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The last trains (Tram 10 at daytime, Tram 94 at night) run at 23:15 and the first after 5 AM. However, if you miss the last one, you can also walk 3 km to the stop '''Hohenwarther Straße''' – just follow the big road. There, Tram 94 can pick you up nearly every hour at night. Otherwise, the industrial area is quiet at night and you can try to sleep in the grass or bushes.
 
The last trains (Tram 10 at daytime, Tram 94 at night) run at 23:15 and the first after 5 AM. However, if you miss the last one, you can also walk 3 km to the stop '''Hohenwarther Straße''' – just follow the big road. There, Tram 94 can pick you up nearly every hour at night. Otherwise, the industrial area is quiet at night and you can try to sleep in the grass or bushes.
  
Next to the tramp stop there is a gas station. Might be faster to hitch a ride to the center.  
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Next to the tramp stop there is a gas station. Might be faster to hitch a ride to the center.
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=== from South ===
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At the A14 your best bet is to get dropped off at exit #6 ''Dodendorf'' and walk until the bus station to get a further ride.
  
 
== public transport ==
 
== public transport ==

Revision as of 21:34, 29 October 2010

Magdeburg
<map lat='52.119' lng='11.608' zoom='11' view='3' height='400'/>
Information
Country:
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Germany
State:
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Saxony-Anhalt
Population: 230,000
Licence plate: MD
Major roads: [[1]], [[2]]
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Magdeburg is a city in Germany just in the middle between Hannover and Berlin. It is enclosed by the a A2 in the north and the A14 in the South and West which intersect in the North-West of the city. The B71 is running through the middle of the city intersecting with the A2 in the North and the A14 in the South. Due to the B17 there are many different on-ramps and spots all over the city, although their hitchability may vary.

Hitching Out

East towards Berlin

Option 1: gas station at the B71

Take Tram 9 in Magdeburg towards Neustädter See and get out at Krähenstieg. Walk left, crossing the tracks and the street. Turn right after the tower-like building and walk down the street there. After some meters you will recognize the petrol station behind some trees on the left side. It is directly located along the B71 which intersects with the A2 at Magdeburg-Centrum.

In the afternoon you meet a lot of people who just go to their home villages in Jerichower Land (number plate JL), Ohrekreis (OK) or Sachsen-Anhalt West (SAW) but there are also cars going longer distances.

Be careful: Some people reported that employees of the station told them to leave because "it is forbidden to talk to the car owners". They tried to make the hitchhikers leave and threatened to call the police. There are speculations that this depends on the daytime, your appearance and the presence of certain employees or the boss.

Option 2: B71 on-ramp at the university

Very easy to get to is the on-ramp of the B71 close to the university. Take a tram to Universität and from the roundabout follow the Walter-Rathenau-Straße for a few hundred meters. There is a bus stop with a huge shoulder before the bridge.

Alternatively continue until the very on-ramp. Traffic lights and cars from the other direction as well. Directly at the on-ramp it is difficult to stop, but still possible to hitch a ride. Especially on fridays many students are leaving the city this way. Sign very advisable.

Option 3: Service Station Börde at the A2

<map lat='52.1832' lng='11.44' zoom='13' view='2' float='right' width='250' height='200'/> Another option is the service station Börde Nord and Börde Süd, a pretty nice starting point for hitchhikers. However, it includes a longer bus ride starting at the central bus station Damaschkeplatz behind Hauptbahnhof.

You can take bus number 615 towards Eichenbarleben and get out at bus stop Mammendorf (Eichenbarleben). From here you can walk to the service station. You'll approach the service station from the south and need to take the path to the right before the underpass of the motorway.

You can also take bus number 618 towards Rottmersleben until Groß Santersleben. Form here you need to take the Mammendorfer Weg (direction southwest). You will first see the service station Börde Nord (westbound) and after you passed under the motorway you will find the path going to the left to Börde Süd ((south-)eastbound).


West towards Hannover, Hamburg

Option 1: gas station at the B71

Same as for Berlin, but probably less cars going West. Local cars going further than the exit #67 Irxleben can take you to the service station Börde.

Option 2: B71 on-ramp at the university

Same as for Berlin. Take a different sign though: A2 West works quite well for example.

Option 3: Service Station Börde at the A2

Like above, but if you take bus #615 take the path to the right after the underpass of the motorway. If you take bus #618 go left before the underpass.


South-East to Halle, Leipzig, Dresden

Option 1: B71 on-ramp at the university

Like to Berlin or Hannover. Either at the bus stop or at the on-ramp. The on-ramp in this direction offers a little better place to stop. Sign advisable. This spot is much faster & easier to reach and probably better than the 2nd option.

Option 2: Leipziger Chaussee/Salbker Chaussee

Some cars take this way when they are leaving Magdeburg to the south. You can either ask at the petrol station or the traffic lights. Unfortunately, many cars are leaving the Autobahn before they pass the next service station.

Take bus 57 until "Flughafen" and walk westwards crossing one traffic light. On the right side is the petrol station, on the left side is the last traffic light before the Autobahn where there is a lot of place for cars to pull over for you on the central reservation of the street. Only cars turning left go towards the Autobahn.

Don't bother to take a lift directly to the on-ramp of the A14. Cars go fast, don't see you and have almost no place to stop.

Hitching In

A2 exit Rothensee

If you find a driver who is passing Magdeburg on the A2 but not willing to bring you into the city, you can ask hir to drop you off at the exit Magdeburg Rothensee because the tram stop Barleber See is directly next to it.

The last trains (Tram 10 at daytime, Tram 94 at night) run at 23:15 and the first after 5 AM. However, if you miss the last one, you can also walk 3 km to the stop Hohenwarther Straße – just follow the big road. There, Tram 94 can pick you up nearly every hour at night. Otherwise, the industrial area is quiet at night and you can try to sleep in the grass or bushes.

Next to the tramp stop there is a gas station. Might be faster to hitch a ride to the center.


from South

At the A14 your best bet is to get dropped off at exit #6 Dodendorf and walk until the bus station to get a further ride.

public transport

You can get on buses and trams without paying beforehand. The ticket inspectors wear uniforms (dark vests in summer) and they try to hide themselves before entering a train. They could wear civil clothes as well. During the day you could pretend to be about to buy a ticket standing next to the ticket machines. However, especially on weekends at night time there are many controls by though and evil looking guys in black clothing who probably won't fall for this trick.

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