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'''Leipzig''' is a the biggest city in the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[Saxony]], and is famous for its alternative scene. Check out Plagwitz, Südvorstadt , the "Eisenbahnstraße" (most dangerous street in Germany according to some newspapers) and Connewitz if you're there.

=== North towards [[Berlin]], [[Magdeburg]] -> [[Hamburg]] {{Autobahn|14}}, South towards [[Munich|München]] {{AutobahnAde|9}} ===

Take the bus #131 from the city center towards to ''Dölzig'' and get out at ''Holländische MühleSüdstraße'', one stop before the ''Nova Eventis'' center. This spot is some meters before You can hitchhike directly from the direct ramp onto the [[A9 (Germany)|A9]]bus stop. Try to find your ride here towards [[Berlin]] or [[Munich]]!Beware, that bus doesn't run very often.

It's also possible to get to the spot described above with tram #7 in direction ''Böhlitz-Ehrenberg''. Get out at the tram stop ''Georg-Schwartz-Strasse/Merseburger Strasse''. From there, walk back some 10m towards the main road and walk right towards the ''Aral'' petrol station, across the road from which you can catch a ride to the A9. Follow If you don't like the spot, follow the road for 200m until you passed a ''Lidl'' supermarket, and after that some meters further you'll find a bus stop (''Lindenau Friedhof''). From there you can easily hitchhike a ride towards ''Dölzig'' and/or the motorway. Make sure to get out at the last traffic lights before the motorway. Just behind the traffic lights, thereThere's a small bay bus stop where cars you can stop hitchhike easily. A sign might be useful. Hitchhiking ~800m further directly at the [[on-ramp]] is pretty dangerous, there's no place for cars to stop and traffic passes by pretty fast.

;Third option going North to either Berlin You can take a train from the Main Station, Leipzig-Gohlis, Leipzig-Coppiplatz, Leipzig-Möckern or Magdeburg/Hamburg Leipzig-Leutzsch (if you don't want to thumb it!Regional Express "RB")There is a brilliant spot that goes to ask people for lifts "Weißenfels". Get off at an "AralRückmarsdorf"-petrol station which is . From there you walk north straight up to the last one before the Autobahn 14 big street that also leads to the A9 {{Ade|9}}. It's about 300 m and the way is intuitive. You can either start from there or follow the street westwards for about 500 m where you find a car seller for Renault. There is plenty of space to Berlinstop and pick you up. If people only go to Dölzig take the lift.

Take tram 16 in the direction of Messegelände === North towards [[Berlin]] and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here it's a '''15mins walk''' to the station but it's worth it. Walk in the same direction as the tram and take an immediate right onto "Dübener Landstraße" along the parking lot of the big hardware store. After passing the bridge over the B2 it becomes Nathusiusstraße. Keep walking straight until you reach Ztschortauer Straße where you turn left and walk another 300 metres until you see the "Aral"-petrol station on your left. [[Magdeburg]]/[[Hamburg]] {{Ade|14}} ===

Asking There is a brilliant spot to ask people for a lift towards Berlin on lifts at an "Aral"-petrol station which is the A9 or towards Magdeburg on last one before the A14 (which is Autobahn {{Ade|14}} that also leads onto the way {{Ade|9}} to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.'''Keep in mind that the first rest stop going north from here will be "Köckern" on the A9 whereas it would be "Plötzetal" on the A14Berlin.'''

=== East towards [[Dresden]] {{Autobahn|14}} {{Autobahn|38}} ===[[File:Hitching spot leipzigTake tram 16 with or without a 2,40 Euro-Ticket in the direction of Messegelände and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here it's a '''15mins walk''' to the station but it's worth it.jpg|thumb|250px|Walk in the same direction as the tram and take an immediate right|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or South]]onto "Dübener Landstraße" along the parking lot of the big hardware store. After passing the bridge over the B2 it becomes Nathusiusstraße. Keep walking straight until you reach Ztschortauer Straße where you turn left and walk another 300 metres until you see the "Aral"-petrol station on your left.

;First optionTake Asking people for a lift towards Berlin on the Tram #15 {{Ade|9}} or #2 towards Magdeburg on the {{Ade|14}} (which is also the way to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.The first rest stop going north from here will be '''[[:de:Köckern Ost|Köckern Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|9}}, that isn't too far. On the city center towards {[Ade|14]}, it is '''[[:de:Plötzetal Ost|Plötzetal Ost]]'Meusdorf'' which is past Halle. Most of the A14 traffic goes to Halle so you might want to get the ride anyway and get out off at the last non-gas-station. Go 250 Meters further to rest area that is on the next bus stop. This is A14, before Halle but after the best spot branch-off to Berlin. === East towards [[Dresden]] over A38 and A14/A4{{Ade|14}} {{Ade|38}} ===[[File:Hitching spot leipzig.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or South]]

Please ;Closer optionTake a tram to "Permoser Str./ Torgauer Str." (3/3E direction "Taucha"; or Bus 90 direction "Paunsdorfcenter"; check whether here: www.lvb.de/timetable). You walk some 50 meters along "Permoser Straße" (the road works still go one without tram tracks) and start hitchhiking from there. Drivers already see you from the traffic light and can stop easily on as posted on hitchbase, section Meusdorf! the "white lines". While heading east you'll also find gas stations to ask people directly.

<small> Update 2010-11-05 by [[User:Jeensg|jeensg]] 23:03, 7 November 2010 (CET): Roadworks still go on (like ;Far option one year Take a tram to go), but eventually still people passing by the stop "Paunsdorfer Alle/Permoser Strasse". Show a sign saying "Dresden" and find a good spot with big Bus stop and gas station afterward, where you can ask and also stand with sign!!! Driver told, that most traffic now on the street towards east which is close to the motorway junction already. There is going via B2!</small>lots of good experience reports about this spot.

;Second optionRaststätte / service area Muldental

On Permoser Straße there are three gas stations, first Aral, In direction Dresden you then HEM and lateron bft, which is the closest to the motorway. Since there are not necessarily have a service area called "Muldental" since a lot of people turn of before Dresden so that you can use also the rather local traffic (to ask getting gas, it's recommendable to have a sign saying "A14 [Dresden]". [[Dizzy]]'s waiting time: 15 minutesGrimma or further).

<small> Update 2010-11-05 by === West towards [[User:JeensgErfurt]], [[Cologne|jeensgKöln]] 23:03, 7 November 2010 (CET): Entry to motorway is closed! '''Please check before!!!'''</small>[[Belgium]] {{Ade|4}} ===

=== West towards [[Erfurt]], File:CraigChristmasHitch.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Santa Claus [[Köln]]User:Halt, [[BelgiumStop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] hitching bus stop near ''Leipzig West'' ({{AutobahnAde|49}} ===When heading to Belgium highway number 4 is a decent option). The highway to [[Kassel]] doesn't have any gas stations until Kassel so it's a bit suboptimal.

First you have Bus to go south on the A9, use a sign "A9 Süd", there's a gas station on the highway 30 km south from Leipzig, there you can find a ride going West - the on-ramp on the side away from Leipzig is slightly more spacious Kulkwitz (but not spaciousMarkranstädt) and there was a little more traffic when [[User:Guaka|guaka]] was hitching from there than walk 6 km to Rastplatz Fuchsaue on Thursday around noon. highway 38

* Hitchhiking into the city can be difficult, especially if traveling along the '''A14'''. If your driver doesn't mind driving a 10 km detour, you can get off at Leipzig-Nord. Don't get off at the on-ramp, there is no way to turn around for When coming through the driver. * Actually {{Ade|14}} it is fairly easy to get off at Leipzig Nord-Ost or Leipzig-Ost, where you have possibilities for the driver to turn around and the tram is within 1 km reach. If coming from south-east, lot of drivers go in via A38{{Ade|38}}. In both cases you can use the directions given in the two optionjs for getting onto A14 {{Ade|14}} direction Dresden.

* If traveling the '''A9'''{{Ade|9}}, you can best get off at Leipzig-West. The driver should can go off to "Einkaufszentrum", then let you out at Nova Eventis. There you can easily get a car to the center just hitchhike anywhere near the exit for Leipzig at the parking with a sign "LE". You could also take the Bus 131:Hitchhiker [[User:Halt, but why should you? == Overnight ==There are several youth hostels in Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] would rather recommend to ask drivers going off to ''Leipzig''. There The road directions are not separated on that side anymore and there is one about a mile out of perfect spot (bus stop) for hitching into the city. It's plus drivers can easily walkable, just head out left from the train station's main entrance, and follow the road round make u-turn going back to the righthighway. Keep walking past a head shop[[Korn|Korn]] mentiones, and take that you can catch a left, then a right on a street that runs parallel. Keep walking to ride from here even in the end of the road, then turn left over the bridge over the train tracksnight pretty easy. After If you've walked over the train tracksget off earlier and don´t want to walk that far, thereis also a '''huge keeping area'''s an interesting little village made up of wendy houses. Walk through this, heading to on the far corner. Turn rightside, after you left the highway and walk parallel with underpass the train tracksbridge. You should she an old pub in It is also the middle of an HLM type housing estate. Make a note of it, because it does fantastic food. Carry on first possible point for about another 200m, then hang a left. The youth hostel is on the left, just on cars to make a small service road.  == Public transport u- Riding with turn and without a ticket ==''the information below does not apply to get back on the S-Bahn city trainhighway. See [[Deutsche Bahn]] instead'' Using public transportation without a ticket is fairly easy in Leipzig. Getting caught without a ticket:* fine is 40 EUR, payable by bank transfer in about 10 days* I don't know if there are special rules if you possess a non-German ID