Hitchhiking from Hamburg to Warsaw

About 12 h 16 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1015 km in 5 ride(s), including about 1 h 40 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 — 4.6 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
2. Hitch 274.4 km (2 h 45 min) from Hamburg to Linumer Bruch-Süd. Expect around 15 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
3. Hitch 79.4 km (48 min) from Linumer Bruch-Süd to Neuenhagen bei Berlin. Expect around 15 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
4. Walk 0.2 km (3 min) from Neuenhagen bei Berlin to Aral.
5. Hitch 94.7 km (57 min) from Aral to gmina Słubice. Expect around 30 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
6. Walk 2.0 km (24 min) from gmina Słubice to MOP Sosna.
7. Hitch 538.9 km (5 h 23 min) from MOP Sosna to MOP Brwinów Południe. Expect around 20 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
8. Hitch 27.8 km (17 min) from MOP Brwinów Południe to Warsaw. Expect around 20 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
9. Get from a hitchhiking spot near Warsaw to Warsaw — 5.3 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Got a ride to Berlin after a little while, it has more space for people to pull over than at the bus stop just across the street, since its also a turning lane.”
― Anonymous, Sat 2016-07-23 · Hamburg

“Lots of Traffic Cars go but fast but with a sign to Berlin I got picked up by an old hitchhiking buddy to Potsdam”
― Topf, Sun 2026-07-12 · Hamburg

“I got really lucky and was picked up by an actual angel who dropped me in Lübeck”
― Anonymous, Mon 2026-08-10 · Hamburg

“All cars are going to Berlin, if you have luck like me you can get lifts further. (I got it to Leipzig)”
― Kovacspetyesz, Sun 2016-11-06 · Linumer Bruch-Süd

“Many Cars. most of them going to Berlin, Some going to wards Frankfurt(Oder), Dreseden or South towards Leipzig. Took me about 30 min to find someone going to Leipzig but it might take some more patience.”
― Anonymous, Wed 2019-05-22 · Linumer Bruch-Süd

“Two or three drivers stopped for us here offering rides to Berlin while our destination was Poland. It took around 1 hour and we were approached by a driver who offered a ride straight to Słubice, the border.”
― Ewelinalucy, Fri 2016-05-20 · Linumer Bruch-Süd

“Most traffic heading to Berlin, but with some patience a ride going in a different direction can be found.”
― Anonymous, Fri 2016-05-20 · Linumer Bruch-Süd

“Ride to berlin fast, awesome spot, stand where the parking lot ends and not right before the highway start so the cars go slower.”
― Anonymous, Sun 2025-06-29 · Linumer Bruch-Süd

“Direction Czechia. Cursed place. Waited for 14 hours here after we got to a much worse place - the airport. We decided to get dropped of here in the evening from a ride coming from Hamburg. We made a risky bet to try to find a ride to Czechia, or at least towards Dresden. We asked almost every incoming car for Dresden or Cottbus without luck. We found a Slovak van driving over the whole night b”
― Dalby, Tue 2025-06-24 · Linumer Bruch-Süd

“Sucks for sleeping at, but there's a hole in the fence that leads to a field away from the trucks, only got 1.5 hours of sleep before it started raining, but that was more on us for bad planning. Getting to Berlin was super fast considering we were up at 4 and started looking for rides at 5, standing near the exit worked great, drivers could see us and slow down to talk before leaving.”
― TransTravel, Wed 2026-07-01 · Linumer Bruch-Süd

Nearby city guides

• Hitchhiking in Hamburg
• Hitchhiking in Warsaw

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.