+%4051.398124,+12.395444&daddr=Alte+D%C3%BCbener+Landstra%C3%9Fe+%4051.394559,+12.394547+to:Graf-Zeppelin-Ring+%4051.391742,+12.393601+to:51.385792,12.390143&hl=en&geocode=7430204521375212132,51.398124,12.395444%3B7331407810391153862,51.394559,12.394547%3B3946222946419670169,51.391742,12.393601%3B&mra=mi&mrcr=2&mrsp=3&sz=15&dirflg=w&sll=51.387263,12.394252&sspn=0.019845,0.046821&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=15 Google Maps] doesn't know about the bike path but you can see it in satellite view.

=== East Take the bus #131 from the city center to ''Dölzig'' and get out at ''Südstraße'', one stop before the ''Nova Eventis'' center. You can hitchhike directly from the bus stop. Try to find your ride here towards [[DresdenBerlin]] {{Autobahn|14}} {{Autobahn|38}} ===or [[File:Hitching spot leipzig.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or SouthMunich]]!Beware, that bus doesn't run very often.

;First optionTake the Tram #15 or #'''Option 2 from the city center towards ''Meusdorf'' and get out at the last station. Go 250 Meters further to the next bus stop. This is the best spot to [[Dresden]] over A38 and A14/A4.

Please check whether It's also possible to get to the spot described above with tram #7 in direction ''Böhlitz-Ehrenberg''. Get out at the tram stop ''Georg-Schwartz-Strasse/Merseburger Strasse''. From there, walk back some 10m towards the main road and walk right towards the ''Aral'' petrol station, across the road from which you can catch a ride to the A9. If you don't like the spot, follow the road works still go on as posted for 200m until you passed a ''Lidl'' supermarket, and after that some meters further you'll find a bus stop (''Lindenau Friedhof''). From there you can easily hitchhike a ride towards ''Dölzig'' and/or the motorway. Make sure to get out at the last traffic lights before the motorway. There's a bus stop where you can hitchhike easily. A sign might be useful. Hitchhiking ~800m further directly at the [[on hitchbase-ramp]] is pretty dangerous, section Meusdorf! there's no place for cars to stop and traffic passes by pretty fast.

On Permoser Straße there are three gas stations, first Aral, then HEM === North towards [[Berlin]] and lateron bft, which is the closest to the motorway. Since there are not necessarily a lot of people to ask getting gas, it's recommendable to have a sign saying "A14 [Dresden[Magdeburg]]". /[[DizzyHamburg]]'s waiting time: 15 minutes. {{Ade|14}} ===

<small> Update 2010There is a brilliant spot to ask people for lifts at an "Aral"-11-05 by [[User:Jeensgpetrol station which is the last one before the Autobahn {{Ade|14}} that also leads onto the {{Ade|jeensg]] 23:03, 7 November 2010 (CET): Entry 9}} to motorway is closed! '''Please check before!!!'''</small>Berlin.

In Take tram 16 with or without a 2,40 Euro-Ticket in the direction of Dresden you then have Messegelände and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here it's a service area called 15mins walk to the station but it's worth it. Walk in the same direction as the tram and take an immediate right onto "MuldentalDübener Landstraße" since a along the parking lot of people the big hardware store. After passing the bridge over the B2 it becomes Nathusiusstraße. Keep walking straight until you reach Ztschortauer Straße where you turn of before Dresden so that left and walk another 300 metres until you can use also see the rather local traffic"Aral"-petrol station on your left.

== Hitching In==*Hitchhiking into the city can be difficult, especially if traveling along the '''A14'''. If your driver doesn't mind driving Asking people for a 10 km detour, you can get off at Leipzig-Nord. Don't get off at lift towards Berlin on the {{Ade|9}} or towards Magdeburg on-ramp, there the {{Ade|14}} (which is no also the way to turn around go for the driverHamburg) usually works just fine here. *Actually it is fairly easy to get off at Leipzig Nord-The first rest stop going north from here will be '''[[:de:Köckern Ost or Leipzig-|Köckern Ost, where you have possibilities for the driver to turn around and ]]''' on the tram is within 1 km reach. If coming from south-east{{Ade|9}}, lot of drivers go in via A38that isn't too far. In both cases you can use the directions given in On the two optionjs for getting onto A14 direction Dresden.*Otherwise{{Ade|14}}, options are the airport where a train it is going regularly into the city. *If traveling the '''A9[[:de:Plötzetal Ost|Plötzetal Ost]]''', you can best get off at Leipzig-Westwhich is past Halle. The driver should go off Most of the A14 traffic goes to "Einkaufszentrum", then let Halle so you out at Nova Eventis. There you can easily might want to get a car to the center just hitchhike anywhere near the exit for Leipzig ride anyway and get off at the parking with a sign "LE". You could also take non-gas-station rest area that is on the Bus 131A14, before Halle but why should you?after the branch-off to Berlin.

== Overnight = East towards [[Dresden]] {{Ade|14}} {{Ade|38}} ===There are several youth hostels in Leipzig. There is one about a mile out of the city. It's easily walkable, just head out left from the train station's main entrance, and follow the road round to the right. Keep walking past a head shop, and take a left, then a right on a street that runs parallel. Keep walking to the end of the road, then turn left over the bridge over the train tracks. After you've walked over the train tracks, there's an interesting little village made up of wendy houses. Walk through this, heading to the far corner. Turn right, and walk parallel with the train tracks. You should she an old pub in the middle of an HLM type housing estate. Make a note of it, because it does fantastic food. Carry on for about another 200m, then hang a left. The youth hostel is on the left, just on a small service road.

== Public transport - Riding with and without a ticket ==''the information below does not apply to the S-Bahn city train. See [[Deutsche Bahn]] instead'Option 1'''

Using public transportation Take a tram to "Permoser Str./ Torgauer Str." (3/3E direction "Taucha"; or Bus 90 direction "Paunsdorfcenter"; check here: www.lvb.de/timetable). You walk some 50 meters along "Permoser Straße" (the one without a ticket is fairly easy in Leipzigtram tracks) and start hitchhiking from there. Drivers already see you from the traffic light and can stop easily on the "white lines". While heading east you'll also find gas stations to ask people directly.

Getting caught without a ticket:* fine is 40 EUR, payable by bank transfer in about 10 days* I don't know if there are special rules if you possess a non-German ID''Option 2'''

AnywayTake a tram to the stop "Paunsdorfer Alle/Permoser Strasse"...* Ticket machines outside trams give you unstamped tickets* You can validate tickets in both trams Show a sign saying "Dresden" and buses, find a good spot on the machines ''beep'' when you do so (''check if there street towards east which is a ticket stamping machine in close to the rear motorway junction already. There is lots of the bus'')* Inside most trams, there's a ticket machine that gives you a stamped ticket (''just hanging around there won't serve as excuse if you get busted'')* Bus drivers also sell stamped ticketsgood experience reports about this spot.

* '''Option 3''' Take the Tram #15 or #2 from the city center towards ''Meusdorf'' and get out at the last station. Go 250 Meters further to the next bus stop. This is the best spot to [[Dresden]] via {{Ade|38}} and {{Ade|14}}/{{Ade|4}}. '''Option 4''' service area Muldental In direction Dresden you then have a service area called "Muldental" since a lot of people turn of before Dresden so that you can use also the rather local traffic (to Grimma or further).  === West towards [[Erfurt]], [[Cologne|Köln]], [[Belgium]] {{Ade|4}} === [[File:CraigChristmasHitch.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Santa Claus [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] hitching bus stop near ''Leipzig West'' ({{Ade|9}}).]] Bus to Kulkwitz (Markranstädt) than walk 6 km to Rastplatz Fuchsaue on highway 38 You could buy can take bus 131 from Main Station (Leipzig Hauptbahnhof) or Merseburgerstrasse that will take you all the way close to the {{Ade|9}} (alight at B181/Dölzig). At the bus stop you can easily get a (short rangelift in all directions.  == Hitching In == When coming through the {{Ade|14}} it is fairly easy to get off at Leipzig Nord-Ost or Leipzig-Ost, where you have possibilities for the driver to turn around and the tram is within 1 km reach. If coming from south-east, lot of drivers go in via {{Ade|38}}. In both cases you can use the directions given in the two optionjs for getting onto {{Ade|14}} direction Dresden. Otherwise, options are the airport where a train is going regularly into the city.  If traveling the {{Ade|9}}, you can best get off at Leipzig-West. The driver can go off to "Einkaufszentrum", if then let youout at Nova Eventis. There you can easily get a car to the center just hitchhike anywhere near the exit for Leipzig at the parking with a sign Leipzig Ask drivers going off to 're 'Leipzig''. The road directions are not separated on low moneythat side anymore and there is a perfect spot (bus stop) ticket for hitching into the city plus drivers can easily make u-turn going back to the highway. You can catch a ride from here even in the night pretty easy. If you get off earlier and don´t want to walk that far, there is also a huge keeping are on the right side, after you left the highway and keep it unstampedunderpass the bridge. It is also the first possible point for cars to make a u-turn and get back on the highway.  == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}