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=== Northward on {{Autobahn|A7}}/{{E|45}} [[Kassel]], [[Göttingen]], [[Hannover]], [[Hamburg]] and Southward on {{Autobahn|A5}}/{{E|40}} [[Frankfurt]], [[Darmstadt]], [[Basel]] ===
 
=== Northward on {{Autobahn|A7}}/{{E|45}} [[Kassel]], [[Göttingen]], [[Hannover]], [[Hamburg]] and Southward on {{Autobahn|A5}}/{{E|40}} [[Frankfurt]], [[Darmstadt]], [[Basel]] ===
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==== City center ====
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There are two spots in the city center which can be anything between extremely rewarding and driving no nowhere except to desperation.
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* One of them is the '''on-ramp at the central railway station''' (''Hauptbahnhof'' or ''Bahnhof''), which has the advantages of offering a lot of traffic and a shelter from rain (it is underneath a brdge) and the disadvantages of you being somewhat in the dark (due to that same bridge) and relying on rather courageous drivers since there is no hard shoulder for the cars to stop to stop. Drivers can see you for while as they are stopping at the red light not far from you. [[User:Wherever|Andi]] got easy rides from here twice but gave up after more than two hours on another occasion (early morning, though).
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* Aother option is the '''on-ramp next to REWE''' at Erlenring. It is similar to the above except that you don't have the benefits and drawback of standing under a bridge. You're quite exposed to the whether (hot in summer, cold in winter), but you have a supermarket nearby. Here, [[User:Wherever|Andi]] also has a 2 in 3 success rate.
  
 
==== Rasthof und Hotel Pfefferhöhe ====
 
==== Rasthof und Hotel Pfefferhöhe ====
 
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A good place to travel in northern or southern direction on A5/E 40 is [http://www.pfefferhoehe.de/ Rasthof Pfefferhöhe] near [[Alsfeld]] on ''Grünberger Straße''. According to googlemaps there is a McD's restaurant at this place as well. If you have a season ticket (e. g. by being a university student in Marburg), you might want to consider taking the train or bus to Alsfeld, although it should also be possible to get to Alsfeld hitchhiking along the B62 within one hour. [[User:Wherever|Andi]] tried this several times without success except once and highly recommends taking the southern route instead; even if heading North.
A good place to travel in northern or southern direction on A5/E 40 is [http://www.pfefferhoehe.de/ Rasthof Pfefferhöhe] near [[Alsfeld]] on 'Grünberger Straße'. If you have a 'Semesterticket' of the University of Marburg, you might want to consider taking the train or bus to Alsfeld, although it should be possible to get to Alsfeld hitchhiking along the B62 within one hour. According to googlemaps there is a McD's restaurant at this place as well.
 
  
 
==== Aral service station ("Aral-Tankstelle") ====
 
==== Aral service station ("Aral-Tankstelle") ====
 
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An easy way to hitch-hike out of Marburg in southern direction is the ''Aral'' petrol station near ''Südbahnhof'' (the train station in ''Frauenbergstraße''). It doesn't have a lot of traffic but if you are persistent and/or good at talking to people, you will eventually get a ride. To go there, you can either walk (about 30-45 minutes from the city center), or take a bus (lines 1, 4, 6, (7), [may not be up to date anymore!]). Get off the bus at "Südbahnhof". Cross the railway and motorway (B3) using the pedestrian bridge, then turn left (South, out of town) and follow the road named "Am Krekel" along the motorway. After about 3 minutes, you can see the blue sign of a petrol station (Aral) on your left. Usually the door in the fence around the service station is open, if not, just climb across it.
An easy way to hitchhike out of Marburg in southern direction is the Aral - Petrol station near Südbahnhof (the train station in Frauenbergstraße). It doesn't have a lot of traffic but if you are persistent or good at talking to people, you will eventually get a ride. To go there, you can either walk (about 30-45 minutes from the city center), or take a bus (lines 1, 4, 6, (7), ...). Get off the bus at "Südbahnhof". Cross the railway and motorway (B3) using the pedestrian bridge, then turn left (South, out of town) and follow the road named "Am Krekel" along the motorway. After about 3 minutes, you can see the blue sign of a petrol station (Aral) on your left. Usually the door in the fence around the service station is open, if not, just climb across it.
 
  
 
This spot is good for heading South (Gießen, Frankfurt, Switzerland, etc.) and West (Cologne, etc) but it is also worth considering when heading East and even North, since the other options for these directions are really poor. In this case, you need to change direction somewhere around Gießen, which is a little tricky but doable.
 
This spot is good for heading South (Gießen, Frankfurt, Switzerland, etc.) and West (Cologne, etc) but it is also worth considering when heading East and even North, since the other options for these directions are really poor. In this case, you need to change direction somewhere around Gießen, which is a little tricky but doable.

Revision as of 20:45, 19 June 2019

Marburg
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Country:
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Germany
State:
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Hesse
Population: 80,656
Licence plate: MR
Major roads: A5
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Marburg is a medieval city in the German Bundesland Hesse with the well known Philipps Universität. One of the places definitely worth visiting in this city is Marburg Castle.

Hitchhiking out

North towards Kassel on B3 and Alsfeld on B62

Neue Kasseler Straße

Close to the central train station is an on-ramp to the B3. It is located at the traffic lights where Neue Kasseler Straße and Zimmermannstraße intersect. About 5 min. walk from the train station. If you are planing to get to the Autobahn (see below) almost anyone can take you as far as to where the B3 meets the B62. There is a roundabout where you can be dropped and from there you should get to Alsfeld quite fast.

ESSO petrol station

There is an ESSO petrol station right in Marburg underneath Kurt-Schumacher-Brücke on B3 Schnellstraße in northern direction. From there it should be possible to reach Kassel on B3 or the B62 to Alsfeld though it can take some hour or two as there are only few cars refuelling at this place. You reach the station within five minutes walking from the city center of Marburg.

via Gießen

You also might consider going north via Gießen. It´s a little detour, but you reach the Autobahn A5 faster (it´s ~ 30 km to Gießen, but ~ 90 km to Kassel).

Northward on x27px/E 45 Kassel, Göttingen, Hannover, Hamburg and Southward on x27px/E 40 Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Basel

City center

There are two spots in the city center which can be anything between extremely rewarding and driving no nowhere except to desperation.

  • One of them is the on-ramp at the central railway station (Hauptbahnhof or Bahnhof), which has the advantages of offering a lot of traffic and a shelter from rain (it is underneath a brdge) and the disadvantages of you being somewhat in the dark (due to that same bridge) and relying on rather courageous drivers since there is no hard shoulder for the cars to stop to stop. Drivers can see you for while as they are stopping at the red light not far from you. Andi got easy rides from here twice but gave up after more than two hours on another occasion (early morning, though).
  • Aother option is the on-ramp next to REWE at Erlenring. It is similar to the above except that you don't have the benefits and drawback of standing under a bridge. You're quite exposed to the whether (hot in summer, cold in winter), but you have a supermarket nearby. Here, Andi also has a 2 in 3 success rate.

Rasthof und Hotel Pfefferhöhe

A good place to travel in northern or southern direction on A5/E 40 is Rasthof Pfefferhöhe near Alsfeld on Grünberger Straße. According to googlemaps there is a McD's restaurant at this place as well. If you have a season ticket (e. g. by being a university student in Marburg), you might want to consider taking the train or bus to Alsfeld, although it should also be possible to get to Alsfeld hitchhiking along the B62 within one hour. Andi tried this several times without success except once and highly recommends taking the southern route instead; even if heading North.

Aral service station ("Aral-Tankstelle")

An easy way to hitch-hike out of Marburg in southern direction is the Aral petrol station near Südbahnhof (the train station in Frauenbergstraße). It doesn't have a lot of traffic but if you are persistent and/or good at talking to people, you will eventually get a ride. To go there, you can either walk (about 30-45 minutes from the city center), or take a bus (lines 1, 4, 6, (7), [may not be up to date anymore!]). Get off the bus at "Südbahnhof". Cross the railway and motorway (B3) using the pedestrian bridge, then turn left (South, out of town) and follow the road named "Am Krekel" along the motorway. After about 3 minutes, you can see the blue sign of a petrol station (Aral) on your left. Usually the door in the fence around the service station is open, if not, just climb across it.

This spot is good for heading South (Gießen, Frankfurt, Switzerland, etc.) and West (Cologne, etc) but it is also worth considering when heading East and even North, since the other options for these directions are really poor. In this case, you need to change direction somewhere around Gießen, which is a little tricky but doable.

Hitching In

Coming from East and North

Get to the on-ramp 2 "Alsfeld Ost" on the A5. From there best continue with a sign "Marburg". Easy to get a ride from here especially in the afternoon.

Coming from South

Try the petrol station "Wetterau" on the A5 and directly ask for Marburg. Might be lucky. If not take the detour to Alsfeld.