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Hitchhiking from Hamburg to Paris

About 17 h 20 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1196 km in 13 ride(s), including about 4 h 26 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. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Walk 0.2 km (3 min) from Hamburg-Stillhorn West to Hamburg.
  4. Hitch 96.8 km (58 min) from Hamburg to Grundbergsee Nord. Expect around 21 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 178.5 km (1 h 47 min) from Grundbergsee Nord to Brockbachtal Nord. Expect around 23 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 172.6 km (1 h 44 min) from Brockbachtal Nord to Beekbergen. Expect around 31 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Walk 3.1 km (38 min) from Beekbergen to De Somp.
  8. Hitch 49.1 km (30 min) from De Somp to Zwolle. Expect around 15 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Walk 1.4 km (17 min) from Zwolle to Katerdijk, Zwolle.
  10. Hitch 108.8 km (1 h 05 min) from Katerdijk, Zwolle to Esso express Tamboersdijk. Expect around 26 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  11. Hitch 75.1 km (45 min) from Esso express Tamboersdijk to Esso Dorst. Expect around 24 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  12. Hitch 16.9 km (10 min) from Esso Dorst to Hazeldonk-West. Expect around 18 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  13. Hitch 51.7 km (31 min) from Hazeldonk-West to Antwerp. Expect around 23 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  14. Hitch 9.0 km (5 min) from Antwerp to Ranst. Expect around 11 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  15. Hitch 63.3 km (38 min) from Ranst to Parking Kalken (Noord). Expect around 6 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  16. Hitch 102.5 km (1 h 02 min) from Parking Kalken (Noord) to Lille. Expect around 19 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  17. Hitch 261.6 km (2 h 37 min) from Lille to Paris. Expect around 36 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  18. Get from a hitchhiking spot near Paris to Paris — 4.9 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
“Pretty good spot, easy to reach via public transit and there is a shower available. It's mostly truckers passig through here. I got a ride to Raststätte Wildeshausen using a sign saying "NL"”
― Anonymous, 2025-04-24 · Hamburg

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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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