Hitchhiking from Helmstedt
Hitchhiking to Helmstedt
Recent reviews mentioning Helmstedt
52.23276, 11.02469
near the e-car charging station was good. Be nice to the woman who collects pawns ;).―Anonymous
52.23356, 11.02323
Got a ride to Berlin fast (with a person going there to bring back a piece of big furniture). Lady at the shop spoke no English but was very helpful with getting the paper for the hitch sign (after we managed to communicate somehow)and even run after me to give me a better one after a minute. Easy spot to get to by walking half an hour from the train station, a bit uphill though―Martynan
52.30343, 13.01511
On Saturday afternoon it was basically empty, got a lucky ride with a sign "Magdeburg"―Martynan
52.22129, 11.05336
Service station Lappwald. Amazing to get rides westwards to the Ruhr Area, Hannover, Braunschweig.―Anonymous
52.23249, 11.02518
Service station "Helmstedt Süd",next station in 5km!(old border East Germany), good to get lifts to Mageburg, Berlin or Poland!―Anonymous
52.22129, 11.05336
Tried to get a ride southwards to A7. Waited more than 2 hours. All people went westwards. At least I decided to leave the autobahn.―Chuckamuck
52.22129, 11.05336
I waited about 25 minutes before getting a lift to A7 in direction of Göttingen.―Anonymous
52.22129, 11.05336
This is also the place to change cars if you're going south to A7 (Göttingen) via A39.―Bernardo
52.23249, 11.02518
It was very easy to find somebody who is drifing to Berlin. It is a very good Spot!―Anonymous
52.23249, 11.02518
a highly frequented highway restaurant with a lot of people going to the East. so it shouldn't take too long to get a lift.―Anonymous
52.312, 10.81723
good stop to get to Wolfsburg over the country road L290. Behind the traffic circle is a pocket, where people who are leaving it in the direction of Wolfsburg can stop.―Anonymous
52.21578, 11.08116
―Kocian jr
52.21569, 11.08275
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52.3108, 10.81624
―Kichert
52.24368, 11.01205
―Kichert
52.312, 10.81723
There's am Autohof just off the Autobahn with an Aral gas station and a McDonalds. Tried to get a ride south on A39 but it was rather pointless. If your going south try to get a ride at Helmstedt Nord, it's the gas station prior to that if your comming from east.If you cant get a ride at the Autohof just walk towards the Autobahn and position yourself a the roundabout, got a ride within 10min.
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52.21578, 11.08116
Marienborn service area. Very easy to find a lift to Poland as many truckers stop there. Moreover, this spot used to be one of the major border crossings between West and East Germany since 1945 till 1990. The whole infrastructure has been preserved, so if you are interested in history, you might consider spending some more time here for sightseeing.―Anonymous
52.3108, 10.81624
Not the best spot for cars to stop but in the morning it wasn't very busy so a car was able to stop on the ramp for me to jump in without disrupting the traffic. It took me about 20 minutes to get a lift eastwards to Magdeburg and Berlin.―Anonymous
52.24368, 11.01205
Most cars come from Helmstedt to go on the A2 westwards and you can see it by which line they choose. They are also slow enough and the beginning of the ramp is wide enough for a normal car to pick you up next to the "island", while others could still pass. Waited about 25 minutes.―Anonymous
52.30333, 13.01498
Michendorf pulling through as usual, arrive early and you will get far :)―Anonymous