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Hitchhiking from Cologne to Budapest

About 17 h 55 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1336 km in 8 ride(s), including about 4 h 28 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 Cologne to 50.91355, 7.10524 — 11.0 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 4.8 km (3 min) from 50.91355, 7.10524 to Königsforst - West. Expect around 29 min of waiting here. 6 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 164.4 km (1 h 39 min) from Königsforst - West to Medenbach-West. Expect around 30 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Hitch 260.5 km (2 h 36 min) from Medenbach-West to Raststätte Aurach Süd. Expect around 32 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 271.8 km (2 h 43 min) from Raststätte Aurach Süd to Donautal West. Expect around 53 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 129.5 km (1 h 18 min) from Donautal West to Raststation Ansfelden Süd. Expect around 36 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Hitch 233.8 km (2 h 20 min) from Raststation Ansfelden Süd to Schwechat. Expect around 39 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Walk 0.4 km (5 min) from a hitchhiking spot near Schwechat to Schwechat.
  9. Hitch 19.8 km (12 min) from Schwechat to OMV. Expect around 8 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Hitch 250.9 km (2 h 30 min) from OMV to Budapest. Expect around 41 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  11. Get from a hitchhiking spot near Budapest to Budapest — 2.4 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Good spot to get to the gas station down the road if you don't feel like climbing the fence. Decent traffic and got picked up almost immediately. About an hour away from cologne centre with public transport, google maps sends you through the woods and the entrance isn't really marked but there is a clear path.”
― NR038, Wed 2026-08-19 · 50.91355, 7.10524
“Even without much traffic we got a ride almost immediately. There is also a lane for the cars to stop. Try to get to the next stop only.”
― Anonymous, Mon 2026-08-24 · 50.91355, 7.10524
“I waited only a few minutes, there was much traffic. Only problem: There is a fence around the station, so maybe you have to climb. But that’s no big deal. To come here take the train “RB 25” from the cologne main station in the direction “Marienheide” or “Overath” for 3,20 €. Leave at “Stümpen” and turn right and go up to the “Kiefernweg” and turn right. Follow the street”
― Anonymous · Königsforst - West
“Parking area \"Königsforst\", not much traffic,got a lift to Frankfurt/Main there.Better try to get to the next gas station :-)”
― Anonymous, Tue 2006-05-02 · Königsforst - West
“This is a great spot to get out of Cologne, and it’s directly at the Autobahn already! Going through the forest takes a bit longer than you imagine, also on the way there are signs to not veer off the path because there are military leftovers. The station is directly at the path so that’s no problem. Climbing the fence is a bit tricky because it’s pointy, but if you walk past the station there is ”
― Anonymous, Thu 2012-12-13 · Königsforst - West
“very good spot in my opinion because there's a burger king restaurant - lots of cars during lunch time”
― Miercoles.mittwoch, Mon 2012-08-13 · Königsforst - West
“we used this spot around 3 or 4 times now and it seems to be the best spot to get out of cologne in the direction of frankfurt/south. really really can recommend it!”
― Anonymous, Sat 2013-08-17 · Königsforst - West
“This is a great spot to get out of Cologne, and it’s directly at the Autobahn already! Going through the forest takes a bit longer than you imagine, also on the way there are signs to not veer off the path because there are military leftovers. The station is directly at the path so that’s no problem. Climbing the fence is a bit tricky because it’s pointy, but if you walk past the station there is ”
― Anonymous, Thu 2012-12-13 · Königsforst - West
“very busy place, found a Polish guy willing to take me to Frankfurt after around 30min.”
― Anonymous, Tue 2016-05-03 · Königsforst - West
“Lively parking around noon in summer, I just asked people for a ride and found one pretty quickly. Was taken about halfway to Frankfurt.”
― thebeekeeper, Mon 2024-08-12 · Königsforst - West

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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.


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