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== Hitchhiking out ==
 
== Hitchhiking out ==
  
=== Towards everywhere, particularly [[Gütersloh]] and [[Paderborn]] ===
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=== Towards [[Gütersloh]], [[A33 (Germany)|A33]] (towards [[Paderborn]]), [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] North or South ([[Dortmund]], [[Hannover]])===
  
You have the option of starting right in the center of the city on the Stadtautobahn (city highway), near the train station. This highway leads into Gütersloh, which is not particularly useful, but it has a crossing with the A33 towards Paderborn, and this one in turn has a crossing with the A2. By jumping from exit to exit until you come to a parking or gas station, you have good chances on finding a ride towards Paderborn or even onto the A2. Be aware that some of the more central Stadtautobahn onramps suck big time for hitchhiking... but you can still get a ride if you trust your thumbs :-)
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You have the option of starting right in the center of the city on the Stadtautobahn (city highway), near the train station. This highway turns into the A33 towards Paderborn and has a crossing with the A2 at Kreuz Bielefeld. Some of the central on-ramps look daunting because they lack stopping space... but people are friendly and [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] has never had to wait longer than 5-10 minutes for a ride. You'll likely need 2-3 lifts jumping from exit to exit to get to a service area (or, if going towards Paderborn, a parking area -- works); if you're trying to get onto the A2, the last exit before Kreuz Bielefeld is a safe bet.  
  
=== East, West towards [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] ([[Dortmund]], [[Hannover]]) ===
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=== North-East, South-West towards [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] ([[Dortmund]], [[Hannover]]) ===
You have different options to go onto the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]]
 
  
* '''First''': Take a tram towards ''Sieker'' and get off at the last stop. There is some space to stop cars right behind the traffic lights in direction of [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] ([[on-ramp]] ''BI-Zentrum''). You can hitch a ride here all the way along ''Detmolder Strasse'' until that point where a road leading to A2 begins. Get out here and walk behind the traffic lights some 50m over the grass until you can stand on the [[shoulder|hard shoulder]]. Wave you thumb and hitch a ride to the [[highway|motorway]]. Best spot in Bielefeld, see map for closer information/clarification.  
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You have several options to go onto the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]]
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*Start on the Stadtautobahn: See above
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*Take a tram towards ''Sieker'' and get off at the last stop. There is some space to stop cars right behind the traffic lights in direction of [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] ([[on-ramp]] ''BI-Zentrum''). You can hitch a ride here all the way along ''Detmolder Strasse'' until that point where a road leading to A2 begins. Get out here and walk behind the traffic lights some 50m over the grass until you can stand on the [[shoulder|hard shoulder]]. Wave you thumb and hitch a ride to the [[highway|motorway]]. Best spot in Bielefeld, see map for closer information/clarification.  
 
* '''Second''': Take a train or a bus to [[Herford]] from where you can take a bus to ''Alten Markt'' (many bus lines); from there you can take the line #S5 to the bus-stop ''Tierpark''. When at ''Tierpark'', keep on walking to the motorway. When you are in front of a bridge walk right for the [[rest area|service station]] towards [[Dortmund]], and further behind the bridge if heading to [[Hannover]]. '''Warning: As of December 2013, this service station has been transformed into a parking area.''' There is a new service station about five kilometers to the south, but it can't be found on google maps as of yet.
 
* '''Second''': Take a train or a bus to [[Herford]] from where you can take a bus to ''Alten Markt'' (many bus lines); from there you can take the line #S5 to the bus-stop ''Tierpark''. When at ''Tierpark'', keep on walking to the motorway. When you are in front of a bridge walk right for the [[rest area|service station]] towards [[Dortmund]], and further behind the bridge if heading to [[Hannover]]. '''Warning: As of December 2013, this service station has been transformed into a parking area.''' There is a new service station about five kilometers to the south, but it can't be found on google maps as of yet.
  

Revision as of 15:07, 16 March 2014

Bielefeld
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Country:
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Germany
State:
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North Rhine-Westphalia
Population: 325.846
Licence plate: BI
Major roads: A2, A33
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Bielefeld is a city in the German federal state North Rhine-Westphalia.

Despite a well-known running gag, Bielefeld obviously exists. At least some people say so...

Hitchhiking out

Towards Gütersloh, A33 (towards Paderborn), A2 North or South (Dortmund, Hannover)

You have the option of starting right in the center of the city on the Stadtautobahn (city highway), near the train station. This highway turns into the A33 towards Paderborn and has a crossing with the A2 at Kreuz Bielefeld. Some of the central on-ramps look daunting because they lack stopping space... but people are friendly and Zenit has never had to wait longer than 5-10 minutes for a ride. You'll likely need 2-3 lifts jumping from exit to exit to get to a service area (or, if going towards Paderborn, a parking area -- works); if you're trying to get onto the A2, the last exit before Kreuz Bielefeld is a safe bet.

North-East, South-West towards A2 (Dortmund, Hannover)

You have several options to go onto the A2

  • Start on the Stadtautobahn: See above
  • Take a tram towards Sieker and get off at the last stop. There is some space to stop cars right behind the traffic lights in direction of A2 (on-ramp BI-Zentrum). You can hitch a ride here all the way along Detmolder Strasse until that point where a road leading to A2 begins. Get out here and walk behind the traffic lights some 50m over the grass until you can stand on the hard shoulder. Wave you thumb and hitch a ride to the motorway. Best spot in Bielefeld, see map for closer information/clarification.
  • Second: Take a train or a bus to Herford from where you can take a bus to Alten Markt (many bus lines); from there you can take the line #S5 to the bus-stop Tierpark. When at Tierpark, keep on walking to the motorway. When you are in front of a bridge walk right for the service station towards Dortmund, and further behind the bridge if heading to Hannover. Warning: As of December 2013, this service station has been transformed into a parking area. There is a new service station about five kilometers to the south, but it can't be found on google maps as of yet.

North towards Osnabrück, Halle (Westfalen), A33

If going north, this might be the best option: Take a tram towards Brackwede. Get off at that station and walk down to the tunnel. Go in direction north-west (to your left, roughly saying) where you'll come to a meadow. Cross this field over to a street where you will see a traffic light some 100m further up. You're now in the Bielefeld district of Quelle. Walk straight forward over the crossing, and after appr.50m you'll find enough of space for stopping a car. Traffic mainly comes from the left side, slowly, moving up towards Halle or further. Cars can stop easily along the hard shoulder. Additionally, you could ask drivers at the supermarket just next to you, but traffic might be quite local in there.

Sleeping

There is a castle called Sparrenburg on a hill near the center. When you come through the main gate, there is a cozy dark hole/room in the ramparts on your left... probably it gets checked routinely when they close the gate in the evening, but the gate itself is a very simple climbing job and failing that, there is lots of cozy bushes around up there.

Food

In the center, there is a Vapiano branch. Table diving can be done but involves a fair amount of waiting. Good dumpsterdiving has been confirmed in the supermarkets around the S-Bahn stop of Babenhausen-Süd.

This article is based on text from the German language Anarchopedia which is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.