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'''Rostock''' is a city in the north-east of [[Germany]].
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== South towards [[Berlin]] ===
Take bus number 23 from the central station in Rostock. Go out at exit ''Brinckmansdorf''. There is be a Total petrol station 200 meters in the direction of travel. About 400 meters further is a big intersection, with a right turn leading to the A20 south. You have several good options: 1) Ask drivers at the gas station if they're going your way <br/>. 2) Go to the traffic light and turn left. There is [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=659 a space for cars to stop on the onramp]. This is one of [[user:Dr.Keith|Keith]]'s favorite spots in the world, because there is an apple tree right next to it! <br/>3) Hitch [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10388 just before the gas station entrance], so cars wanting to stop just turn into it. There's a traffic light so the cars will be somewhat slow.<br/><br/>
Advices for signs: As ss there are many cars not going very far, write a sign with "Güstrow" and let them drop you off at the gas station right before the exit of Güstrow. There you an easily find cars going to Berlin or even further.
=== West towards [[Hamburg]], East towards [[Szczecin]] ===
Take tram 2 or 5 to Südblick (the last stop). Walk in the direction of the tram out of the city. There is [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10096 a good hitching spot at the bus stop] about 200 meters from the tram stop. Bring a sign that says 'A20 OSTost' or 'A20 WESTwest'.
You can also follow the directions above and try to hitch with people taking the A19 to the A20, but only accept rides from people taking the A20 because it is impossible to stop at the intersection.
=== North towards [[Scandinavia]] ===
You can get to the port by taking the Shuttlebus 40 from the main station or Kröpeliner Tor to “Rostock Fähre”. This Shuttlebus will cost EUR 2.50 more than a normal ticket.
Check timetables [http://www.scandlines.eu/tickets-and-prices/sailing-table here].
'''August Update 2018:''' I was able to successfully hitch asked the staff in Rostock (for the ferry coming from Denmarkline HRO - Gedser) and they confirmed: per vehicle are 9 free persons included. I had a ride from Karlslunde who happened Drivers need to be heading this direction with a prebooked ticket say how many passengers there are, but there is NO extra fee for 2 people. At the gate the driver simply said 3 hitchhikers/extra passengers when asked and a moment later we were passing through the gate. Though Even if the ticket itself still said 2 passengers. The ferry is definitely still paid by car as bought in advance, it's little to no effort to change the passengers charge read zero europassenger amount. And if you read Plus the information on the site ticket sellers said it is apparently actually up 's okay to 9 people hitchhike, but not directly in a vehicle allowed as opposed to 4front of the ticket booths.
====North towards [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]]====You can ask cars which are queueing at the ticket booths to [[Trelleborg]] if they will give you a ride. PLEASE NOTE - Apparently Stena Line have recently changed their policy so it is not possible to add passengers to the ticket after it has been booked. However, [[User:lemjok|Lemjok]] encountered no problems when he explained what he was doing to the wardens, nor did he or his driver have to pay a higher fee. It's definitely possible to add passengers to TT Lines (all this confirmed May 2013).
If you don't find anyone to hitchhike with, the student fare with TT Line to Trelleborg is currently (27th March 2013) 16 € (but 32 € regular!), Stena charges 26 € for everyone. You need to be there 30 minutes before departure.
The ferries to [[Helsinki]] apparently charge based on the number of passengers, but maybe you can make a deal with a driver.
== Sleeping ==
One can find a quiet corner to sleep in the train station too, but the police seem to always check your papers in the night. People piss a lot around the station but you can find clean spots too.
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