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Hitchhiking from Paris to Munich

About 16 h 24 min of hitchhiking — roughly 977 km in 5 ride(s), including about 4 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

  1. Get from Paris to Boulevard Bourdon, Paris — 1.4 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 27.6 km (17 min) from Boulevard Bourdon, Paris to Croissy-Beaubourg. Expect around 1 h 06 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Walk 7.3 km (1 h 27 min) from Croissy-Beaubourg to Aire de Ferrières.
  4. Hitch 383.0 km (3 h 50 min) from Aire de Ferrières to Aire de Longeville-Sud. Expect around 45 min of waiting here. 6 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 150.8 km (1 h 30 min) from Aire de Longeville-Sud to Strasbourg. Expect around 55 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Walk 5.6 km (1 h 08 min) from Strasbourg to Kehl.
  7. Hitch 156.2 km (1 h 34 min) from Kehl to Sindelfinger Wald. Expect around 46 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 259.6 km (2 h 36 min) from Sindelfinger Wald to Munich. Expect around 31 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Get from a hitchhiking spot near Munich to Munich — 0.9 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“C’est difficile de sortir de Paris vers l’est. Il y a beaucoup de passage mais c’est beaucoup des camions et des taxis. On a été pris après environ une heure et déposé un peu avant l’aire de ferrière.”
― Po, 2025-06-03 · Boulevard Bourdon, Paris
“Standing there (2 people) with a sign over an hour, and many who stopped went only a very short distance until one was willing to take us to the Aire des Ferrières.”
― Anonymous, 2025-02-17 · Boulevard Bourdon, Paris
“asked the first driver who took my right up to my destination in germany :-) people can bring you here, because its just before the peage!”
― Anonymous · Aire de Ferrières
“> A4 Reims, Metz, Strasbourg, Germany and Luxembourg reach this gas station from Bussy Saint Georges RER A train station, then walk through the industrial area of Bussy, then cross onto the bridge, then follow for some hundred meters in the grass along the A4. 25-30 minutes wait. Best point for getting out of Paris - 45 min by RER The Péage is not far from here.”
― Anonymous, 2005-12-27 · Aire de Ferrières
“Strongly recommend. Fun to get to.”
― Davies, 2015-09-15 · Aire de Ferrières
“Once you get out of Paris, this is the best place to start off”
― Ondo, 2011-12-20 · Aire de Ferrières
“Easily get a ride to peage described in the article.”
― Anonymous, 2011-03-15 · Aire de Ferrières
“Forget about the walk, you can easily go to the petrol station from the center. Simply prepare a board with station à 2km and hitch from the roundabouts close to the RER station ;) Anyway, I hitched there three times and didn't found this spot excellent...”
― Ewan gweznou, 2013-11-16 · Aire de Ferrières
“In 30 min car to Poland. beautiful place.”
― Marek.cavojsky8338, 2015-04-27 · Aire de Ferrières
“A good spot to get out of Paris, but a long way. With the RER from Chatlet, then get of Bussy-Saint-Georges. From there through the industrial area. I d recommend to write down street names first to know where to cross the highway. There s a small bridge not far from the petrol station. After crossing it, one has to either cross the fence of the highway and walk along it till the petrol station or”
― Anonymous, 2012-10-05 · Aire de Ferrières

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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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