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54.57938, 11.92514

really depends on luck, a lot harder to catch here than the other way around in Rostock. i caught nobody going to the first ferry, waited 2 hours and the second car going to the next one stopped. stand near the crossroads where the harbor employees can't see you ;) best to check ferry schedules and get there about 40min-1hr before departure, a lot of people arrive early. at the gates the driver just types in one more person. needs some patience but possible, keep in mind once you go there you either get on the ferry or drive back 2+ hours to find a different way on to germany.

rating: 4/5, ride: 61 km ↓

dandelions, August 2025

54.30336, 13.01617

you can get off at stralsund-grunhufe (i think thats what its called) train station, one stop from city center and stand on the bus stop. decent traffic, a few people stopped but mostly locals, got a ride going to rostock in about 20 minutes. mind you that was at 7 pm!

rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min 👍, ride: 35 km ←

dandelions, August 2025

53.11523, 12.46891

Decent spot there is a small Restaurant and a electriccharging Station
We were there in summer so quite some traffic. A lot of people went up north to Rostock but also some to Hamburg yeah

rating: 4/5, wait: 15 min 💬, ride: 182 km ←

―Anonymous, Thu 14 Aug 2025, 10:50

52.6858, 13.00985

A lot of people go to Rostock or Rügen very few to Hamburg
We were there in summer so alot of travelers almost everybody very kind


rating: 4/5, wait: 45 min 💬, ride: 75 km ↖

―Anonymous, Thu 14 Aug 2025, 10:15

54.20633, 12.0787

asked people around on the ferry to rostock. most didnt want to talk with us, some were offended. even if youre very polite its kinda tricky, but its worth it. if you cant get anyone to take you with them you can also wait in waiting room in rostock and try hitchhiking with a thumb after cars get off next ferry

rating: 3/5, ride: 227 km ↘

Melampsorella, July 2025

54.11614, 12.16606

Good space for cars to pull over. We were 2 people. Got a lift fast but we were just going to another point in Rostock.

rating: 4/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 5 km ↘

pengapangarna, July 2025

53.06862, 12.53314

I came from Berlin and wanted to go near Hamburg, but my lift was going to drive to Rostock, so i had to decide between this an the next rest stop before Wittstock. I went here, because this was a quite big one. I waited around 1h before a guy took me all the way to Hamburg. You may have to wait a bit even in easter holidays, but there are many cars getting fuel or people eating burgers.

rating: 4/5, wait: 60 min 💬, ride: 189 km ←

rubntf97, Tue 22 Apr 2025, 14:00

54.1372, 12.11962

Decent spot to get a bit further out , walked here from the port, wait times of 20-50 minutes expected, but the least you will get a ride to Rostock

rating: 3/5

estohiker, May 2025

57.60174, 12.05174

I came here by bus from Gothenborg. It was raining and I asked around at the gas station. I found a german car that took me all the way to Trelleborg and also on the ferry to Rostock.

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min, ride: 322 km ↓

―Anonymous, April 2025

56.14006, 10.17049

rigtig godt. blev tilbudt en tur til rostock af en tysk harpenist men skulle egentlig bare til vojens

rating: 4/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 141 km ↙

svanteftw, April 2025

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

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