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Hitchhiking from Frankfurt to Berlin

About 9 h 55 min of hitchhiking — roughly 795 km in 4 ride(s), including about 1 h 55 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 Frankfurt to Friedrichsdorf — 15.9 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 380.7 km (3 h 48 min) from Friedrichsdorf to Raststätte Helmstedt. Expect around 18 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 177.4 km (1 h 46 min) from Raststätte Helmstedt to Michendorf. Expect around 26 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Walk 0.3 km (4 min) from Michendorf to Autobahnraststätte Michendorf-Süd.
  5. Hitch 129.0 km (1 h 17 min) from Autobahnraststätte Michendorf-Süd to Frankfurt (Oder). Expect around 34 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 107.5 km (1 h 04 min) from Frankfurt (Oder) to Berlin. Expect around 36 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Get from a hitchhiking spot near Berlin to Berlin — 4.9 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“for going north, starting in frankfurt, as it's hard to get out of the city itself. the spot is a small parking, but you will easily find somebody to take you further north from here. you get there by taking the s-bahn S6 til "Friedrichsdorf" and get off at the terminus. then you walk to the parking and hitch a hike :)”
― Anonymous · Friedrichsdorf
“After trying all day to get out of Frankfurt we spent the ~€5 to get to Friedrichsdorf and got to this spot at about 20:00. The 2nd person we asked gave us a ride to Kassel. In my experience the best way to get out of Frankfurt.”
― Anonymous, 2018-07-25 · Friedrichsdorf
“S5 Frankfurt-Friedrichsdorf is a little expensive (4,65€) But spot's great!”
― Rory, 2016-08-11 · Friedrichsdorf
“Found somebody who was willing to give me a lift all the way to berlin in less than 15 minutes. But I wouldn't expect to be that lucky all the time :)”
― Niklas, 2013-09-04 · Friedrichsdorf
“Friedrichsdorf is the S5, not 6. greetings”
― Anonymous, 2011-04-17 · Friedrichsdorf
“Wenn man von Friedrichsdorf auf den Parkplatz laufen will ist ein Zaun im Weg. Es gibt aber ein Loch ;)”
― Anonymous, 2023-06-08 · Friedrichsdorf
“Very good spot for going to north, got a ride within 10 minutes in the early morning”
― estohiker, 2025-02-05 · Friedrichsdorf
“I hitchhiked there in the morning, there wasnt a lot of traffic, I guess its better to get onto the bigger gas station further on the highway, but it is easy to get there from Frankfurt (you have to jump over the fence tho) and there are some cars going to Berlin/Poland”
― Paetrick, 2025-09-14 · Friedrichsdorf
“Service station "Helmstedt Süd",next station in 5km!(old border East Germany), good to get lifts to Mageburg, Berlin or Poland!”
― Anonymous, 2006-05-18 · Raststätte Helmstedt
“It was very easy to find somebody who is drifing to Berlin. It is a very good Spot!”
― Anonymous, 2011-07-25 · Raststätte Helmstedt

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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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