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{{Infobox German Location|country = Germany|map = <map lat='51.34905637539417' lng='12.192935943603516' zoom='13' view='0' float='right3'/>|state = Saxony|pop = 587.857|plate = L|motorways = {{Ade|9}} {{Ade|14}}}}'''Leipzig''' is a the biggest city in the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[SachsenSaxony]], 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.

==Hitching OutHitchhiking out =====North towards [[Berlin]], South towards [[Munich|München]]{{Ade|9}} ===Take the bus #131 from the city center towards ''Dölzig'' and get 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]]!

There is also a nice gas station on the B2, it's ;First optionTake the last gas station for people coming bus #131 from the city center(?).Take Tram 14 to "Messegelände". Go back in direction of the previous tram ''Dölzig'' and get out at ''Südstraße'', one stop (street "Alte Dübener Landstraße"), cross before the Street ("Messe-Allee")and follow the bikeway''Nova Eventis'' center. It tunnels You can hitchhike directly from the railway and you finally get to " Zschortauer Straße"bus stop. Turn left, a back entrance Try to the gas station is almost immediately on the right. find your ride here towards [[Berlin]] or [[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+%4051.391742Munich]]!Beware,+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] that bus doesn't know about the bikeway but you can see it in satellite viewrun very often.

===East towards [[Dresden]]===;Second optionTake It's also possible to get to the Tram spot described above with tram #15 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 city center A9. 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 ''MeusdorfDölzig'' and /or the motorway. Make sure to get out at the last stationtraffic lights before the motorway. There's a bus stop where you can hitchhike easily. A sign might be useful. Go 250 Meters Hitchhiking ~800m further to directly at the next Busstop. This is the best spot to [[Dresdenon-ramp]] over A38 is pretty dangerous, there's no place for cars to stop and A14/A4traffic passes by pretty fast.

;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 {{Ade|9}}. It's incredibly easy 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 blackride in LeipzigDölzig take the lift.

==Overnight= North towards [[Berlin]] and [[Magdeburg]]/[[Hamburg]] {{Ade|14}} ===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 200 yards, then hang a left. The youth hostel is on the left, just on a small service road.

'''Getting caught blackriding means Take tram 16 with or without a 2,40 EUR less travel budget, Euro-Ticket in the direction of Messegelände and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here it's illegal and the a '''MDV15mins walk'' can't use your money to put all those the station but it''wonderful'' cameras everywere, so don't do 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 itbecomes 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.'''

Anyway..Asking people for a lift towards Berlin on the {{Ade|9}} or towards Magdeburg on the {{Ade|14}} (which is also the way to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.* Ticket machines outside trams give you unstamped tickets* You can invalidate existing tickets in both trams and busses, the machines The first rest stop going north from here will be ''beep'[[:de:Köckern Ost|Köckern Ost]]' when you do so (''check if there is a ticket stamping machine in the rear of on the bus{{Ade|9}}, AFAIR thatisn's usually t too far. On the case but better make sure'')* Inside most trams{[Ade|14]}, thereit is 's a ticket machine that gives you a stamped ticket (''just hanging around there won[[:de:Plötzetal Ost|Plötzetal Ost]]'t serve as excuse if you're controled'')* Bus drivers also sell stamped tickets * You could buy a (short range, if you're on low money) ticket and keep it unstamped * which is past Halle. Most transportation rules for German public transport are along of the lines that you have A14 traffic goes to present a valid ticket if Halle so you're asked to do so (''I have not checked specifically for Leipzig'')* '''You need might want to get the ticket stamped ''before'' ride anyway and get off at the non-gas-station rest area that is on the traffic control reaches you'''* If you didA14, you can (and should) argue that you just forgot to stamp it before and have a valid ticked nonetheless * After 8pm, you might need to get in busses at Halle but after the first door and (then) bus drivers are supposed branch-off to check tickets(?)Berlin.

;Far option oneTake a tram to the stop "Paunsdorfer Alle/Permoser Strasse". Show a sign saying "Dresden" and find a good spot on the street towards east which is close to the motorway junction already. There is lots of good experience reports about this spot. ;Far option twoTake 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}}. ;Raststätte / 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]], [[CategoryCologne|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 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 lift 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", 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". :Hitchhiker [[User:SachsenHalt, 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 a '''huge keeping area''' on the right side, 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. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}   {{hitchbase_city|50}}__NOTOC__ [[Category:GermanySaxony]]