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{{Infobox German Location
|country = Germany
|map = <map lat='48.36' lng='10.89' zoom='1110' view='3' />
|state = Bavaria
|pop = 272,000 (December 2012)
|motorways = {{Autobahn|8}}
}}
'''Augsburg''' is a city in Bavaria, [[Germany]], located between [[Ulm]] and [[Munich|München]] south of [[A8 (Germany)|A8]]. Hitchhiking in the area is surprisingly a bit more difficult than in the rest of Germany. There is average traffic at rest station ''[[:de:Augsburg Ost|Augsburg Ost]]'' and few, more local traffic at rest station ''[[:de:Edenbergen|Edenbergen]]''.
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== East towards [[Munich|München]], [[Salzburg]] {{Autobahn|8}} {{European Route Number|52}} ===Option 1: Take bus line 23 or 41 to ''Hammerschmiede'' and get off at ''Hammerschmiede-Süd'' (big crossroads and shopping center). Walk back to the crossroads where you see a tall building with a clock. There you can find a petrol station (ESSOEsso) from where many people get on to [[A8 (Germany)|A8]].
Option 2: Take bus line 92, 56 or 27 to ''Täfertingen Nord''. Right before crossing the motorway on a bridge, turn left to a small street ''Gailenbachmühle''. Follow this street passing a mill until you reach rest station ''[[:de:Edenbergen|Edenbergen]]''. Note that the rest station only works for the eastward direction.
Option 3: Take tram line 4 to ''Augsburg Nord''. Walk 150m back on "Donauwörtherstrasse" to the petrol station (ESSOEsso).
<!--[[File:Zenit Jun 2010 4.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Layika and [[User:n0id|n0id]] hitching out of Augsburg in direction of Munich during the [[Abgefahren hitchhiking race 2010|3rd Abgefahren hitchhiking race]]]]-->
Option 1: Like going eastwards, see options 1 and 3 above
Option 2: Take bus line 22 or 23 to ''Firnhaberau Endstation'', then walk 15-20 minutes north to rest station ''[[:de:Augsburg Ost|Augsburg Ost]]''.:To get to the rest station turn left on ''Siedlerweg '' after getting off the bus. After you pass the dead-end sign you'll see a dirt path on your right. There is a wooden sign reading "Streuobstwiese". Follow this path through the fields. When the path splits, take the first right, then left when it dead ends into another path. When you get to the pavement street, go left and you'll cross a bridge over the motorway. You can see the rest station on your right. After you cross the bridge, take the first right on the bike path, then the second side path on your right, and there you are.There is a less complicated way to get there, but this ist the fastest. Note that the rest station only works for the westward direction.
Note: The On-ramp ''Augsburg-West'' is not useful anymore because of the approach road that connects the motorway with the B17.