in the afternoon a woman picked me up on her way home to stuttgart and dropped me before as i was on my way to slovenia

This is a nice traffic light on an intersection - gives you plenty of time, probably around 1 minute or more. You can actually walk through the cars and people will often open their windows to ask where you're going. I wanted to go south to Stuttgart and I thought this would get me to the A5. I was wrong. Most people coming through here are going to Mannheim. It's a good spot if you're going in that direction, otherwise you should find another one. To go south like me, try the Speyerer Strasse in Kirchheim.

I initially stood by another traffic light farther north with a sign, and then I walked to this traffic light because it stays red for much longer, giving you time to walk around and actually get in a car without disturbing traffic. I had a sign saying "Stuttgart" and eventually a woman waved at me from the passenger's seat. They took me straight to Stuttgart-Messe.

Great spot, lots of people going far. Got a ride to Stuttgart after asking 3 people.

Classic big highway station, perfect to go west to Stuttgart. Got a ride there in 20"

Waited quite a long time with the intention of going to Stuttgart or Frankfurt. Got picked up eventually going to Ulm. Would say its an okay spot.

Solo woman with sign for Stuttgart picked up within minutes. 14:30 on a Friday, September 2025. Stood at exit of roundabout for Stuttgart.

Traffic going to Stuttgart + an easy space for them to stop.

Spent an hour here with a sign saying "Ulm/Stuttgart", first possible ride after 30 mins but didn't take up on the offer because there wasn't a good spot where they will eventually drop me off. 2nd ride wanted to drive me to Ulm directly but decided to join him to Sigmaringen due to it being closer to my end destination. Enough traffic to get a decent chance for a ride, a chance came every 30 mins.

High Traffic Area, T intersection. Was able to get two rides in the same location within 30 mins. Holding a sign "Ulm/Stuttgart." 1st ride had to return me to the spot because they got a work call forcing them back to Munich. 2nd ride drove me to a high way gas station closer to Ulm.

Best place imho to go to Stuttgart.

Picked up after 40 mins with a sign to Stuttgart

Lots of cars going through, but you mostly get ignored. Be prepared to wait. I first tried unsuccessfully with a card saying "Stuttgart", which is a bit too ambitious. Then I switched to a sign saying "A5 süd". Eventually I joined with two other hitchhikers, who were going to Paris. I was taken to Karlsruhe by a German man. It seems that waiting closer to the ramp is slightly more effective.

not many cars but a german couple stopped and took us all the way to stuttgart

Monday morning, we were two. First we stood at the exit but the cars were going fast. We then went to the exit of the gas station itself where the cars slow down. A guy took us to Stuttgart. Not many cars, but this spot is worth the wait.

Sign Stuttgart got easily to Stuttgart

Very hard to stop for cars, sign Stuttgart, nearby a gas station.

Sign "Stuttgart," people mostly drive to Ulm from there. If you can hitchike from Ulm

Sign Stuttgart got hitched to gas station

Again not that much traffic. A lot of people go to Stuttgart. I wanted to go further