A7 Göttingen West
Great spot, got three offers in 25 minutes.rating: 5/5, wait: 25 min, ride: 140 km ↓
―Anonymous, February 2023
Dont even think of trying to go towards east on A38...imposible :( going towards south however is easy from here :)
―Yensn, August 2016
within two hours 10 cars stopped and offered me rides to all over southern Germany. Unfortunately I had to go to the countryside but it shows that chances are good to get a lift further down south the A7 from here.
―Fraughtwithsounds, July 2016
Nice station. Quite crowded, so I found a ride 100km south on the highway after 30 mins :D
―Emanuele19956, November 2015
I (27 years old, male) got a ride towards the south on the 5th of August at 2 am after 1 min! To reach the petrol station get a bus at the main train station towards Rosdorf, stop "Obere Strasse" and then 15 min walking.
―Anonymous, November 2015
same as Licor007. South works great. eastbound is a bit tricky, but it is possible (single traveler asking around on a tuesday afternoon)
―Krassberd, September 2013
A good place to stand if you don't want to ask around - everybody leaving the area can see you and there's enough space to stop. In the summer we were struggling to get a ride east towards Leipzig because most cars leaving the parking were families going south for holidays.
―Anonymous, July 2013
amazing for Frankfurt, Kassel, Nurnberg, impossible for A 38
―Licor007, September 2012
i hitched there at a monday noon in summer, waited there for about an hour for going 100 km south to autobahnkreuz kirchheim.
―Alice d25, July 2012
Hitched twice from this spot. First time i didn't even had to ask people, a truck driver came towards me and asked where I was going to. Second time I started thumbing because of an other hitchhiker that was standing at the petrol station asking people. He gave me a sign when he got a ride and I was gone in no time after him, asking at the fuelstation.
―Anonymous, April 2011
Service area "Gttingen West", direction south. Nearly everyone could take you to Kassel at least.
rating: 4/5
―Anonymous