Hitchhiking from Frankfurt to Paris

About 12 h 32 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1024 km in 4 ride(s), including about 2 h 17 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 Aral — 3.9 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
Hitch 194.0 km (1 h 56 min) from Aral to Rasthof Baden-Baden. Expect around 58 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 78.8 km (47 min) from Rasthof Baden-Baden to Rasthof Mahlberg-West. Expect around 33 min of waiting here. 9 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 375.2 km (3 h 45 min) from Rasthof Mahlberg-West to Aire de Beaune-Merceuil. Expect around 40 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 376.0 km (3 h 46 min) from Aire de Beaune-Merceuil to Parc Rives de Seine - Georges Pompidou, Paris. Expect around 6 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Get from Parc Rives de Seine - Georges Pompidou, Paris to Paris — 0.8 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“as far as I remember, there is also a petrol station where drivers fill up their cars before going on the highway - it's next to the tram stop "Oberforsthaus" (line 21).”
― Anonymous, Fri 2013-09-20 · Aral

“Not a really good spot. Low traffic. Not many people are going further to the highway; instead, they are returning to the city. (1 M, 1 F)”
― vvotruba, Thu 2025-09-18 · Aral

“You can stand on the elevated block right at the entrance of the gas station and thus draw the attention of four lanes of traffic right towards you. There's enough options for cars to stop (either the gas station or the lane for the access lane)”
― Anonymous, Mon 2026-05-11 · Aral

“not a great place, no cars, no movement, everyone going back to frankfurt or low places”
― travelwithlaro, Wed 2026-07-01 · Aral

“Amazing place for finding rides to pretty much any place in Switzerland.”
― Anonymous · Rasthof Baden-Baden

“To get there from Karlsruhe: take the train to Baden-Baden, then the bus 218. Get out at Autobahnkirche, it's just next to it. ~40 min”
― Amb45, Sun 2014-04-27 · Rasthof Baden-Baden

“This is also reachable for cars going north, but not recommendable because the service station Renchtal is just a few km before this one.”
― Bernardo, Sun 2011-06-19 · Rasthof Baden-Baden

“Awesome, within 1 minute asking at the petrol station, i could have had 3 rides :D to the south (switzerland)”
― Hendrik, Tue 2015-10-20 · Rasthof Baden-Baden

“Just asked people are the gas station while filing up or Parking on the small parking lot. Offered them to think about it while paying. Some would take me but only one after 20min directly to Freiburg. Be nice and smell good when you approach people;)”
― Anonymous, Mon 2023-06-26 · Rasthof Baden-Baden

“There isnt really a good space for thumbing, so probably better to ask people directly. Still, with a Bern sign I was offered 2 rides going to Friburg and endes up taking the second one.”
― ouitek, Mon 2025-07-14 · Rasthof Baden-Baden

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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.