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'''Hamburg''' is the second largest city in [[Germany]] and is located in the north.
== Hitching Out Hitchhiking out ===== Northeast towards [[Lübeck]], [[Image:Hamburg_hitchspot.jpgPuttgarden]] {{Autobahn|250px1}} (& East towards [[Berlin]] {{Autobahn|thumb|left|Hitching Spot 24}}) ======= Option 1: Serways Raststätte Stillhorn Ost ====Take S-bahn S3 or S31 to ''Wilhelmsburg'' and then bus 13 to the last stop at ramp ''HamburgKirchdorf-Süd''. Walk east along Karl-Arnold-SchnelsenRing for 200 m. Keep walking straight and cross over the small bridge. Turn ''']]right''' after the bridge on Altenfelder Weg and walk for ≈500 m to the junction with Stillhorner Weg. If you look around here you will see an underpass, go under the autobahn and walk for 400 m until a small road to your left (Jakobsberg) just after the on-ramp. Walk 300 m north along this path and you will reach the back of the Raststätte.
=== SouthEven though technically possible, [[Netherlands]], Lueneburg ===If you want it is not advisable to try and go south or towards [[Lüneburg]] you should start at '''Raststätte Stillhorn'''East from here. It is easy to get there. Just take S3 or S31 however possible to Wilhelmsburg and then catch a bus to Kirchdorf-Süd. You get off at the last stop. Just follow the road and then you will hear the motorway A1. After crossing a little bridge you're already on the parking lot of the [[service station]]. Walking distance is about 3 minutesride downtown towards Horner Kreisel from here.
If you are going towards ==== Option 2: Horner Kreisel ====Follow the [[Netherlands]], get directions as for Berlin below. Use a ride south to ''Dammer Berge'' (just before [[Osnabrück]]), where the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] joins the [[A30 (Germany)|A30]] in the direction of [[Rheine]] and [[Amsterdam]]sign.
=== North or South towards [[LübeckHannover]], [[Denmark]], {{Autobahn|7}} & Southwest towards [[Bremen]] {{Autobahn|1}} ===Take S-bahn S3 or S31 to ''Wilhelmsburg'' and then bus 13 to the last stop at ''Kirchdorf-Süd'' (max. ten minute trip). Walk east along Karl-Arnold-Ring for 200 m. Keep walking straight and cross over the small bridge. Turn '''left''' and walk 100 m to the parking lot of Raststätte Stillhorn.
* There is also If you are going towards the [[Netherlands]], get a service station you can go ride south to on the ''Dammer Berge'A1'''. To get to it take a S-Bahn train of line S3 or S31 to Wilhelmsburg, then you take on the bus 351 A1 (direction Moorwerder, Kinderheimjust before [[Osnabrück]]) and get off at Stillhorner weg (NOTE: this is incorrect. The stop to get off at is called something else, but I forgot where the name. I took this advice and ended up wandering around for twenty minutes looking for [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] joins the station before, on his way back to Hamburg, the busdriver pointed me [[A30 (Germany)|A30]] in the right direction!). The ticket cost 2,70€ (as of feb. 2009). maybe ask the bus driver to tell you where it is as its confusing where to get off.. from what i remember its that you get off beside a big bank of grass just after you cross nearby the motorway you should be able to see a hotel across a field , walk down a small path about 200m [[Rheine]] and the service station '''Stilhorn''' is there[[Amsterdam]].
* For going north to mainland === South towards [[DenmarkLüneburg]] (direction [[Flensburg]], [[Kiel]], [[Kolding]]) take {{Autobahn|39}} ===Towards Lunenburg the metro ''U2'' towards ''Niendorf-Markt''. From there get out and ask people for the bus service station described above (''Busbahnhof''Raststätte Stillhorn)is not recommended. There Instead, take bus #191 until stop ''Sellhopsweg''. Get out there, walk some 200m back to the traffic light. You'll see that metro or the road going left follows the way S-Bahn to the motorway. There's no footpath"Berliner Tor", so you have to take exit B and walk along the green space next national road B75 to the roadcrossing Heidenkampsweg-Nordkanalstr/Ankelmannsplatz. Might be tricky in winter, easy in summer. Just take care when trucks and cars coming from behind! After some 300m you're You can start thumbing at the ramp. There's enough space for you to stand on, and it's easy for traffic light (the cars to recognize you and to stoptowards Lunenburg go straight). Have You can find a look at the picture for this spotsafer option below. Oh, someone mentioned that this spot might be illegal to stand on, but can you find an ''Autobahn'' sign in the picture ? ;-)
=== Another Option towards the A1: East towards [[Berlin]] and North East {{Autobahn|24}} & (Northeast towards [[Lübeck]], {{Autobahn|1}}), South towards [[CopenhagenLüneburg]]{{Autobahn|39}}, [[ScandinaviaHannover]] {{Autobahn|7}} & Southwest towards [[Bremen]] {{Autobahn|1}} ===There's a lot of traffic passing through Harburg (in the south of Hamburg). It is pretty well reachable via S3/S5 or regional trains from the central station. Leave at "Harburg" and take a bus (349 "Bhf Harburg" or 152 "Breslauer Straße") to the bus stop "Neuländer Weg". On week days both bus lines operate every 20 minutes and the ride will take 7-9 mins. From the bus stop, you follow the "Neuländer Straße" for 1,0 km in the direction the bus is driving. There is an onramp on the A1 with a nice and safe roundabout (which makes it my favorite spot in Hamburg whenever I want to get on the A1), where you can start thumbing. Even though it might take you longer to get to the spot, depending on where in Hamburg you're starting, in my experience it is way faster and more reliable than "Raststätte Stillhorn", that is described above.
[[Image:Leaving Hamburg direction Puttgarden.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching on Horner Kreisel - illegal version!]]
[[Image:Hamburg-Berlin.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching on busstop Caspar-Voght-Straße - legal version!]]
If you're planing to hitchhike === North towards [[BerlinFlensburg]] on the , [[A24 (Germany)|A24Kiel]], there's a big [[roundaboutDenmark]] in the southeast of the city where it{{Autobahn|7}} ======= Option 1: Autobahn Junction HH-Schnelsen ====Take U-bahn ''U2''s possible to catch a ride directly to Berlin or at least part of the way. This spot is called the towards ''[http://hornerNiendorf-kreisel.hitchbase.com/ Horner Kreisel]Markt'' . From there get out and is a popular hitchhiking spot ask people for many hitchhikers in [[Germany]]. The easiest way to get there is from the Station bus station (''HasselbrookBusbahnhof'' (S1, S11). You leave the train in the direction of Steindamm, upstairs turn right Take bus 5 or bus 191 and the after a few meters left into the Caspar-Voght-Straße. Follow this street 500 meters until the big crossing with Sievekingsallee. On the opposite side of the Sievekingsallee youget off at 'll see the busstop ''Caspar-Voght-StraßeFreizeitbad Bondenwald''. Here you can stand This is a bus stop with a bus bay and wait for a ride. This works finehere all the traffic to the motorway passes by.
Some years ago they reconstructed the Horner Kreisel. Earlier it was possible to stand in the middle of it on an busstop, but it was moved. Now the busstop is located ''before'' the roundabout where the cars are driving pretty fast, and on the Kreise the cars have no opportunity to stop.==== Option 2: Raststätte Holmoor ====
Some hithchhikers claim that hitching on the roundabout turnTake S-off direction Berlin is easierBahn S3 or S21 to ''Eidelstadt'', as here you have much more traffic going your wayand then A1 to ''Quickborn''. Itis possible to blackride. Then take bus 594 in direction of ''U A Norderstedt Mitte''s recommended to stand immediately and get off after the roundaboutbus goes over the motorway (''Hasloher Weg'' stop). After getting off the bus, walk in the grass before direction back towards the blue motorway signbridge (west) and you will immediately see a small road going left (Hasloher Weg). Cars can stop right You will feel you are lost in the country side because after the motorway sign. This place is used by many hitchhikers. It200 m, this way doesn's not uncommon to find t look like a direct right to Berlin in 5 minutesstreet anymore. But it has to be pointed out that doing so is against the lawNever mind, keep going straight for the Autobahn starts there - another 400 m and on your right you must not walk or stop on it. Hitchhikers and drivers, who stop there, can be finedwill see the petrol station.We needed less than five minues to find a driver to Denmark
You probably want to go to [[File:Leaving Hamburg direction Puttgarden]] for going into [[Scandinavia]]. You can hitch to the ferry at Puttgarden, and get a ride straight to [[Copenhagenjpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching on Horner Kreisel - illegal version!]]. If you ask the people after they paid the ticket you can cross for free (and save 7 Euros).
== Resources ==[[File:Hamburg-Berlin.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching on busstop "Caspar-Voght-Straße" - legal version!]]
=== Drink ===Free refills, pick up a cup and get high on fizzy drinks[[File:Hornerbus. At:* ''Mundsburg(U2)'' in McDonalds* ''Billwerder-Moorfleet''(S21) in IKEAjpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching spot busstop "BAB Auffahrt Horn"]]
=== Internet access ===At If you're planning to hitchhike towards [[Berlin]] on the [[A24 (Germany)|A24]], there's a bus stop near a big [[roundabout]] in the southeast of the city where it's possible to catch a ride directly to Berlin or at least part of the way. This spot is called the 'Hauptbahnhof'Horner Kreisel' ' and is a popular hitchhiking spot for many hitchhikers in McDonalds [[Germany]]. Here you can stand and wait for freea ride. This works fine. For hitchhiking to Berlin prepare a cardboard sign with a huge B written on it, which is the number plate sign for cars from Berlin and understood widely. It's a good spot.
=== Callshops ===The easiest way to get there is from the Station ''Hasselbrook'' (S1, S11). You leave the train in the direction of Steindamm, upstairs turn right and the after a few meters left into the Caspar-Voght-Straße. Follow this street 500 meters until the big crossing with Sievekingsallee. On the opposite side of the Sievekingsallee you'll see the bus-stop ''Caspar-Voght-Straße''. Ask for the road to Berlin if you are lost. Go further up the road and look for a bus stop with a large blue metal pole in front with lots of hitch-hiker traces :). It's just in front of the "Horner Kreisel" and is called "BAB Auffahrt Horn". You can also reach there by taking the U2 or U4 to "Rauhes Haus". This spot is actually great, because owners of Turkish shop at the station noticed strange amounts of hitchhikers in front of their business. I think they are quite enjoying it. Just when I was about to start, they invited me in for a free Turkish coffee and cigarette (I usually don't smoke, but this was kind of nice). They got some carton boxes and marker just for assisting hitchhikers, so they made one for me. Highly recommended (although it was two years ago, so I just hope they are still there).
Please note, some years ago they reconstructed the Horner Kreisel. Earlier it was possible to stand in the middle of it on an bus stop, but now the bus stop is located '''before''' the roundabout where the cars are driving pretty fast, and on the Kreisel the cars have no opportunity to stop.
=== Public transport ===Blackriding Some hitchhikers claim that hitching on the roundabout turn-off direction Berlin is possibleeasier, albeit riskyas here you have much more traffic going your way. Controllers are very frequent and often wear civil clothesIt's recommended to stand immediately after the roundabout, so they cannot be noticed in the grass before the doors are closedblue motorway sign. Cars can stop right after the motorway sign. This place is used by many hitchhikers. And since they do It's 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 uncommon to find a direct lift to Berlin in their record5 minutes. The good news But it has to be pointed out that doing so is that even if they ask you to pay against the fine on the spot (40 euros)law, you can say you don't have for the money Autobahn starts there − and then you have two weeks to pay must not walk or stop on it. OrHitchhikers and drivers, who stop there, give them a false address and just never pay itcan be fined.For routs of public transport check hvv.de or http://www.geofox.de/base/welcome.jspApart form the legal aspect, bear in mind that this may be dangerous for you!
If you want to go to Puttgarden for going into [[Scandinavia]], you can hitch to the ferry at Puttgarden, and get a ride straight to [[Copenhagen]]. Have a look at the [[Puttgarden]] article for more info. == Links = Northeast towards [[Lübeck]], [[Puttgarden]] {{Autobahn|1}} (& East towards [[Berlin]] {{Autobahn|24}}) ===* == Sleeping out & Tips ==Eventhough theres a lot of parks and hidden spots in town where you can camp or simply sleep the night off in the ground, I would recommend to go to Hauptbanhof (central train station) and catch the regional train that goes towards [httphttps://www.hitchbaseopenstreetmap.org/node/1237025548#map=15/53.4034/10.0663 Maschen Train Station] (not to be confused with the nearby village as you would be directed to take buses on a more complex route). The deal with Maschen is that its the second largest Freight Train Yard in the world (and only by a few tracks not the first one), its quite a sight and a great place to hang out specially if you appreciate freight trains and large infrastructures. Theres a ton of spots to camp right by the yard but I would suggest to find your way to one of the 4 lakes that you can find right next to it.com [https:/ergebnisse/www.openstreetmap.phporg/search?LANGwhereami=eng1&abfragequery=53.3942%5Bstartort2C10.0635#map=16/53.3942/10.0635 See im Mascher Moor] should be your best bet but beware that its the most popular one so you might wake up with a lot of people walking by (but camping is ok as people do it all the time, specially on fishing trips). Take a moment to walk up the bridge crossing the yard and take that marvelous sight. Notice that the Bridge is under constraction (as of May 2021) so you cant walk easily from one side to the other (but you can if you can crawl under that fence or jump thru the sides). My second recommendation is [https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=53.4191%5D2C10.0478#map=19 Hamburg 16/53.4191/10.0478 See im Grossen Moor] which I found more peaceful in terms of people but a bit noisy due to proximity to a highway. There are portable toilets on the way to the Hitchbase] - Nine entriessandy beach and you should find enough spots right by the water to camp. To go there its a better idea to jump out from the train at Meckenfeld train station as its a much shorter walk than from Maschen Passenger Station.If you happen to be caught on a storm or something, all in German* theres the [httphttps://horner-kreiselwww.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=53.hitchbase41199%2C10.com05329#map=18/ Petition53.41199/10.05329 creepy tunnel] that goes all the way under the freight yard where you would be safe from rain and winds but maybe not from dracula. If for whatever reason you dont wanna take this route or the roundabout ''Horner Kreisel''bridge in order to cross the yard and you take on the stupid idea of walk thru the tracks, beware that this is a freight yard where trains are assembled and dissasembled, which means that theres a lot of silent killer-wagons being released into the tracks, no lights and no sounds. Just silently ghosting their way thru the yard and if one of those heavy tons of steel should hit you that would be it for you. Then theres the tracks where the fast trains show up in a split second. So my advice, no walking thru the tracks unless you have eyes and ears all around your head and know how to use them. == Public transport== Notice how there seem to be no ticket inspectors at all in Hamburg, Ive been on and off in that town in the years 2018,2019,2020 and 2021 and taken countless rides on buses, sbahns, ubahns and regional trains going in and out of the city and never been asked for a ticket.Sometimes there are large-scale ticket inspection operations. It has happened to me after getting out of the metro at the main station and at the S-Bahn station Veddel (after getting out of the S-Bahn aswell as after getting out of the bus line 13!). Usually they form a line and wait after the stairs, so if you take care and you notice them, you can just turn around, find a way to get out of the station without using an official exit or just get off at the next station. == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
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