Hitchhiking from Rostock

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54.07324, 13.21353

The spot is ok but not perfect. maybe it is even better to stay in greifswald on the street but not sure about that. On the onramp itself 8direction Rostock) there is not really space so you need to stand few meters before. Drivers can see you well but cars are quite fast here.

rating: 3/5, wait: 15 min, ride: 54 km ←

―Anonymous, January 2025

54.05445, 12.63003

the only Gas station directly on the highway between Rostock and Greifswald.
It serves both directions but there were more people for direction east. I was ther on a work day noon in winter. There was not super much trafic but some cars would still come. Most people were going to Poland or Stralsund. One person would be driving towards schwerin, one person to magdeburg. Few people were going to Rostock and on a ferry to Denmark. Only few people were going west. It took me 4 hours until a person agreed to take me to Lübeck.
So all in all I´d recomend if you wanna go Stralsund or Poland. If you wanna go further west I'd recomend to get out on one of the parking areas on the highway or to hitch somewhere from rostock. this place sucks.

rating: 2/5, wait: 231 min, ride: 147 km ←

Troublemaker, January 2025

52.55835, 13.32418

THE ROAD TO HAMBURG IS CLOSED (sept 2024) take m21 bus for 3 stops and wait at the entrance next to parking lot. Got ride in 1 min to Rostock

rating: 1/5, wait: 60 min 🪧, ride: 226 km ↖

Tommy, September 2024

54.0925, 13.355

Trucker took me to rostock.can recomend on weekdays

rating: 4/5, wait: 15 min

Ratagast, December 2023

54.13786, 12.11323

Getting here from the ferry is a hassle. Most people are local or driving north, I got a ride to Rostock central after half an hour by asking people at the gas station. If you want to hitchhike by sign/thumb its also possible, but you're probably better off just asking here, as there isn't that much traffic, and pulling over can be stressful here imo.

rating: 2/5, wait: 30 min

katie, August 2023

52.95012, 12.66295

Very easy to get to Rostock and Denmark. At least during summer holidays.

rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 170 km ↑

Arnulle, August 2023

52.56114, 13.32401

Lovely spot. Friendly people, some local hitchhikers and I quickly got a ride to a rasteplatz near Wittstock (I was going to Rostock, but met people going to Hamburg). According to my ride this used to be one of the two main places to hitchhike from West Berlin to West Germany so you're taking part in history as well as getting a quick ride.

rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 87 km ↖

Arnulle, August 2023

52.57388, 13.42946

Wednesday Afternoon 1 person: 30 min to get a ride towards Rostock. There is a lot of city trafic, but a lot of people are going further.

―Anonymous, May 2019

54.2957, 13.0513

yep try along rostocker chaussee to get to rostock

―Anonymous, April 2018

52.95012, 12.66295

It was easy 15 min. [with Rostock signal] a truck driver picked me up quickly

Kovacspetyesz, November 2016

55.64145, 12.56221

This spot is perfect if you wanna go south (ferry Gedser-Rostock/Roedby-Puttgarden or to the island Fyn) Cars have plenty of space to stop in the lane going left. If you catch the morning traffic many cars drive to work and can putt you out at the petrol station Karlslunde. From there you can easily find someone going further!

Alone I waited 10 min. With my friend it took 30.

―Anonymous, August 2016

53.85527, 13.33365

This sercice area "Demminer Land" opend in July 2016 and is the only gas station at the A20 between Rostock an Prenzlau. It is only located at the western lane but traffic going north can excess it via a bridge. There are not many reasons why you should end up here but if you do, you can choose between going to Berlin or Rostock.
For going to Greifswald find soneone going directly there or let them drop you either at exit 27 (Gtzkow) or exit 25 (Greifswald).

―Anonymous, August 2016

52.64249, 13.24462

Most of the cars going to Hamburg. I planned to go through Rostock on my way to Denmark, but this guy who looked really helpful offered me a ride to Kiel, so I changed my mind. On the way I have seen some other gas stations before the roads going to Kiel and Rostock split. So maybe you can accept a ride to Hamburg or Kiel at this gas station here, and you just ask for the driver to drop you off at one of the next gas stations where you still might find people going to Rostock, if that's what you want.

LeoCarona, June 2016

52.75389, 12.8541

Many people going to Rostock, not so many to Hamburg. Saturday afternoon.

―Anonymous, May 2016

52.56114, 13.32483

were extremely lucky to get a straightride to Rostock. Driver came to us straight. sign E 26 probably.. m/f morning

RomanSmoll, August 2015

54.75264, 11.89921

To catch a ride to a ferry to Rostock, locate yourself just after the roundabout, as you'd be the best visible there. It's good to know certain hours when ferry leaves, so you don't have to spend whole day or night there.

―Anonymous, June 2015

52.63937, 13.24336

we got the heiligensee with the bus. then we walked through the forest and over the brigde to this pedrol station, so it took very long to get there, but then we found easily a lift direction hamburg/rostock at 1 am.

―Anonymous, September 2014

53.69344, 10.32334

took a really long time there is always more people hitching here but if you ask people in the end you will find somebody who goes to denmark most people go to lubeck/rostock

―Anonymous, August 2014

54.49054, 11.97189

On the ferry from Gedser to Rostock I've found eager drivers going to Poland two times. Just wander around the ship and talk to people (not too intrusilevy ^^)

―Anonymous, July 2014

52.71873, 12.97787

Good in direktion to Rostock or Hamburg

―Anonymous, July 2014

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