Hitchhiking from Berlin to Copenhagen

About 10 h 34 min of hitchhiking — roughly 722 km in 7 ride(s), including about 3 h 19 min of waiting by the road. These figures come from rides hitchhikers logged on this map, not from an estimate.

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Step by step

Get from Berlin to HEM — 5.5 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
Hitch 194.6 km (1 h 57 min) from HEM to Raststätte Stolpe Nord. Expect around 4 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 142.6 km (1 h 26 min) from Raststätte Stolpe Nord to Hamburg. Expect around 40 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 29.6 km (18 min) from Hamburg to Raststätte Buddikate Ost. Expect around 18 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 142.3 km (1 h 25 min) from Raststätte Buddikate Ost to Fehmarn. Expect around 32 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Walk 0.0 km (1 min) from a hitchhiking spot near Fehmarn to Fehmarn.
Hitch 25.2 km (15 min) from Fehmarn to Rødbyhavn. Expect around 24 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Walk 0.1 km (2 min) from Rødbyhavn to Ingo Rødbyhavn.
Hitch 162.1 km (1 h 37 min) from Ingo Rødbyhavn to Karlslunde Øst. Expect around 56 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 25.3 km (15 min) from Karlslunde Øst to Copenhagen. Expect around 26 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Get from a hitchhiking spot near Copenhagen to Copenhagen — 5.5 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Good spot since cars often have to slow down because of the traffic light. Stood there with a “HH” sign in the late afternoon of Good Friday and caught a lift heading to Lübeck.”
― Cat, Fri 2026-04-03 · HEM

“I barely managed to lift my sign "Denmark/Hamburg" And got a ride straight to Kolding, 549km. Insane.”
― Jarnohitchikes, Sat 2026-07-04 · HEM

“this petrol station is located half the distance between Hamburg - Berlin. So, most of the travellers have their break there.”
― Anonymous · Raststätte Stolpe Nord

“It was Tuesday evening, after 7pm, when I was dropped out here a guy who was going to Schwerin, but then suddenly an awesome african guy took me to Hamburg! Nice spot, but not so much traffic!”
― AdrianB, Wed 2014-08-06 · Raststätte Stolpe Nord

“Wednesday 5:30pm. Traffic relatively sparse, mostly company cars, but after 20 minutes I was taken to Hamburg.”
― RobertoCarlos, Thu 2013-09-05 · Raststätte Stolpe Nord

“Chances are that a truck will give you a lift.”
― Anonymous, Sat 2016-07-30 · Raststätte Stolpe Nord

“Changed here to get to Wismar and was lucky. But there are not many cars direction Schwerin/Wismar.”
― Anonymous, Sat 2013-07-27 · Raststätte Stolpe Nord

“Very good spot to get dropped to Hamburg if you ask ppl around (Hamburg plates start with HH). I personally was too optimistic and asked people if they were going more North of Hamburg (Like Kiel or Flensburg) but after a hour someone said he could drop me to a gas station North of Hamburg and I settled for it. Also I saw 2 others Hitchhikers in this gestation and not even in the same group, it”
― Minaus, Thu 2024-09-05 · Raststätte Stolpe Nord

“Easy life to Hamburg after 15minutes. Many cars with licence plate „HH“”
― TajineMachine, Thu 2024-08-29 · Raststätte Stolpe Nord

“i think there is no more better point for easy to go out from Hamburg but i give good point because of waiting... everybody smiling or shaking their hand(ok this kind act is better than any where) .P you can come here by train(Hesselbrook) or by U2 subway(Rauhes Haus)... so i waited 30-45 min. in summer time and just one car bring me to center of Berlin .)”
― Anonymous · Hamburg

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Waiting times and distances are averages from community-logged rides. Travel time assumes 100 km/h in a car and 5 km/h walking. They are not guarantees.