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'''Magdeburg''' is a city in [[Germany]] just in the middle between [[Hannover]] and [[Berlin]]. It is enclosed by the a [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] in the north and the [[A14 (Germany)|A14]] in the South and West which intersect in the North-West of the city. The B71 is running through the middle of the city intersecting with the A2 in the North and the A14 in the South. Due to the B17 B71 there are many different on-ramps and spots all over the city, although their hitchability may vary.
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== East towards [[Berlin]] ===
==== Option 1: gas Autohof Magdeburg ==== Take Tram 10 towards "Barleber See" and get out at the last station "Barleber See". Walk right, cross the August-Bebel-Damm and walk further straight into Glindenberger Weg. You will already see Mc Donald's and Aral petrol station signs. It is a two minutes walk. At the petrol station is not so much traffic, but many people going further to Berlin stop at McD's. Place yourself in front of the entrance. This place just opened 2012 and is now the best place for almost no waiting times, but it takes a bit longer to get there by tram. ==== Option 2: The petrol station at B71 ====
Take Tram 9 in Magdeburg towards ''Neustädter See'' and get out at ''Krähenstieg''. Walk left, crossing the tracks and the street. Turn right after the tower-like building and walk down the street there. After some meters you will recognize the petrol station behind some trees on the left side. It is directly located along the ''B71'' which intersects with the A2 at ''Magdeburg-Centrum''.
In the afternoon you meet a lot of people who just go to their home villages in the counties Jerichower Land (number plate JL), Ohrekreis (OK) or Sachsen-Anhalt West [[Salzwedel]] (SAW) but there are also cars going longer distances.
Since there are often more cars towards the West you could take any ride that goes past the service station ''Börde'Be careful:''' Some people reported that employees of on the station told them to leave because "it is forbidden to talk to the car owners". They tried to make the hitchhikers leave A2, get off there and threatened cross over to call the police. There are speculations that this depends on the daytime, your appearance other side (there is a bridge) and the presence of certain employees or the bosshitch from there.
==== Option 23: B71 on-ramp at the university ====
Very easy to get to is the on-ramp of the B71 close to the university. Take a tram to ''Universität'' and from the roundabout follow the ''Walter-Rathenau-Straße'' for a few hundred meters. There is a bus stop with a huge shoulder before the bridge.
Alternatively continue until the very on-ramp. Traffic lights and cars from the other direction as well. Directly at the on-ramp it is difficult to stop, but still possible to hitch a ride. Especially on fridays Fridays many students are leaving the city this way. Sign very advisable.
<!---==== Option 34: Service Station Börde at the A2 ====
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Another option is the service station ''[[Börde Nord]]'' and ''[[Börde Süd]]'', a pretty nice starting point for hitchhikers. However, it includes a longer bus ride starting at the central bus station ''Damaschkeplatz'' behind ''Hauptbahnhof''.
You can take bus number 615 towards ''Eichenbarleben'' and get out at bus stop ''Mammendorf (Eichenbarleben)''. From here you can walk to the service station. You'll approach the service station from the south and need to take the path to the right before the underpass of the motorway.-->
You can also take bus number 618 towards ''Rottmersleben'' until ''Groß Santersleben''. Form here you need to take the Mammendorfer Weg (direction southwest). You will first see the service station Börde Nord (westbound) and after you passed under the motorway you will find the path going to the left to Börde Süd ((south-)eastbound).
=== South-East towards [[Dessau]] ===
Take tram #5 or #6 to ''Jerichower Platz'' and look for the bus stop next to the petrol station. Take bus #51 to the stop ''Biederitzer Str. / Heyrothsberge''. Walk back to the main road, then turn left and hitch from the street turning right at the next traffic light along ''Königsberger Str.''.
You could also ask at the petrol station next to the bus stop if you don't want to wait for the bus or walk along ''Jerichower Straße''/''Berliner Chausse'' for about 1.5km until you reach a traffic light shortly after which is a good spot to pull over.
=== West towards [[Hannover]], [[Hamburg]] ===
==== Option 1: AGIP petrol station at the B1 ====
Take tram #3, #4 or #5 to ''Albert-Vater-Str.''. You will see an AGIP petrol station on your right. It is good for westbound traffic on the A2. You can hitch at the petrol station or by the road (eg. at the bus station). Cars which are not going onto the highway could drop you in Irxleben, from there it is really close to the Rasthof at the exit #67 Irxleben which is a good place to hitch as well.
==== Option 12: gas The petrol station at the B71 ====Same as for Berlin, but probably less cars going West. Local cars going to or further than the exit #67 Irxleben can take you to the the Rasthof at the exit or to the service station Börderespectively. It is usually easier to get a lift towards the West than to Berlin.
==== Option 23: B71 on-ramp at the university ====
Same as for Berlin. Take a different sign though: ''A2 West'' works quite well for example.
=== South-East to [[Halle]], [[Leipzig]], [[Dresden]] and South-West ======= Option 31: Service Station Börde at the A2 B71 on-ramp Südring ====Like aboveTake the tram #1, but if you take bus #615 take 5 or #10 to the path stop ''Südring''. You will see an on-ramp next to the right after the underpass of the motorwaycross roads. From there you can easily get lifts towards Halle or Leipzig by using a sign. If you take bus #618 go left further you can get off at the service station Plötzetal West on the [[A14_(Germany)|A14]] before Halle. This is probably the underpasseasiest to reach spot.
==== Option 2: B71 on-ramp at the university ====
Like to Berlin or Hannover. Either at the bus stop or at the on-ramp. The on-ramp in this direction offers a little better place to stop. Sign advisable.
==== Option 2: Leipziger Chaussee/Salbker Chaussee ==Hitching In ==Some cars take this way when they are leaving Magdeburg to As the south. You can either ask at [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] and the petrol station or [[A14 (Germany)|A14]] cross in the traffic lights. Unfortunately, many cars are leaving the Autobahn before they pass the next service stationnorthwest of Magdeburg how to get off depends of which direction you driver is coming and where he will go on.
== Public transport ==
You can get on buses and trams without paying beforehand. The ticket inspectors wear uniforms (dark vests in summer) and they try to hide themselves before entering a train. They could wear civil clothes as well. During the day you could pretend to be about to buy a ticket standing next to the ticket machines. However, especially on weekends at night time there are many controls by though and evil looking guys in black clothing who probably won't fall for this trick.
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