Hitchhiking from Frankfurt to Budapest

About 13 h 15 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1112 km in 6 ride(s), including about 2 h 04 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 Frankfurt to Weiskirchen Süd — 17.3 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
Hitch 205.3 km (2 h 03 min) from Weiskirchen Süd to 49.57969, 10.92868. Expect around 20 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 271.7 km (2 h 43 min) from 49.57969, 10.92868 to 48.58940, 13.36588. Expect around 30 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 129.5 km (1 h 18 min) from 48.58940, 13.36588 to Raststation Ansfelden Süd. Expect around 20 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 234.2 km (2 h 20 min) from Raststation Ansfelden Süd to Schwechat. Expect around 17 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Walk 0.3 km (4 min) from a hitchhiking spot near Schwechat to Schwechat.
Hitch 20.0 km (12 min) from Schwechat to OMV. Expect around 15 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 251.1 km (2 h 31 min) from OMV to Budapest. Expect around 22 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
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

“Two guys hitchhiking to München. We got a lift to Regensburg (north of München). We were picked up after a while by a nice lady heading to Austria. We stood by the on-ramp to the autobahn. It’s not a perfect place for the drivers to pick you up, as they can easily block traffic, but if there’s a will there’s a way.”
― Ledan, Thu 2025-07-17 · Weiskirchen Süd

“Got here in the evening at 6, had no luck for the rest of the day, so i slept in the woods ( lots of nice spots). In the morning it took 15 minutes to get a ride to Wurzberg. Good spot.”
― stepanfoj, Sat 2025-08-30 · Weiskirchen Süd

“the lady in the petrol station was really nice and gave me a free mini pizza :-) tried signing from the end of the stop for about twenty minutes and then the first people i asked for a lift took me to nurenburg. lots of trucks stopped here leaving frankfurt and the car park was nearly full.”
― Leslie, Sun 2025-07-06 · Weiskirchen Süd

“it’s a very good spot. Many card heading to the East and South. There are mostly German card but also Czech and Polish. Worth a shot. There are a few reataurants so people stay for a quite long time. Higly recommend!”
― Monomisia, Wed 2025-04-16 · Weiskirchen Süd

“Very good spot to reach wurtzbourg and Nuremberg. A lot of cars and easy to ask around.”
― Mano75, Mon 2025-10-27 · Weiskirchen Süd

“One of the nicest rides I ever had”
― mat, Sun 2025-08-03 · Weiskirchen Süd

“Got a ride instantly at the Shell and asking the first person. Got a ride to Regensburgs. I got really lucky I think. Pretty normal place for hitchhikers, I met a few. Not much traffic though for a 6 pm on a Wednesday.”
― Wiisportzs, Sun 2026-08-16 · Weiskirchen Süd

“I took the train to weiskirchen and walked to this stop due to its great ratings. And it lived up to it. I was there on a Tuesday around midday and only asked maybe 6 people until I found a person with an Austrian plate (I tried to go to Vienna) and the person was heading to Nürnberg and dropped me off at a gas station before entering the city. There was quite a few people from the Netherlands who”
― Aren, Tue 2026-08-18 · Weiskirchen Süd

“The first guys I asked to me to Passau. There is a huge petrol station!”
― MlleLunatique, Mon 2010-11-29 · Raststation Ansfelden Süd

“Not that bad for Slovakia and Czech republic! Just wait.”
― Vert5, Sat 2016-07-23 · Raststation Ansfelden Süd

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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.