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== Hitching Out ==

Take a tram line 13 (''Strassenbahn'' in German) to the ''Friedensstraße'' stop. Continue further until the junction (you'll see a McDonald's restaurant on your right), turn right (this will be a ''Hansastrasse'', Hansa street) and walk straight ahead (underneath the railway bridge and further). After 1 km you will find a Shell petrol station. There you have 2 possibilities: to ask drivers directly while they are refilling at the petrol staion, or to stand before (or right besides) this petrol station and try thumbing up the ride - there is enough space for the cars to stop on a long drive-in lane. The ''Hansastrasse'' is an access to the [[A4 (Germany)|A4]] in both directions, although it is said that most cars go North from there; however, with a right sign you might be able to catch a car to the East/South, too ([[Chemnitz]], [[Leipzig]]...). Very often there are other hitchhikers on this petrol station - if it is so, and if you don't like the place, you may walk 200m further to yet another petrol station where you can try both asking drivers directly or thumbing on the road. As of 2008, the petrol was slightly cheaper on that petrol station, which automatically attracts more drivers there. However, by choosing the second petrol station you might miss both some company cars (the drivers of these very often have special payment cards when using “Shell” petrol stations) and more snobbish'' (?)'' type of people that “Shell” customers tend to be.

Another good hitchhiking spot is very close to the motorway ramp. From Bahnhof Neustadt take the bus 81 towards ''Wilschdorf'' and get off at ''Hellerberge''. If you stand besides the bus station with a sign ''Berlin'', you probably won't wait for long.

The aforementioned spot works quite well in that direction too - take Bus 81 and get off at ''Hellerberge''.

Another good spot is directly at the motorway A4 ramp. There is quite a good place for the cars to stop; in addition, drivers can notice you in advance when waiting at the traffic lights. To get to this spot, take a bus 94 towards either ''Cossebaude'' or ''Niederwartha'' and get off at the ''Zschonergrundstraße'' stop; you can also get there by local trains RB/RE going to ''Elsterwerda-Biela'' or ''Hoyerswerda'' (get off at ''Dresden-Kemnitz''). Both for the train and/or the bus you can use one-fare-zone ticket, so it is relatively cheap.

One possible option could be near bus stop ''Südhöhe'' (Lines 72, 76 & 360). There is a petrol station ("Aral") but it is located on the opposite side of the road. It's the last petrol station before the motorway though. You could also try to stop cars on various bus stops, usually near traffic lights, throughout all the way on a ''Bergstraße'', however, most of the road is an upward slope which makes it difficult for the drivers to stop (or to get back on the road).