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Hitchhiking from Nuremberg to Vienna

About 9 h 43 min of hitchhiking — roughly 730 km in 4 ride(s), including about 2 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 Nuremberg to a hitchhiking spot near Nuremberg — 4.6 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 52.0 km (31 min) from Nuremberg to Oberpfälzer Alb Nord. Expect around 20 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 78.2 km (47 min) from Oberpfälzer Alb Nord to Raststätte Aurach Süd. Expect around 34 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Hitch 270.2 km (2 h 42 min) from Raststätte Aurach Süd to Donautal West. Expect around 55 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 329.3 km (3 h 18 min) from Donautal West to Turmöl. Expect around 37 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Get from Turmöl to Vienna — 4.8 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“many directions (east-south) bus stop after traffic lights, enough space to stop and cars are not so fast. take bus 44 from centre to here or walk here from trainstation.”
― Anonymous · Nuremberg
“18.11.2011, got after 20min a lift to hermsdorfer kreuz (200km) - the sign: "a9, bt".”
― Anonymous, 2011-11-19 · Nuremberg
“ask drivers if can you pick you up just a few km to highway (doesnt matter which direction), and there is a good spot to catch.”
― Anonymous, 2014-04-07 · Nuremberg
“Like the last comment said, you should thumb without a sign and try to get to the highway a bit further ahead, the ramp there is a better spot as it narrows down your traffic.”
― Yooks, 2015-05-06 · Nuremberg
“I waited for one hour to get a ride direction Regensburg.”
― Julei, 2014-02-24 · Nuremberg
“Hard to get a lift to Regensburg. Lot of local trafic.”
― Xavier, 2015-07-08 · Nuremberg
“Held a sign reading "CZ" and got a ride from a man who lived in Amberg. August 2023”
― AloysiusDente, 2023-10-02 · Nuremberg
“Waited before the bus stop with a sign saying CZ, quickly got a ride by a Swede on a roadtrip around Europe.”
― Arphile, 2025-08-15 · Nuremberg
“Really good HHspot. Found a ride to Belgium in only 5 minutes!”
― Anonymous · Oberpfälzer Alb Nord
“- be careful of police patrols, never go out of the area of the parking! - plenty of opportunities to ask drivers for a ride”
― Janka, 2012-10-12 · Oberpfälzer Alb Nord

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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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