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Hitchhiking from Cologne to Prague

About 10 h 32 min of hitchhiking — roughly 782 km in 5 ride(s), including about 2 h 43 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 165.1 km (1 h 39 min) from Königsforst - West to Medenbach-West. Expect around 27 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Hitch 296.1 km (2 h 58 min) from Medenbach-West to 49.42125, 11.20411. Expect around 38 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 48.1 km (29 min) from 49.42125, 11.20411 to Illschwang. Expect around 37 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 268.0 km (2 h 41 min) from Illschwang to 50.04901, 14.26754. Expect around 32 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Get from 50.04901, 14.26754 to Prague — 11.8 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
“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
“Much trafic on Sunday 15:00. In 20 minutes we (me and my girlfriend) got 3 rides by asking. To Frankfurt, to Heilbronn, to München. All wanted to take a short break first so we got 3 offers in total. After a short break we took the one to Munich.”
― Jonas, Sun 2023-07-16 · 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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