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There are several ways to hitch hike out of Oberhausen, depending on the direction you want to go to. In general you want to get a lift taking you directly out of the Ruhr area when you are going long distances (lets say towards [[Berlin ]] or [[Munich]]), since the autobahn network there is fairly confusing and it is quite hard to get back onto the right autobahn once you left it. I recommend the "Kreuz Oberhausen Holten" to get onto the A3, becoming the A2 direction north towards [[Hannover ]] and A3 south direction [[Frankfurt]]. You have a bridge there to not get your thumb wet in case it rains and people tend to stop for you within the first 15 min. To get onto the A40 I recommend taking the tram 112 (dir.[[Muelheim]]), get out at "Willy - Brandt Schule" and walk back to the entrance of the autobahn. No shelter but a traffic light where people have to stop and notice you.