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==== Rasthof Stolper Heide Option 1: Kurt-Schumacher-Damm ====The hitchhikingTake subway line U6 direction Alt-Tegel and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz''. Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-spot Damm to the start of the Autobahn. Alternatively, about 2 minutes away from the subway station there is a ''Jet'' petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it. You can have a free breakfast or dinner before you start in Henningsdorf the Sikh temple (gurdwara) that is a 10 minute walk from the petrol station at Kögelstraße 6. ==== Option 2: Prenzlauer Promenade ==== The street ''Prenzlauer Promenade'' is called ''Prenzlauer Allee'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to the S-Bahn station ''Rasthof Stolper HeidePankow-Heinersdorf''. From there, just walk 500 m down the bridge and you' ve got a traffic light as well as two petrol stations ([http://hitchwikiStar and HEM).org/maps/?place=2153 map]Additionally, at the last intersection before the Autobahn starts, there's another petrol station (Shell) on ''Rothenbachstraße'' next to the traffic lights. It may be worth checking out which of these three is the cheapest and most frequented one on a given day – usually one of the two former. Be aware that the staff at the Shell station might tell you to leave their property and threaten to call the police.  There is usually a lot of traffic on this road, so you could also hitch with a sign. Coming from ''Pankow-Heinersdorf'', 50 m before the first petrol station, there is also a shoulder where cars can stop and people waiting at the best option traffic lights are able to reach [[see you. Much of the traffic here is local, but there is also significant traffic towards Hamburg]], [[and Rostock]] . Try to get a lift to at least the first petrol station on the Autobahn ("Linumer Bruch"). ==== Option 3: Raststätte Stolper Heide ==== This Raststätte is ideal in the sense that you end up starting to hitchhike directly from a petrol station in which there are a fair few people heading to the big cities in Germany's North or [[Scandinavia]]. : You are going can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from here, and, with a little patience, to have Rostock. If you want to go on catch a 2 km walk certain ferry in totalRostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting to this spot from the centre of Berlin may take two hours or even longer; Option 1 is likely faster and may work just as well.  '''If you start from any district in West Berlin''', take S-Bahn station S25 towards ''Hennigsdorf'' and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (S25 towards Henningsdorf, EUR 2AB or BC ticket required).30 ticketTurn left from the station (so that you face North), and walk down up ''Ruppiner Chaussee northwards (left when coming out of the station about '' for 300 meters and m. Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (− there's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 10-15 minutes1. Cross 2 km, crossing the bridge over the motorway and Autobahn. Immediately turn left - down a little path – you can stay close to the motorway Autobahn in order not to lose it and quickly you will quickly see a pathway that you can follow to this Rasthofthe Raststätte. As There is a small fence to the left of the path which you get closer have to jump at some point; the easiest place is probably to the right of a green fenced enclosure about half way to the exit for Raststätte. The walk from the service stationbridge is about 1.5 km. '''If you start from any district in East Berlin''', you will see a tall green fence faster way than the one described above is taking S- it is possible but inadvisable Bahn S8, get off at ''Hohen Neuendorf'' (ABC or BC ticket required), change to jump thisbus 809 (direction: alternatively ''Hennigsdorf, F.-Wolf-Str.'') and get off at ''Stolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke''. Head for the traffic light and turn onto the road on the correct side right (the one opposite of the motorway on-ramp), and follow it before until it starts makes a left turn; here, enter the forest and keep walking in parallel to the Autobahn, which will take you straight to the Raststätte's on-ramp for vehicles heading North.  [[File:Hitch ber north stolper heide 2023.png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from Frohnau station to Raststätte Stolper Heide]] If you for some reason don't have or after want to get a ticket including tariff zone C, you may also take S-Bahn S1 (direction: ''Oranienburg'') to ''Frohnau''. Getting off there, head to ''Ludolfingerplatz'', a small green square surrounded by a roundabout immediately west of the station, and start walking along ''Maximiliankorso'', the first road branching off on the right. Keep walking until the small intersection with ''Hainbuchenstraße'' (there's a bus stop with the same name), and walk over the road with this name, following it endsuntil its very end: It makes a sharp bend at the end of a cemetary (on your right) and a forest in front of you. You can easily get Enter the forest, walk until a path branches off to your right and turn there. At the end of the branch, you should see a direct ride golf course. Turn left and just keep walking straight now, which will take you to the Raststätte's fence. This route is about 3.64 km long and will take roughly an hour. ==== For [[HamburgScandinavia]] from here.bound hitchhikers ====

A (maybe not so ''' Direction Denmark''': The ferries leave 15 km north of Rostock at Warnemünde and from [[Puttgarden]], from Berlin generally people head for the ferry at [[Rostock]] but it leaves more seldom, and if you are offered the right ride you could go to the [[Puttgarden]] one instead, which is a good) very close-by spot that saves option especially if you are only transitting through [[Denmark]] to [[Sweden]] seeing as on the 2 km walkRostock - Gedser ferry there is very little Sweden bound traffic.''' Direction [[Puttgarden]]''': Get off one station earlier, From Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride to'''Direction Hamburg-Stillhorn'Schulzendorf'' (S25 : If you can get a ride to this gas station you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction towards Henningsdorf[[Lübeck]] - however, EUR 2.30 ticket). Get out from only people living in the front southern part of the train, and out of city are likely to pass by here.''' Direction Lübeck''': It is possible to accept a ride either to Lübeck or to the Neustadt gas station, follow Ruppiner Chaussee just north, and take of the first right city (Schulzendorfer Straßebut that is more rare). And there In case you are, on can get dropped off at the motorway access ramponramp leading out of central Lübeck in direction Neustadt, 5 min walk from wait for a ride that will take you at least to the gas station10 km north. However, at this spot the access ramp is quite narrow, '''Direction [[Århus]]''': You can also accept a ride towards [[Flensburg]] and some hitchhikers have even been known to accept such rides and there is not a good place for cars then going to stop safely[[Copenhagen]] through Kolding and [[Odense]]. There Also it is also a curve in possible to reach both South western [[Norway]] with the road, ferries from [[Hirtshals]] (Hitchable??) and cars are travelling quickly[[Göteborg]], so this spot might be dangerous for you and [[Sweden]] with the driversferry from [[Fredrikstad]]. '''Direction Sweden''': You can take also head for one of the direct ferries to [[Trelleborg]], leaving from either [[Rostock]] or Travemünde near [[Lübeck]]. The ferry from Sassnitz on Rügen has been discontinued. '''Stockholm'any'' ridehas a direct night ferry from Rostock 3 times a week running since autumn 2021. If the car doesnCurrently they charge per vehicle and passengers so you couldn't join a crew, but passenger tickets go your way, he can drop you off at the petrol station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" some kilometers up the roadfor 28€ so might still be worth it.

==== Prenzlauer Promenade ====The street '''Prenzlauer Promenade''' is called ''Prenzlauer Allee'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to the ''S-Bahn'' station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf''. From there, just walk 500m down the bridge and you've got a traffic-light as well as two petrol stations, both on the right side for the drivers going Northeast towards the Autobahn. It may be worth walking to the second petrol station as it's cheaper and more frequented. However[[Szczecin]], it might happen that the staff at this second [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (ShellDanzig) station tell you to leave their property and threaten you to call the police.{{Autobahn|11}} ===

You can also wait opposite of ''McDonald's'' for a lift. Sometimes you will meet other hitchhikers hereGetting onto the A11 is easiest by starting to hitch on road B2, too. If someone offers a lift "only" major thoroughfare which somewhat bisects the city from the Southwest to a gas station on the Northeast; the B2 merges into the A11 beyond the motorway ("Linumer Bruch" for instance) take itjunction with the A10. The following options suggest different spots along the B2, since option 1 being the closest/shortest one when coming from a motorway gas station it is very easy to get another liftthe city centre and option 4 being the one furthest away/taking the longest time respectively.

==== Kurt-Schumacher-Damm Option 1: Berliner Allee ====If you want to hitchhike towards [[Hamburg]] or [[Schwerin]] on the A24 it is the best to go with the U6 towards ''Alt-Tegel'' and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz'' and then start walking towards the motorway. About 2 minutes away from the U-Bahn station there is a ''Jet'' petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it. (Update January 2009: Spot is open again!)* [[User:MaxHermens]] says: It's best to ask drivers if they are going on the motorway, and if so, if they can take you to the abovementioned Stolperheide. Then you can avoid the long walk and start hitching straight away.

=== North East towards [[Take tram M4 (direction: ''Hohenschönhausen, Zingster Str.'') to ''Weißer See'', get off there and walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' to the bus lay-by, following the same direction. Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates and are heading northeast, some as far as Gdansk. Using a Szczecin]]sign will surely persuade a Polish driver to stop, [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} ===though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by their Polish names.

==== Berliner Allee Option 2: Darßer Brücke ====Borough Pankow, part Weißensee: Take the tram M4 to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.'' which can be caught at Alexanderplatz. Then walk along the ''Berliner Allee'' just around the half circle of the road and find a decent place where cars can pull over. Many cars at this intersection have Polish License and are heading North East, some as far as Gdansk. Use a sign with the city ''[[Szczecin]]'' and surely a Polish driver will stop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by there Polish names. Check the map for the street view.

==== On Ramp Berlin-Weißensee ====First take the S-Bahn (line S2) from e.g. Friedrichstr. or Gesundbrunnen and go Get to "Buch" (from Friedrichstr., that will be an about 24 min train ride). From there, catch a bus that goes to "Schwanebeck, Dorf" (ca. 10 min). Several buses will go there so check the time table there or ask the driver or someone else. Note that you will need a ticket including Zone C, ''Weißer See'' as Schwanebeck is located outside of the border of Berlin. Next, you'll have to described in option 1 and walk the main road of the village into southern direction. It's about 1.2 km to the on ramp; before that there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. Younorth along ''Berliner Allee''ll need (the on ramp towards eastern direction, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have street name changing to pass the first on ramp which leads towards western direction. There, standing behind the safty fence, you are visible to all drivers who queue up ''Malchower Chaussee'' roughly at where the traffic light from both sides. It Star petrol station is not very easy for drivers ) to stop by but the place just before the actual on ramp cars can pull where ''Darßer Straße'' passes over''Malchower Chaussee''. It's a long, as they straight road where people don't drive too fast and where there are not on full speed and a little firm area off the road allows couple of pockets for cars to stop. On your sign you should write "A11" as itThere's not the on ramp for the A11 straight away, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 goes off the A10 about less local traffic and a kilometre after this on ramphigher concentration of relevant traffic. If your driver is not going to your destination but follows the A11 for you have a whilepublic transport ticket anyway, ask check online if it's worth waiting to get to be droped off at service station "Buckowsee", which is located some 35 km after the A11 beginsbus stop ''Nüßlerstr./Feldtmannstr. This service station is the only one on All '' (bus lines 255 and afterwards on A20 (leading towards Stralsund or Rügen259) but a very busy one. From here you should try to find your final ridesave yourself most of the walking.

=== South towards [[Leipzig]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|2}} = Option 3: Am Luchgraben ====

==== Rasthof Michendorf ====* The most cost-effective – though not fastest – option might be taking bus line 259 to the stop ''Am Luchgraben'This one also works for South or East!', which is conveniently located a few metres before the city border, meaning you're still within tariff zone B. There' Just 30 minutes by ''Regionalbahn'' (train) south west s a patch of Berlin. This is the most direct option. You easily get hitches to the south or west as well as dirt/concrete right next to the east ([[Poland]]). Take a train (e.g. RE7 to [[Dessau]], check [http://www.fahrinfocrossed-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information.) from the center out Berlin sign (ABC 3.00 EUR). Get off at indicating that one is leaving the train station ''Michendorf''. Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the traincity limits). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straßewhere people can easily stop; many, at if not the bus stop, and walk for 20 minutes straight on itmajority of cars passing here will be going to Northwestern Poland.

To Take S-Bahn S2 (direction: ''Bernau'') and get off at ''Buch''. From there, catch a bus that goes to ''Schwanebeck, Dorf'' (approx. 10 min). Several buses will go west there so check the time table there or south ask the driver or someone else. Note that you will need a ticket including tariff zone C, as Schwanebeck is located outside of the border of Berlin. Next, you'll have to walk the main road of the village into southern direction. It's about 1.2 km to the on-ramp; before that there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the on-ramp towards the East, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have to pass by the first on-ramp which leads towards the West. There, standing behind the safety fence, you are visible to all drivers who queue up at the traffic light from both sides. It is not very easy for drivers to stop by but just before the actual on ramp cars can pull over, as they are not on full speed and a little firm area off the road allows to stop. On your sign you should write "A11" as it's not the actual on-ramp for the A11, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" ([[Magdeburg]]A10); the A11 branches off the A10 about a kilometre after this on-ramp. If your driver is not going to your destination but follows the A11 for a while, ask to be dropped off at Raststätte "Buckowsee", which is located some 35 km after the A11 begins. This Raststätte is the only one on the A11 and afterwards on A20 (leading towards [[HannoverStralsund]] or [[LeipzigRügen]]), [[Munich]]) turn right into Feldstraße and follow it till but a very busy one. From here you see the [[rest area|service station]]. Enter via the green emergency doorshould try to find your final ride.

If you want to go east === South towards [[Leipzig]], [[Munich]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[PolandMagdeburg]], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|2}} === ==== Option 1: Raststätte Grunewald ==== Take S-Bahn S7 (direction: ''Potsdam Hbf''), or S1 (direction: ''Wannsee''), and get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[Dresdenpetrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] turn to the right after . You can talk to drivers at the petrol station or on the tunnel parking lot. This spot is both faster and cheaper to get to than option 2: Michendorf. You will need 25 minutes from Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Main Station) on an AB ticket, compared to ~1 hour (including the walk) on an ABC ticket to Michendorf. There is a lot of long distance traffic heading south and west, with high chances of finding a ride for at least several hundred kilometres. However, itis '''not''s ' a good spot to hitch East. If you find nobody heading in your direction, you can also get a small sandy track through short lift until Michendorf and try your luck there, but this is usually not necessary. ==== Option 2: Raststätte Michendorf ==== According to the experiences of several hitchhikers, this is a woodgood spot to go East – but '''not''' West or South. Take regional train RE7 (direction: ''Dessau'') from Berlin's centre or RB37 (direction: ''Beelitz Stadt'') from ''Berlin-Wannsee'' station and get off at ''Michendorf'' (ABC/BC ticket required). Follow Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the track train). Turn right into ''Potsdamer Straße'' and walk south 1.3 km. Turn right into ''Feldstraße'' and follow it until you are at see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency door or walk a bit further to the McDonalds restaurant at , as the noise protection wall ends there. ''User [[rest areaUser:Rebew|Rebew]]and a friend tried hitchhiking from here on several occasions and had no luck going anywhere West. The petrol station There is after the McDonalds not a lot of traffic and seems to be better for getting it will yield only short rides, Leipzig at most (2021).''

==== Raststätte Grunewald Option 3: AVUS / Messedamm access lane ====For going South or West you can try A good spot to stand with a sign is at the access lane onto the A115 (AVUS) from ''Messedamm''. The access lane is a part of the 'Raststätte Grunewald'Funkturm''junction which connects the A115 and A100. Take The exact place to stand is at the acceleration lane of the road connecting the ''Messedamm'' with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at ''Messedamm''. From S-Bahnstation ''Westkreuz'', walk north along ''Halenseestraße'' train , and cross the road at the big intersection onto ''Messedamm'S7'. After 100 meters, there is the quiet parking area at your left hand side. Walk across the carpark. To reach the place to hitch from, climb the traffic barrier between the carpark and the acceleration lane: [https://osm.org/go/0MZuR0mAF?m= This] is the exact location. Hitchhiking is prohibited here as the location is behind the Autobahn sign, but the risk is worth it. From S-Bahn station ' towards 'Messe Nord/ICC'Potsdam'it is slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to ' or 'Messedamm'S1', follow it south and at the next intersection turn right, then you' ll find the quiet parking area after 100 meters on your left hand side. === South towards [[Dresden]] and [[Cottbus]] {{Autobahn|13}} === Firest rest stop once out of Berlin is 25 km away Raststätte Am Kahlberg Ost on highway 13 ==== Option 1: B96a Altglienicke ==== Take S-Bahn S9 or S45 to ''WannseeAltglienicke'' . When getting off, you'll see there is a road that runs parallel on your left-hand side to the S-Bahn line (if you are facing south), and a red light. To get there, leave the platform by using the footbridge and turning right at the staircase (walk over the road running parallel). On the right side, There will be a pathway that goes down to the road - it's a little windy path that will eventually take you there. You will come to the road that runs parallel to the S-Bahn track (over which you just walked) and on that road is the red light that does not seem to have any shoulder space. But do not be confused. This is the BEST PLACE to stand and get out an immediate ride. Cross the road to stand at the red light on the SBahn Track side. You can ask cars every time they stop for the red light. The red light is 100 m before the right hand onramp of the Autobahn going to Cottbus or Dresden.  ==== Option 2: A100 Autobahn junction Tempelhof ==== Take U-Bahn U6 or S-Bahn S41, S42, S45, S46, or S47 to Tempelhof. Turn right (south) along Tempelhofer Damm for 200 m to the A100 junction. ==== Option 3: B96a Schöneweide ==== [[File:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the Raststätte in Schöneweide.]] Take S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to ''NikolaseeSchöneweide''. Walk Then walk east out of the train station, cross the bridge turn right onto Michael-Brückner-Straße and after 300 m, you'll see find two petrol stations. Most people stops on second ==== Option 4: A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ==== Get to station "U Siemensdamm" and directly in front of the junction "Siemensdamm" (at least towards south) there is a crossing of the streets "Siemensdamm" and "Nikolaus-Groß-Weg" with traffic lights. Moving away from the motorway there is a long line of parking spots, perfect to getting picked up. I've made the experience that directly at the traffic lights it's hard but a bit further it can work. It is probably a great spot towards AVUS and north as well. ==== Option 5: Test option ==== Waldeck West rest stop road 117 next to bus 263 stop Waltersdorf (bei Berlin), Gaspumpstation. 5 km walk away from Eichwalde s-bahn stop S8 and S46 goes there  === East towards [[petrol station hitchhikingPoland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|petrol station30}} === If you are hitching in the direction of [[Wroclaw]], [[Katowice]] or [[Krakow]] right of , youmight find the route-page from [[:Category:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|Berlin to Kraków]] useful. Usually  Once you get a ride in Germany direction to Poland you can hitchhike before or after places where people pay for higway (polish name bramki). One side will encounter some other hitchhikershave a parking place and its free to hitchike there. ==== Option 1: Raststätte Michendorf / least walking ==== Take a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction Dessau, but normally you check fahrinfo-berlin.de for route information) from the centre and get off at Michendorf (requires BC/ABC ticket). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south ≈1.7 km on Potsdamer Straße until it ends (it bends right and is called An der Autobahn then). Keep walking straight ahead on a car footpath and cross the tunnel under the Autobahn A10. After the tunnel, turn right on a sandy path through the forest. Follow the track until you are at the Mcdonalds at the [rest area. The petrol station within is after the restaurant and seems to be better for getting rides. Your best bet is to either ask truckers (although they might not know English) or stand by the exit with a few minutes − sign that says "Polska".  Alternative: Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', direction Busendorf, and get off at least to ''Michendorf, Bergheide''! Also standing at . Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to the junction. There will be a small road going to the left, through the traffic lights before forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte. ==== Option 2: Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ==== '''S-Bahn + 1 stop with train + 5 km walking'''  [[on-rampFile:Berlinout.jpg|thumb|alt=E30 ''[[E30]]''.]] seems  Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train one stop to ''Dahlewitz''. Turn right from the station and walk southeast ≈4 km along Bahnhofstrasse/L40 until you cross over the Autobahn A10/E30 bridge. Head down to the Autobahn and walk 1 km east to the big Aral petrol station. Walking on the Autobahn is illegal, so if you want to avoid the risk of getting caught, continue walking straight on the L40 after crossing the bridge for 1.6 km. There will be usefula small road on the left heading to the Autobahn. Walk north 850 m along this road until the start of the bridge over the Autobahn. Climb down to the field and walk east 300 m, parallel with the Autobahn, until you reach the Raststätte. (There is a fence to with holes in it before/next to Raststätte). See the map on the right. You need to walk 5 to 6 km, but the place is very good!

Experiences:* "I stood there '''S-Bahn + 2 stops with 14 other Hitchhikers on a sunny Monday morning, 9 o`clock. Maybe Grunewald is a HH place, that is too well known!" --[[User:Bocia|Bocia]]* "Always a lot other hitchhikers, if you are fair youtrain + 5 km walking'''ll place yourself as last one in the row." --[[User:Quarim|Quarim]] 09:22, 16 May 2011 (CEST)* "Come early to avoid the crowds of hitchhikers. Ask others hitchhikers where they are heading for and please do not steal their lifts, its first-in-first-out."

==== Trampstelle [[Potsdam]] ====There is a local campaign for an official hitchhiking spot in PotsdamTake S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, they made a petition take any regional train 2 stops to ''Rangsdorf''. Walk the Kienitzer Str until the crossing with L40 road. Continue walking 500 metres and won it :)The hitchhiking spot is planned now turn left on the gravel road. You will hear the highway and will be established soonsee a rest area through the bushes.

==== Aral at Kaiserdamm ====Another option is the ''Aral'' petrol station at '''Kaiserdamm''' near the central bus station. Take U2 Can someone confirm that Kienitzer Dorfstrase almost all lenght have bicycle path next to ''Kaiserdamm'' (if you come from direction ''Zoo'') and go out in the driving direction. Leave the station on the left exit. After 50m there's the petrol station. It depends on the day, sometimes it's very easy to get away there, sometimes it's harder.??????

If you are going further than Dresden (e.g. [[Czech Republic]]) on the A13, also take a look on the [[Dresden]] pageFile:Hitch_ber_pl_fichtenplan_2020.'''You may also try [[Berlin#Rasthof Michendorfpng|200px|thumb|right|Rasthof MichendorfHow to walk from bus stop Am Weidendamm to Raststätte Am Fichtenplan]]''' for getting lifts east or southeast.

''There are 2 ways of entering 'A)''' From train stop ''S Blankenfelde'' catch bus 792, check [https://www.vbb.de/en VBB.de] in advance to find out about the departure times. If you’ve bought a ticket including tariff zone C to get to ''Blankenfelde'', it’ll also cover the bus fare. When looking for the upper mentioned motorways:bus at ''Blankenfelde''station, the displayed direction doesn’t matter as this is the initial/final stop of this line.

''1. From entrances to Once you’re on the new A113 motorway:''==== [[Airport]] Berlin-Schönefeld ====It's possible to hitchhike bus, get off at the on-ramp next to the airport ''(Flughafen) Berlin-SchönefeldAm Weidendamm''. You can reach , the airport with S-Bahn S9 and some [[Deutsche Bahn|DB]] trainssurrounding area being a business park. You can not only find lifts mostly Walk towards Dresden or Poland. It's probably the best Northeast, there’s a crane business on the right hand side that you’ll spot within reach by S from afar. The main road makes a left turn here, and U-Bahn to hitchhike to Poland. Stand right before the ramp with a 'PL' sign. dead end road branches off: The ramp latter is pretty smallthe one you have to take, but you can walk up some 15-20m behind the ''Autobahn'' sign so people can stop along crane business coming closer and closer. A dirt road starts at the concrete square at the side end of this road, and passes the road safely. Watch crane business site, the speed fence of cars coming from the right hidden corner onto the ramp, it's a tricky being on-ramp, can be dangerous so hitch carefully hereyour right.

:One hitchhiker waited here for 6 hours without successNow proceed to the field, pass the trench and turn left. If you’ve got the right shoes/boots, you may also head across the field diagonally to your left from where you crossed the trench. Have If you haven’t seen it from the trench, you’ll soon notice a look at low causeway ahead of you (if you walked across the [[Talk:Berlin|discussion page]]field) or on your left (if you followed the field’s edge). You’ll want to be on the causeway, which in fact had a railway line on it many decades ago.

==== Tempelhof ====Maybe Tempelhof used to be a good place to hitch hike in Once on the past but now it seems impossible to catch a ride there - there is simply no space for a car to stop causeway, turn right (or we failed to find a spot which i doubt because we searched the whole neighbourhoodSouth). If you still want to test it yourself here is how to get there:The [[airport]] is easy to reach with S-Bahn and U-Bahn. Once there simply follow it. You’ll soon be on a forest road near the sign towards Dresden (A100). There are two red lightsmotorway, for people coming from north and south, so they have time to likely also see youa bridge as well as the Raststätte already. You should ask for A113 or A13, or simply if they are going in Cross the way to Ikeabridge, turn immediately left and get dropped on enter the petrol station before the big mall (before Waltersdorf, check map also)rest area. Bus #263 from S-Bahn station Grünau also goes to/near this petrol station. '''Please read the discussion page'''!

''2. 'B)''' From the 96a road eastern Berlin, go to ''S Königs Wusterhausen'', catch bus 730 to ''Brusendorf, Kreuzung'' (not that much in use after opening the A11315 min ride with same C zone ticket):''and walk Wilhelm-Pieck-Strase 100 metres and turn left on gravel road. You will see rest stop from there

==== Schöneweide Option 3: Raststätte Seeberg West====[[File:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the service station in Schöneweide.]]Take a train to the S-Bahn station ''Schöneweide'', get out there and walk out of the station East, turn right on Michael-Brückner Straße and after 300 meter you'll find two big [[rest area|service stations]] − although the is far away these are mostly the last possibilities for cars to get petrol. The place was once crowded with hitchhikers but is normally empty now and works fine! Locals tend to stop at the second petrol station because it's usually cheaper. Also, behind this petrol station is a Burger King "Restaurant". If you choose your spot well, you can show a sign both to cars on the street who could stop at the Burger King entrance (but often drive too fast though) and to people leaving the second petrol station or entering Burger King.

===== Opinions: =====* However the attendants at the service station will ask you to look for your ride elsewhere and may even call the police. The road leading to the is a no stopping zone, so the best solution is to stand near the Burger King, where a driver can pull in. There is no better spot further up the road toward the . * 2008-08-24: I used this petrol stations quite often and never had problems. What the hell did you do? -[[UserFile:atopiaHitch_ber pl seeberg west.png|Ben]]* I tried both the gas station and by using a sign 200px|thumb|right|How to stop cars walk from the street. First of all most people weren't traveling to Dresden and even if they were they were very hesitant to give you a ride if you ask them. For all the time I spent there, two other hitchhikers came and they also had no luck. I eventually gave up and had to pay for the bus. I'm not sure if that's a good spot.* as of August 2010 I consider this the best spot for hitching to Dresden. Living in Dresden and going to Berlin for weekend-trips quite often it worked fine for me as well as for others visiting from Berlin. The catch might be it was almost always Sunday afternoons though. So if you take that into account you should be fine getting a lift to Dresden from Schöneweide, given the number of people returning to Dresden for the start of the week. Both standing by the side of the road with a sign as well as asking people at the petrol station turned out well for me.* We hitch hiked at the gas Hönow station by asking people. (the second, the first was rather empty). Most of the people who get gas over there stay local or are kind of rude. Using a sign we got a hitch after 20 minutes to Dresden.* Sept 2011 - we got a ride after about 30 minutes by standing at the exit to the 2nd gas station. There was another hitch hiker standing at the entrance and we got picked up before him. Recommended to stay at the exit with a sign and smile.Seeberg West]]

===== Illegally =====Alternatively go to the S-Bahn station Carefully cross ''AltglienickeNeuenhagener Chaussee''– it’s a busy road with cars going pretty fast – and start walking on the dirt road straight ahead. Leave At some point the platform illegally at the east end, then hike over the rails, which will bring road turns right and you have to enter the forested area; the B96. The road is also named crosses a stream called ''Am SeegrabenZochegraben''here. There is The road will now continue to the left whereas on the right you’ll see a wide emergency lane small path. Turn left and a speed limit of 50 km/hkeep following the dirt road. Use a sign to get A few minutes later, after walking besides a lift to [[Dresden]] field (DDon your right), [[Braunschweig]] there will be two paths to a small natural pool (BS)which, [[Hannover]](H)depending on the time of the year, ''[[Berlin#Rasthof Michendorf|Rasthof Michendorf]]'' or [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]] (FF) / [[Poland]] ([[Poznań|Poznan]]). It is might not allowed to hitchhike on that spothave any water in it; you’ll recognise the place though, though it's very likely that you will obtain having some wooden installations as well as a good lift in short timesmall “sand beach”. Remember: Running over There, you’ll also see a wire fence that follows the direction of the rails can cost you something around 25 Euro pool if they catch youwere to look at it from the dirt road.

'''Attention'''Cars are driving too fast and Walk past the pool on the right hand side – there’s something like a path for a few metres – until you'll bring yourself in dangerencounter high grass or the overgrown area respectively. People start honking alsoFrom here, the easiest way to continue is to look where the least shrub is and head towards the wire fence...'''Chances are you’ll be doing some bush-bashing (again dependent on season), so better not using this hitchhike spot'''don’t wear your fanciest clothes. After a while Once besides the wire fence, the police appeared grass is not too high and sent us awaywalking becomes easier; keep following the fence, which will make a 90° right turn soon, when a huge field opens in front of you. (August 2009)--[[User:Wukk|Wukk]] 12:32, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

===== Legally =====OR ... go to the S-Bahn station ''Altglienicke''. When getting offFrom there, you ll you’ll already see there a big power line. Your destination is a road in parallel to wooden gate near the power pole on the S Bahn line, and a red lightfield. To get there, leave Walk along its edge or simply across the platform by using "the bridge", legallyfield if conditions are favourable, no farmer is around and then cross the road you’re wearing boots or something similar. Approximately 20 to stand at 30 metres before the red light. You can ask cars every time they stop for power pole, you’ll see the red light. The red light is 100 meters before open gate (with nothing but an overgrown area behind it) on the onramp edge of the motorway going to Cottbus or Dresdenfield.

==== Grünbergallee ====You can also take Enter the S-Bahn one station further to ''S Grünbergallee''. You'll find a big road gate and a big hardware-store immediately turn right; walk about ten metres, then turn slightly left (called ''Hornbach''approx. 45°)and keep walking. There The shrub is pretty dense in places so again it’s some bush bashing, but a right-going lane at few metres further you’ll already encounter the big road. Just show a sign saying ''Dresden'' at fence of the beginning of this laneRaststätte. Sometimes If you can ask drivers at followed these directions, chances are you’ll already see the parking lot of gate in the hardware-store if they can take you fence to enter the first petrol station on the Autobahn (this is just a minutes ride). From there you can be lucky, toorest area.

==== Car pooling====As there's not really Altogether, the walk is a great spot to hitch out, sometimes worth to consider trying something elselittle bit over 5 km and should take 90 minutes at the most. True, agreeing To skip walking the suburban part in advance and paying for a ride is totally not hitchingthe beginning, but you can save painful hours of waiting. Normally there are lots of offers on [httpalso take bus 943 (direction://www''S Hoppegarten'') from ''Hönow'' station and get off at ''Thälmannstr.mitfahrgelegenheit'', with this bus stop being very close to where the dirt road is starting at ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''.de/]However, till the first petrol station it shouldnbus only runs once per hour during weekdays and operates in tariff zone C, meaning you't be more than five eurosll likely need an additional ticket.

At the Raststätte, trucks heading for Poland abound, as well as a fair number of private cars with Polish number plates.  === East towards [[Kostrzyn]] Poland and [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]] === If you are only going to Frankfurt/Oder or somewhere else close by, you can try to hitch along the national road B5/B1 instead of taking the highway A12.  Take the S5 to Mahlsdorf and follow Hönewer Straße to the South until the big intersection with the street Alt-Mahlsdorf. After the traffic light there is [https://goo.gl/maps/45v4qR1Np822 enough place to stop]. Cars go quite fast, but often slow down due according to the changing traffic lights. There is still a lot of city traffic though. Small walk away also is a Star Tankstelle petrol station (adress Alt-Mahlsdorf 117) Directly before the entrance to the Berlin ringway there is a bus stop & Shell Tankstelle suitable for hitching further. About 10 km after the highway the B1/B5 changes from a fast two lane road to a smaller national road.  === North towards [[Fürstenberg]], [[Neustrelitz]] and [[Neubrandenburg]] === For the East part of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania the B96 could be a good option instead of A11/A20, because there's only one petrol station on A11 and none on the eastern part of the A20. '''Option 1'''  Go to S Oranienburg (S1, RE from Südkreuz - Hauptbahnhof - Gesundbrunnen, RB Lichtenberg - Hohenschönhausen). From Oranienburg go by bus or walk to Sachsenhausen, Kirche bus stop and continue walking Granseer Straße for 15 minutes and you'll reach the B96. At this point the B96 still looks like a highway. But don't be confused: just a few meters before the onramp Oranienburg-Nord there's a sign saying that Autobahn ends. So cars are allowed to stop north of the ramp. Between Oranienburg and Neubrandenburg just Neustrelitz is bad for leaving a car. If you're driver goes to Neustrelitz leave the car 2 km before at the last crossroad (connection with B198 to Wesenberg, Mirow) and use the bus stop over there to go on to NB or ask if you driver can drop you off at the North end of Neustrelitz. In every other town/village on that way the B96 goes directly via the town. So you can get off and look for the next busstop on the B96. Weekend or holidays it might be that there's nearly no bus via Sachsenhausen, Kirche then you can go by train to Sachsenhausen (Nordb) and walk 1 km to the spot. Check before on Vbb-Homepage! '''Option 2''' Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop Go by bus 8O9 till stop Stolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke than 1OO metres back and right side 1 km walk away is Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop on road 111. The road serves just as access to rest stop and starts opposite side from road 111 upramp Or you can walk 4 km from S Bahnhof Hohen Neuendorf starting from Stolper Street than its changes to Hohen Neuendorfer Weg street and all the way to bus stop above. There is a bicycle road next to street

Getting into Berlin since the ring is big and maybe you are on a ride that's only passing by. Good option is to get out at...  === The Ruhr area Highway 10 (Warsaw > Amsterdam) ===When hitch hiking towards Berlin Get off at ''Rasthof Michendorf'' (after all the ring interchanges). There is a bridge over the Autobahn nearby so if you are coming even from Belgium, avoid passing Poland you can jump over and easily find someone going into the Ruhr area (Dortmundcity. Alternatively, Essenyou can walk into Michendorf itself, Duisburg)which takes about 30 min. Once Just head north from the petrol stations (you get incan go under the Autobahn from the southern petrol station From Michendorf, it's difficult to get outyou can take a train for EUR 3. Service stations are rare and passing traffic avoids this region. We tried on several places and had 30 to take the train to pass this area centre of Berlin (lost 5 the ABC ticket, which is valid for 2 hours, so you can also use metro, bus etc. when in Berlin). There are sufficient work arounds The last train everyday is at 00:21. So don't leave the petrol station if you get there after 00:00. Also, if you end up having to avoid this area. See also sleep over there, that train station is definitely not really suitable for sleeping; however, near the hitchwiki page of petrol station there's a 24 hours restaurant called "Restaurant Michendorf Nord", you can charge your phone there and probably sleep in the [[Ruhr Area]]downstairs toilet for disabled people.

=== East and West ===Or get of at "Königs Wusterhausen"/"Wildau". The best exit is one exit after the "Schönefelder Kreuz" on the A10 direction Poland. I consider it as the quickest to get in Berlin from the South! Maybe your driver can drop you in the village at the S-Bahn otherwise here is the independent version: If you want to get off at ''Rasthof Michendorf'' (in Königs Wusterhausen, the best opportunity is a bit a freestyle one. 2 km after all the ring interchanges)exit for "Königs Wusterhausen" there is 150 m long bridge called Wildauer Brücke. There If your driver is a ready to stop there he can drop you directly after the bridge over on the Autobahn nearby so if hard shoulder. If you are coming from [[Poland]] pay antention you can jump over and easily will find someone going into a small door in the citynoise barrier. * AlternativelyOpen the door, go down the stairs, you can walk into Michendorf itself, which takes about 20minwill find the road for Königswusterhausen. Just head north from the gas stations (Walk 20 min and you can go under the motorway from will be at the southern gas S-Bahn station). From Michendorf, you can take a train the last S-Bahn for 2,30 euro to the centre of Berlin (this ticket is valid for 2hrs, so at 00:41! Map [https://goo.gl/maps/grprFELW7rM2 here]. Alternatively you can also use metro, bus etc. when take the same road in Berlin)the other direction [https://goo. The last train everyday is at 10.30PM. So don't leave gl/maps/XhvjZqX9rks map] and go to the gasstation if you get there after 10PMS-Bahn station Wildau.

=== Public transport ===Blackriding is possibleWhen hitch hiking towards Berlin from Belgium, albeit risky. Controllers are very frequent and wear civil clothesavoid passing the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, so they cannot be noticed before the doors are closedDuisburg). '''Update 2012:''' Ticket inspectors now usually wear uniforms on the S-BahnOnce you get in, although it's possible that there difficult to get out. Raststättes are still some in civil clothing, rare and since they do not receive hourly wage but salary depending on how many people they catch, playing the "dumb tourist" will have no effect on them; they want you in their recordpassing traffic avoids this region. The good news is that even if they ask you to pay the fine We tried on the spot (40 euros), you can say you don't have the money several places and then you have two weeks had to pay it. Be careful when giving false addresses, as inspectors can check whether take the name and address you give them matchtrain to pass this area (lost 5 hours. Giving a foreign address is your safest bet here. If a controller catches you, use some idenfication besides your passport, preferably one that doesn't have your real name on itThere are sufficient work arounds to avoid this area. That way you're not in the system. First time you See also may have a good chance to decrease your fine when you write a letter to the S-Bahn office. It´s wise to mention things like it was an unlucky coincident, you´ve been overwhelmed by the city and the mass hitchwiki page of people and that you usually pay for the good and ecological public transport..[[Ruhr Area]]. :)