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''In 2014 I hitched a car that took this ferry, but from Gedser to Rostock. My luck there was no person at the terminal  getting on the ship in Gedser, only a computer scanning the driver's ticket and asking how many people there are in the car. His company ticket had "1 person" written on it, I asked the driver to hit the button for 1 person. He did and the bar lifted up. I don't know what would have happened had he pushed the button for two people in car.''
 
''In 2014 I hitched a car that took this ferry, but from Gedser to Rostock. My luck there was no person at the terminal  getting on the ship in Gedser, only a computer scanning the driver's ticket and asking how many people there are in the car. His company ticket had "1 person" written on it, I asked the driver to hit the button for 1 person. He did and the bar lifted up. I don't know what would have happened had he pushed the button for two people in car.''
  
''''Update July 2017:'''' The police didn't allow us to hitchhike vehicles going to take the ferry and we had to buy tickets. Not a good option.
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'''Update July 2017:''' The police didn't allow us to hitchhike vehicles going to take the ferry and we had to buy tickets. Not a good option.
  
 
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====[[Sweden]] and [[Finland]]====

Revision as of 17:52, 21 July 2017

Rostock
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Information
Country:
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Germany
State:
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Population: 200,000 (31 Dec 2006)
Licence plate: HRO
Major roads: A19, A20
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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 will be a Total 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:

Advices for signs: As 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 can easily find cars going to Berlin or even further.

Protip: If Bus 22 leaves before Bus 23, take it to Tessiner Straße. You might have luck hitching from the bus stop before the 23 comes and takes you the rest of the way to Brinkmansdorf.

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 a good hitching spot at the bus stop about 200 meters from the tram stop. Bring a sign that says 'A20 OST' or 'A20 WEST'.

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.

Alternatively take the train S1 (towards “Warnemünde”) to station “Lütten Klein” and change to bus 45 to “Seehafen Fähre”. It won't take much more time and you don't have to pay an additional fee.

Check timetables here.

Denmark

The ferries leave every two hours, along with Bus 40. Just follow the signs for the ferry to Gedser. It´s probably best to ask the cars queueing in front of the ticket booths, or before they buy them at the ticket offices. Drivers pay for their car regardless of the amount of passengers, and they can add passengers to their ticket at the booths. The queues are much shorter in the winter so it´s harder to speak to the drivers before they get to the booths. If you´re going to Copenhagen you can also hitch to Sweden, Trelleborg, then across across through Malmo into Copehagen. These ferries go less often and have longer queues for hitching, but the journey takes several hours. If no one picks you up, the passenger fee of EUR 7.50 is reasonable. As a pedestrian you have to catch the pedestrian-passengers-bus 30min before departure, so be there on time. On the 1hr 45min trip, you can ask other drivers if they are going in your direction. It's really easy to get a ride to Copenhagen.

I think this ferry is pay per passenger, not pay per car: In 2014 I hitched a car that took this ferry, but from Gedser to Rostock. My luck there was no person at the terminal getting on the ship in Gedser, only a computer scanning the driver's ticket and asking how many people there are in the car. His company ticket had "1 person" written on it, I asked the driver to hit the button for 1 person. He did and the bar lifted up. I don't know what would have happened had he pushed the button for two people in car.

Update July 2017: The police didn't allow us to hitchhike vehicles going to take the ferry and we had to buy tickets. Not a good option.

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, 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).

In 2016 hitching between Sweden and Germany doesn't seem to be possible anymore. Stena Line now definitely charge per person, and TT Lines also show a slight increase in price (3€ p.p.) when adding passengers in their online booking form. On the other hand, their website also mentions tickets including a vehicle and "up to 5 persons", so the situation is unclear and further research is needed. Anyway, it should be possible to find drivers willing to add you to their ticket for presumably less than the regular passenger fare.

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

The ticket sales place in the ferry port is open 24 hours and they let you sleep there. trash:Rostock