Raststätte Aurach Süd
Fourth longest ride ever, via the old YU & BG. Three days. Five stars only because of the length.rating: 5/5, wait: 93 min 💬, ride: 1997 km ↘
―prino, Sat 07 Jul 1990, 10:40
Okay enough, highway service stations are always quite a good place. I was heading into Nürnberg, but I arrived in the middle of rush hour and the motorway was a standstill traffic jam. Had a break and then found a car going to München. I unfortunately don't speak much German and the driver asked if I had a boyfriend and wasn't too happy when I said yes, and let me off at the next Rasthof. Found a car taking me into Nürnberg there almost immediately though.
But a lot of cars heading really far was passing, seems like most were going south.
rating: 4/5, wait: 45 min, ride: 15 km ↘
―V, May 2023
Perfect spot to go to munich.
―Anonymous, January 2017
5 minute wait to Passau on a Friday-evening
―Anonymous, November 2016
It is a really frequent and amazing spot. It was easy to find a ride towards Austria [direction Regensburg and Passau]. I got here by walking/hitchhiking from Fürth through Hüttendorf and Kriegenbrunn small villages, and in the end I crossed this magic forest, and then just walked into the resting area. Good luck!
―AdrianB, August 2016
We waited 3h for a ride to Passau on a Monday at noon time. But it was holiday season. Lots of cars going to Munich !
―Anonymous, August 2016
Direct Ride to Maribor (Slowenia) - wie were Lucky!
―Anonymous, August 2016
A lot of the cars are going south. Got my lift to Austria after asking people at the gas station for about 15min.
Got from here directly to Salzburg
―Dan the man, December 2015
Just asked around and a Slovak guy took us to Prague (5 mins max.)
―Prochy, May 2015
monday night at 5/6 pm:
many going to czech republic, munich, austria. i needed A9 north (berlin) - no chance! but it's easy to get a lift to A9 southwards and then be dropped off at an "autohof" (the gas stations with mcdonalds and such by the exits, so can be reached from both ways of the highway) 2 exits south of nuremberg. from there it was easy to get up north. half an hour detour i would say, so definitely easier than waiting for cars going north here!
―Anonymous, September 2014
in february 2013 there was almost nobody going in direction of the czech republic. got stuck here for 6 hours. traffic is good to munich!
―Anonymous, March 2013
Had to wait a surprisingly long time (30 mins plus) on a Saturday morning Sept 2012, going towards Passau. Maybe not such a good weekend spot.
―Spiritsxxi, October 2012
perfect spot to go to munich; first guy we asked at the gas station went there!!!
―Anonymous, July 2012
2 of us waited for about 2 hours to get a lift towards the Czech Republic- we got very lucky. It was not a good spot, not much traffic, not many cars going that way. (It was Thursday evening, 5-7pm)
―Upi4kumaterinu, April 2012
A lot of cars going to the south direction (München, Regensburg), but almost nobody to the Czech republic. This is not only my experience, but I read a lot of messages saying the same on the traffic signs and traffic barrier on this spot.
―Xkomczax, November 2011
I have different experience. We stand there 3 hours and nobody to Czech Republic. Everyone only to München and also lot of people to Berlin.
―Kundrt, April 2011
great for going southeast! Regensburg, Passau, Austria,...
―Anonymous, February 2011
Raststätte Aurach Süd
(experience on a Friday night)
EAST:
the perfect place to hitchhike to Romania or the Czech Republic (about 2/3 going that way)
SOUTH:
Munich is also good (about 1/4 of all cars going that way)
NORTH:
not a good place (2 cars in 3 hours)
rating: 4/5
―Anonymous