Hitchhiking from Hamburg to Montpellier
About 24 h 28 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1775 km in 10 ride(s), including about 5 h 02 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 Hamburg to Shell — 1.8 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
- Hitch 9.5 km (6 min) from Shell to Hamburg-Stillhorn West. Expect around 9 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 323.7 km (3 h 14 min) from Hamburg-Stillhorn West to Münsterland West. Expect around 44 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 122.5 km (1 h 14 min) from Münsterland West to Remscheid West. Expect around 48 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 45.8 km (28 min) from Remscheid West to Jet. Expect around 43 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 5.2 km (1 h 03 min) from Jet to Raststätte Frechen Nord.
- Hitch 123.5 km (1 h 14 min) from Raststätte Frechen Nord to Liège. Expect around 35 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 3.1 km (38 min) from Liège to Rue Denis Lecocq, Liège.
- Hitch 15.4 km (9 min) from Rue Denis Lecocq, Liège to Aire de Sprimont. Expect around 14 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 179.2 km (1 h 48 min) from Aire de Sprimont to Aire de Berchem-Ouest. Expect around 15 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 599.4 km (6 h 00 min) from Aire de Berchem-Ouest to Lyon. Expect around 23 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 0.1 km (2 min) from Lyon to Quai Perrache, Lyon.
- Hitch 14.8 km (9 min) from Quai Perrache, Lyon to Aire de Solaize. Expect around 27 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 340.6 km (3 h 24 min) from Aire de Solaize to Lattes. Expect around 44 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Get from Lattes to Montpellier — 3.8 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
What hitchhikers said along this route
“Waited here for 10 minutes around lunchtime on a Thursday to get to Hannover. Good spot.”
― Grgrrp, Fri 2015-09-04 · Shell
“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, Thu 2017-02-09 · 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, Fri 2015-07-17 · Shell
“Didnt find anybody to go to Bremen”
― Anonymous, Wed 2024-05-08 · Shell
“Waited for just 5min and then got a ride outside the city to another fuel station.”
― Fugii, Sun 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, Thu 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, Sat 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, Sun 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, Fri 2025-08-29 · Shell
“also to go to south (A7) very good, you can reach this point easyly!”
― Anonymous · Hamburg-Stillhorn 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.