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==== Rasthof Stolper Heide Option 1: Kurt-Schumacher-Damm ====The hitchhikingTake subway line U6 direction Alt-spot in Henningsdorf Tegel and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz'Rasthof Stolper Heide''' ([http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=2153 map]) is Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-Damm to the start of the best option to reach [[Hamburg]]Autobahn. Alternatively, [[Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]]. You are going to have to go on a about 2 km walk in total. Get minutes away from the train to S-Bahn subway station there is a ''HeiligenseeJet'' (S25 towards Henningsdorf, EUR 2.40 ticket), walk down Ruppiner Chaussee northwards (left when coming out of the petrol station about 300 meters and turn right on an asphalt walking path (− there's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 10-15 minutes. Cross the bridge over the motorway and turn immediately left down the little path - you You can stay close to either ask the motorway in order not to lose it and quickly you will see a pathway that you can follow to this Rasthof. There is a small fence to the left of the path which you have to jump drivers who stop there or stand at some point before you reach the station. The easiest place is probably to the road right a green fenced inclosure about half way to the service stationbefore it.  You can easily get have a direct ride to [[Hamburg]] from here, and with a little patience to Rostock. If free breakfast or dinner before you want to catch a certain boat start in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note the Sikh temple (gurdwara) that getting to this spot is a 10 minute walk from somewhere like Kreuzberg och Friedrichshain in the centre of Berlin can take two hours or even longerpetrol station at Kögelstraße 6.

A (maybe not so good) very close-by spot that saves you the ==== Option 2 km walk: Get off one station earlier, ''Schulzendorf'' (S25 towards Henningsdorf, EUR 2.40 ticket). Get out from the front of the train, and out of the station, follow Ruppiner Chaussee north, and take the first right (Schulzendorfer Straße). And there you are, on the motorway access ramp, 5 min walk from the station. However, at this spot the access ramp is quite narrow, and there is not a good place for cars to stop safely. There is also a curve in the road, and cars are traveling quickly, so this spot might be dangerous for you and the drivers. You can take ''any'' ride. If the car doesn't go your way, he can drop you off at the petrol station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" mentioned above, some kilometers up the road.Prenzlauer Promenade ====

==== Prenzlauer Promenade ====The street '''Prenzlauer Promenade''' is called ''Prenzlauer Allee'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to the ''S-Bahn'' station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf''. From there, just walk 500m 500 m down the bridge and you've got a traffic-light as well as two petrol stations(Star and HEM). Additionally, both on at the right side for last intersection before the drivers going towards Autobahn starts, there's another petrol station (Shell) on ''Rothenbachstraße'' next to the Autobahntraffic lights. It may be worth walking to checking out which of these three is the second petrol station as it's cheaper cheapest and more most frequentedone on a given day – usually one of the two former. However, it might happen Be aware that the staff at this second (the Shell) station might tell you to leave their property and threaten you to call the police.

You can There is usually a lot of traffic on this road, so you could also wait opposite of hitch with a sign. Coming from ''McDonaldPankow-Heinersdorf's'' for a lift. Sometimes you will meet other hitchhikers here, too. If someone offers a lift "only" to a gas 50 m before the first petrol station on the motorway ("Linumer Bruch" for instance) take it, since from there is also a motorway gas station it is very easy shoulder where cars can stop and people waiting at the traffic lights are able to get another liftsee you.

==== Kurt-Schumacher-Damm ====If you want to hitchhike towards [[Hamburg]] or [[Schwerin]] on Much of the A24 it traffic here is the best to go with the U6 local, but there is also significant traffic towards ''Alt-Tegel'' Hamburg and Rostock. Try to get off a lift to at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz'' and then start walking towards least the motorway. About 2 minutes away from the U-Bahn station there is a ''Jet'' first petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at on the road right before it. Autobahn (Update January 2009: Spot is open again!"Linumer Bruch")* [[User:MaxHermens]] says: It's best to ask drivers if they are going on the motorway, and if so, if they can take you to the above mentioned Stolperheide. Then you can avoid the long walk and start hitching straight away.

=== North East towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} = Option 3: Raststätte Stolper Heide ====

==== Berliner Allee ====Borough Pankow, part Weißensee: Take This Raststätte is ideal in the tram M4 sense that you end up starting to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.'' hitchhike directly from a petrol station in which can be caught at Alexanderplatz. Then walk along there are a fair few people heading to the big cities in Germany''Berliner Allee'' just around the half circle of the road and find s North or Scandinavia: You can easily get a decent place where cars can pull over. Many cars at this intersection have Polish License direct ride to Hamburg from here, and are heading North East, some as far as Gdansk. Use a sign with the city ''[[Szczecin]]'' and surely a Polish driver will stoplittle patience, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer Rostock. If you want to catch a certain ferry in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting to cities by there Polish names. Check this spot from the map for the street viewcentre of Berlin may take two hours or even longer; Option 1 is likely faster and may work just as well.

==== On Ramp '''If you start from any district in West Berlin-Weißensee ====First ''', take the S-Bahn S25 towards ''Hennigsdorf'' and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (line S2AB or BC ticket required) . Turn left from e.g. Friedrichstr. or Gesundbrunnen and go to "Buch" the station (from Friedrichstr., so that will be an about 24 min train rideyou face North), and walk up ''Ruppiner Chaussee'' for 300 m. From Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (there, catch 's a bus that goes to sign saying "Schwanebeck, DorfBerliner Mauerweg" (ca. 10 min). Several buses will go there so check Follow the time table there or ask the driver or someone elsepath for 1. Note that you will need a ticket including Zone C2 km, as Schwanebeck is located outside of crossing the bridge over the border of BerlinAutobahn. Next, Immediately turn left down a little path – you'll have can stay close to walk the main road of the village into southern direction. It's about 1.2 km Autobahn in order not to the on ramp; before that there is lose it and you will quickly see a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the on ramp towards eastern direction, pathway that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have can follow to pass the first on ramp which leads towards western directionRaststätte. There, standing behind the safety is a small fence, you are visible to all drivers who queue up at the traffic light from both sides. It is not very easy for drivers to stop by but just before the actual on ramp cars can pull over, as they are not on full speed and a little firm area off left of the road allows to stop. On your sign path which you should write "A11" as it's not the on ramp for the A11 straight away, but rather have to the "Berliner Ring" (A10)jump at some point; the A11 goes off the A10 about a kilometer after this on ramp. If your driver easiest place is not going probably to your destination but follows the A11 for right of a while, ask green fenced enclosure about half way to be dropped off at service station "Buckowsee", which is located some 35 km after the A11 beginsRaststätte. This service station The walk from the bridge is the only one on All and afterwards on A20 (leading towards Stralsund or Rügen) but a very busy oneabout 1. From here you should try to find your final ride5 km.

=== South towards [[Leipzig]] {{Autobahn|9}} '''If you start from any district in East Berlin''', a faster way than the one described above is taking S-Bahn S8, get off at ''Hohen Neuendorf'' (ABC or BC ticket required), change to bus 809 (direction: ''Hennigsdorf, F.-Wolf-Str.'') and get off at ''Stolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke''. Head for the traffic light and turn onto the road on the right (the one opposite of the motorway on-ramp), and West towards [[Magdeburg]]follow it until it makes a left turn; here, [[Hannover]] {{enter the forest and keep walking in parallel to the Autobahn|2}} ===, which will take you straight to the Raststätte's on-ramp for vehicles heading North.

==== Rasthof Michendorf ====* '''This one also works for South or East!''' Just 30 minutes by ''Regionalbahn'' (train) south west of Berlin. This is the most direct option. You easily get hitches to the south or west as well as to the east ([[Poland]])File:Hitch ber north stolper heide 2023. Take a train (e.g. RE7 png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from Frohnau station to [[Dessau]Raststätte Stolper Heide], check [http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information) from the center (ABC 3.10 EUR). Get off at the train station ''Michendorf''. Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße, at the bus stop, and walk for 20 minutes straight on it.

Alternatively If you can for some reason don't have or want to get here a ticket including tariff zone C, you may also take S-Bahn S1 (direction: ''Oranienburg'') to ''Frohnau''. Getting off there, head to ''Ludolfingerplatz'', a small green square surrounded by a roundabout immediately west of the station, and start walking along ''Maximiliankorso'', the first road branching off on the right. Keep walking until the small intersection with ''Hainbuchenstraße'' (there's a bus 643 or 608 from [[Potsdam]] Hbf which also passes stop with the same name), and walk over the road with this name, following it until its very end: It makes a sharp bend at the train station end of a cemetary (on your right) and a forest in Michendorffront of you. Get Enter the forest, walk until a path branches off at "Michendorf Abzweig Wildenbruch"to your right and turn there. At the end of the branch, you should see a golf course. Turn left and walk south west for the final stretch just keep walking straight now, which will take you to the service stationRaststätte's fence. This route is about 3.64 km long and will take roughly an hour.

To go west or south (==== For [[MagdeburgScandinavia]], [[Hannover]] or [[Leipzig]], [[Munich]]) turn right into Feldstraße and follow it till you see the [[rest area|service station]]. Enter via the green emergency door. bound hitchhikers ====

''' Direction Denmark''': The ferries leave 15 km north of Rostock at Warnemünde and from [[Puttgarden]], from Berlin generally people head for the ferry at [[Rostock]] but it leaves more seldom, and if you are offered the right ride you could go to the [[Puttgarden]] one instead, which is a good option especially if you are only transitting through [[Denmark]] to [[Sweden]] seeing as on the Rostock - Gedser ferry there is very little Sweden bound traffic.''' Direction [[Puttgarden]]''': From Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride to''' Direction Hamburg-Stillhorn''': If you want can get a ride to go east this gas station you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction towards [[PolandLübeck]] - however, only people living in the southern part of the city are likely to pass by here.''' Direction Lübeck''': It is possible to accept a ride either to Lübeck or to the Neustadt gas station just north of the city (but that is more rare). In case you can get dropped off at the onramp leading out of central Lübeck in direction Neustadt, wait for a ride that will take you at least to the gas station 10 km north.'''Direction [[Århus]]''': You can also accept a ride towards [[DresdenFlensburg]] turn right after and some hitchhikers have even been known to accept such rides and then going to [[Copenhagen]] through Kolding and [[Odense]]. Also it is possible to reach both South western [[Norway]] with the tunnel ferries from [[Hirtshals]] (Hitchable??) and [[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]] with the ferry from [[Fredrikstad]].'''Direction Sweden''': You can also head for one of the direct ferries to [[Trelleborg]], leaving from either [[Rostock]] or Travemünde near [[Lübeck]]. The ferry from Sassnitz on Rügen has been discontinued. '''Stockholm''' has a direct night ferry from Rostock 3 times a week running since autumn 2021. Currently they charge per vehicle and passengers so you couldn't join a crew, but passenger tickets go for 28€ so might still be worth it. === Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} === Getting onto the A11 is easiest by starting to hitch on road B2, a major thoroughfare which somewhat bisects the city from the Southwest to the Northeast; the B2 merges into the A11 beyond the motorway junction with the A10. The following options suggest different spots along the B2, option 1 being the closest/shortest one when coming from the city centre and option 4 being the one furthest away/taking the longest time respectively. ==== Option 1: Berliner Allee ==== Take tram M4 (direction: ''Hohenschönhausen, Zingster Str.'') to ''Weißer See'', get off there and walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' to the bus lay-by, following the same direction. Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates and are heading northeast, some as far as Gdansk. Using a Szczecin sign will surely persuade a Polish driver to stop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by their Polish names. ==== Option 2: Darßer Brücke ==== Get to ''Weißer See'' as described in option 1 and walk 1 km north along ''Berliner Allee'' (the street name changing to ''Malchower Chaussee'' roughly at where the Star petrol station is) to the place just before where ''Darßer Straße'' passes over ''Malchower Chaussee''. It's a long, straight road where people don't drive too fast and where there are a couple of pockets for cars to stop. There's less local traffic and a small sandy track through higher concentration of relevant traffic. If you have a public transport ticket anyway, check online if it's worth waiting to get to the bus stop ''Nüßlerstr./Feldtmannstr.'' (bus lines 255 and 259) to save yourself most of the walking. ==== Option 3: Am Luchgraben ==== The most cost-effective – though not fastest – option might be taking bus line 259 to the stop ''Am Luchgraben'', which is conveniently located a few metres before the city border, meaning you're still within tariff zone B. There's a patch of dirt/concrete right next to the crossed-out Berlin sign (indicating that one is leaving the city limits) where people can easily stop; many, if not the majority of cars passing here will be going to Northwestern Poland. ==== Option 4: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Weißensee ==== Take S-Bahn S2 (direction: ''Bernau'') and get off at ''Buch''. From there, catch a woodbus that goes to ''Schwanebeck, Dorf'' (approx. 10 min). Follow Several buses will go there so check the time table there or ask the driver or someone else. Note that you will need a ticket including tariff zone C, as Schwanebeck is located outside of the border of Berlin. Next, you'll have to walk the main road of the village into southern direction. It's about 1.2 km to the on-ramp; before that there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the on-ramp towards the East, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have to pass by the first on-ramp which leads towards the West. There, standing behind the track until safety fence, you are visible to all drivers who queue up at the hamburger restaurant traffic light from both sides. It is not very easy for drivers to stop by but just before the actual on ramp cars can pull over, as they are not on full speed and a little firm area off the road allows to stop. On your sign you should write "A11" as it's not the actual on-ramp for the A11, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 branches off the A10 about a kilometre after this on-ramp. If your driver is not going to your destination but follows the A11 for a while, ask to be dropped off at Raststätte "Buckowsee", which is located some 35 km after the A11 begins. This Raststätte is the only one on the A11 and afterwards on A20 (leading towards [[Stralsund]] or [[Rügen]]), but a very busy one. From here you should try to find your final ride. === South towards [[Leipzig]], [[Munich]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|2}} === ==== Option 1: Raststätte Grunewald ==== Take S-Bahn S7 (direction: ''Potsdam Hbf''), or S1 (direction: ''Wannsee''), and get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[rest areapetrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]]to the right. The You can talk to drivers at the petrol station or on the parking lot. This spot is after both faster and cheaper to get to than option 2: Michendorf. You will need 25 minutes from Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Main Station) on an AB ticket, compared to ~1 hour (including the walk) on an ABC ticket to Michendorf. There is a lot of long distance traffic heading south and west, with high chances of finding a ride for at least several hundred kilometres. However, it is '''not''' a good spot to hitch East. If you find nobody heading in your direction, you can also get a short lift until Michendorf and try your luck there, but this is usually not necessary. ==== Option 2: Raststätte Michendorf ==== According to the experiences of several hitchhikers, this is a good spot to go East – but '''not''' West or South. Take regional train RE7 (direction: ''Dessau'') from Berlin's centre or RB37 (direction: ''Beelitz Stadt'') from ''Berlin-Wannsee'' station and get off at ''Michendorf'' (ABC/BC ticket required). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into ''Potsdamer Straße'' and walk south 1.3 km. Turn right into ''Feldstraße'' and follow it until you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency door or walk a bit further to the restaurant , as the noise protection wall ends there. ''User [[User:Rebew|Rebew]] and seems to be better for getting a friend tried hitchhiking from here on several occasions and had no luck going anywhere West. There is not a lot of traffic and it will yield only short rides, Leipzig at most (2021).''

==== Raststätte Grunewald Option 3: AVUS / Messedamm access lane ====For going South or West you can try A good spot to stand with a sign is at the access lane onto the A115 (AVUS) from '''Raststätte Grunewald'Messedamm''. Take The access lane is a part of the ''S-BahnFunkturm'' train junction which connects the A115 and A100. The exact place to stand is at the acceleration lane of the road connecting the ''S7Messedamm'' towards with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at ''PotsdamMessedamm'' or . From S-Bahn station ''S1Westkreuz'' towards , walk north along ''WannseeHalenseestraße'' , and get out cross the road at the big intersection onto ''NikolasseeMessedamm''. After 100 meters, there is the quiet parking area at your left hand side. Walk out of across the carpark. To reach the place to hitch from, climb the traffic barrier between the carpark and the acceleration lane: [https://osm.org/go/0MZuR0mAF?m= This] is the exact location. Hitchhiking is prohibited here as the location is behind the Autobahn sign, but the train risk is worth it. From S-Bahn station''Messe Nord/ICC'' it is slightly further, cross but easier to find. Walk to ''Messedamm'', follow it south and at the bridge and next intersection turn right, then you'll see find the quiet parking area after 100 meters on your left hand side. === South towards [[Dresden]] and [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stationCottbus]] right {{Autobahn|13}} === Firest rest stop once out of Berlin is 25 km away Raststätte Am Kahlberg Ost on highway 13 ==== Option 1: B96a Altglienicke ==== Take S-Bahn S9 or S45 to ''Altglienicke''. When getting off, you'll see there is a road that runs parallel on your left-hand side to the S-Bahn line (if you are facing south), and a red light. Also standing To get there, leave the platform by using the footbridge and turning right at the traffic lights before staircase (walk over the road running parallel). On the right side, There will be a pathway that goes down to the road - it's a little windy path that will eventually take you there. You will come to the road that runs parallel to the [[S-Bahn track (over which you just walked) and on-ramp]] seems that road is the red light that does not seem to have any shoulder space. But do not be useful! Get a lift confused. This is the BEST PLACE to stand and get an immediate ride. Cross the road to stand at least the red light on the SBahn Track side. You can ask cars every time they stop for the red light. The red light is 100 m before the right hand onramp of the Autobahn going to ''Michendorf''Cottbus or Dresden. ==== Option 2: A100 Autobahn junction Tempelhof ====

There are often other hitchhikers here earlyTake U-Bahn U6 or S-Bahn S41, and it is polite S42, S45, S46, or S47 to queue behind themTempelhof. Get here early Turn right (south) along Tempelhofer Damm for 200 m to avoid the competitionA100 junction.

==== Trampstelle [[PotsdamFile:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the Raststätte in Schöneweide.]] ====There is a local campaign for an official hitchhiking spot in Potsdam, they made a petition and won it :)The hitchhiking spot is planned now and will be established soon.

==== Aral at Kaiserdamm ====Another option is the ''Aral'' petrol station at '''Kaiserdamm''' near the central bus station. Take U2 S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to ''KaiserdammSchöneweide'' (if you come from direction ''Zoo'') and go . Then walk east out in the driving direction. Leave of the station on the left exit. After 50m there, turn right onto Michael-Brückner-Straße and after 300 m, you's the ll find two petrol stationstations. It depends Most people stops on the day, sometimes it's very easy to get away there, sometimes it's harder.second

=== South towards [[Dresden]] {{Autobahn|13}} and East towards [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]], [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|12}} = Option 4: A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ====

If you are going further than Dresden Get to station "U Siemensdamm" and directly in front of the junction "Siemensdamm" (eat least towards south) there is a crossing of the streets "Siemensdamm" and "Nikolaus-Groß-Weg" with traffic lights.g. [[Czech Republic]]) on Moving away from the A13motorway there is a long line of parking spots, also take a look on the [[Dresden]] pageperfect to getting picked up.I've made the experience that directly at the traffic lights it''You may also try [[Berlin#Rasthof Michendorf|Rasthof Michendorf]]''' for getting lifts east or southeasts hard but a bit further it can work. It is probably a great spot towards AVUS and north as well.

''There are 2 ways of entering the upper mentioned motorways==== Option 5:''Test option ====

''1. From entrances to the new A113 motorway:''==== [[Airport]] Berlin-Schönefeld ====It's possible to hitchhike at the on-ramp Waldeck West rest stop road 117 next to the airport ''bus 263 stop Waltersdorf (Flughafenbei Berlin) Berlin-Schönefeld'', Gaspumpstation. You can reach the airport with S-Bahn S9 and some [[Deutsche Bahn|DB]] trains. You can not only find lifts mostly towards Dresden or Poland. It's probably the best spot within reach by S and U-Bahn to hitchhike to Poland. Stand right before the ramp with a 'PL' sign. The ramp is pretty small, but you can 5 km walk up some 15-20m behind the ''Autobahn'' sign so people can stop along the side of the road safely. Watch the speed of cars coming away from the right hidden corner onto the ramp, it'Eichwalde s a tricky on-ramp, can be dangerous so hitch carefully here.bahn stop S8 and S46 goes there

===East towards [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} = Tempelhof ====(Update: At a busy traveling time, e.g. Friday afternoon, the left turn to enter the Autobahn A100 from B96 Tempelhofer Damm near S-Bahnhof Tempelhof under the S-Bahn bridge (googlemaps: 52.469536,13.385558) is highly recommended. You will stand with a Dresden or A13 sign on the pedestrian space where you can speak with some of the left-bound drivers directly. They could even stop before the Autobahn begins, but it's better to get in immediately. Wait for DD number plates, CB (Cottbus) come less often, but might also be useful. Not a thing to do in the night. One of ten DD cars would probably take you. Waiting time: one hour, but then you have a functioning ride.)

Maybe Tempelhof used to be a good place to hitch hike If you are hitching in the past but now it seems impossible to catch a ride there - there is simply no space for a car to stop (direction of [[Wroclaw]], [[Katowice]] or we failed to [[Krakow]], you might find a spot which I doubt because we searched the whole neighbourhood)route-page from [[:Category:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|Berlin to Kraków]] useful. If you still want to test it yourself here is how to get there:

The [[airport]] is easy to reach with S-Bahn and U-Bahn. Once there simply follow the sign towards Dresden (A100). There are two red lights, for people coming from north and south, so they have time to see you. You should ask for A113 or A13, or simply if they are going get a ride in the way Germany direction to Ikea, and get dropped on the petrol station Poland you can hitchhike before the big mall or after places where people pay for higway (before Waltersdorf, check map alsopolish name bramki). Bus #263 from S-Bahn station Grünau also goes One side will have a parking place and its free to/near this petrol stationhitchike there. '''Please read the discussion page'''!

''2. From the 96a road (not that much in use after opening the A113)==== Option 1:''Raststätte Michendorf / least walking ====

==== Schöneweide ====[[File:BerlinTake a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction Dessau, check fahrinfo-schoeneweideberlin.de for route information) from the centre and get off at Michendorf (requires BC/ABC ticket).jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to Leave the service station at the left side (in Schöneweidedirection of the train).]]Take a train to Turn right into the S-Bahn station ''Schöneweide'', get out there Potsdamer Straße and walk out of south ≈1.7 km on Potsdamer Straße until it ends (it bends right and is called An der Autobahn then). Keep walking straight ahead on a footpath and cross the tunnel under the Autobahn A10. After the station Easttunnel, turn right on Michael-Brückner Straße and after 300 meter a sandy path through the forest. Follow the track until you'll find two big [are at the Mcdonalds at the [rest area|service stations]] − although the is far away these are mostly the last possibilities for cars to get petrol. The place was once crowded with hitchhikers but petrol station is normally empty now after the restaurant and works fine! Locals tend seems to stop at the second petrol station because it's usually cheaperbe better for getting rides. Also, behind this petrol station Your best bet is a Burger King "Restaurant". If you choose your spot well, you can show a sign both to cars on the street who could stop at the Burger King entrance either ask truckers (but often drive too fast thoughalthough they might not know English) and to people leaving or stand by the second petrol station or entering Burger Kingexit with a sign that says "Polska".

===== OpinionsAlternative: =====* However the attendants at the service station will ask you to look for your ride elsewhere and may even call the police. The road leading to the is a no stopping zoneTake bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', so the best solution is to stand near the Burger Kingdirection Busendorf, where a driver can pull in. There is no better spot further up the road toward the . * 2008-08-24: I used this petrol stations quite often and never had problems. What the hell did you do? -[[User:atopia|Ben]]* I tried both the petrol station and by using a sign to stop cars from the street. First of all most people werenget off at ''t traveling to Dresden and even if they were they were very hesitant to give you a ride if you ask them. For all the time I spent thereMichendorf, two other hitchhikers came and they also had no luck. I eventually gave up and had to pay for the bus. IBergheide'm not sure if that's a good spot.* as of August 2010 I consider this Walk back 40 m in the direction the best spot for hitching bus came from to Dresdenthe junction. Living in Dresden and going to Berlin for weekend-trips quite often it worked fine for me as well as for others visiting from Berlin. The catch might be it was almost always Sunday afternoons though. So if you take that into account you should There will be fine getting a lift small road going to Dresden from Schöneweidethe left, given through the number of people returning to Dresden for the start of the weekforest. Both standing by the side of the Follow this road with a sign as well as asking people at the petrol station turned out well for me.* We hitch hiked at the petrol station by asking people. (the second, the first was rather empty). Most of the people who get fuel over there stay local or are kind of rude. Using a sign we got a hitch after 20 minutes to Dresden.* Sept 2011 - we got a ride after about 30 minutes by standing at the exit to the second petrol station. There was another hitch hiker standing at the entrance and we got picked up before him. Recommended ≈1 km to stay at the exit with a sign and smile.July 2012. Monday morning and I'm standing a little after both petrol stations just outside the Burger King. Traffic from the road, both stations and sometimes coming out of the 'restaurant'. I was picked up in half an hour with a ride all the way to Dresden. A Romanian guy heading to Poland caught a ride just before me. Great place to hitchMcdonalds/Raststätte. LookingforStu

==== Altglienicke Option 2: Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ====

Go to the S-Bahn station ''Altglienicke''. When getting off, you ll see there is a road in parallel to the S-Bahn line, and a red light. To get there, leave the platform by using "the bridge" and then cross the road to stand at the red light. You can ask cars every time they + 1 stop for the red light. The red light is 100 m before the onramp of the motorway going to Cottbus or Dresden.with train + 5 km walking'''

I'd suggest to go some hundred meters down the road. A normal lane changes into a parking lane, where cars can easily stop. Actually I saw cars from anywhere in Germany (Dresden, Hannover, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Offenburg, Leipzig) [[UserFile:Redjo27Berlinout.jpg|Redjo27thumb|alt=E30 ''[[E30]]''.]]

==== Grünbergallee ====You can also take the Take S-Bahn one bahn S2 to the end station further to ''S GrünbergalleeBlankenfelde''. You'll find a big road and a big hardware-store (called From there, take any regional train one stop to ''HornbachDahlewitz''). There is a Turn right-going lane at from the station and walk southeast ≈4 km along Bahnhofstrasse/L40 until you cross over the Autobahn A10/E30 bridge. Head down to the Autobahn and walk 1 km east to the big roadAral petrol station. Walking on the Autobahn is illegal, so if you want to avoid the risk of getting caught, continue walking straight on the L40 after crossing the bridge for 1.6 km. Just show There will be a sign saying ''Dresden'' at small road on the left heading to the beginning of Autobahn. Walk north 850 m along this lane. Sometimes you can ask drivers at road until the parking lot start of the hardware-store if they can take you bridge over the Autobahn. Climb down to the first petrol station on field and walk east 300 m, parallel with the Autobahn , until you reach the Raststätte. (this There is just a minutes ridefence to with holes in it before/next to Raststätte). From there you can be luckySee the map on the right. You need to walk 5 to 6 km, too.but the place is very good!

==== Car pooling====As there's not really a great spot to hitch out, sometimes worth to consider trying something else. True, agreeing in advance and paying for a ride is totally not hitching, but you can save painful hours of waiting. Normally there are lots of offers on [http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de/], till the first petrol station it shouldn't be more than five euros.'S-Bahn + 2 stops with train + 5 km walking'''

Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train 2 stops to ''Rangsdorf''. Walk the Kienitzer Str until the crossing with L40 road. Continue walking 500 metres and turn left on the gravel road. You will hear the highway and see a rest area through the bushes. Can someone confirm that Kienitzer Dorfstrase almost all lenght have bicycle path next to it?????? '''Train + bus with one C zone ticket'''  [[File:Hitch_ber_pl_fichtenplan_2020.png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from bus stop Am Weidendamm to Raststätte Am Fichtenplan]] '''A)''' From train stop ''S Blankenfelde'' catch bus 792, check [https://www.vbb.de/en VBB.de] in advance to find out about the departure times. If you’ve bought a ticket including tariff zone C to get to ''Blankenfelde'', it’ll also cover the bus fare. When looking for the bus at ''Blankenfelde'' station, the displayed direction doesn’t matter as this is the initial/final stop of this line. Once you’re on the bus, get off at ''Am Weidendamm'', the surrounding area being a business park. Walk towards the Northeast, there’s a crane business on the right hand side that you’ll spot from afar. The main road makes a left turn here, and a dead end road branches off: The latter is the one you have to take, the crane business coming closer and closer. A dirt road starts at the concrete square at the end of this road, and passes the crane business site, the fence of it being on your right. Now proceed to the field, pass the trench and turn left. If you’ve got the right shoes/boots, you may also head across the field diagonally to your left from where you crossed the trench. If you haven’t seen it from the trench, you’ll soon notice a low causeway ahead of you (if you walked across the field) or on your left (if you followed the field’s edge). You’ll want to be on the causeway, which in fact had a railway line on it many decades ago. Once on the causeway, turn right (South) and simply follow it. You’ll soon be on a forest road near the motorway, and likely also see a bridge as well as the Raststätte already. Cross the bridge, turn immediately left and enter the rest area. '''B)''' From eastern Berlin, go to ''S Königs Wusterhausen'', catch bus 730 to ''Brusendorf, Kreuzung'' (15 min ride with same C zone ticket) and walk Wilhelm-Pieck-Strase 100 metres and turn left on gravel road. You will see rest stop from there ==== Option 3: Raststätte Seeberg West==== [[File:Hitch_ber pl seeberg west.png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from Hönow station to Seeberg West]] The cheapest, though probably not fastest option to reach ''Raststätte Seeberg West'', is to take subway line U5 to its eastern terminus ''Hönow'' (Berlin AB/BC ticket). Once out of the station, cross ''Mahlsdorfer Straße'' (the road right in front of the station), turn left, and then turn right into the first road that branches off, called ''Am Barschsee/Am Weiher''. Follow ''Am Weiher'' and keep heading straight; the road continues as ''Am Grünzug'' after crossing ''Hoppegartener Straße'' and eventually as ''Wernergraben''. Once you can see the REWE supermarket, turn right into ''Stöbberstraße'' and follow it until its very end (it becomes ''An der alten Gärtnerei'' past the kindergarten). Turn left into ''Bamberger Straße'' and walk until the main road ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''. Carefully cross ''Neuenhagener Chaussee'' – it’s a busy road with cars going pretty fast – and start walking on the dirt road straight ahead. At some point the road turns right and you have to enter the forested area; the road crosses a stream called ''Zochegraben'' here. The road will now continue to the left whereas on the right you’ll see a small path. Turn left and keep following the dirt road. A few minutes later, after walking besides a field (on your right), there will be two paths to a small natural pool (which, depending on the time of the year, might not have any water in it; you’ll recognise the place though, having some wooden installations as well as a small “sand beach”. There, you’ll also see a wire fence that follows the direction of the pool if you were to look at it from the dirt road. Walk past the pool on the right hand side – there’s something like a path for a few metres – until you encounter high grass or the overgrown area respectively. From here, the easiest way to continue is to look where the least shrub is and head towards the wire fence. Chances are you’ll be doing some bush-bashing (again dependent on season), so don’t wear your fanciest clothes. Once besides the wire fence, the grass is not too high and walking becomes easier; keep following the fence, which will make a 90° right turn soon, when a huge field opens in front of you. From there, you’ll already see a big power line. Your destination is a wooden gate near the power pole on the field. Walk along its edge or simply across the field if conditions are favourable, no farmer is around and you’re wearing boots or something similar. Approximately 20 to 30 metres before the power pole, you’ll see the open gate (with nothing but an overgrown area behind it) on the edge of the field. Enter the gate and immediately turn right; walk about ten metres, then turn slightly left (approx. 45°) and keep walking. The shrub is pretty dense in places so again it’s some bush bashing, but a few metres further you’ll already encounter the fence of the Raststätte. If you followed these directions, chances are you’ll already see the gate in the fence to enter the rest area.  Altogether, the walk is a little bit over 5 km and should take 90 minutes at the most. To skip walking the suburban part in the beginning, you can also take bus 943 (direction: ''S Hoppegarten'') from ''Hönow'' station and get off at ''Thälmannstr.'', with this bus stop being very close to where the dirt road is starting at ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''. However, the bus only runs once per hour during weekdays and operates in tariff zone C, meaning you'll likely need an additional ticket. At the Raststätte, trucks heading for Poland abound, as well as a fair number of private cars with Polish number plates.  === East towards [[Kostrzyn]] Poland and [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]] === If you are only going to Frankfurt/Oder or somewhere else close by, you can try to hitch along the national road B5/B1 instead of taking the highway A12.  Take the S5 to Mahlsdorf and follow Hönewer Straße to the South until the big intersection with the street Alt-Mahlsdorf. After the traffic light there is [https://goo.gl/maps/45v4qR1Np822 enough place to stop]. Cars go quite fast, but often slow down due according to the changing traffic lights. There is still a lot of city traffic though. Small walk away also is a Star Tankstelle petrol station (adress Alt-Mahlsdorf 117) Directly before the entrance to the Berlin ringway there is a bus stop & Shell Tankstelle suitable for hitching further. About 10 km after the highway the B1/B5 changes from a fast two lane road to a smaller national road.  === North towards [[Fürstenberg]], [[Neustrelitz]] and [[Neubrandenburg]] === For the East part of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania the B96 could be a good option instead of A11/A20, because there's only one petrol station on A11 and none on the eastern part of the A20. '''Option 1'''  Go to S Oranienburg (S1, RE from Südkreuz - Hauptbahnhof - Gesundbrunnen, RB Lichtenberg - Hohenschönhausen). From Oranienburg go by bus or walk to Sachsenhausen, Kirche bus stop and continue walking Granseer Straße for 15 minutes and you'll reach the B96. At this point the B96 still looks like a highway. But don't be confused: just a few meters before the onramp Oranienburg-Nord there's a sign saying that Autobahn ends. So cars are allowed to stop north of the ramp. Between Oranienburg and Neubrandenburg just Neustrelitz is bad for leaving a car. If you're driver goes to Neustrelitz leave the car 2 km before at the last crossroad (connection with B198 to Wesenberg, Mirow) and use the bus stop over there to go on to NB or ask if you driver can drop you off at the North end of Neustrelitz. In every other town/village on that way the B96 goes directly via the town. So you can get off and look for the next busstop on the B96. Weekend or holidays it might be that there's nearly no bus via Sachsenhausen, Kirche then you can go by train to Sachsenhausen (Nordb) and walk 1 km to the spot. Check before on Vbb-Homepage! '''Option 2''' Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop Go by bus 8O9 till stop Stolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke than 1OO metres back and right side 1 km walk away is Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop on road 111. The road serves just as access to rest stop and starts opposite side from road 111 upramp Or you can walk 4 km from S Bahnhof Hohen Neuendorf starting from Stolper Street than its changes to Hohen Neuendorfer Weg street and all the way to bus stop above. There is a bicycle road next to street

=== The Ruhr area ===When hitch hiking towards Getting into Berlin from Belgium, avoid passing since the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg). Once ring is big and maybe you get in, itare on a ride that's difficult only passing by. Good option is to get outat. Service stations are rare and passing traffic avoids this region. We tried on several places and had to take the train to pass this area (lost 5 hours). There are sufficient work arounds to avoid this area. See also the hitchwiki page of the [[Ruhr Area]].

'' I have experienced yesterday: Do not take a hitchhike in direction of Osnabruck/Bremen/Hamburg, be a little bit more patient and wait for a ride in direction Hannover! I have stepped off at the tankstation === Highway 10 km before Osnabruck at the A1 and have waited there for 4 hours, all cars go up north. I was coming from Essen.--[[User:Hapiel|Hapiel]] 02:25, 27 July 2012 (CESTWarsaw > Amsterdam) ''===

=== East and West ===The best is to get Get off at ''Rasthof Michendorf'' (after all the ring interchanges). There is a bridge over the Autobahn nearby so if you are coming even from [[Poland]] you can jump over and easily find someone going into the city. * Alternatively, you can walk into Michendorf itself, which takes about 20min30 min. Just head north from the petrol stations (you can go under the motorway Autobahn from the southern petrol station). From Michendorf, you can take a train for EUR 3.10 30 to the centre of Berlin (the ABC ticket, which is valid for 2hrs2 hours, so you can also use metro, bus etc. when in Berlin). The last train everyday is at 2200:3021. So don't leave the petrol station if you get there after 2200:00. Also, if you end up having to sleep over there, that train station is definitely not really suitable for sleeping; however, near the petrol station there's a 24 hours restaurant called "Restaurant Michendorf Nord", you can charge your phone there and probably sleep in the downstairs toilet for disabled people.

Alternatively, when coming from the east about 2 km before Or get of at "Königs Wusterhausen"/"Wildau". The exit is one exit after the interchange "Berlin ZentrumSchönefelder Kreuz" (on the A10 direction Poland. I consider it's really not a good idea as the quickest to get off in Berlin from the South! Maybe your driver can drop you in the village at interchanges on the autobahn)S-Bahn otherwise here is the independent version: If you want to get off in Königs Wusterhausen, there the best opportunity is an a bit a freestyle one. 2 km after the exit for ''[["Königs Wusterhausen]]''" there is 150 m long bridge called Wildauer Brücke. If your driver is ready to stop there he can drop you directly after the bridge on the hard shoulder. There If you pay antention you will be find a lot of commercial shopping buildings small door in the noise barrier. Open the door, go down the stairs, you will see just before you need to exit find the road for Königswusterhausen. Walk 20 min and as you are exiting will see be at the S-Bahn station, the McDonaldslast S-Bahn for Berlin is at 00:41! Map [https://goo.gl/maps/grprFELW7rM2 here]. Then, if Alternatively you can't find a ride going into Berlin (which could be rare actually) walk about 1 km into take the same road in the nearest townother direction [https://goo. There is a bus going gl/maps/XhvjZqX9rks map] and go to Berlin for 1 EURthe S-Bahn station Wildau. == Public transport ==

Blackriding is possible, albeit risky. Ticket inspectors usually wear uniforms on the U=== A115 -Bahn, on the S-bahn it's possible that there are some in civil clothing, and since they do not receive an hourly wage but a salary depending on how many people they catch, playing the "dumb tourist" will have no effect on them; they want you in their record. The good news is that even if they ask you to pay the fine on the spot (EUR 40), you can say you don't have the money and then you have two weeks to pay it. Be careful when giving false addresses, as inspectors can check whether the name and address you give them match. Giving a foreign address is your safest bet here. If a controller catches you, use some identification besides your passport, preferably one that doesn't have your real name on it. That way you're not in the system. First time you also may have a good chance to decrease your fine if you write a letter to the S-Bahn office. It´s wise to mention things like it was an unlucky event, you've been overwhelmed by the city and the mass of people and that you usually pay for the good and ecological public transport... :)Spanische Allee ===

Trams and buses are easier to blackride: Trams have vending machines inside, so keep close to one and in case someone should ask for tickets just be You can get off at the point of getting one, after all, it exit ''Spanische Allee'' if your driver takes a while the [[A115_(Germany)|A115]] passing by Potsdam to find some small cash, figure out get into the city which ticket to get, how to use most people do that are coming from the machine West... :) On buses From the station ''Nikolassee'' right next to it youcan take the S-Bahn to ''Zoologischer Garten'', ''ll have Friedrichstraße'' or ''Warschauer Straße'' from where you can go anywhere. It is usually faster to show do so unless your ticket driver really goes directly into your neighbourhood, because you need more or less the same time by public transport to go anywhere in Berlin from this spot as with the car. Also your driver when getting in, but they barely look at can easily go off the highway and back onto it so an old used one usually does just fine.