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|motorways = [[A19 (Germany){{Ade|A19]]19}}, [[A20 (Germany){{Ade|A20]] 20}}

== Hitching Out Hitchhiking out == === South towards [[Berlin]] , {{Ade|19}} ===Take bus number 23 from the central station in Rostock. Go out at exit ''Brinckmansdorf''. After 20 There is be a Total petrol station 200 meters in the direction of travel. About 400 meters there further is a big intersection, with a right turn leading to the A20 south. You have several good options: 1) Ask drivers at the gas station if they're going your way. 2) Go to the traffic light and turn left. There is [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=659 a space for cars to stop on the onramp]. 3) Hitch [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10388 just before the gas station entrance], so cars wanting to stop just turn into it. There'Total'' service s a traffic light so the cars will be somewhat slow. Advices for signs: ss there are many cars not going very far, write a sign with "Güstrow" and let them drop you off at the gas stationright before the exit of Güstrow. Behind it There you an easily find a traffic light directly cars going to Berlin or even further. === West towards [[Hamburg]], East towards [[Szczecin]], {{Ade|20}} ===Take tram 2 or 5 to Südblick (the last stop). Walk in front the direction of the tram out of the ramp city. There is [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10096 a good hitching spot at the bus stop] about 200 meters from the tram stop. Bring a sign that says 'A20 ost'Rostock Südor 'A20 west' . You can also follow the directions above and try to hitch with people taking the A19 to the A20, but only accept rides from people taking the A20 because it is impossible to stop at the intersection. === North towards [[A19 Scandinavia]] ===You can get to the port by taking the Shuttlebus 40 from the main station or Kröpeliner Tor to “Rostock Fähre”. This Shuttlebus will cost EUR 2.50 more than a normal ticket. Alternatively take the train S1 (Germanytowards “Warnemünde”)|A19to station “Lütten Klein” and change to bus 45 to “Seehafen Fähre”. It won't take much more time and you don't have to pay an additional fee. Check timetables [http://www.scandlines.eu/tickets-and-prices/sailing-table here]. ===North towards [[Denmark]] direction Berlin or ===The ferries leave every two hours, along with Bus 40. Just follow the signs for the ferry to [[A20 (Germany)|A20Gedser]] towards Hamburgor ask the staff outside , which was really friendly, for direction . There seems It´s probably best to be enough space ask the cars queueing in front of the ticket booths, or before they buy them at the ticket offices. Drivers pay for cars their car regardless of the amount of passengers, and they can add passengers to their ticket at the booths. The queues are much shorter in the winter so it´s harder to speak to the drivers before they get to the booths. If you´re going to Copenhagen you can also hitch to stopSweden, Trelleborg, then across across through Malmo into Copehagen. These ferries go less often and have longer queues for hitching, but the journey takes several hours. If no one picks you up, the passenger fee of EUR 7. This 50 is reasonable. As a terrible place and pedestrian you have to catch the pedestrian-passengers-bus 30min before departure, so be there is NOWHERE for on time. On the 1hr 45min trip, you can ask other drivers if they are going in your direction. It's really easy to get a car ride to stopCopenhagen. We tired here  '''Update 2022:''' I asked the staff in Rostock (for 2 hours the line HRO - Gedser) and nothingthey confirmed: per vehicle are 9 free persons included. Also rideshares are very popular so Drivers need to say how many cars passengers there are actually full, but there is NO extra fee for hitchhikers/extra passengers. <map lat=Even if the ticket is bought in advance, it'54s little to no effort to change the passenger amount (just asking the guy at the toll boot to change it)to .08215250696088Plus the ticket sellers said it' lngs okay to hitchhike, but not directly in front of the ticket booths.  === North towards [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]] ===You can ask stuffg at the ticket booths to [[Trelleborg]] if they can add a free passanger in car If you don'12t find anyone to hitchhike with, the student fare with TT Line to Trelleborg is currently (27th March 2013) 16 € (but 32 € regular!), Stena charges 26 € for everyone. You need to be there 30 minutes before departure.  The ferries to [[Helsinki]] apparently charge based on the number of passengers, but maybe you can make a deal with a driver.159461975097656' zoom  ='12' view='0' widthSleeping =280 float='right'/>The ticket sales place in the ferry port is open 24 hours and they let you sleep there.  One can find a quiet corner to sleep in the train station too, but the police seem to always check your papers in the night. People piss a lot around the station but you can find clean spots too. 

=== West towards [[Hamburg]] =Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==If going to Hamburg, one may use a sign reading ''HH'', otherwise most of the people who will stop are going to Berlin. Politely decline offers to take you to the [[A20 (Germany)|A20]] junction, as that is motorway and one is not permitted to walk on it.{{nomadwiki}}