Hitchhiking from Hamburg to Berlin

About 3 h 41 min of hitchhiking — roughly 339 km in 1 ride(s), including about 18 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 Hamburg to a hitchhiking spot near Hamburg — 4.8 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
2. Hitch 338.6 km (3 h 23 min) from Hamburg to Prenzlauer Promenade, Berlin. Expect around 18 min of waiting here. 6 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
3. Get from Prenzlauer Promenade, Berlin to Berlin — 4.6 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“i think there is no more better point for easy to go out from Hamburg but i give good point because of waiting... everybody smiling or shaking their hand(ok this kind act is better than any where) .P you can come here by train(Hesselbrook) or by U2 subway(Rauhes Haus)... so i waited 30-45 min. in summer time and just one car bring me to center of Berlin .)”
― Anonymous · Hamburg

“Very good place. There was even a stable hitchhiking sign to Berlin and Lübeck :)”
― Anonymous, 2014-08-04 · Hamburg

“not so much space for the cars to stop and they arrive quite quickly. prefer the bus stop before the roundabout.”
― Mikan, 2013-08-01 · Hamburg

“I met here one girl. She also wanted to go to Berlin. Together we got a car to Berlin. I was waiting here for 40 min. While we waited, three cars stopped, but they went to Lübeck.”
― Efrolov, 2011-04-18 · Hamburg

“You're visible from far away and the side-strip is broad. Comfortable for car-drivers.”
― Johann von Elszt, 2015-03-17 · Hamburg

“good place to get to berlin or lübeck. use a sign for convenience.”
― Posiputt, 2012-07-22 · Hamburg

“Great spot at the start of the motorway, cars can pull onto the hardshoulder. If the police pass by the will tell you to get away from there, but usually you will find a ride before that”
― Anonymous, 2017-08-16 · Hamburg

“we just got picked up and they took us all the way to Berlin :)”
― Anonymous, 2011-04-19 · Hamburg

“Met another guy there. We waited about 10 min, and got a car Lübeck.”
― Anonymous, 2011-04-29 · Hamburg

“Really good spot, my second time here both of the times it took under 10 minutes now i got ride directly to Berlin in 5. Can only recommend it but use a sign cause you can go to Berlin and Lübeck from here”
― Matej, 2024-08-31 · Hamburg

Nearby city guides

• Hitchhiking in Hamburg
• Hitchhiking in Berlin

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.