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'''Frankfurt''' is a major city in [[Hessen]]Hesse, [[Germany]]. It is an [[air]], [[rail]] and road transport hub, so you will find many people travelling out of the city in many different directions.

==Hitching out===== All directions =Hitchhiking in ==[[File:theodorheussalleefrankfurt.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Traffic-eye-view of the hitchhiking spot on Theodor-Heuss-Allee.]]Perhaps the best spot for getting rides out of Frankfurt in every direction is on the B8, on the start of the Theodor-Heuss-Allee near the centre of the city.

Underneath If you are coming from the “Messeturm” skyscraper is a roundabout connecting Theodor-Heuss-Alleenorth (Netherlands; Cologne, Düsseldorf, Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage etc.) and Senkenberganlage. Take U-Bahn underground line U4your ride is not going directly to Frankfurt am Main, or Straßenbahn tram lines 16 or 17but continuing towards the south instead, and get off ask your driver to drop you out at the Medenbach service station at the stop “Festhalle/Messe”A3. It lies some 35 km northwest of Frankfurt. The roundabout This is a very busy service station and you should be easily visibleable to quickly find a ride directly to central Frankfurt. If you miss that stop, there won't be any other good places to be dropped out until close to Darmstadt (unless of course, the driver is willing to make a detour to leave you at Frankfurt Airport).

Traffic is very busy here every day from 7:00 to 20:00. The traffic moves slowly. Although this looks like an almost-perfect hitchhiking spot=== North ([[Kassel]], it is still in the centre of a large city [[Hannover]]), West ([[Wiesbaden]], [[Mainz]]) and so expect a waiting time of 30–60 minutes. There is a reasonable chance of finding other hitchhikers at this spot.South ([[Karlsruhe]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Basel]]) {{Autobahn|5}} ===

If you prefer not to take public transport, then from the “Hauptbahnhof” central train station walk north for approximately 15 minutes. Look for the dark red Messeturm skyscraper (nickname “The Pencil”, which gives a clue to it's appearance) and walk towards it along the main road. From there, look for the roundabout.''Option 1'''

=== North ([[Kassel]], [[Hannover]]) and South ([[Karlsruhe]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Freiburg im Breisgau|Freiburg]]) {{Autobahn|5}}===Take tram No. 17 from Central Station till the last stop "Am Rebstockbad", takes you about 10 minutes. You can already see the motorway, which leads 300m later A good spot for both directions getting rides out of the A5. When you arrive at the [[gas station]] that heads into Frankfurt there in every direction is a bridge 200 meter away. Cross on the bridge to B8, on the other side start of the motorway, at this gas station almost every car will go either north or south Theodor-Heuss-Allee near the center of the A5city. The next gas station in the north spot is "Wetterau"a bus stop on Theodor-Heuss-Allee, which is usually quite about 40 metres after a good spot for long ridesroundabout next to Messeturm skyscraper. But this gas station also has lots of potentialTake the U-Bahn line U4, some more experiences are needed though! Twice [[User:Wukk|Wukk]] found a ride after 5 minutesor Straßenbahn line 16 or 17, one straight to [[Hamburg]], one Festhalle/Messe. Or walk from the Hauptbahnhof north for approximately 15 minutes to "Raststelle Wetterau"Messeturm skyscraper.

=== East Traffic is very busy and slow here every day from 7:00 to [[Würzburg]], [[Nürnberg]], [[Czech Republic]] {{Autobahn|3}} ===<map lat='5020:00.08661105760373' lng='8The rate at which people pick up hitch hikers here is reportedly very low (twits will also make a variety of offensive gestures at you so be prepared) but with so much traffic going in every direction you can eventually get a ride.706235885620117' zoom='14' view='3' float='right' />

Take for example U-Bahn 1, 2 or 3 from main railroad station to Südbahnhof. (There are multiple ways to get to Südbahnhof, just pick one of them.) In front of the station there are a couple of bus stops, take bus number 30 or 36 to The next good hitch hiking spot on A5/E451 in northern direction “Sachsenhauser Hainer Weg” and get out at the stop at Sachsenhauser street. Road 3 is right beside you, Raststätte Wetterau and there is a restplace where you better spot to look for longer rides so try to get by running across the road. This is a hitchhiking spot ''par excellence'', lots of cars passing it all the time and it is easy ride to pull off there. Think twice if someone offers you a ride to the petrol station nearby, by taking it you will lose this spot and might end up waiting for hoursare heading north.

== Food ==* Take U-Bahn line U6 or U7 to “Leipziger Straße” to find a cheap selection of market stalls, restaurants, fast food, supermarkets, international callshops, and shops selling small but useful items like knives or umbrellas.* Nearby (also U-Bahn line U6 or U7, and Straßenbahn line 16 or 17) is “Bockenheimer Warte”. Here is the university – ask students at the library (“Uni-Bibliothek”) to give you free internet access. The university cafés serve cheap, healthy food and are open to everyone – look young, confident and busy, and you won't have to show a pass to get a student discount.*Take Bus 36 from "Konstablerwache" to Adlerflychtplatz. Just next to the Bus-Stop is the "Aroma" an israeli Falaffel Store. For 3,80 you will get the best Falaffel Sandwich in the world. Or at least in Frankfurt.''Option 2'''

Take tram No. 17 from Frankfurt DB main train station until the last stop "Am Rebstockbad" ([http://g.co/maps/6h9fe Map]. This takes you about 10 minutes. From the final stop Am Rebstockbad you can already see the motorway (A648) which interchanges some 700 meter westward on the A5 (north/soutward). When you arrive at the (eastbound) Esso gas station on the side that leads into Frankfurt - walk westward along the Autobahn and cross at a road bridge 200-300 meters away. Cars that refuel at the opposite (westbound) gas station will in almost every case travel either northward Kassel, Hannover or southward Darmstadt, Basel] on the Autobahn A5. === Internet North ([[Kassel]], [[Hannover]], [[Gießen]], [[Marburg]]) {{Autobahn|5}} ===* Probably '''Option 1''' The Friedberger Landstrasse street is often used to leave the city towards the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]] North. From theKonstablerwache city centre, walk 2 km or take the tram 18 / bus 30 till the stop Münzenberger Str. Hitchhike on this road about 150 m before the entrance of the supermarket 'Lidl' ([http://g.co/maps/pymu4 Map]). You definitely need a sign with A5 on it because many cars go to other directions. It is a perfect spot to get a ride to the cheapest 24hr internet point the rest area Wetterau. '''Option 2''' Rest area Gräfenhausen in the south of Frankfurt Take suburban train (S-Bahn) S3 indicating: Darmstadt to the stop Erzhausen, leave the station and walk through the town is inside Erzhausen on Bahnstraße and Hauptstraße westward until you can hear the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]]. At some point, you will see a sign pointing left to a Schützenhaus, follow this direction, continue straight beyond the “Stay clubhouse and Learn” youth hostelyou will arrive at [http://www.serways.de/standorte/standorte/Gr%C3%A4fenhausen%20Ost Rastanlage Gräfenhausen Ost] ([http://g.co/maps/wjg7k Map]). The price varies with It takes 50-60 minutes from the time city center.. There is plenty of long distance traffic 24 hours a dayat this spot, a restaurant as well as a small supermarket! '''Option 3''' Take the Metro to Kalbach Line U2 or U9, underpass the highway and take the second street right (treet is from €0called Am Martinszehnten".80 There is a petrol station called Hessol and a McDonalds, which are close to €2A5.00 per hour. The internet point As the petrol station is cheap it is on the Kaiserstraße, just 50 meters frequently used and you can easily get a ride from there to the central train A5 to service stationWetterau wich is a good spot to find long-distance lifts.** Standing at === South ([[Karlsruhe]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Freiburg im Breisgau|Freiburg]]) {{Autobahn|5}} === '''Option 1''' Go by subway (U-Bahn) line U7 to the station looking towards last stop Heerstraße, continue walking the city, path along the main street going away from you is rail-track on the Kaiserstraßeleft side northward. Cross Walk over the tram lines path/road between the fields until the Autobahn and start walking down cross via the underpass. You´ll see a small steep footpath on the streetright. Keep looking up Go there and you should see are on the rest area Taunusblick on the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]. The whole journey takes not more than 25/30 minutes from the city center, you can get on the “Stay underground at Hauptwache and Learn” sign high up on Konstablerwache - two main underground stations in the city centre, in the leftend you have 10 minutes walking only. It Attention: There is very close.no exit or entrance for cars going north on A5/E451! You can only use the rest area Taunusblick to travel South  '''Option 2''' Rest area Gräfenhausen in the south of Frankfurt ** Under Take suburban train S-Bahn S3 indicating Darmstadt] to the sign is a brown door. Press stop 'Erzhausen, leave the buzzer station and walk through the door will opentown Erzhausen on Bahnstraße and Hauptstraße. Climb Cross the Autobahn via the bridge, walk lefthand through the forest on Erzhäuser Weg until the stairs Rastanlage Gräfenhausen West rest stop === East ([[Würzburg]], [[Nürnberg]], [[Czech Republic]]) {{Autobahn|3}} === Take subway U-Bahn line 1, 2 or use 3 from the lift DB main train station to find the reception final stop Südbahnhof (on there are also many other ways to reach Südbahnhof = just pick one of them!) Take bus number 30 or 36 from the station to the 3rd floorstop Sachsenhausen - Hainer Weg. Bundesstraße 3 (Babenhäuser Landstraße).** Turn left immediately before is right at the receptionbusstop, then there is an easyInternetcafe on a restarea which you can reach by crossing the rightroad. It is for guests onlyAttention: Think twice if someone offers you a ride to the petrol station nearby, but keep quiet about by taking it you will lose this spot and might end up waiting for hours. Alternative which takes you to the service area mentioned above. Take S1 train to Rodgau-Weiskirchen then walk along Bahnhofstrasse until you reach Hauptstrasse turn right and then take first left into Shillerstrass. Follow Shillerstrasse until you reach into the forest and then take first road going left. This will be finetake you straight to the Service area. It takes approximately 40 minutes. == Public Transport = West ([[Cologne|Köln]], [[Dortmund]]) and East ([[Würzburg]], [[Munich]]) {{Autobahn|3}} ===* You '''Option 1''' Rastanlage Weiskirchen has two sides, north and south for going east or west. A bridge over A3/E42 (east of the station) connects both sides. From Frankfurt you can almost always use the Ureach this place in around 60 minutes. From Frankfurt DB main train station, you should take S-Bahn S1 direction: Rödermark Ober-Roden to the stop Weiskirchen. Wander through the town on Bahnhofstraße, Schillerstraße and Straßenbahn without a ticket – Pommernstraße, later through the cropfields first in east- then in northward direction until you can see the chance Autobahn.  '''Option 2''' Rest area Theißtal west of being checked Frankfurt An alternative, if you want to leave Frankfurt for Köln and further north or west, is the rest area Theißtal along the [[A3 (Germany)|Autobahn A3]]. Take the S-Bahn (S2) towards Niedernhausen (final stop, about 30 minutes). You'll hear the Autobahn once you are there. Walk 1.5 km (20 min) northwestwards. There is a tiny footpath through the woods leading all the way to the motorway rest area, and if you try to stick close to the Autobahn, you shouldn'veryt miss it. You'll walk past a shooting range, and when you reach a 100m diameter clearing in the woods, you' rare (rarer than in most other German cities)re there. But Most cars here go at least to Köln/Bonn if they don't go to Koblenz, since there isn't much else on the way. There is a fence between the woods and the rest area '''Option 3''' Medenbach service station probably best option to go towards Cologne This option has a fair bit of potential walking but leaves you travel at a well visited service station on the buses A3 to the West of Frankfurt and really only ends up being one or 2 kilometers more of a walk compared to the first option. Take the S-BahnS2 towards Niedernhausen and get off at Eppstein-Bremthal. You can save a kilometer of uphill walking by taking bus 20 (just outside the station and easy to board without a ticket because you can enter in the back doors) for 3 (possibly 4) stops to bus stop Waldallee. (The stop is immediately after the bus turns right after reach the top of the hill. You then have a 5 kilometer walk to the service station but could also hitch a ride most of the way. Going the opposite direction of the bus, walk along the L3017 passing through the town of Wildsachsen. About a kilometer past the town, turn right onto L3018. (It veers slightly away from the previous road heading up a hill. Walk 500 meters and turn left onto the path. (Or if you want to go south keep going until you pass under the autobahn.) Walk about 700 meters on the path and you will almost always be able to turn right on a road that leads to the service station. You can then turn left and follow it until you come out near the gas station or just after the green fence you can turn right and take the elevator down to the ground level and emerge in the parking area near the restaurant. You'll have to paypress the door open button to get the doors to open. From here you could easily get a ride even as far as Belgium or the Netherlands. === From the airport === [[File:Frankfurtairportcarparkexit.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Craig stood in front of that traffic sign]] There are two good spots at the car park. Go to the arrival level in front of Terminal 1. You can now enter a throughway beneath the brownish Sheraton building that is opposite to Terminal 1 Part C. There is a delivery area of the Sheraton, great spot. Slow traffic and a lot of space for stopping. You should be able to spot the main car park exit. You can follow the cars further down some 100 meters to find a spot in the sunlight.Note that most traffic will go south! == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki == {{nomadwiki}}

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