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Take bus number 23 from the central station in Rostock. Go out at exit ''Brinckmansdorf''. After 20 meters there is There will be a ''Total'' service station200 meters in the direction of travel. Behind it you find About 400 meters further is a big intersection, with a traffic light directly in front of right turn leading to the A20 south. You have several good options: * Ask drivers at the ramp ''Rostock Süd'gas station if they' re going your way* Go to the traffic light and turn left. There is [[A19 (Germany)|A19]] direction Berlin or [[A20 (Germany)|A20]] towards Hamburghttp://hitchwiki. There seems to be enough org/maps/?place=659 a space for cars to stopon the onramp]. This is one of [[user:Dr.Keith|Keith]]''This s favorite spots in the world, because there is a terrible an apple tree right next to it! * Hitch [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place and there is NOWHERE for a car =10388 just before the gas station entrance], so cars wanting to stopjust turn into it. We tired here for 2 hours and nothing. Also rideshares are very popular There's a traffic light so many the cars are actually fullwill be somewhat slow.''

Advices for signs: As there are many cars not going very far, write a sign with "Güstrow" and let them drop you off at the gas station right before the exit of Güstrow. There you can easily find cars going to Berlin or even further. Protip: If Bus 22 leaves before Bus 23, take it to ''Tessiner Straße''. You might have luck hitching from the bus stop before the 23 comes and takes you the rest of the way to ''Brinkmansdorf''. === West towards [[Hamburg]] , East towards [[Szczecin]] ===If going Take tram 2 or 5 to Hamburg, one may use Südblick (the last stop). Walk in the direction of the tram out of the 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 reading that says 'A20 OST'HHor 'A20 WEST', otherwise most of . You can also follow the directions above and try to hitch with people who will stop are going to Berlin. Politely decline offers to take you taking the A19 to the [[A20 (Germany)|, but only accept rides from people taking the A20]] junction, as that is motorway and one because it is not permitted impossible to walk on itstop at the intersection.

The ferries leave every two hours. You can get to the port by taking Bus the Shuttlebus 40 from the main station or Kröpeliner Tor to 'Rostock Fähre', or the S3 from the main station to 'Seehafen Nord'“Rostock Fähre”. The bus This Shuttlebus will cost EUR 2.50EUR 50 more than a normal ticket . Alternatively take the train S1 (towards “Warnemünde”) to station “Lütten Klein” and comes 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]. ====[[Denmark]]====The ferries leave every two hours, along with every Bus 40. Just follow the signs for the ferryto [[Gedser]]. It´s probably best to ask the cars queueing in front of the ticket booths, or before they buy them at the ticket offices. But if Drivers pay for 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 Sweden, 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 7.50 is reasonable. As a pedestrian you take have to catch the Spedestrian-passengers-Bahnbus 30min before departure, so be there on time. On the 1hr 45min trip, you will have can ask other drivers if they are going in your direction. It's really easy to walk get a bitride to [[Copenhagen]].

Check timetables here'''''I think this ferry is pay per passenger, not pay per car: [http://www''' '' ''In 2014 I hitched a car that took this ferry, but from Gedser to Rostock. My luck there was no person at the terminal getting on the ship in Gedser, only a computer scanning the driver's ticket and asking how many people there are in the car.scandlinesHis company ticket had "1 person" written on it, I asked the driver to hit the button for 1 person.eu/tickets-He did and-prices/sailing-table]the bar lifted up. I don't know what would have happened had he pushed the button for two people in car.''

'''Update July 2017:''' The police didn't allow us to hitchhike vehicles going to take the ferry and we had to buy tickets. Not a good option. '''August 2018:''' I was able to successfully hitch the ferry coming from Denmark. I had a ride from Karlslunde who happened to be heading this direction with a prebooked ticket for 2 people. At the gate the driver simply said 3 passengers when asked and a moment later we were passing through the gate. Though the ticket itself still said 2 passengers. The ferry is definitely still paid by car as the passengers charge read zero euro. And if you read the information on the site it is apparently actually up to 9 people in a vehicle allowed as opposed to 4. '''Update August 2018:''' I asked the staff in Rostock (for the line HRO - Gedser) and they confirmed: per vehicle are 9 persons included. Drivers need to say how many passengers there are, but there is NO extra fee for hitchhikers/extra passengers. Even if the ticket is bought in advance, it's little to no effort to change the passenger amount.Plus the ticket sellers said it's okay to hitchhike, but not directly in front of the ticket booths. ====[[Sweden]] and [[DenmarkFinland]]====Just follow the signs for You can ask cars which are queueing at the ferry ticket booths to [[GedserTrelleborg]]if they will give you a ride. If PLEASE NOTE - Apparently Stena Line have recently changed their policy so it is not possible to add passengers to the ticket after it has been booked. However, [[User:lemjok|Lemjok]] encountered no one picks you problems when he explained what he was doing to the wardens, nor did he or his driver have to pay a higher fee. It's definitely possible to add passengers to TT Lines (all this confirmed May 2013).  In 2016 hitching between Sweden and Germany doesn't seem to be possible anymore. Stena Line now definitely charge per person, and TT Lines also show a slight increase in price (3€ p.p.) when adding passengers in their online booking form. On the other hand, their website also mentions tickets including a vehicle and "upto 5 persons", so the situation is unclear and further research is needed. Anyway, it should be possible to find drivers willing to add you to their ticket for presumably less than the regular passenger fee fare. If you don't 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 7passengers, but maybe you can make a deal with a driver.50EUR  == Sleeping == The ticket sales place in the ferry port is reasonableopen 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. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}