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{{Infobox German Location|country = Germany|pop = 217,548 (31 Dec 2006)|state = Baden-Württemberg|plate = FR|motorways = [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]}}'''Freiburg im Breisgau''' is a student-city in the South of [[Germany]]. It is very close to the French border, and not far away from [[Switzerland]] as well. (It's the biggest Freiburg in Germany, there is also [[Freiburg/Elbe]] and [[Freiburg im Üechtland]] in Switzerland.)__NOTOC__Freiburg might be a good stopover for a longer trip in [[Europe]] because its it's quite central and wasy easy to exit and to leave. Another advantage is that it's easy to find free [[finding accommodation|accommodation]] via [[finding accommodation|hospitality exchange networks]] in Freiburg. Freiburg is a nice student town with around 220.000 inhabitants – 40.000 of them are students. So you definitely gonna find someone to drink a beer with. == Hitchhiking out ===== Direction East [[Donaueschingen]], [[Engen]], [[Konstanz]], [[Singen]], [[Ravensburg]], [[Lindau]] === Get to the south east of the city where the ''Leo-Wohleben-Straße'' and ''Schwarzwaldstraße'' meet (B31). Somewhere there is a strip of grass right in front of a side road. As this is a busy road leading out of the town, waiting times are not very long.You should walk until the point where the road leads into a tunnel. There are some nice spots about 50 metres before the entrance where you can get rides easily.   '''Alternative for holders of '''Regio Karten''' (Monthly Tickets for the Public Transportation in the [http://www.bewelcomerfv.org de RVF]) or ''Semester Tickets''''' You can take a train to [[Löffingen]] (switch trains in Neustadt, trains depart every hour), for free accomodationif 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]]). === Direction South (Germany) {{Autobahn|5}} [[Lörrach]], [[Mulhouse]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[France]], {{Autobahn|36}} [[Spain]] ===A perfect option to hitch out direction south. Get to the service station ''Schauinsland'' is to take Bus No.36 towards Hochdorf, exit Bus station Högestraße. Be careful, not every bus No.36 takes you to Högestraße, some take another route. Ask the driver, to be sure about the destination. From there it's just a few minutes walk to the service station along the dirt road diectly next to the motorway. The bus ticket costs 2.30€. Make sure your driver stays on your preferred highway since it splits before the next. (see map) Stand on the Dreisamstraße and stick out the thumb.  A good spot to hitchhike from the city center is near the Studierendenwerk. There are a lot of cars on the street (Dreisamstraße) that goes to the Highway A5. A good space for them to stop is the entrance to the Café Extrablatt ([https://www.google.pt/maps/place/Caf%C3%A9+Extrablatt/@47.9905831,7.8463085,18.5z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sstudentenwerk+freiburg+im+breisgau!3m4!1s0x0:0x2a881fac5ee477de!8m2!3d47.9904203!4d7.8471109?hl=es see map]) on the left of the street. Just hold up a sign saying "A5" or your destination and it shouldn't take too long (last time tried out in FreiburgMarch 2017). === North {{Autobahn|5}} [[Karlsruhe]], [[Offenburg]], [[Frankfurt]], {{Autobahn|8}}, {{Autobahn|6}} ===

Freiburg Stand on the Dreisamstraße and stick out the thumb. As mentioned also in the penultimate paragraph, this street is a nice student town full with around 220cars, which often can't hold or don't go this far.000 inhabitants A calmer place to hitch northwards would be the HEM-petrol- 40station in the Zähringer Straße.000 This station is easy to reach by foot (100m) once being at the tram-station "Hornusstraße", in the north of them are studentsFreiburg. So There you definitely gonna find someone to drink a beer withcan either stick out the thumb or ask. Approx. waiting time for the A5: 10 min.

In September 2007, To get to the "Breisgau" petrol station where you can ask for rides on the A5:take tram number 3 direction Haid until the end of the German hitchhiking club [[abgefahren eline.VFrom there take bus number 35 and get off at the station called "Im Maierbruhl.]] hold his first gathering near '''Freiburg''" When you get off the bus go back down the street in the direction the bus came from and turn right onto Freiburger landstrasse. Walk until you get to the traffic light (there' s a bakery on the way where you can get coffee and also published food for the road) then turn left onto Mengener Strasse. Follow the first road (unabout 1km)official German hitchhikinguntil you get to a bridge, then go left up a path--spot in '''Freiburgyou will see the petrol station there. Two cars stopped to offer me a ride on this road as I walked, so it's possible to hitch rides here if you're feeling cold or lazy.

== Hitching Out ===== West towards ''?'' ===Get to For heading north the next petrol station is "Mahlberg" right before [[Offenburg]]. For heading south east of there is no petrol station before the city where the ''Leo-Wohleb-Straße'' and ''Schwarzwaldstraße'' meet each other motorway leads to [[France]] (B31[[Mulhouse]], [[Besançon]], [[Lyon]]). Somewhere but there is a strip of grass right in front of a side road. As this is a busy road leading out of the town waiting time is not very longone before [[Basel]] ([[Switzerland]]).

=== NorthIf 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'', South towards 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 [[A5 (Germany)|A5]], [[France]], [[Basel]] ([[Switzerland]]), [[Karlsruhe]] ===<map lat='47direction south.9909987154148This way you pass by the service station ' lng='7.84449577331543Schauinsland' zoom='15' view='0' float='right' />which is the last one before France.

Take a tram till "Holzmarkt"I recommend hitching from the Aral petrol station on Leo-Wohleb-Straße 2. Line 2Freiburg is relatively small,3 or 5 so if you are heading there. Walk from the stop outside of in the city towards direction of anyway you can very easily walk to this spot. This road goes along the Dreisam river ''Dreisam''. There you are turning right and at leads onto the traffic light A5 autobahn. In fact you can ask will pass the cars for your destination.* For heading north hitching spot recommended in the next gas station is "Mahlberg" right before [[Offenburg]]first paragraph. For heading south there is no gas station before the highway leads I don't recommend that spot because its a 4-lane traffic and difficult for cars to [[France]] ([[Muhlhouse]]pull over, [[Besancon]], [[Lyon]]) but although many people hitch from there is one before [[Basel]] ([[Switzerland]]).* If you want to go to France Waiting times at that Aral petrol station vary but it might be better is recommended to get start early so you catch workers commuting to the ramp ''Freiburg Nord''other cities. You can get there with tram line 2 towards ''Zähringen'', ll get out at the last station. From there it's a 400m walking to the spot. Try to get a ride from there to the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]] direction drivers going north and south. This way , you pass by the service station "Schauinsland" which is the last one before [[France]]just need to ask around.

I also recommend the areal petrol station. To get there by public transport you may take tram number 1 direction Littenweiler and get off at 'Brauerei Ganter'. You can as well wait after see the crossroad with blue Aral station on the other side of the street. You should get a sign. (I don't recommend that, but if you don t speak German make sign "A5 -> KA ([[Karlsruhe]]) or BS ([[Basel]]"ride within minutes.)

It's not recomended, if you are coming from north One option is to get off at "Schauninsland" gas petrol stationif you are coming from the north where you can walk to the next village (Hochdorf) and take the bus 25 or 36 to Freiburg. Try It will take about 40 minutes to the centre. It's better to find someone in [[Mahlberg]], [[Baden-Baden|Baden Baden]] or [[Bruchsal]] who is going straight thereinto town. The highway 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. Another solution, though not the best one, 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 not really much 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. == Public transport ==People who have the transferable monthly ticket ''RegioKarte Übertragbar'' can take along another adult on Sundays and holidays. Students of Freiburg University don't pay after 19h30 on buses trams and trains within a certain region, and on Friday and Saturday, there are trams running all night. It does not include night buses. Not so many controllers, but they appear out of the blue undercover. == abgefahren e.V. ==The german autostop club [[abgefahren e.V.]] is very active in Freiburg. In September 2007, [[abgefahren e.V.]] held its first gathering near Freiburg and also published the first (un)official German hitchhiking-spot in Freiburg. In 2011 abgefahren started their 4th race in Freiburg the [[abgefahren hitchhiking race 2011]]. __NOTOC__ == Sleeping == Just take the map of Freiburg ( there will you see the "camping place" ). You can sleep there for free ( like me ) and after the night you can take the shower. The best place i have ever been in Germany! :) == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==