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Hitchhiking from Hamburg to Bordeaux

About 31 h 29 min of hitchhiking — roughly 2289 km in 10 ride(s), including about 5 h 59 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 Shell — 1.8 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 9.5 km (6 min) from Shell to Hamburg-Stillhorn West. Expect around 11 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Walk 7.9 km (1 h 35 min) from Hamburg-Stillhorn West to Harburger Berge West.
  4. Hitch 399.6 km (4 h 00 min) from Harburger Berge West to Stockäcker, Kirchheim. Expect around 42 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 68.1 km (41 min) from Stockäcker, Kirchheim to Raststätte Reinhardshain Nord. Expect around 25 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 102.8 km (1 h 02 min) from Raststätte Reinhardshain Nord to Gräfenhausen West. Expect around 43 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Hitch 110.8 km (1 h 06 min) from Gräfenhausen West to Forst. Expect around 31 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 140.2 km (1 h 24 min) from Forst to Rasthof Mahlberg-West. Expect around 29 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Hitch 546.2 km (5 h 28 min) from Rasthof Mahlberg-West to Aire de Solaize. Expect around 36 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Hitch 351.8 km (3 h 31 min) from Aire de Solaize to Aire de Montpellier-Fabrègues Nord. Expect around 39 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  11. Hitch 273.2 km (2 h 44 min) from Aire de Montpellier-Fabrègues Nord to Toulouse. Expect around 40 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  12. Walk 5.2 km (1 h 02 min) from a hitchhiking spot near Toulouse to Toulouse.
  13. Hitch 286.5 km (2 h 52 min) from Toulouse to Total. Expect around 1 h 02 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  14. Get from Total to Bordeaux — 1.9 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Stood next to the road with the sign and no one stopped. After one hour got a lift to the highway by asking at the gas station.”
― Anonymous, 2017-02-09 · Shell
“Waited here for 10 minutes around lunchtime on a Thursday to get to Hannover. Good spot.”
― Grgrrp, 2015-09-04 · Shell
“Shell station on Heidenkampsweg. You can stand just before the station (couple of driveways there). Very good spot (almost THE spot) for A1, A7, A25 south- or eastbound.”
― Anonymous, 2015-07-17 · Shell
“Didnt find anybody to go to Bremen”
― Anonymous, 2024-05-08 · Shell
“Waited for just 5min and then got a ride outside the city to another fuel station.”
― Fugii, 2024-12-08 · Shell
“One of the best spots in Hamburg. But for south or west you want to get a short ride to next gas station on the Highway, Autobahn-Raststätte Stillhorn, and then look for a good ride. Next spot has more traffic going more directions. Morning and evening with commuter traffic is best here.”
― Flasher702, 2025-02-20 · Shell
“Was immediately picked up by guy going to Hannover to pick up some materials. Seems like a good spot, or maybe I was just extremely lucky.”
― maxx, 2025-08-02 · Shell
“Lots of local traffic when I was there, but two guys who went to Bremen, took me to the next gas station on the highway.”
― anettlee17, 2025-08-31 · Shell
“Very nice spot. A lot of traffic goes by here. Got a ride within 5/10 minutes to Bremen. Better to ask with the people pumping gas but standing at the side of the road with a sign is also fine. Traffic does move fast there though.”
― Siemieon, 2025-08-29 · Shell
“Stood there for about 40 hours to direction Hannover. Not many cars, mainly trucks.”
― Anonymous · Harburger Berge 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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