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'''Denmark''' is a country in northern [[Europe]].
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'''Denmark''' is a country in [[Northern Europe]].
  
According to [http://wikitravel.org/en/Denmark#By_thumb wikitravel] hitchhiking is legal in Denmark except on highways. Most drivers speak English, not German. There was a hitch hiking project done in 2006 called The Search for Danish Mentality. As a follow-up the same organization, MS is running another project this year called [[The Search for the Commons]]
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According to [http://wikitravel.org/en/Denmark#By_thumb wikitravel] hitchhiking is legal in Denmark except on highways. Most drivers speak English, not German. There was a hitchhiking project done in 2006 called ''The Search for Danish Mentality''. As a follow-up the same organization - MS is running another project this year called [[The Search for the Commons]].
  
When hitching on slip roads to the highway, I found people more easily stopped if you were at the bottom of the slip road than at the top of the slip road.
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When hitching on slip roads to the highway, I found people more easily stopped if you were at the bottom of the slip road than at the top of the slip road. Most ramps in '''Denmark''' have enough space for cars to stop.
  
== Hamburg to Copenhagen ==
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==Cities==
From [[Hamburg]] to [[Copenhagen]] you can hitch to the ferry at [[Puttgarden]], and get a ride straight to Copenhagen. If you ask the people after they paid the ticket you can cross for free (and save 7 euros). Tickets are per vehicle not person.
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* [[Copenhagen]] - the capital
 
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* [[Odense]]
== From Denmark Going South ==
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* [[Rødby]] - ferry port towards [[Germany]]
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==Directions==
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===[[Hamburg]] to [[Copenhagen]]===
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From [[Hamburg]] to [[Copenhagen]] you can hitch to the ferry at [[Puttgarden]], and get a ride straight to [[Copenhagen]]. If you ask the people after they paid the ticket you can cross for free (and save 7 euros). Tickets are per vehicle not person.
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===From Denmark going South===
 
'''From Jutland'''
 
'''From Jutland'''
 
Hitch you self a ride to Padborg, in south Jutland just before the [[Germany|German]] border. Here you'll find the countrys largest truckstop, if not ask around. Most trucks leaving from Denmark stops here. With a little luck you'll find someone going to most destinations in Europe.
 
Hitch you self a ride to Padborg, in south Jutland just before the [[Germany|German]] border. Here you'll find the countrys largest truckstop, if not ask around. Most trucks leaving from Denmark stops here. With a little luck you'll find someone going to most destinations in Europe.
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Hitch you self a ride to Gedser witch is connected by ferry to [[Rostock]], [[Germany]], or [[Rødbyhavn]] which is connected by ferry to [[Puttgarden]], [[Germany]].
 
Hitch you self a ride to Gedser witch is connected by ferry to [[Rostock]], [[Germany]], or [[Rødbyhavn]] which is connected by ferry to [[Puttgarden]], [[Germany]].
 
A car-ticket for the ferry includes up to 9 persons so it should by possible to get a free ride over and maybe further.
 
A car-ticket for the ferry includes up to 9 persons so it should by possible to get a free ride over and maybe further.
 
== Cities ==
 
* [[Copenhagen]]
 
* [[Odense]]
 
 
  
[[Category:Denmark]]
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[[Category:Denmark|*]]
 
[[Category:Europe]]
 
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[[de:Dänemark]]
 
[[de:Dänemark]]
 
[[es:Dinamarca]]
 
[[es:Dinamarca]]

Revision as of 18:22, 3 November 2007

<map lat='56' lng='10' zoom='6' view='0' float='right' height='350'/> Denmark is a country in Northern Europe.

According to wikitravel hitchhiking is legal in Denmark except on highways. Most drivers speak English, not German. There was a hitchhiking project done in 2006 called The Search for Danish Mentality. As a follow-up the same organization - MS - is running another project this year called The Search for the Commons.

When hitching on slip roads to the highway, I found people more easily stopped if you were at the bottom of the slip road than at the top of the slip road. Most ramps in Denmark have enough space for cars to stop.

Cities

Directions

Hamburg to Copenhagen

From Hamburg to Copenhagen you can hitch to the ferry at Puttgarden, and get a ride straight to Copenhagen. If you ask the people after they paid the ticket you can cross for free (and save 7 euros). Tickets are per vehicle not person.

From Denmark going South

From Jutland Hitch you self a ride to Padborg, in south Jutland just before the German border. Here you'll find the countrys largest truckstop, if not ask around. Most trucks leaving from Denmark stops here. With a little luck you'll find someone going to most destinations in Europe. Ask the drivers while they are getting ready, filling-up on gas or walking from the diner to their car.

From Sealand Hitch you self a ride to Gedser witch is connected by ferry to Rostock, Germany, or Rødbyhavn which is connected by ferry to Puttgarden, Germany. A car-ticket for the ferry includes up to 9 persons so it should by possible to get a free ride over and maybe further.