The A2 in Germany is a major motorway in Germany. It connects the Ruhr Area with Berlin, via Hannover, Braunschweig and Magdeburg.
It crosses the A1 (Hamburg-Cologne) near Dortmund, the A7 (Hamburg-Frankfurt) in Hannover and the A30 (Bad Oeynhausen - Amsterdam (it merges into the Dutch A1 near Hengelo)) in Bad Oeynhausen
You can almost be sure to travel very fast here. There are plenty of gas stations, and all of them are highly frequented. It is also the most important connection between Poland and western Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and France. Because of the many Polish cars and trucks, it is often referred to as Warsaw Alley. So when heading to Poland, you can try to find a direct ride here.
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Hitching the A2
Legend: (very good) | (good) | (average) | (bad) | (senseless)
- (1) Kreuz Oberhausen (highway junction)
- (2) Ramp Oberhausen-Königshardt
- (2b) Service Station Bottrop Service station, only in direction Hannover.
- (3) Ramp & Kreuz Bottrop (highway junction)
- (4) Ramp Gladbeck-Ellinghorst
- (5) Ramp Essen/Gladbeck
- (6) Ramp Gelsenkirchen-Buer
- (6a) Service Station Resser Mark Only in direction Oberhausen.
- (7) Ramp Herten
- (8) Kreuz Recklinghausen (highway junction)
- (9) Ramp Recklingenhausen-Süd
- (10) Ramp Recklinghausen-Ost
- (11) Ramp Henrichenburg
- (12) Kreuz Dortmund-Nordwest (highway junction)
- (12a) Ramp Dortmund-Mengede
- (13) Kreuz Dortmund-Nordost (highway junction)
- (14) Ramp Dortmund-Landstrop
- (15) Ramp Kamen-Bergkamen
- (16) Kreuz Kamener Kreuz (highway junction)
- (17) Ramp Bönen
- (18) Ramp Hamm
- (18a) Service Station Hamm-Rhynern (very good)
- (19) Ramp Hamm-Uentrop
- (20) Ramp Beckum
- (21) Ramp Oelde
- (23) Ramp Rheda-Wiedenbrück
- (23a) Service Station Kleinraststätte-Gütersloh (very good)
- (24) Ramp Gütersloh
- (24a) Service Station Obergassel/Niedergassel (bad)
- (25) Kreuz Bielefeld (highway junction)
- (26) Ramp Bielefeld-Sennestadt
- (27) Ramp Bielefeld-Zentrum
- (28) Ramp Ostwestfalen-Lippe
- (29) Ramp Herford/Bad Salzuflen
- (29a) Service Station Herford (average)
- (30) Ramp Herford-Ost
- (31) Ramp Exter
- (32) Kreuz Bad Oeynhausen (highway junction) Chance to get over to the A30.
- (33) Ramp Porta Westfalica
- (34) Ramp Veltheim
- (35) Ramp Bad Eilsen
- (35a) Service Station Auetal (good)
- (36) Ramp Rehren
- (37) Ramp Lauenau
- (38) Ramp Bad Nenndorf
- (39) Ramp Wunstorf-Kolenfeld
- (40) Ramp Wunstorf-Luthe
- (40a) Service Station Garbsen (very good)
- (41) Ramp Garbsen
- (42) Ramp Hannover-Herrenhausen
- Get off here, when heading to Hannover. A tram station is very close.
- (43) Dreieck Hannover-West (highway junction) Chance to get over to the A352.
- (44) Ramp Hannover-Langenhagen
- (45) Ramp Hannover-Bothfeld
- (46) Ramp Hannover-Lahe
- (47) Kreuz Hannover-Buchholz (highway junction) Chance to get over to the A37.
- (48) Kreuz Hannover-Ost (highway junction) Chance to get over to the A7.
- (49) Ramp Lehrte
- (50) Ramp Lehrte-Ost
- (51) Ramp Hämelerwald
- (51a) Service Station Lehrter See
- (52) Ramp Peine
- (52a) Service Station Zweidorfer Holz
- (53) Ramp Braunschweig-Watenbüttel
- tbc.