Hitchhiking from Prague to Copenhagen
About 16 h 47 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1116 km in 9 ride(s), including about 3 h 30 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
- Get from Prague to V Holešovičkách, Prague — 4.2 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
- Hitch 182.3 km (1 h 49 min) from V Holešovičkách, Prague to 51.10775, 13.73611. Expect around 22 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 0.9 km (10 min) from 51.10775, 13.73611 to Radeburger Straße, Dresden.
- Hitch 207.4 km (2 h 04 min) from Radeburger Straße, Dresden to Berlin. Expect around 27 min of waiting here. 7 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 8.8 km (1 h 46 min) from Berlin to HEM.
- Hitch 194.7 km (1 h 57 min) from HEM to Raststätte Stolpe Nord. Expect around 4 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 142.4 km (1 h 26 min) from Raststätte Stolpe Nord to Hamburg. Expect around 31 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 29.6 km (18 min) from Hamburg to Raststätte Buddikate Ost. Expect around 18 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 142.3 km (1 h 25 min) from Raststätte Buddikate Ost to Fehmarn. Expect around 31 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 0.0 km (1 min) from a hitchhiking spot near Fehmarn to Fehmarn.
- Hitch 24.3 km (15 min) from Fehmarn to Sydmotorvejen, Rødbyhavn. Expect around 44 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 0.8 km (10 min) from Sydmotorvejen, Rødbyhavn to Ingo Rødbyhavn.
- Hitch 161.4 km (1 h 37 min) from Ingo Rødbyhavn to Karlslunde Øst. Expect around 10 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 31.2 km (19 min) from Karlslunde Øst to Copenhagen. Expect around 23 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Get from a hitchhiking spot near Copenhagen to Copenhagen — 5.8 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
What hitchhikers said along this route
“Held a sign Dresden/Leipzig an got a ride to Halle within 20 minutes (where we really needed to go). Hitch at the bus station. Lots of slow moving cars, lots of space to pull over”
― Anonymous, Wed 2018-07-25 · V Holešovičkách, Prague
“2 guys, Friday around 14 o'clock, 30 minutes. Great spot to hitchhike in direction to Germany, we managed to catch a ride to Dresden in 30 minutes. There's a lot of place for cars to stop.”
― RazorSK, Sun 2015-06-14 · V Holešovičkách, Prague
“No longer waiting that 30 minutes, cars are going pretty slowly and there are millions of them”
― FrYdom, Sat 2016-06-18 · V Holešovičkách, Prague
“Very good spot to hitchhike towards Germany. As mentioned before: a lot of cars which go slowly enough and a lot of space for them to stop over.”
― Anonymous, Sun 2018-07-22 · V Holešovičkách, Prague
“You should take bus #201 from Holesovice metro station to Bakoska. I stood on the bus stop around 30 min without a board and got the car directly to Berlin).”
― Anonymous, Fri 2014-05-30 · V Holešovičkách, Prague
“We got a ride near Ústí nad Labem after 15 minust. Lot of car, great spot!”
― kocicak, Wed 2024-07-10 · V Holešovičkách, Prague
“Right after I put down my bag and showed a sign "BERLIN" a car stoped by and took me directly to Berlin. A lot of car pass here at low speed with a lot of space to stop. I stood at the Rokoska bus stop.”
― avitousek, Sun 2024-09-08 · V Holešovičkách, Prague
“Waited for quite a long time. Lots of Cars coming trough but the traffic Is too fast”
― boris, Wed 2025-08-27 · V Holešovičkách, Prague
“Very good spot! Toilet near by and a lot of cars with slow driving :)”
― Anonymous, Sun 2025-08-24 · V Holešovičkách, Prague
“Monday morning, A lot of space for cars to stop, there is a bus stop but also parking places before it. If they are empty that leaves a full lane for cars to stop. There are 2 lanes so dome of the cars won't be able to stop, but there is a mot of traffic that males up for it. Average speed, I think depending on the time in the week it might be a fast lane with few cars, or lots of traffic and slo”
― Anonymous, Mon 2026-06-08 · V Holešovičkách, Prague
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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.