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|state = Saxony
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|motorways = {{AutobahnAde|9}} {{AutobahnAde|14}}
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'''Leipzig''' is a the biggest city in the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[Saxony]], 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.
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== North towards [[Berlin]], South towards [[Munich|München]] {{AutobahnAde|9}} ===
;First option
Take the bus #131 from the city center towards to ''Dölzig'' and get out at ''Holländische MühleSüdstraße'', one stop before the ''Nova Eventis'' center. This spot is some meters before You can hitchhike directly from the direct ramp onto the [[A9 (Germany)|A9]]bus stop. Try to find your ride here towards [[Berlin]] or [[Munich]]!Beware, that bus doesn't run very often. Check [http://www.lvb.de/file/lvb_maps/fahrplan_dl_L29wdC9jb25yYWQtNC4xLXNpdGVzL2x2Yl93ZWI0L3dlYi9saXZlL2Fzc2V0cy9mYWhycGxhbi9SZWdpb25hbGJ1cy8xMzEvTWVyc2VidXJnL2FmcF9saW5pZTEzMV9yaV9tZXJzZWJ1cmdfMjAxMjExMjUucGRm/f the timetable] (Jan 2013).
;Second option
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. Follow If you don't like the spot, follow the road 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. Just behind the traffic lights, thereThere's a small bay bus stop where cars you can stop hitchhike easily. A sign might be useful. Hitchhiking ~800m further directly at the [[on-ramp]] is pretty dangerous, there's no place for cars to stop and traffic passes by pretty fast.
===North towards [[Berlin]] and [[Magdeburg]]/[[Hamburg]] ;Third optionYou can take a train from the Main Station, Leipzig-Gohlis, Leipzig-Coppiplatz, Leipzig-Möckern or Leipzig-Leutzsch (Regional Express "RB") that goes to "Weißenfels". Get off at "Rückmarsdorf". From there you walk north straight up to the big street that leads to the {{AutobahnAde|149}} ===. It's about 300 m and the way is intuitive. You can either start from there or follow the street westwards for about 500 m where you find a car seller for Renault. There is plenty of space to stop and pick you up. If people only go to Dölzig take the lift. The spot at the Busstaion Südstraße (first option) is slightly better.The great advantage of this option is that you get to Rückmarsdorf very fast. Especially if you live close to one of the trainstops mentioned above you're ready to start hitkchhiking in some 10 minutes (vs. 27 minutes busride from the Main Station in Bus #131). Remember that the train only goes once an hour (March 2015: From the Main Station at xx:47 h from track 6).
There is a brilliant spot to ask people for lifts at an "Aral"-petrol station which is the last one before the Autobahn === North towards [[Berlin]] and [[Magdeburg]]/[[Hamburg]] {{Ade|14 that also leads onto the A9 to Berlin. }} ===
Take tram 16 with or without There is a 2,00 Euro-Ticket in the direction of Messegelände and get off brilliant spot to ask people for lifts at an "Hornbach BaumarktAral" from here it's a '''15mins walk''' to the -petrol station but it's worth it. Walk in which is the same direction as last one before the tram and take an immediate right Autobahn {{Ade|14}} that also leads onto "Dübener Landstraße" along the parking lot of 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 left and walk another 300 metres until you see the "Aral"-petrol station on your left{{Ade|9}} to Berlin.
Asking people for Take tram 16 with or without a lift towards Berlin on the A9 or towards Magdeburg on the A14 (which is also the way to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.'''Do keep 2,40 Euro-Ticket in mind that the first rest stop going north direction of Messegelände and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here will be "it's a '''Köckern" on the A915mins walk''' whereas to the station but it would be '''s worth it. Walk in the same direction as the tram and take an immediate right onto "Dübener Landstraße" along the parking lot of 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 left and walk another 300 metres until you see the "PlötzetalAral" -petrol station on the A14your left.''''''
=== East Asking people for a lift towards [[Dresden]] Berlin on the {{AutobahnAde|149}} or towards Magdeburg on the {{AutobahnAde|3814}} ===(which is also the way to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.The first rest stop going north from here will be '''[[File:Hitching spot leipzig.jpgde:Köckern Ost|thumbKöckern Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|250px9}}, that isn't too far. On the {[Ade|right14]}, it is '''[[:de:Plötzetal Ost|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or SouthPlötzetal Ost]]''' which is past Halle. Most of the A14 traffic goes to Halle so you might want to get the ride anyway and get off at the non-gas-station rest area that is on the A14, before Halle but after the branch-off to Berlin.
;First optionTake the Tram #15 or #2 from the city center === East 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{{Ade|14}} {{Ade|38}} ===[[File:Hitching spot leipzig.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or South]]
Please ;Closer optionTake a tram to "Permoser Str./ Torgauer Str." (3/3E direction "Taucha"; or Bus 90 direction "Paunsdorfcenter"; check whether here: www.lvb.de/timetable). You walk some 50 meters along "Permoser Straße" (the road works still go one without tram tracks) and start hitchhiking from there. Drivers already see you from the traffic light and can stop easily on as posted on hitchbase, section Meusdorf! the "white lines". While heading east you'll also find gas stations to ask people directly.
<small> Update 2010-11-05 by [[User:Jeensg|jeensg]] 23:03, 7 November 2010 (CET): Roadworks still go on (like ;Far option one year Take a tram to go), but eventually still people passing by the stop "Paunsdorfer Alle/Permoser Strasse". Show a sign saying "Dresden" and find a good spot with big Bus stop and gas station afterward, where you can ask and also stand with sign!!! Driver told, that most traffic now on the street towards east which is close to the motorway junction already. There is going via B2!</small>lots of good experience reports about this spot.
;Far option two
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}}.
;Second optionRaststätte / service area Muldental
On Permoser Straße there are three gas stations, first Aral, In direction Dresden you then HEM and lateron bft, which is the closest to the motorway. Since there are not necessarily 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 ask getting gas, it's recommendable to have a sign saying "A14 [Dresden]". [[Dizzy]]'s waiting time: 15 minutesGrimma or further).
<small> Update 2010-11-05 by === West towards [[Erfurt]], [[Cologne|Köln]], [[Belgium]] {{Ade|4}} ===[[File:CraigChristmasHitch.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Santa Claus [[User:JeensgHalt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|jeensgCraig]] 23:03, 7 November 2010 hitching bus stop near ''Leipzig West'' (CET{{Ade|9}}): Entry .]]When heading to motorway Belgium highway number 4 is closed! a decent option. There are no comfortable ways (other than luck) to get on the highway to Kassel {{Ade|38}}. Though if there'''Please check s somebody taking you to the {{Ade|38}} make sure you get a long lift. There is only one service station [[:de:Rohnetal Nord|Rohnetal Nord]] before!!!'''<reaching the {{Ade|7}} near [[Göttingen]]/small>[[Kassel]].
In You can take bus 131 from Main Station (Leipzig Hauptbahnhof) or Merseburgerstrasse that will take you all the direction of Dresden way close to the {{Ade|9}} (alight at B181/Dölzig). At the bus stop you then have a service area called "Muldental" since can easily get a lot of people turn of before Dresden so that you can use also the rather local lift in all directions. All day long heavy trafficyay ;-) [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]]'s waiting times average at 15 mins for direction [[Cologne]] (West) or [[Nuremberg]] (South), 20 mins direction [[Berlin]] (North).
=== West towards [[Erfurt]]First you have to go south on the {{Ade|9}}, [[Köln]]use a sign "A9 Süd", [[Belgium]] there's a gas station on the highway 30 km south from Leipzig called "Osterfeld". There you can find a ride going West on the {{AutobahnAde|4}} ===When heading . Ask for people going at least to Belgium highway number Erfurt. The only service area with gas station on the {{Ade|4 }} before Erfurt is a decent optioncalled "Eichelborn" and is located BEYOND Jena. The highway to on-ramp on the side away from Leipzig is slightly more spacious (but not spacious) and there was a little more traffic when [[KasselUser:Guaka|guaka]] doesn't have any gas stations until Kassel so it's a bit suboptimalwas hitching from there on Thursday around noon.
You can take bus 131 from Merseburgerstrasse that will take you all the way close to the A9. At the bus stop opposite from the Aral gas station you can also hitch a ride easily. First you have to go south on the A9, use a sign "A9 Süd", there's a gas station on the highway 30 km south from Leipzig, there you can find a ride going West - the on-ramp on the side away from Leipzig is slightly more spacious (but not spacious) and there was a little more traffic when [[User:Guaka|guaka]] was hitching from there on Thursday around noon.  Right after getting onto the A4 {{Ade|4}} there's a restaurant (but no gas station) called "Teufelstal" that's okay during the day ([[User:Guaka|guaka]] found a long ride to almost Giessen from there). There's also a gas station before Erfurst (but after Jena).
== Hitching In ==
* Hitchhiking into the city can be difficult, especially if traveling along the '''A14'''. If your driver doesn't mind driving a 10 km detour, you can get off at Leipzig-Nord. Don't get off at the on-ramp, there is no way to turn around for When coming through the driver. * Actually {{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 A38{{Ade|38}}. In both cases you can use the directions given in the two optionjs for getting onto A14 {{Ade|14}} direction Dresden.
* Otherwise, options are the airport where a train is going regularly into the city.
* If traveling the '''A9'''{{Ade|9}}, you can best get off at Leipzig-West. The driver should can go off to "Einkaufszentrum", then let you out 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 "LE". You could :Hitchhiker [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] would rather recommend to ask drivers going off to ''Leipzig''. The road directions are not separated on that side anymore and there is a perfect spot (bus stop) for hitching into the city plus drivers can easily make u-turn going back to the highway. [[Korn|Korn]] mentiones, that 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 take a '''huge keeping area''' on the Bus 131right side, but why should after you?left the highway and underpass the bridge. It is also the first possible point for cars to make a u-turn and get back on the highway.
== Overnight ==
There are several youth hostels and many couchsurfers in Leipzig. There is one about a mile out Most of the city. It's easily walkable, just head out left from the train station's main entrance, and follow the road round to hostels are in or near the right. Keep walking past a head shop, center 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 two of wendy houses. Walk through this, heading to the far corner. Turn them even right, and walk parallel with beside 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 roadstation
== Public transport - Riding with and without a ticket ==
Getting caught without a ticket:
* fine is 40 60 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
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