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'''Magdeburg''' is a city in [[Germany]] just in the middle between [[Hannover]] and [[Berlin]]. It is enclosed by the a [[A2_A2 (Germany)|A2]] in the north and the [[A14_A14 (Germany)|A14]] in the South and West which intersect in the North-West of the city. The B71 is running through the middle of the city intersecting with the A2 in the North and the A14 in the South. Due to the B17 B71 there are many different on-ramps and spots all over the city, although their hitchability may vary.

== Hitching Out Hitchhiking out ==

====Option 1: gas Autohof Magdeburg ==== Take Tram 10 towards "Barleber See" and get out at the last station "Barleber See". Walk right, cross the August-Bebel-Damm and walk further straight into Glindenberger Weg. You will already see Mc Donald's and Aral petrol station signs. It is a two minutes walk. At the petrol station is not so much traffic, but many people going further to Berlin stop at McD's. Place yourself in front of the entrance. This place just opened 2012 and is now the best place for almost no waiting times, but it takes a bit longer to get there by tram.  ==== Option 2: The petrol station at B71==== 

In the afternoon you meet a lot of people who just go to their home villages in the counties Jerichower Land (number plate JL), Ohrekreis (OK) or Sachsen-Anhalt West [[Salzwedel]] (SAW) but there are also cars going longer distances.

Since there are often more cars towards the West you could take any ride that goes past the service station ''Börde'Be careful:''' Some people reported that employees of on the station told them to leave because "it is forbidden to talk to the car owners". They tried to make the hitchhikers leave A2, get off there and threatened cross over to call the police. There are speculations that this depends on the daytime, your appearance other side (there is a bridge) and the presence of certain employees or the bosshitch from there.

====Option 23: B71 on-ramp at the university====

Alternatively continue until the very on-ramp. Traffic lights and cars from the other direction as well. Directly at the on-ramp it is difficult to stop, but still possible to hitch a ride. Especially on fridays Fridays many students are leaving the city this way. Sign very advisable.

<!---====Option 34: Service Station Börde at the A2====

You can take bus number 615 towards ''Eichenbarleben'' and get out at bus stop ''Mammendorf (Eichenbarleben)''. From here you can walk to the service station. You'll approach the service station from the south and need to take the path to the right before the underpass of the motorway.-->

====Option 12: gas The petrol station at the B71====Same as for Berlin, but probably less cars going West. Local cars going to or further than the exit #67 Irxleben can take you to the the Rasthof at the exit or to the service station Börderespectively. It is usually easier to get a lift towards the West than to Berlin.

====Option 23: B71 on-ramp at the university====

=== South-East to [[Halle]], [[Leipzig]], [[Dresden]] and South-West =======Option 31: B71 on-ramp Südring ====Take the tram #1, #5 or #10 to the stop ''Südring''. You will see an on-ramp next to the cross roads. From there you can easily get lifts towards Halle or Leipzig by using a sign. If you go further you can get off at the service station Plötzetal West on the [[A14_(Germany)|A14]] before Halle. This is probably the easiest to reach spot.  ==== Option 2: Service Station Börde B71 on-ramp at the A2university ====Like above, but if you take to Berlin or Hannover. Either at the bus #615 take stop or at the path on-ramp. The on-ramp in this direction offers a little better place to stop. Sign advisable.  ==== Option 3: Shell petrol station ====Take tram #9 or #3 until the right after the underpass of the motorwaylast stop 'Bördepark Ost''. If Now you can take the bus #618 go 54 in direction of ''Porsestraße'' and get off at the bus stop ''Schreberstraße'' (or just walk West towards the B71 and continue straight, it is about 1.5km). Turn left before at the big supermarket, walk straight for a few hundred meters and you will see the Shell petrol station. Is directly accessible from the B71 to the underpassSouth, but also some local traffic might stop here.

=== South-East to [[Halle]], [[Leipzig]], [[DresdenA2 (Germany)|A2]] from West or East === ====Option 1: B71 on-ramp at the university====Like to Berlin or Hannover. Either at the bus stop or at the on-ramp. The on-ramp in this direction offers a little better place to stop. Sign advisable. This spot is much faster & easier to reach and probably better than the 2nd option.

====Option 2: Leipziger Chaussee/Salbker ChausseeExit ''Rothensee'' (#71 on A2) ====Some cars take this way when they are leaving If you find a driver who is passing Magdeburg on the A2 but not willing to bring you into the south. You city, you can either ask hir<!--this is a gender neutral pronoun--> to drop you off at the petrol station or the traffic lights. Unfortunately, many cars are leaving the Autobahn before they pass exit ''Magdeburg Rothensee'' because the tram stop ''Barleber See'' is directly next service stationto it.

Take bus 57 until "Flughafen" The last trains (Tram 10 at daytime, Tram 94 at night) run at 23:15 and the first after 5:00. However, if you miss the last one, you can also walk westwards crossing one traffic light3 km to the stop ''Hohenwarther Straße'' – just follow the big road. There, Tram 94 can pick you up nearly every hour at night. On Otherwise, the right side industrial area is quiet at night and you can try to sleep in the grass or bushes. One tramp stop further is an Aral petrol stationand a traffic light at the crossroads. During the night, on you can easily fetch cars coming from the left side is highway by pressing the last traffic light before the Autobahn where there is a lot of place button for pedestrians - for cars to pull over for , the traffic light almost immediately turns red. Just wait until you on see the central reservation headlights of an arriving car and press the street. Only cars turning left go towards the Autobahnbutton to guarantee it has to stop, then ask.

Don==== Intersection 't bother to take 'Magdeburg-Zentrum'' (#70 on A2) ====If your driver does not mind making a lift directly to small detour (about 2km in total) he can turn at the onintersection ''Magdeburg-ramp of Zentrum'' onto the A14B71 towards Magdeburg. Cars go fastAfter about 800m there is another exit, take that one, don't see your driver should turn left at the traffic light. At the next traffic light your driver turns left to get back to the highway and you get off and turn right and have almost no place walk about 1km to the tram stop''Krähenstieg''. From here trams run more frequently and you are faster in the city centre, especially at night.

== Hitching In ===== [[A2 A14 (Germany)|A2A14]] exit Rothensee from South or North === ==== Exit ''Magdeburg-Stadtfeld'' (#3 on A14) ====If you find a your driver who is passing Magdeburg on going to continue along the A14 instead of the A2 but not willing to bring you into the city, you he can ask hir<!--this is a gender neutral pronoun--> to drop you off also at the '''exit #3 ''Magdeburg RothenseeMD-Stadtfeld''''' because . It is the first exit after the intersection. It is a national road and cars drive fast, but there is a traffic light which leaves you a small time margin to catch a ride when the light turns red. The advantage of this spot is that it is closest to the city center and the '''next tram stop ''Barleber See''''' is directly next to itonly 3km away.

The last trains (Tram 10 at daytime, Tram 94 at night) run at 23:15 and the first after 5 AM. However, if you miss the last one, you can also walk 3 km to the stop ==== Exit ''Magdeburg-Reform'Hohenwarther Straße''' – just follow the big road. There, Tram 94 can pick you up nearly every hour at night. Otherwise, the industrial area is quiet at night and you can try to sleep in the grass or bushes.(#6 on A14) ====

Next At the A14 your best bet is to get dropped off at exit #6 ''MD-Reform'' and walk until the tramp stop there is a gas bus station. Might be faster to hitch get a further ride . Waiting times vary from short to very long and depend a lot of the centeramount of cars passing by, especially on weekends.

==Public transport = from South ===At the [[A14_(Germany)|A14]] your best bet is to get dropped off at exit #6 ''Dodendorf'' and walk until the bus station to get a further ride.

=== from West ===If your driver is going to continue along Local buses and trams are run by the A14 instead of the A2, he can drop you also at the exit #3 ''MD-Stadtfeld''MVB. Their [http://www. It is the first exit after the intersectionmvbnet. It de website] is a national road and cars drive fast, but there is a traffic light which leaves you a small time margin to catch a ride when the light turns redonly available in German.

InsteadAnyone with an adult monthly ticket or job ticket can take you for free on weekdays between 19:00 and 4:00 as well as on weekends and public holidays at any times. Ask around at the stations. Unfortunately, students cannot take you could also get off at exit #6 (see above).

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