Hitchhiking from Berlin to Hamburg

About 3 h 58 min of hitchhiking — roughly 338 km in 2 ride(s), including about 35 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

1. Get from Berlin to HEM — 5.5 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
2. Hitch 194.7 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
3. Hitch 143.5 km (1 h 26 min) from Raststätte Stolpe Nord to Sievekingsallee, Hamburg. Expect around 31 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
4. Get from Sievekingsallee, Hamburg to Hamburg — 4.1 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

Nearby city guides

• Hitchhiking in Berlin
• Hitchhiking in Hamburg

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.