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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|pop = 217,548 (31 Dec 2006)<br />
|state = Baden-Württemberg<br />
|plate = FR<br />
|motorways = [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Freiburg im Breisgau''' is a student-city in the South of [[Germany]]. It is very close to the French border, and not far away from [[Switzerland]] as well. (It's the biggest Freiburg in Germany, there is also [[Freiburg/Elbe]] and [[Freiburg im Üechtland]] in Switzerland.)<br />
<br />
Freiburg might be a good stopover for a longer trip in [[Europe]] because it's quite central and easy to exit and to leave. Another advantage is that it's easy to find free [[finding accommodation|accommodation]] via [[finding accommodation|hospitality exchange networks]] in Freiburg.<br />
<br />
Freiburg is a nice student town with around 220.000 inhabitants – 40.000 of them are students. So you definitely gonna find someone to drink a beer with.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Direction East [[Donaueschingen]], [[Engen]], [[Konstanz]], [[Singen]], [[Ravensburg]], [[Lindau]] ===<br />
<br />
Get to the south east of the city where the ''Leo-Wohleben-Straße'' and ''Schwarzwaldstraße'' meet (B31). Somewhere there is a strip of grass right in front of a side road. As this is a busy road leading out of the town, waiting times are not very long.<br />
You should walk until the point where the road leads into a tunnel. There are some nice spots about 50 metres before the entrance where you can get rides easily. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Alternative for holders of '''Regio Karten''' (Monthly Tickets for the Public Transportation in the [http://www.rfv.de RVF]) or ''Semester Tickets'''''<br />
<br />
You can take a train to [[Löffingen]] (switch trains in Neustadt, trains depart every hour), for free if you have a ''Semsterticket/Regio Karte'' and from there you can walk through the town to the B31. In [[Löffingen]] is a petrol station where it s quite easy to get rides to the '''A81''' ([[Singen]]–[[Stuttgart]]).<br />
<br />
=== Direction South (Germany) {{Autobahn|5}} [[Lörrach]], [[Mulhouse]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[France]], {{Autobahn|36}} [[Spain]] ===<br />
A perfect option to hitch out direction south. <br />
Get to the service station ''Schauinsland'' is to take Bus No.36 towards Hochdorf, exit Bus station Högestraße. Be careful, not every bus No.36 takes you to Högestraße, some take another route. Ask the driver, to be sure about the destination. From there it's just a few minutes walk to the service station along the dirt road diectly next to the motorway. The bus ticket costs 2.30€. Make sure your driver stays on your preferred highway since it splits before the next. (see map)<br />
<br />
Stand on the Dreisamstraße and stick out the thumb. <br />
<br />
=== North {{Autobahn|5}} [[Karlsruhe]], [[Offenburg]], [[Frankfurt]], {{Autobahn|8}}, {{Autobahn|6}} ===<br />
<br />
Stand on the Dreisamstraße and stick out the thumb. <br />
<br />
To get to the "Breisgau" petrol station where you can ask for rides on the A5:<br />
take tram number 3 direction Haid until the end of the line. From there take bus number 35 and get off at the station called "Im Maierbruhl." When you get off the bus go back down the street in the direction the bus came from and turn right onto Freiburger landstrasse. Walk until you get to the traffic light (there's a bakery on the way where you can get coffee and food for the road) then turn left onto Mengener Strasse. Follow the road (about 1km) until you get to a bridge, then go left up a path--you will see the petrol station there. Two cars stopped to offer me a ride on this road as I walked, so it's possible to hitch rides here if you're feeling cold or lazy.<br />
<br />
For heading north the next petrol station is "Mahlberg" right before [[Offenburg]]. For heading south there is no petrol station before the motorway leads to [[France]] ([[Mulhouse]], [[Besançon]], [[Lyon]]) but there is one before [[Basel]] ([[Switzerland]]).<br />
<br />
If you want to go to France it might be better to get to the ramp ''Freiburg Nord''. You can get there with tram line 2 towards ''Zähringen'', get out at the last station. From there it's a 400 meters walking to the spot. Try to get a ride from there to the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]] direction south. This way you pass by the service station ''Schauinsland'' which is the last one before France.<br />
<br />
I recommend hitching from the Aral petrol station on Leo-Wohleb-Straße 2. Freiburg is relatively small, so if you are in the city anyway you can very easily walk to this spot. This road goes along the Dreisam river and leads onto the A5 autobahn. In fact you will pass the hitching spot recommended in the first paragraph. I don't recommend that spot because its a 4-lane traffic and difficult for cars to pull over, although many people hitch from there. Waiting times at that Aral petrol station vary but it is recommended to start early so you catch workers commuting to other cities. You'll get drivers going north and south, you just need to ask around.<br />
<br />
== Hitching In ==<br />
One option is to get off at "Schauninsland" petrol station if you are coming from the north where you can walk to the next village (Hochdorf) and take the bus 25 or 36 to Freiburg. It will take about 40 minutes to the centre. It's better to find someone in [[Mahlberg]], [[Baden-Baden|Baden Baden]] or [[Bruchsal]] who is going straight into town. The motorway doesn't go directly through the city so drivers are unlikely to go 15 km extra just to drop you off in the city if they want to continue their trip. <br />
<br />
If you are coming from the south you can get off at the "Breisgau" service station. There shouldn't be a problem with finding someone who is going into town.<br />
<br />
Another solution, though not the best one, is to get off at exit 61 "Freiburg Nord" on the A5. The driver can make U-Turn and get back on the motorway (well, if it's not a truck). There's not really much space to stop, so you'll have to ask people stopping on the red light, most of them will be going to the city. Better don't go there if you're not alone, as you'll have to hop in very quickly.<br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
People who have the transferable monthly ticket ''RegioKarte Übertragbar'' can take along another adult on Sundays and holidays. Students of Freiburg University don't pay after 19h30 on buses trams and trains within a certain region, and on Friday and Saturday, there are trams running all night. It does not include night buses. Not so many controllers, but they appear out of the blue undercover.<br />
<br />
== abgefahren e.V. ==<br />
The german autostop club [[abgefahren e.V.]] is very active in Freiburg. In September 2007, [[abgefahren e.V.]] held its first gathering near Freiburg and also published the first (un)official German hitchhiking-spot in Freiburg. In 2011 abgefahren started their 4th race in Freiburg the [[abgefahren hitchhiking race 2011]].<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
Just take the map of Freiburg ( there will you see the "camping place" ). You can sleep there for free ( like me ) and after the night you can take the shower. The best place i have ever been in Germany! :)<br />
<br />
[[Category:Germany]]<br />
<br />
[[de:Freiburg im Breisgau]]</div>Almahttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Freiburg_im_Breisgau&diff=85256Freiburg im Breisgau2017-01-15T19:01:15Z<p>Alma: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|pop = 217,548 (31 Dec 2006)<br />
|state = Baden-Württemberg<br />
|plate = FR<br />
|motorways = [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Freiburg im Breisgau''' is a student-city in the South of [[Germany]]. It is very close to the French border, and not far away from [[Switzerland]] as well. (It's the biggest Freiburg in Germany, there is also [[Freiburg/Elbe]] and [[Freiburg im Üechtland]] in Switzerland.)<br />
<br />
Freiburg might be a good stopover for a longer trip in [[Europe]] because it's quite central and easy to exit and to leave. Another advantage is that it's easy to find free [[finding accommodation|accommodation]] via [[finding accommodation|hospitality exchange networks]] in Freiburg.<br />
<br />
Freiburg is a nice student town with around 220.000 inhabitants – 40.000 of them are students. So you definitely gonna find someone to drink a beer with.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Direction East [[Donaueschingen]], [[Engen]], [[Konstanz]], [[Singen]], [[Ravensburg]], [[Lindau]] ===<br />
<br />
Get to the south east of the city where the ''Leo-Wohleben-Straße'' and ''Schwarzwaldstraße'' meet (B31). Somewhere there is a strip of grass right in front of a side road. As this is a busy road leading out of the town, waiting times are not very long.<br />
You should walk until the point where the road leads into a tunnel. There are some nice spots about 50 metres before the entrance where you can get rides easily. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Alternative for holders of '''Regio Karten''' (Monthly Tickets for the Public Transportation in the [http://www.rfv.de RVF]) or ''Semester Tickets'''''<br />
<br />
You can take a train to [[Löffingen]] (switch trains in Neustadt, trains depart every hour), for free if you have a ''Semsterticket/Regio Karte'' and from there you can walk through the town to the B31. In [[Löffingen]] is a petrol station where it s quite easy to get rides to the '''A81''' ([[Singen]]–[[Stuttgart]]).<br />
<br />
=== Direction South (Germany) {{Autobahn|5}} [[Lörrach]], [[Mulhouse]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[France]], {{Autobahn|36}} [[Spain]] ===<br />
A perfect option to hitch out direction south. <br />
Get to the service station ''Schauinsland'' is to take Bus No.36 towards Hochdorf, exit Bus station Högestraße. Be careful, not every bus No.36 takes you to Högestraße, some take another route. Ask the driver, to be sure about the destination. From there it's just a few minutes walk to the service station along the dirt road diectly next to the motorway. The bus ticket costs 2.30€. Make sure your driver stays on your preferred highway since it splits before the next. (see map)<br />
<br />
Stand on the Dreisamstraße and stick out the thumb. <br />
<br />
=== North {{Autobahn|5}} [[Karlsruhe]], [[Offenburg]], [[Frankfurt]], {{Autobahn|8}}, {{Autobahn|6}} ===<br />
<br />
one option: heading north towards Karlsruhe, Frankfurt<br />
<br />
To get to the "Breisgau" petrol station where you can ask for rides on the A5:<br />
<br />
take tram number 3 direction Haid until the end of the line. From there take bus number 35 and get off at the station called "Im Maierbruhl." When you get off the bus go back down the street in the direction the bus came from and turn right onto Freiburger landstrasse. Walk until you get to the traffic light (there's a bakery on the way where you can get coffee and food for the road) then turn left onto Mengener Strasse. Follow the road (about 1km) until you get to a bridge, then go left up a path--you will see the petrol station there. Two cars stopped to offer me a ride on this road as I walked, so it's possible to hitch rides here if you're feeling cold or lazy.<br />
<br />
For heading north the next petrol station is "Mahlberg" right before [[Offenburg]]. For heading south there is no petrol station before the motorway leads to [[France]] ([[Mulhouse]], [[Besançon]], [[Lyon]]) but there is one before [[Basel]] ([[Switzerland]]).<br />
<br />
If you want to go to France it might be better to get to the ramp ''Freiburg Nord''. You can get there with tram line 2 towards ''Zähringen'', get out at the last station. From there it's a 400 meters walking to the spot. Try to get a ride from there to the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]] direction south. This way you pass by the service station ''Schauinsland'' which is the last one before France.<br />
<br />
I recommend hitching from the Aral petrol station on Leo-Wohleb-Straße 2. Freiburg is relatively small, so if you are in the city anyway you can very easily walk to this spot. This road goes along the Dreisam river and leads onto the A5 autobahn. In fact you will pass the hitching spot recommended in the first paragraph. I don't recommend that spot because its a 4-lane traffic and difficult for cars to pull over, although many people hitch from there. Waiting times at that Aral petrol station vary but it is recommended to start early so you catch workers commuting to other cities. You'll get drivers going north and south, you just need to ask around.<br />
<br />
== Hitching In ==<br />
One option is to get off at "Schauninsland" petrol station if you are coming from the north where you can walk to the next village (Hochdorf) and take the bus 25 or 36 to Freiburg. It will take about 40 minutes to the centre. It's better to find someone in [[Mahlberg]], [[Baden-Baden|Baden Baden]] or [[Bruchsal]] who is going straight into town. The motorway doesn't go directly through the city so drivers are unlikely to go 15 km extra just to drop you off in the city if they want to continue their trip. <br />
<br />
If you are coming from the south you can get off at the "Breisgau" service station. There shouldn't be a problem with finding someone who is going into town.<br />
<br />
Another solution, though not the best one, is to get off at exit 61 "Freiburg Nord" on the A5. The driver can make U-Turn and get back on the motorway (well, if it's not a truck). There's not really much space to stop, so you'll have to ask people stopping on the red light, most of them will be going to the city. Better don't go there if you're not alone, as you'll have to hop in very quickly.<br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
People who have the transferable monthly ticket ''RegioKarte Übertragbar'' can take along another adult on Sundays and holidays. Students of Freiburg University don't pay after 19h30 on buses trams and trains within a certain region, and on Friday and Saturday, there are trams running all night. It does not include night buses. Not so many controllers, but they appear out of the blue undercover.<br />
<br />
== abgefahren e.V. ==<br />
The german autostop club [[abgefahren e.V.]] is very active in Freiburg. In September 2007, [[abgefahren e.V.]] held its first gathering near Freiburg and also published the first (un)official German hitchhiking-spot in Freiburg. In 2011 abgefahren started their 4th race in Freiburg the [[abgefahren hitchhiking race 2011]].<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
Just take the map of Freiburg ( there will you see the "camping place" ). You can sleep there for free ( like me ) and after the night you can take the shower. The best place i have ever been in Germany! :)<br />
<br />
[[Category:Germany]]<br />
<br />
[[de:Freiburg im Breisgau]]</div>Almahttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Freiburg_im_Breisgau&diff=85255Freiburg im Breisgau2017-01-15T18:52:58Z<p>Alma: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|pop = 217,548 (31 Dec 2006)<br />
|state = Baden-Württemberg<br />
|plate = FR<br />
|motorways = [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Freiburg im Breisgau''' is a student-city in the South of [[Germany]]. It is very close to the French border, and not far away from [[Switzerland]] as well. (It's the biggest Freiburg in Germany, there is also [[Freiburg/Elbe]] and [[Freiburg im Üechtland]] in Switzerland.)<br />
<br />
Freiburg might be a good stopover for a longer trip in [[Europe]] because it's quite central and easy to exit and to leave. Another advantage is that it's easy to find free [[finding accommodation|accommodation]] via [[finding accommodation|hospitality exchange networks]] in Freiburg.<br />
<br />
Freiburg is a nice student town with around 220.000 inhabitants – 40.000 of them are students. So you definitely gonna find someone to drink a beer with.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Direction East [[Donaueschingen]], [[Engen]], [[Konstanz]], [[Singen]], [[Ravensburg]], [[Lindau]] ===<br />
<br />
Get to the south east of the city where the ''Leo-Wohleben-Straße'' and ''Schwarzwaldstraße'' meet (B31). Somewhere there is a strip of grass right in front of a side road. As this is a busy road leading out of the town, waiting times are not very long.<br />
You should walk until the point where the road leads into a tunnel. There are some nice spots about 50 metres before the entrance where you can get rides easily. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Alternative for holders of '''Regio Karten''' (Monthly Tickets for the Public Transportation in the [http://www.rfv.de RVF]) or ''Semester Tickets'''''<br />
<br />
You can take a train to [[Löffingen]] (switch trains in Neustadt, trains depart every hour), for free if you have a ''Semsterticket/Regio Karte'' and from there you can walk through the town to the B31. In [[Löffingen]] is a petrol station where it s quite easy to get rides to the '''A81''' ([[Singen]]–[[Stuttgart]]).<br />
<br />
=== South [[ (Germany) {{Autobahn|5}},], [[Lörrach]], [[Mulhouse]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[France]], {{Autobahn|36}} [[Spain]] ===<br />
A perfect option to hitch out direction south. <br />
Get to the service station ''Schauinsland'' is to take Bus No.36 towards Hochdorf, exit Bus station Högestraße. Be careful, not every bus No.36 takes you to Högestraße, some take another route. Ask the driver, to be sure about the destination. From there it's just a few minutes walk to the service station along the dirt road diectly next to the motorway. The bus ticket costs 2.30€. Make sure your driver stays on your preferred highway since it splits before the next. (see map)<br />
<br />
Stand on the Dreisamstraße and stick out the thumb. <br />
<br />
=== North ([[Karlsruhe]]) {{Autobahn|5}} ===<br />
<map lat='47.9909987154148' lng='7.84449577331543' zoom='15' view='3' float='right' /><br />
<br />
one option: heading north towards Karlsruhe, Frankfurt<br />
<br />
To get to the "Breisgau" petrol station where you can ask for rides on the A5:<br />
<br />
take tram number 3 direction Haid until the end of the line. From there take bus number 35 and get off at the station called "Im Maierbruhl." When you get off the bus go back down the street in the direction the bus came from and turn right onto Freiburger landstrasse. Walk until you get to the traffic light (there's a bakery on the way where you can get coffee and food for the road) then turn left onto Mengener Strasse. Follow the road (about 1km) until you get to a bridge, then go left up a path--you will see the petrol station there. Two cars stopped to offer me a ride on this road as I walked, so it's possible to hitch rides here if you're feeling cold or lazy.<br />
<br />
For heading north the next petrol station is "Mahlberg" right before [[Offenburg]]. For heading south there is no petrol station before the motorway leads to [[France]] ([[Mulhouse]], [[Besançon]], [[Lyon]]) but there is one before [[Basel]] ([[Switzerland]]).<br />
<br />
If you want to go to France it might be better to get to the ramp ''Freiburg Nord''. You can get there with tram line 2 towards ''Zähringen'', get out at the last station. From there it's a 400 meters walking to the spot. Try to get a ride from there to the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]] direction south. This way you pass by the service station ''Schauinsland'' which is the last one before France.<br />
<br />
I recommend hitching from the Aral petrol station on Leo-Wohleb-Straße 2. Freiburg is relatively small, so if you are in the city anyway you can very easily walk to this spot. This road goes along the Dreisam river and leads onto the A5 autobahn. In fact you will pass the hitching spot recommended in the first paragraph. I don't recommend that spot because its a 4-lane traffic and difficult for cars to pull over, although many people hitch from there. Waiting times at that Aral petrol station vary but it is recommended to start early so you catch workers commuting to other cities. You'll get drivers going north and south, you just need to ask around.<br />
<br />
== Hitching In ==<br />
One option is to get off at "Schauninsland" petrol station if you are coming from the north where you can walk to the next village (Hochdorf) and take the bus 25 or 36 to Freiburg. It will take about 40 minutes to the centre. It's better to find someone in [[Mahlberg]], [[Baden-Baden|Baden Baden]] or [[Bruchsal]] who is going straight into town. The motorway doesn't go directly through the city so drivers are unlikely to go 15 km extra just to drop you off in the city if they want to continue their trip. <br />
<br />
If you are coming from the south you can get off at the "Breisgau" service station. There shouldn't be a problem with finding someone who is going into town.<br />
<br />
Another solution, though not the best one, is to get off at exit 61 "Freiburg Nord" on the A5. The driver can make U-Turn and get back on the motorway (well, if it's not a truck). There's not really much space to stop, so you'll have to ask people stopping on the red light, most of them will be going to the city. Better don't go there if you're not alone, as you'll have to hop in very quickly.<br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
People who have the transferable monthly ticket ''RegioKarte Übertragbar'' can take along another adult on Sundays and holidays. Students of Freiburg University don't pay after 19h30 on buses trams and trains within a certain region, and on Friday and Saturday, there are trams running all night. It does not include night buses. Not so many controllers, but they appear out of the blue undercover.<br />
<br />
== abgefahren e.V. ==<br />
The german autostop club [[abgefahren e.V.]] is very active in Freiburg. In September 2007, [[abgefahren e.V.]] held its first gathering near Freiburg and also published the first (un)official German hitchhiking-spot in Freiburg. In 2011 abgefahren started their 4th race in Freiburg the [[abgefahren hitchhiking race 2011]].<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
Just take the map of Freiburg ( there will you see the "camping place" ). You can sleep there for free ( like me ) and after the night you can take the shower. The best place i have ever been in Germany! :)<br />
<br />
[[Category:Germany]]<br />
<br />
[[de:Freiburg im Breisgau]]</div>Almahttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Freiburg_im_Breisgau&diff=85254Freiburg im Breisgau2017-01-15T18:51:56Z<p>Alma: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|pop = 217,548 (31 Dec 2006)<br />
|state = Baden-Württemberg<br />
|plate = FR<br />
|motorways = [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Freiburg im Breisgau''' is a student-city in the South of [[Germany]]. It is very close to the French border, and not far away from [[Switzerland]] as well. (It's the biggest Freiburg in Germany, there is also [[Freiburg/Elbe]] and [[Freiburg im Üechtland]] in Switzerland.)<br />
<br />
Freiburg might be a good stopover for a longer trip in [[Europe]] because it's quite central and easy to exit and to leave. Another advantage is that it's easy to find free [[finding accommodation|accommodation]] via [[finding accommodation|hospitality exchange networks]] in Freiburg.<br />
<br />
Freiburg is a nice student town with around 220.000 inhabitants – 40.000 of them are students. So you definitely gonna find someone to drink a beer with.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Direction East [[Donaueschingen]], [[Engen]], [[Konstanz]], [[Singen]], [[Ravensburg]], [[Lindau]] ===<br />
<br />
Get to the south east of the city where the ''Leo-Wohleben-Straße'' and ''Schwarzwaldstraße'' meet (B31). Somewhere there is a strip of grass right in front of a side road. As this is a busy road leading out of the town, waiting times are not very long.<br />
You should walk until the point where the road leads into a tunnel. There are some nice spots about 50 metres before the entrance where you can get rides easily. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Alternative for holders of '''Regio Karten''' (Monthly Tickets for the Public Transportation in the [http://www.rfv.de RVF]) or ''Semester Tickets'''''<br />
<br />
You can take a train to [[Löffingen]] (switch trains in Neustadt, trains depart every hour), for free if you have a ''Semsterticket/Regio Karte'' and from there you can walk through the town to the B31. In [[Löffingen]] is a petrol station where it s quite easy to get rides to the '''A81''' ([[Singen]]–[[Stuttgart]]).<br />
<br />
=== South [[A5 (Germany){{Autobahn|5}},], [[Lörrach]], [[Mulhouse]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[France]], {{Autobahn|36}} [[Spain]] ===<br />
A perfect option to hitch out direction south. <br />
Get to the service station ''Schauinsland'' is to take Bus No.36 towards Hochdorf, exit Bus station Högestraße. Be careful, not every bus No.36 takes you to Högestraße, some take another route. Ask the driver, to be sure about the destination. From there it's just a few minutes walk to the service station along the dirt road diectly next to the motorway. The bus ticket costs 2.30€. Make sure your driver stays on your preferred highway since it splits before the next. (see map)<br />
<br />
Stand on the Dreisamstraße and stick out the thumb. <br />
<br />
=== North ([[Karlsruhe]]) {{Autobahn|5}} ===<br />
<map lat='47.9909987154148' lng='7.84449577331543' zoom='15' view='3' float='right' /><br />
<br />
one option: heading north towards Karlsruhe, Frankfurt<br />
<br />
To get to the "Breisgau" petrol station where you can ask for rides on the A5:<br />
<br />
take tram number 3 direction Haid until the end of the line. From there take bus number 35 and get off at the station called "Im Maierbruhl." When you get off the bus go back down the street in the direction the bus came from and turn right onto Freiburger landstrasse. Walk until you get to the traffic light (there's a bakery on the way where you can get coffee and food for the road) then turn left onto Mengener Strasse. Follow the road (about 1km) until you get to a bridge, then go left up a path--you will see the petrol station there. Two cars stopped to offer me a ride on this road as I walked, so it's possible to hitch rides here if you're feeling cold or lazy.<br />
<br />
For heading north the next petrol station is "Mahlberg" right before [[Offenburg]]. For heading south there is no petrol station before the motorway leads to [[France]] ([[Mulhouse]], [[Besançon]], [[Lyon]]) but there is one before [[Basel]] ([[Switzerland]]).<br />
<br />
If you want to go to France it might be better to get to the ramp ''Freiburg Nord''. You can get there with tram line 2 towards ''Zähringen'', get out at the last station. From there it's a 400 meters walking to the spot. Try to get a ride from there to the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]] direction south. This way you pass by the service station ''Schauinsland'' which is the last one before France.<br />
<br />
I recommend hitching from the Aral petrol station on Leo-Wohleb-Straße 2. Freiburg is relatively small, so if you are in the city anyway you can very easily walk to this spot. This road goes along the Dreisam river and leads onto the A5 autobahn. In fact you will pass the hitching spot recommended in the first paragraph. I don't recommend that spot because its a 4-lane traffic and difficult for cars to pull over, although many people hitch from there. Waiting times at that Aral petrol station vary but it is recommended to start early so you catch workers commuting to other cities. You'll get drivers going north and south, you just need to ask around.<br />
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== Hitching In ==<br />
One option is to get off at "Schauninsland" petrol station if you are coming from the north where you can walk to the next village (Hochdorf) and take the bus 25 or 36 to Freiburg. It will take about 40 minutes to the centre. It's better to find someone in [[Mahlberg]], [[Baden-Baden|Baden Baden]] or [[Bruchsal]] who is going straight into town. The motorway doesn't go directly through the city so drivers are unlikely to go 15 km extra just to drop you off in the city if they want to continue their trip. <br />
<br />
If you are coming from the south you can get off at the "Breisgau" service station. There shouldn't be a problem with finding someone who is going into town.<br />
<br />
Another solution, though not the best one, is to get off at exit 61 "Freiburg Nord" on the A5. The driver can make U-Turn and get back on the motorway (well, if it's not a truck). There's not really much space to stop, so you'll have to ask people stopping on the red light, most of them will be going to the city. Better don't go there if you're not alone, as you'll have to hop in very quickly.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
People who have the transferable monthly ticket ''RegioKarte Übertragbar'' can take along another adult on Sundays and holidays. Students of Freiburg University don't pay after 19h30 on buses trams and trains within a certain region, and on Friday and Saturday, there are trams running all night. It does not include night buses. Not so many controllers, but they appear out of the blue undercover.<br />
<br />
== abgefahren e.V. ==<br />
The german autostop club [[abgefahren e.V.]] is very active in Freiburg. In September 2007, [[abgefahren e.V.]] held its first gathering near Freiburg and also published the first (un)official German hitchhiking-spot in Freiburg. In 2011 abgefahren started their 4th race in Freiburg the [[abgefahren hitchhiking race 2011]].<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
Just take the map of Freiburg ( there will you see the "camping place" ). You can sleep there for free ( like me ) and after the night you can take the shower. The best place i have ever been in Germany! :)<br />
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|pop = 217,548 (31 Dec 2006)<br />
|state = Baden-Württemberg<br />
|plate = FR<br />
|motorways = [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]<br />
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'''Freiburg im Breisgau''' is a student-city in the South of [[Germany]]. It is very close to the French border, and not far away from [[Switzerland]] as well. (It's the biggest Freiburg in Germany, there is also [[Freiburg/Elbe]] and [[Freiburg im Üechtland]] in Switzerland.)<br />
<br />
Freiburg might be a good stopover for a longer trip in [[Europe]] because it's quite central and easy to exit and to leave. Another advantage is that it's easy to find free [[finding accommodation|accommodation]] via [[finding accommodation|hospitality exchange networks]] in Freiburg.<br />
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Freiburg is a nice student town with around 220.000 inhabitants – 40.000 of them are students. So you definitely gonna find someone to drink a beer with.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Direction East [[Donaueschingen]], [[Engen]], [[Konstanz]], [[Singen]], [[Ravensburg]], [[Lindau]] ===<br />
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Get to the south east of the city where the ''Leo-Wohleben-Straße'' and ''Schwarzwaldstraße'' meet (B31). Somewhere there is a strip of grass right in front of a side road. As this is a busy road leading out of the town, waiting times are not very long.<br />
You should walk until the point where the road leads into a tunnel. There are some nice spots about 50 metres before the entrance where you can get rides easily. <br />
<br />
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'''Alternative for holders of '''Regio Karten''' (Monthly Tickets for the Public Transportation in the [http://www.rfv.de RVF]) or ''Semester Tickets'''''<br />
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You can take a train to [[Löffingen]] (switch trains in Neustadt, trains depart every hour), for free if you have a ''Semsterticket/Regio Karte'' and from there you can walk through the town to the B31. In [[Löffingen]] is a petrol station where it s quite easy to get rides to the '''A81''' ([[Singen]]–[[Stuttgart]]).<br />
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=== South [[A5 (Germany)|A5]], [[Lörrach]], [[Mulhouse]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[France]], [[Spain]] ===<br />
A perfect option to hitch out direction south. <br />
Get to the service station ''Schauinsland'' is to take Bus No.36 towards Hochdorf, exit Bus station Högestraße. Be careful, not every bus No.36 takes you to Högestraße, some take another route. Ask the driver, to be sure about the destination. From there it's just a few minutes walk to the service station along the dirt road diectly next to the motorway. The bus ticket costs 2.30€. Make sure your driver stays on your preferred highway since it splits before the next. (see map)<br />
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Stand on the Dreisamstraße and stick out the thumb. <br />
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=== North ([[Karlsruhe]]) {{Autobahn|5}} ===<br />
<map lat='47.9909987154148' lng='7.84449577331543' zoom='15' view='3' float='right' /><br />
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one option: heading north towards Karlsruhe, Frankfurt<br />
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To get to the "Breisgau" petrol station where you can ask for rides on the A5:<br />
<br />
take tram number 3 direction Haid until the end of the line. From there take bus number 35 and get off at the station called "Im Maierbruhl." When you get off the bus go back down the street in the direction the bus came from and turn right onto Freiburger landstrasse. Walk until you get to the traffic light (there's a bakery on the way where you can get coffee and food for the road) then turn left onto Mengener Strasse. Follow the road (about 1km) until you get to a bridge, then go left up a path--you will see the petrol station there. Two cars stopped to offer me a ride on this road as I walked, so it's possible to hitch rides here if you're feeling cold or lazy.<br />
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For heading north the next petrol station is "Mahlberg" right before [[Offenburg]]. For heading south there is no petrol station before the motorway leads to [[France]] ([[Mulhouse]], [[Besançon]], [[Lyon]]) but there is one before [[Basel]] ([[Switzerland]]).<br />
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If you want to go to France it might be better to get to the ramp ''Freiburg Nord''. You can get there with tram line 2 towards ''Zähringen'', get out at the last station. From there it's a 400 meters walking to the spot. Try to get a ride from there to the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]] direction south. This way you pass by the service station ''Schauinsland'' which is the last one before France.<br />
<br />
I recommend hitching from the Aral petrol station on Leo-Wohleb-Straße 2. Freiburg is relatively small, so if you are in the city anyway you can very easily walk to this spot. This road goes along the Dreisam river and leads onto the A5 autobahn. In fact you will pass the hitching spot recommended in the first paragraph. I don't recommend that spot because its a 4-lane traffic and difficult for cars to pull over, although many people hitch from there. Waiting times at that Aral petrol station vary but it is recommended to start early so you catch workers commuting to other cities. You'll get drivers going north and south, you just need to ask around.<br />
<br />
== Hitching In ==<br />
One option is to get off at "Schauninsland" petrol station if you are coming from the north where you can walk to the next village (Hochdorf) and take the bus 25 or 36 to Freiburg. It will take about 40 minutes to the centre. It's better to find someone in [[Mahlberg]], [[Baden-Baden|Baden Baden]] or [[Bruchsal]] who is going straight into town. The motorway doesn't go directly through the city so drivers are unlikely to go 15 km extra just to drop you off in the city if they want to continue their trip. <br />
<br />
If you are coming from the south you can get off at the "Breisgau" service station. There shouldn't be a problem with finding someone who is going into town.<br />
<br />
Another solution, though not the best one, is to get off at exit 61 "Freiburg Nord" on the A5. The driver can make U-Turn and get back on the motorway (well, if it's not a truck). There's not really much space to stop, so you'll have to ask people stopping on the red light, most of them will be going to the city. Better don't go there if you're not alone, as you'll have to hop in very quickly.<br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
People who have the transferable monthly ticket ''RegioKarte Übertragbar'' can take along another adult on Sundays and holidays. Students of Freiburg University don't pay after 19h30 on buses trams and trains within a certain region, and on Friday and Saturday, there are trams running all night. It does not include night buses. Not so many controllers, but they appear out of the blue undercover.<br />
<br />
== abgefahren e.V. ==<br />
The german autostop club [[abgefahren e.V.]] is very active in Freiburg. In September 2007, [[abgefahren e.V.]] held its first gathering near Freiburg and also published the first (un)official German hitchhiking-spot in Freiburg. In 2011 abgefahren started their 4th race in Freiburg the [[abgefahren hitchhiking race 2011]].<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
Just take the map of Freiburg ( there will you see the "camping place" ). You can sleep there for free ( like me ) and after the night you can take the shower. The best place i have ever been in Germany! :)<br />
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[[Category:Germany]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|pop = 217,548 (31 Dec 2006)<br />
|state = Baden-Württemberg<br />
|plate = FR<br />
|motorways = [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]<br />
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'''Freiburg im Breisgau''' is a student-city in the South of [[Germany]]. It is very close to the French border, and not far away from [[Switzerland]] as well. (It's the biggest Freiburg in Germany, there is also [[Freiburg/Elbe]] and [[Freiburg im Üechtland]] in Switzerland.)<br />
<br />
Freiburg might be a good stopover for a longer trip in [[Europe]] because it's quite central and easy to exit and to leave. Another advantage is that it's easy to find free [[finding accommodation|accommodation]] via [[finding accommodation|hospitality exchange networks]] in Freiburg.<br />
<br />
Freiburg is a nice student town with around 220.000 inhabitants – 40.000 of them are students. So you definitely gonna find someone to drink a beer with.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Direction East [[Donaueschingen]], [[Engen]], [[Konstanz]], [[Singen]], [[Ravensburg]], [[Lindau]] ===<br />
<br />
Get to the south east of the city where the ''Leo-Wohleben-Straße'' and ''Schwarzwaldstraße'' meet (B31). Somewhere there is a strip of grass right in front of a side road. As this is a busy road leading out of the town, waiting times are not very long.<br />
You should walk until the point where the road leads into a tunnel. There are some nice spots about 50 metres before the entrance where you can get rides easily. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Alternative for holders of '''Regio Karten''' (Monthly Tickets for the Public Transportation in the [http://www.rfv.de RVF]) or ''Semester Tickets'''''<br />
<br />
You can take a train to [[Löffingen]] (switch trains in Neustadt, trains depart every hour), for free if you have a ''Semsterticket/Regio Karte'' and from there you can walk through the town to the B31. In [[Löffingen]] is a petrol station where it s quite easy to get rides to the '''A81''' ([[Singen]]–[[Stuttgart]]).<br />
<br />
=== South [[A5 (Germany)|A5]], [[Lörrach]], [[Mulhouse]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[France]], [[Spain]] ===<br />
A perfect option to hitch out direction south. <br />
Get to the service station ''Schauinsland'' is to take Bus No.36 towards Hochdorf, exit Bus station Högestraße. Be careful, not every bus No.36 takes you to Högestraße, some take another route. Ask the driver, to be sure about the destination. From there it's just a few minutes walk to the service station along the dirt road diectly next to the motorway. The bus ticket costs 2.30€. Make sure your driver stays on your preferred highway since it splits before the next. (see map)<br />
<br />
=== North ([[Karlsruhe]]) and South ([[Mulhouse]], [[Basel]]) {{Autobahn|5}} ===<br />
<map lat='47.9909987154148' lng='7.84449577331543' zoom='15' view='3' float='right' /><br />
<br />
one option: heading north towards Karlsruhe, Frankfurt<br />
<br />
To get to the "Breisgau" petrol station where you can ask for rides on the A5:<br />
<br />
take tram number 3 direction Haid until the end of the line. From there take bus number 35 and get off at the station called "Im Maierbruhl." When you get off the bus go back down the street in the direction the bus came from and turn right onto Freiburger landstrasse. Walk until you get to the traffic light (there's a bakery on the way where you can get coffee and food for the road) then turn left onto Mengener Strasse. Follow the road (about 1km) until you get to a bridge, then go left up a path--you will see the petrol station there. Two cars stopped to offer me a ride on this road as I walked, so it's possible to hitch rides here if you're feeling cold or lazy.<br />
<br />
For heading north the next petrol station is "Mahlberg" right before [[Offenburg]]. For heading south there is no petrol station before the motorway leads to [[France]] ([[Mulhouse]], [[Besançon]], [[Lyon]]) but there is one before [[Basel]] ([[Switzerland]]).<br />
<br />
If you want to go to France it might be better to get to the ramp ''Freiburg Nord''. You can get there with tram line 2 towards ''Zähringen'', get out at the last station. From there it's a 400 meters walking to the spot. Try to get a ride from there to the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]] direction south. This way you pass by the service station ''Schauinsland'' which is the last one before France.<br />
<br />
I recommend hitching from the Aral petrol station on Leo-Wohleb-Straße 2. Freiburg is relatively small, so if you are in the city anyway you can very easily walk to this spot. This road goes along the Dreisam river and leads onto the A5 autobahn. In fact you will pass the hitching spot recommended in the first paragraph. I don't recommend that spot because its a 4-lane traffic and difficult for cars to pull over, although many people hitch from there. Waiting times at that Aral petrol station vary but it is recommended to start early so you catch workers commuting to other cities. You'll get drivers going north and south, you just need to ask around.<br />
<br />
== Hitching In ==<br />
One option is to get off at "Schauninsland" petrol station if you are coming from the north where you can walk to the next village (Hochdorf) and take the bus 25 or 36 to Freiburg. It will take about 40 minutes to the centre. It's better to find someone in [[Mahlberg]], [[Baden-Baden|Baden Baden]] or [[Bruchsal]] who is going straight into town. The motorway doesn't go directly through the city so drivers are unlikely to go 15 km extra just to drop you off in the city if they want to continue their trip. <br />
<br />
If you are coming from the south you can get off at the "Breisgau" service station. There shouldn't be a problem with finding someone who is going into town.<br />
<br />
Another solution, though not the best one, is to get off at exit 61 "Freiburg Nord" on the A5. The driver can make U-Turn and get back on the motorway (well, if it's not a truck). There's not really much space to stop, so you'll have to ask people stopping on the red light, most of them will be going to the city. Better don't go there if you're not alone, as you'll have to hop in very quickly.<br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
People who have the transferable monthly ticket ''RegioKarte Übertragbar'' can take along another adult on Sundays and holidays. Students of Freiburg University don't pay after 19h30 on buses trams and trains within a certain region, and on Friday and Saturday, there are trams running all night. It does not include night buses. Not so many controllers, but they appear out of the blue undercover.<br />
<br />
== abgefahren e.V. ==<br />
The german autostop club [[abgefahren e.V.]] is very active in Freiburg. In September 2007, [[abgefahren e.V.]] held its first gathering near Freiburg and also published the first (un)official German hitchhiking-spot in Freiburg. In 2011 abgefahren started their 4th race in Freiburg the [[abgefahren hitchhiking race 2011]].<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
Just take the map of Freiburg ( there will you see the "camping place" ). You can sleep there for free ( like me ) and after the night you can take the shower. The best place i have ever been in Germany! :)<br />
<br />
[[Category:Germany]]<br />
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<div>{{Hitchhiking Zine nomination}}<br />
{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='48.13' lng='11.58' zoom='10' view='3' /><br />
|pop = 1,342,166 (30 Sep 2007)<br />
|state = Bavaria<br />
|plate = M<br />
|motorways = {{Autobahn|8}} {{Autobahn|9}} {{Autobahn|92}} {{Autobahn|96}} {{Autobahn|99}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Munich''' (''München'' in German) is the capital of Bavaria.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Nürnberg]] {{Autobahn|9}} ===<br />
'''Option 1''': Take the ''Subway 6'' to ''Studentenstadt''. From there walk about 300 m north on ''Ungererstraße'' until you are under a bridge. You will see signs for the motorways. This leads directly to the [[A9 (Germany)|A9]], a quick and easy route to [[Berlin]] or [[Nürnberg]]. For i.e. [[Cologne|Köln]] it is best to stop at the ''Rasthof Nürnberg/Feucht'' as the freeways converge here. To continue on [[A93 (Germany)|A93]], i.e. [[Regensburg]] and [[Dresden]] you can change the car at ''Rasthof Fürholzen'' some 30km north of Munich.<br />
:The roadworks mentioned by Sitarane are now finished. Although traffic wasn't heavy, I found this to be an excellent spot and got a ride out within ten minutes.<br />
:It is illegal for cars to stop here so when one does, it might be best to take it to the next Rasthof and continue from there if they aren't going far.<br />
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[[File:Hhnorth.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: North - option 2]]<br />
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'''Option 2''': Take ''Subway 6'' to ''Nordfriedhof''. Take the north-west exit from the station (front-left if you go from the city centre). On your right you will see a two-lane road going out of a tunnel. This is the spot. You can get there crossing the bushes on it's right side. Beware of the ants. The cars are fast there but can easily stop, because only one lane is open for cars, what makes the second a perfect place to stop.<br />
:Option 2 seems to be a lot better than the above, for two reasons. First, there is a lot of space for cars to stop. Second, all cars on this road go straight for the highway.<br />
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'''Option 3''': Take the S1 to Eching. Follow the road next to the station in the same direction of travel (north-east) as the train you leave. Walk under the autobahnbridge, once you are at first the crossing over the S Bahn take the bike path (it will turn a bit). You will go over another bridge and then need to head to Fürholzen. Once in the town, walk through it until you take Günzenhauser Straße to your left. Follow the road around to the right and you will see the Autobahn. Raststätte Fürholzen is then in front of you. Be sure to study the map in advance and take note that it's a 5–6&nbsp;km walk. The spot is great, but it is not that easy to reach it. [http://goo.gl/maps/8oQK Here's a map]<br />
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OR: Take the S1 to Eching. Pass under the railway to the side where the trains head back towards Munich City and walk the bike path along the railway in the direction you arrived by train until you reach the first bridge that goes over the railway (around 100m). Shortly before the bridge, turn left to reach the road coming down from the bridge (Paul-Käsmeier-Straße). At this crossing (marked with B in [http://goo.gl/maps/AOYSz this map]) , you can hitchhike easily to the next town Günzenhausen and walk towards Fürholzen. This road will underpass the motorway, few meters later you'll find a small road to the gas station "Fürholzen Ost" (marked as C in the same [http://goo.gl/maps/AOYSz map]).<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Salzburg]], [[Vienna]], [[Innsbruck]], [[Italy]] {{Autobahn|8}} ===<br />
The [[A8 (Germany)|A8]] begins inside the town. A few hundred meters before the beginning, there is a bus stop called Ramersdorf, so enough place to stop. Take a subway to ''Karl-Preis-Platz'' or just walk from the town centre along ''Rosenheimer Straße''. This is far from an ideal spot, as it's very difficult to catch the attention of the drivers in this spot, and there is too much urban traffic and buses. If you do choose this spot, make sure you have a very visible sign.<br />
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The easiest way to get out towards [[Rosenheim]] is to get the U-bahn/S-bahn to Ostbahnhof. From there, turn left onto Orleansstraße. Keep walking until you get to Rosenheimer Straße. Take a left when you reach it. About 500m on the right-hand side is a Shell gas station. There is also a bigger Aral gas station another 300m further on the same road. This is probably the best option for getting a hitch. There are also a good couple of places for cars to pull in before and after this gas station so if the through-flow is bad you can always try this.<br />
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July 2015; ''The Aral station is an ok spot, but get out of there to one of the service areas (Holzkirchen, Irschenberg, Bergen) as there is a lot of local traffic. Put Rosenheim on your sign and look for license plates with RO.''<br />
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:Or walk straight after seeing bus station Rosenheimer Straße pass the street, pass the huge sign A92 and stay at the and of the fence and when any car stop just him to drop you at Rosenheim service station or if you want to go to Balkan make sure that you get out before A10 in Austria. <br />
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:It's possible to put ''Rosenheim'' on a sign, which is the next city along the motorway. Close to [[Rosenheim]], there is a huge service area (''Irschenberg''), where you will surely get a ride to [[Austria]].<br />
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:I went near the bus station Rosenheimer Straße, and little bit further at the left, there is a petrol station, it s not a really good place as the road is turning at that place, but at least cars can stop, and it seems to me as the best place there.<br />
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'''Another option''' is the busy Holzkirchen gas station on the autobahn, it is one of the last opportunities to buy the windsheild sticker required for the Austrian autobahn so this spot has a lot of traffic. Getting there takes over an hour (30 minutes on the train and a 3.5km walk - if the weather is good the walk is nice though) but it's easy to find a lift once you're there. Take the S3 (direction Holzkirchen) and get out at Otterfing. Walk in the same direction your train was going for 200 meters then turn left over the bridge (''Bridge currently under construction - August 2014''). Follow this road (Kreuzstrasse) for 2.5km through fields and a forest until you reach the Autobahn. Turn right just before the road goes under the autobahn. Follow this road past the solar panels until the entrance of another tunnel under the autobahn, from here you should be able to see the gas station ahead. Cut through the field to reach it (you don't need to jump any fences, to enter walk around the fence, to exit use the gap where the fence changes design).<br />
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==== To [[Vienna]], [[Budapest]] ====<br />
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Consider getting on the {{Autobahn|92}} to [[Passau]]. Most of the international traffic (trucks) are going East by Passau while most of the traffic passing by [[Salzburg]] is going to [[Trieste]], [[Italy]].<br />
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[[User:bikepunk| Bikepunk]] Got stuck 14 hours at a huge [[Petrol station hitchhiking|Petrol station]] around [[Salzburg]] trying to get a ride to [[Vienna]].<br />
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=== South towards [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]] {{Autobahn|95}} ===<br />
'''Option1''':<br />
A really good spot to hitchkike in this direction is the petrol station near Machtsfinger Straße. Take the U3 direction Fürstenried West to Machtsfinger Straße. Get out of the station on the side towards Machtfinger Straße where there are the escalators. Turn right on Machtsfingerstraße and then left on Boschetsriederstraße. Follow it for a few hundred meters and you will see the petrol station on the right side. You can also take the bus 51 direction Moosach to Drygalski-Allee, the petrol station is 20meters behind it. A 95 is not the only direction from this station but many people will go there. The toilet is for free and even gendered. <br />
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'''Option 2''':<br />
You can also start your hitchhike is on Fürstenrieder Straße. There is a bus stop 200 metres after the crossways Würmtalstraße-Fürstenriederstraße. Cars can easily stop there. Use a sign (A 95, or Garmisch).<br />
In the evenings you can try to get a lift at the traffic light at the crossways. <br />
Both spots are not really good but okay.<br />
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=== Southwest towards [[Landsberg]], [[Memmingen]], [[Lindau]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]] (Vorarlberg), [[Italy]] {{Autobahn|96}} ===<br />
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'''Option 1''':<br />
The A96 begins inside of Munich. Close to the on-ramps of the motorway there is a petrol station (Aral, on Garmischer Straße) that is frequented by many people before they go onto the motorway. It's pretty big and the traffic flow is good there. I got a lift to Konstanz within 20 minutes of waiting there. <br />
It has not failed me yet, got rides within 10 minutes several times. --[[User:Cha|Cha]] ([[User talk:Cha|talk]]) 00:54, 11 March 2015 (CET)<br />
From Heimeranplatz it is possible to walk to the gas station, takes 5-10 minutes.<br />
The petrol station is easily reachable by bus line 133, direction Forstenrieder Allee. Exit at stop Siegenburger Straße.<br />
(Coming by line 133 from the other direction might be tricky as you would have to cross a road with 6 lanes. The traffic lights are quite some walk away).<br />
You can switch to this bus line 133 at stations Rotkreuzplatz (metro U1), Donnersbergerbrücke (most S-Bahn lines) and Heimeranplatz (metro U4 and U5, S-Bahn S7).<br />
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'''Option 2''':<br />
Take the S-Bahn number 8 (S8) to Neugilching, and walk on the main road 'Landsberger Straße' in the same direction where the train is going, in 800 meter you will see a petrol station to your right and Make Death (MC), there you can ask people for a lift for your direction or just for the gas station in Landsberg, where are more cars stopping.<br />
Also you can hitch from the ramp to the direction of Lindau, I waited there few minutes.<br />
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'''Tips:''' <br />
1 - First service station on the A96 is the "Rasthof Lechwiesen" close to Landsberg, you can change cars here to go further. <br />
2 - If you want to travel to any city on the Lake Constance (Bodensee), look out for Swiss and Austrian cars as they all have to pass [[Lindau]] where they can come off the highway to drop you off and get back on it again easily - and this only takes them 2 minutes out of their way. Ask to be dropped off at the last exit (Exit 2, Lindau) before the border to Austria, there is a roundabout close to a gas station and McD that works well in any direction.<br />
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=== West towards [[Augsburg]], [[Ulm]], [[Stuttgart]] {{Autobahn|8}} {{European Route Number|52}} ===<br />
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From the central railway station (''Hauptbahnhof''), take tram S2 towards ''Petershausen''. Get out at ''Obermenzing''. There along the street you can either walk the 2-3 km towards the motorway, or take bus #143 towards ''Blutenburg''. <br />
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The bus #143 stop is across the road from the S2 exit. If the bus is not leaving for a while, you can easily hitchhike at the traffic lights nearby. I would advise putting 'Augsburg' on the sign. There is a service station, Rasthof Augsburg, just before this town, which is '''closed as of May 2013''', expect a long waiting time at Augsburg - as long as Rasthof Augsburg is closed it's better find a ride all the way to Ulm. '''Update:''' When Insa and [[User:Jan|Jan]] were at the Augsburg station on 15 May 2013, the construction work was apparently just finished. Still, the spot is a bit hard – but if you go around and ask people you should manage.<br />
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This stop is located directly in front of a roundabout, and KFC where the [[A8 (Germany)|A8]] for direction west starts. There's enough place for cars to stop in front of the [[roundabout]]. Expect high traffic. Literally stuck my hand out here and got a ride within 30 seconds. There are so many cars here! For the petrol-station-lover, some meters before a small petrol station is located, so if you're bored, go asking people there. Make sure to carry a sign where you want to go as the motorway will split after 2 km towards different directions. It is really easy to get a lift from there.<br />
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This is also a great way to get to Frankfurt as you can hitch to Ulm, north to Würzburg and then west to Frankfurt.<br />
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=== North and South {{Autobahn|99}} ===<br />
[[File:Vaterstetten.jpeg|right|thumb|334px|Rasthof Vaterstetten Ost seems like a pretty popular spot.]]<br />
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The '''A 99''' is the Munich ring road (http://www.autobahnatlas-online.de/A99.htm). While not as accurate as other south south/north bound jumping off points, the service station ''Rasthof Vaterstetten Ost'' is a good point if seeking to get lifts from long-distance lorry drivers, many of whom stay overnight here. This service station is located at the A99 in Feldkirchen. It is located only 2 km from the S-Bahn station Vaterstetten and requires walking through the small village to the back of the service station. 1,000 [[hitchhiking a truck|trucks]] or more park here here every night with many more passing through, heading north and south. While I would not like to sleep here (with a 1,000 plus lonely men), its a excellent place when heading both north and south. Make sure to carry a sign indicating what motorway who are hoping to take. For example, the A8 to the the South and East or the A94 to Passau.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
=== Airport "Franz-Josef-Strauss" ===<br />
Maybe not the most comfortable place to sleep, but always open and not busy at night is the airport Franz-Josef-Strauss at A92 (from Regensburg). Hitchhiking away from there (late) in the evening is a pain, but if you end up there, you can count on a dry and warm night. There is no waiting hall (there are no flights at night) but enough restaurants where you can pick your bench and toilets are open any time.<br />
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=== Main Train Station ===<br />
Located in the center and always open is the Munich main train station. If you get stuck in the city, this is probably a better solution than the airport which unfortunately is pretty far outside of Munich, but don't expect it to be more comfortable. There is a small waiting hall on the mezzanine level and a few benches on the platforms. It is common to find some people resting on the first floor of the main entrance hall (right next to Burger King) and tolerated by the Deutsche Bahn security guards as long as you don't intend to crash there for more than a single night. If asked, just tell them you wait for a train that leaves early in the morning and they usually leave you alone. You can sneak into the toilets of the two Burger King restaurants around (free, but closed from about 3:30am), or use the toilets of the main train station (50ct minimum). Another advantage over the airport is that it's quite easy to get back to any hitchhiking spot from here.<br />
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{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='48.13' lng='11.58' zoom='10' view='3' /><br />
|pop = 1,342,166 (30 Sep 2007)<br />
|state = Bavaria<br />
|plate = M<br />
|motorways = {{Autobahn|8}} {{Autobahn|9}} {{Autobahn|92}} {{Autobahn|96}} {{Autobahn|99}}<br />
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'''Munich''' (''München'' in German) is the capital of Bavaria.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Nürnberg]] {{Autobahn|9}} ===<br />
Option 1: Take the ''Subway 6'' to ''Studentenstadt''. From there walk about 300 m north on ''Ungererstraße'' until you are under a bridge. You will see signs for the motorways. This leads directly to the [[A9 (Germany)|A9]], a quick and easy route to [[Berlin]] or [[Nürnberg]]. For i.e. [[Cologne|Köln]] it is best to stop at the ''Rasthof Nürnberg/Feucht'' as the freeways converge here. To continue on [[A93 (Germany)|A93]], i.e. [[Regensburg]] and [[Dresden]] you can change the car at ''Rasthof Fürholzen'' some 30km north of Munich.<br />
:The roadworks mentioned by Sitarane are now finished. Although traffic wasn't heavy, I found this to be an excellent spot and got a ride out within ten minutes.<br />
:It is illegal for cars to stop here so when one does, it might be best to take it to the next Rasthof and continue from there if they aren't going far.<br />
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[[File:Hhnorth.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: North - option 2]]<br />
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Option 2: Take ''Subway 6'' to ''Nordfriedhof''. Take the north-west exit from the station (front-left if you go from the city centre). On your right you will see a two-lane road going out of a tunnel. This is the spot. You can get there crossing the bushes on it's right side. Beware of the ants. The cars are fast there but can easily stop, because only one lane is open for cars, what makes the second a perfect place to stop.<br />
:Option 2 seems to be a lot better than the above, for two reasons. First, there is a lot of space for cars to stop. Second, all cars on this road go straight for the highway.<br />
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Option 3: Take the S1 to Eching. Follow the road next to the station in the same direction of travel (north-east) as the train you leave. Walk under the autobahnbridge, once you are at first the crossing over the S Bahn take the bike path (it will turn a bit). You will go over another bridge and then need to head to Fürholzen. Once in the town, walk through it until you take Günzenhauser Straße to your left. Follow the road around to the right and you will see the Autobahn. Raststätte Fürholzen is then in front of you. Be sure to study the map in advance and take note that it's a 5–6&nbsp;km walk. The spot is great, but it is not that easy to reach it. [http://goo.gl/maps/8oQK Here's a map]<br />
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OR: Take the S1 to Eching. Pass under the railway to the side where the trains head back towards Munich City and walk the bike path along the railway in the direction you arrived by train until you reach the first bridge that goes over the railway (around 100m). Shortly before the bridge, turn left to reach the road coming down from the bridge (Paul-Käsmeier-Straße). At this crossing (marked with B in [http://goo.gl/maps/AOYSz this map]) , you can hitchhike easily to the next town Günzenhausen and walk towards Fürholzen. This road will underpass the motorway, few meters later you'll find a small road to the gas station "Fürholzen Ost" (marked as C in the same [http://goo.gl/maps/AOYSz map]).<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Salzburg]], [[Vienna]], [[Innsbruck]], [[Italy]] {{Autobahn|8}} ===<br />
The [[A8 (Germany)|A8]] begins inside the town. A few hundred meters before the beginning, there is a bus stop called Ramersdorf, so enough place to stop. Take a subway to ''Karl-Preis-Platz'' or just walk from the town centre along ''Rosenheimer Straße''. This is far from an ideal spot, as it's very difficult to catch the attention of the drivers in this spot, and there is too much urban traffic and buses. If you do choose this spot, make sure you have a very visible sign.<br />
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The easiest way to get out towards [[Rosenheim]] is to get the U-bahn/S-bahn to Ostbahnhof. From there, turn left onto Orleansstraße. Keep walking until you get to Rosenheimer Straße. Take a left when you reach it. About 500m on the right-hand side is a Shell gas station. There is also a bigger Aral gas station another 300m further on the same road. This is probably the best option for getting a hitch. There are also a good couple of places for cars to pull in before and after this gas station so if the through-flow is bad you can always try this.<br />
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July 2015; ''The Aral station is an ok spot, but get out of there to one of the service areas (Holzkirchen, Irschenberg, Bergen) as there is a lot of local traffic. Put Rosenheim on your sign and look for license plates with RO.''<br />
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:Or walk straight after seeing bus station Rosenheimer Straße pass the street, pass the huge sign A92 and stay at the and of the fence and when any car stop just him to drop you at Rosenheim service station or if you want to go to Balkan make sure that you get out before A10 in Austria. <br />
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:It's possible to put ''Rosenheim'' on a sign, which is the next city along the motorway. Close to [[Rosenheim]], there is a huge service area (''Irschenberg''), where you will surely get a ride to [[Austria]].<br />
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:I went near the bus station Rosenheimer Straße, and little bit further at the left, there is a petrol station, it s not a really good place as the road is turning at that place, but at least cars can stop, and it seems to me as the best place there.<br />
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'''Another option''' is the busy Holzkirchen gas station on the autobahn, it is one of the last opportunities to buy the windsheild sticker required for the Austrian autobahn so this spot has a lot of traffic. Getting there takes over an hour (30 minutes on the train and a 3.5km walk - if the weather is good the walk is nice though) but it's easy to find a lift once you're there. Take the S3 (direction Holzkirchen) and get out at Otterfing. Walk in the same direction your train was going for 200 meters then turn left over the bridge (''Bridge currently under construction - August 2014''). Follow this road (Kreuzstrasse) for 2.5km through fields and a forest until you reach the Autobahn. Turn right just before the road goes under the autobahn. Follow this road past the solar panels until the entrance of another tunnel under the autobahn, from here you should be able to see the gas station ahead. Cut through the field to reach it (you don't need to jump any fences, to enter walk around the fence, to exit use the gap where the fence changes design).<br />
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==== To [[Vienna]], [[Budapest]] ====<br />
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Consider getting on the {{Autobahn|92}} to [[Passau]]. Most of the international traffic (trucks) are going East by Passau while most of the traffic passing by [[Salzburg]] is going to [[Trieste]], [[Italy]].<br />
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[[User:bikepunk| Bikepunk]] Got stuck 14 hours at a huge [[Petrol station hitchhiking|Petrol station]] around [[Salzburg]] trying to get a ride to [[Vienna]].<br />
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=== South towards [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]] {{Autobahn|95}} ===<br />
Option1<br />
A really good spot to hitchkike in this direction is the petrol station near Machtsfinger Straße. Take the U3 direction Fürstenried West to Machtsfinger Straße. Get out of the station on the side towards Machtfinger Straße where there are the escalators. Turn right on Machtsfingerstraße and then left on Boschetsriederstraße. Follow it for a few hundred meters and you will see the petrol station on the right side. You can also take the bus 51 direction Moosach to Drygalski-Allee, the petrol station is 20meters behind it. A 95 is not the only direction from this station but many people will go there. The toilet is for free and even gendered. <br />
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Option 2<br />
You can also start your hitchhike is on Fürstenrieder Straße. There is a bus stop 200 metres after the crossways Würmtalstraße-Fürstenriederstraße. Cars can easily stop there. Use a sign (A 95, or Garmisch).<br />
In the evenings you can try to get a lift at the traffic light at the crossways. <br />
Both spots are not really good but okay.<br />
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=== Southwest towards [[Landsberg]], [[Memmingen]], [[Lindau]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]] (Vorarlberg), [[Italy]] {{Autobahn|96}} ===<br />
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'''Option 1''':<br />
The A96 begins inside of Munich. Close to the on-ramps of the motorway there is a petrol station (Aral, on Garmischer Straße) that is frequented by many people before they go onto the motorway. It's pretty big and the traffic flow is good there. I got a lift to Konstanz within 20 minutes of waiting there. <br />
It has not failed me yet, got rides within 10 minutes several times. --[[User:Cha|Cha]] ([[User talk:Cha|talk]]) 00:54, 11 March 2015 (CET)<br />
From Heimeranplatz it is possible to walk to the gas station, takes 5-10 minutes.<br />
The petrol station is easily reachable by bus line 133, direction Forstenrieder Allee. Exit at stop Siegenburger Straße.<br />
(Coming by line 133 from the other direction might be tricky as you would have to cross a road with 6 lanes. The traffic lights are quite some walk away).<br />
You can switch to this bus line 133 at stations Rotkreuzplatz (metro U1), Donnersbergerbrücke (most S-Bahn lines) and Heimeranplatz (metro U4 and U5, S-Bahn S7).<br />
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'''Option 2''':<br />
Take the S-Bahn number 8 (S8) to Neugilching, and walk on the main road 'Landsberger Straße' in the same direction where the train is going, in 800 meter you will see a petrol station to your right and Make Death (MC), there you can ask people for a lift for your direction or just for the gas station in Landsberg, where are more cars stopping.<br />
Also you can hitch from the ramp to the direction of Lindau, I waited there few minutes.<br />
<br />
'''Tips:''' <br />
1 - First service station on the A96 is the "Rasthof Lechwiesen" close to Landsberg, you can change cars here to go further. <br />
2 - If you want to travel to any city on the Lake Constance (Bodensee), look out for Swiss and Austrian cars as they all have to pass [[Lindau]] where they can come off the highway to drop you off and get back on it again easily - and this only takes them 2 minutes out of their way. Ask to be dropped off at the last exit (Exit 2, Lindau) before the border to Austria, there is a roundabout close to a gas station and McD that works well in any direction.<br />
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=== West towards [[Augsburg]], [[Ulm]], [[Stuttgart]] {{Autobahn|8}} {{European Route Number|52}} ===<br />
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From the central railway station (''Hauptbahnhof''), take tram S2 towards ''Petershausen''. Get out at ''Obermenzing''. There along the street you can either walk the 2-3 km towards the motorway, or take bus #143 towards ''Blutenburg''. <br />
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The bus #143 stop is across the road from the S2 exit. If the bus is not leaving for a while, you can easily hitchhike at the traffic lights nearby. I would advise putting 'Augsburg' on the sign. There is a service station, Rasthof Augsburg, just before this town, which is '''closed as of May 2013''', expect a long waiting time at Augsburg - as long as Rasthof Augsburg is closed it's better find a ride all the way to Ulm. '''Update:''' When Insa and [[User:Jan|Jan]] were at the Augsburg station on 15 May 2013, the construction work was apparently just finished. Still, the spot is a bit hard – but if you go around and ask people you should manage.<br />
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This stop is located directly in front of a roundabout, and KFC where the [[A8 (Germany)|A8]] for direction west starts. There's enough place for cars to stop in front of the [[roundabout]]. Expect high traffic. Literally stuck my hand out here and got a ride within 30 seconds. There are so many cars here! For the petrol-station-lover, some meters before a small petrol station is located, so if you're bored, go asking people there. Make sure to carry a sign where you want to go as the motorway will split after 2 km towards different directions. It is really easy to get a lift from there.<br />
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This is also a great way to get to Frankfurt as you can hitch to Ulm, north to Würzburg and then west to Frankfurt.<br />
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=== North and South {{Autobahn|99}} ===<br />
[[File:Vaterstetten.jpeg|right|thumb|334px|Rasthof Vaterstetten Ost seems like a pretty popular spot.]]<br />
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The '''A 99''' is the Munich ring road (http://www.autobahnatlas-online.de/A99.htm). While not as accurate as other south south/north bound jumping off points, the service station ''Rasthof Vaterstetten Ost'' is a good point if seeking to get lifts from long-distance lorry drivers, many of whom stay overnight here. This service station is located at the A99 in Feldkirchen. It is located only 2 km from the S-Bahn station Vaterstetten and requires walking through the small village to the back of the service station. 1,000 [[hitchhiking a truck|trucks]] or more park here here every night with many more passing through, heading north and south. While I would not like to sleep here (with a 1,000 plus lonely men), its a excellent place when heading both north and south. Make sure to carry a sign indicating what motorway who are hoping to take. For example, the A8 to the the South and East or the A94 to Passau.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
=== Airport "Franz-Josef-Strauss" ===<br />
Maybe not the most comfortable place to sleep, but always open and not busy at night is the airport Franz-Josef-Strauss at A92 (from Regensburg). Hitchhiking away from there (late) in the evening is a pain, but if you end up there, you can count on a dry and warm night. There is no waiting hall (there are no flights at night) but enough restaurants where you can pick your bench and toilets are open any time.<br />
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=== Main Train Station ===<br />
Located in the center and always open is the Munich main train station. If you get stuck in the city, this is probably a better solution than the airport which unfortunately is pretty far outside of Munich, but don't expect it to be more comfortable. There is a small waiting hall on the mezzanine level and a few benches on the platforms. It is common to find some people resting on the first floor of the main entrance hall (right next to Burger King) and tolerated by the Deutsche Bahn security guards as long as you don't intend to crash there for more than a single night. If asked, just tell them you wait for a train that leaves early in the morning and they usually leave you alone. You can sneak into the toilets of the two Burger King restaurants around (free, but closed from about 3:30am), or use the toilets of the main train station (50ct minimum). Another advantage over the airport is that it's quite easy to get back to any hitchhiking spot from here.<br />
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