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Freiburg might be a good stopover for a longer trip in [[Europe]] because its quite central and easy to exit and to leave. Another advantage is that it's easy to find free [[accomodationaccommodation]] via [[hospitality exchange network]]s in Freiburg.

You can take a train to [[Löffingen]] (switch trains in Neustadt, trains depart every hour), for free if you have a ''Semsterticket/Regio Karte'' and from there you can walk through the town to the B31. In [[Löffingen]] is a petrol station where it s quite easy to get rides to the '''A81''' ([[Singen]] - –[[Stuttgart]]).

Take a tram till "Holzmarkt". Line 2,3 or 5 are heading there. Walk from the stop outside of the city towards direction of the river ''Dreisam''. There you are turning right and at the traffic light you can ask the cars for your destination.* For heading north You can as well wait after the next petrol station is "Mahlberg" right before [[Offenburg]]crossroad with a sign. For heading south there is no petrol station before the motorway leads to [[France]] ([[Mulhouse]]I don't recommend that, [[Besançon]], [[Lyon]]) but there is one before [[Basel]] if you don t speak German make sign "A5 -> KA ([[SwitzerlandKarlsruhe]]).* If you want to go to France it might be better to get to the ramp ''Freiburg Nord''. You can get there with tram line 2 towards ''Zähringen'', get out at the last station. From there it's a 400 meters walking to the spot. Try to get a ride from there to the or BS ([[A5 (Germany)|A5Basel]] direction south. This way you pass by the service station ''Schauinsland'' which is the last one before France.* Another option to get to the service station ''Schauinsland'' is to take Bus No". 36 towards Hochdorf, exit Bus station Högestraße. From there its just a few minutes walk to the service station. (see map)

If you want to go to France it might be better to get to the ramp ''Freiburg Nord''. You can as well wait after get there with tram line 2 towards ''Zähringen'', get out at the crossroad with last station. From there it's a sign400 meters walking to the spot. (I don't recommend that, but if you don t speak German make sign "Try to get a ride from there to the [[A5 -> KA ([[Karlsruhe]]Germany) or BS ([[Basel|A5]]"direction south. This way you pass by the service station ''Schauinsland'' which is the last one before France. Another option to get to the service station ''Schauinsland'' is to take Bus No. 36 towards Hochdorf, exit Bus station Högestraße. From there it's just a few minutes walk to the service station. (see map)

It's not recommended, if you are coming from north to get off at "Schauninsland" petrol stationif you are coming from the north. But if you get stuck there you can walk in to the next village (Hochdorf) and take the bus 25 or 36 to Freiburg . It will take about 40 min minutes to the center. Try It's better to find someone in [[Mahlberg]], [[Baden Baden]] or [[Bruchsal]] who is going straight thereinto town. The motorway doesn't go directly through the city so driver drivers are unlikely to go 15 km extra just to drop you off in the city if they want to continue their trip.  If you are coming from the south you can get off at the "Breisgau" service station. There shouldn't be a problem with finding someone who is going into town.

Anothersolution, though not the best solutionone, is to get off at exit 61 "Freiburg Nord" on the A5. The driver can make U-Turn and get back on the motorway (well, if it's not a truck). There's no not really much room space to stop, so you'll have to ask people stopping on the red light, most of them will be going to the city. Better don't go there if you're not alone, as you'll have to hop in very quickly.