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Hitchhiking from Potsdam

Hitchhiking to Potsdam

Recent reviews mentioning Potsdam

52.63937, 13.24336

Took a solid while, maybe I was unlucky. Got there at 2pm, left at 5pm. Was hopping to get straight to Hamburg and could only get a ride halfway there. Toilets cost 1€.
―Anonymous

Very nice spot. Got there on a sunday morning at 7:30, it looked extremely empty, but after 30mins at the on-ramp with a "HANNOVER WEST" sign a nice man stopped trying to take me to Helmstedt, but right as I was putting my stuff into his backseat, another car stopped after seeing my sign, saying they'll take me to Duisburg. Obviously I took that offer. Very nice people, even the ones that didn't take me. Very nice experience for my very first time hitchhiking
―B5Scheuert

52.33589, 10.23767

Waited ~1 hour here
―Anonymous

52.30333, 13.01498

Took a bit of time, many people sloped and offer a ride to Magdeburg, but I refused as I needed to get on A9 highway. Eventually, I got a ride with a truck to crossroad of A9 and A4, as I was going to Weimar. Truck was going to Lyon actually.
―estasbien

52.3208, 14.51978

A lot of people going towards Berlin, a small place to pull over, two really kind american missionaries gave me a ride:)
―Anonymous

53.55949, 10.06741

Lots of Traffic
Cars go but fast but with a sign to Berlin I got picked up by an old hitchhiking buddy to Potsdam
―Topf

52.30343, 13.01511

Took me way to long to get out of there
―kerylll

52.50374, 13.279

Nice Spot, to get a Ride.
―Anonymous

51.66904, 14.78182

Arrived at midnight and asked drivers pulling in for rides toward Germany. Lots of false starts and difficulty given the hour, but a good ride to Berlin (Michendorf) within about two hours in the early morning/late night I consider reasonable. There was quite a bit of traffic given the time, though much of it couples with packed cars. Hitching in the day I don’t think you’d be waiting very long.
―Movethathoof

52.30992, 13.44956

Maybe an illegal spot? I don't know, but I got a ride easily to Berlin. A lot of space to stop.
―Jarnohitchikes

51.39968, 12.18447

Not a lot of place for cars to stop, but I guess if they want to they can manage to find a spot
―Anonymous

53.55955, 10.06571

Many cars going. Not the best space to stop but ok.
―Anonymous

52.30333, 13.01498

There is little traffic, (we were here on monday at 4pm), but it is worth the wait. People are going to Leipzig, Hanover or somewhere further west.
―drzdnk

52.23276, 11.02469

near the e-car charging station was good. Be nice to the woman who collects pawns ;).
―Tuminik

52.30333, 13.01498

Good spot, we think. It seems to be a regular spot for hitchhikers heading south/southwest/west. We stood by the western on-ramp to the autobahn. Not a lot of traffic, but we also arrived late in the day. P.S. There’s a shower: think about using it you bum!

We were two guys hitchhiking late in the afternoon/evening. We were signaling to go for Leipzig/Magdeburg. The hour was late in the day, so when a driver offered us a ride to Leipzig we accepted. In hindsight, we should probably have headed straight west towards Magdeburg/Hannover, since it was difficult to plan the route after stopping on the road to, or in, Leipzig. We were heading northwest after Leipzig towards Göttingen/Kassel via the A38. We did however get onto the A38 by sheer luck, the driver’s poor sense of direction and him being a bit creepy (esoteric guy that let us lie in the back of his van). Stay safe out there folks.
―Ledan

52.36961, 13.0485

Two guys hitchhiking in the afternoon. We were picked up by a local heading to Michendorf. We were visible and there’s room for the drivers to stop, but we hiked to this spot from Potsdam and travelling along the road the amount of cars passing by would vary.
―Ledan

52.42059, 13.17351

Two guys hitchhiking. We hitchhiked here from Wannsee to Potsdam intending to head southwest, either to Leipzig or Magdeburg. We hiked from here since there was construction at the on ramp to the autobahn in Nikolasse. We were picked up quite quickly and there’s a busstop + handicapparking where the drivers can pick you up.

Please note that if you just want to get to Potsdam you can take the S-bahn from Berlin instead.
―Ledan

52.2606, 7.84919

Quite a lot of full cars with holiday-goers, but enough traffic atleast! Got a lift that went close to Berlin after around half an hour. A few people were also going North.
―Mazi

52.2606, 7.84919

Wanting to go to Hamburg. Declined 3 rides going east. Eventualy changed my plan and accepted a ride to strait to Berlin.
―Chris9012

52.3011, 13.0178

Big station, many cars standing on the parking lot, few cars going. People going either to Berlin or North, truck drivers either somewhere local or in pairs (so no place for another person). After two hours of standing with a sign at the exit I went back to talk to people in front of the restaurant. One person who earlier said is not going my direction approached me saying they used to hitchhike and it's good if I move to am Fichtenplan, so I went with them (they were going to the airport to pick someone up)
―Martynan