Hitchhiking from Paris to Frankfurt

About 10 h 33 min of hitchhiking — roughly 771 km in 5 ride(s), including about 2 h 50 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 Paris to Aire de La Courneuve Est — 9.1 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
2. Hitch 261.9 km (2 h 37 min) from Aire de La Courneuve Est to Aire de Saint-Ghislain (Sud). Expect around 1 h 09 min of waiting here. 6 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
3. Hitch 136.7 km (1 h 22 min) from Aire de Saint-Ghislain (Sud) to Aire de Verlaine Sud. Expect around 26 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
4. Hitch 41.2 km (25 min) from Aire de Verlaine Sud to Aire de Tignée. Expect around 18 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
5. Hitch 57.2 km (34 min) from Aire de Tignée to Aachener Land Süd. Expect around 25 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
6. Hitch 274.4 km (2 h 45 min) from Aachener Land Süd to Aral Autobahntankstelle A66 Nord. Expect around 31 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
7. Get from Aral Autobahntankstelle A66 Nord to Frankfurt — 9.9 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Aire de la Courneuve: Hard to reach but the best way towards Picardy/Lille. Often many hitchikers there. Hole in the cloture nearby.”
― Anonymous · Aire de La Courneuve Est

“is it still under contstruction?”
― Anonymous, 2012-06-23 · Aire de La Courneuve Est

“When passing on the highway I seemed like construction finished, can somebody confirm it?”
― Wther, 2012-09-03 · Aire de La Courneuve Est

“Yes, many people are going to airport or are locals, but it is quite good place to start, we got a ride in direction Lille in 1,5 hour - but we were 4!”
― Marosana, 2013-05-21 · Aire de La Courneuve Est

“Still under construction, better to get a lift at Port de la Chapelle.”
― Anonymous, 2012-08-07 · Aire de La Courneuve Est

“It is open indeed, it was quite busy on a sunday, a lot of people are going somewhere local/to the airport, but still quite good.”
― Anonymous, 2013-03-04 · Aire de La Courneuve Est

“We got a straight ride all the way to Lille.”
― Anonymous, 2017-01-16 · Aire de La Courneuve Est

“Many locals but I think it is the best place to hitchhike to the North! The door was open, I had no problem for entering ;)”
― Anonymous, 2018-09-29 · Aire de La Courneuve Est

“The door was not open, but you can follow the wall/fence until it ends, climb down a small hill towards the autoroute and then jump the (second, smaller) fence. Sounds more complicated than it ended up being, the fence is even a little bent down and there's trees to help. Lots of local cars but I still found people going through Lille to Mons within 15 minutes. Would definitely recommend this spot”
― thebeekeeper, 2024-11-12 · Aire de La Courneuve Est

“this seems the best way out of Paris without standing on the side of the road. We were 3 people, so we wanted somewhere good. as others say, you can access it via a bus. walk to the end of the wall and through some bushes and voìla. we got a lift to Aire de Ressons, an hour or so north, towards Lille. there were lots of people here.”
― Alifeee, 2026-04-24 · Aire de La Courneuve Est

Nearby city guides

• Hitchhiking in Paris
• Hitchhiking in Frankfurt

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.