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=== South, [[Netherlands]], Lueneburg ===
If you want to go south or towards [[Lüneburg]] you should start at '''Raststätte Stillhorn'''. It is easy to get there. Just take S3 or S31 to Wilhelmsburg and then a bus to Kirchdorf-Süd. You get off at the last stop. Just follow the road and then you will hear the highway motorway A1. After crossing a little bridge you're already on the parking lot of the [[service station]]. Walking distance is about 3 minutes.
If you are going towards the [[Netherlands]], get a ride south to ''Dammer Berge'' (just before [[Osnabrück]]), where the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] joins the [[A30 (Germany)|A30]] in the direction of [[Rheine]] and [[Amsterdam]].
* There is also a service station you can go to on the '''A1'''. To get to it take a S-Bahn train of line S3 or S31 to Wilhelmsburg, then you take the bus 351 (direction Moorwerder, Kinderheim) and get off at Stillhorner weg. The ticket cost 2,70€ (as of feb. 2009). maybe ask the bus driver to tell you where it is as its confusing where to get off.. from what i remember its that you get off beside a big bank of grass just after you cross nearby the motorway you should be able to see a hotel across a field , walk down a small path about 200m and the service station '''Stilhorn''' is there.
* For going north to mainland [[Denmark]] (direction [[Flensburg]], [[Kiel]], [[Kolding]]) take the metro ''U2'' towards ''Niendorf-Markt''. From there get out and ask people for the bus station (''Busbahnhof''). There take bus #191 until stop ''Sellhopsweg''. Get out there, walk some 200m back to the traffic light. You'll see that the road going left follows the way to the highwaymotorway. There's no footpath, so you have to walk along the green space next to the road. Might be tricky in winter, easy in summer. Just take care when trucks and cars coming from behind! After some 300m you're at the ramp. There's enough space for you to stand on, and it's easy for cars to recognize you and to stop. Have a look at the picture for this spot. Oh, someone mentioned that this spot might be illegal to stand on, but can you find an ''Autobahn'' sign in the picture ? ;-)
This spot is called the ''[http://horner-kreisel.hitchbase.com/ Horner Kreisel]'' and is a popular hitchhiking spot for many hitchhikers in [[Germany]].
Some hithchhikers claim that hitching on the roundabout turn-off direction Berlin is easier, as here you have much more traffic going your way. It's recommended to stand immediately after the roundabout, in the grass before the blue highway motorway sign. Cars can stop right after the highway motorway sign. This place is used by many hitchhikers. It's not uncommon to find a direct right to Berlin in 5 minutes.
You probably want to go to [[Puttgarden]] for going into [[Scandinavia]]. You can hitch to the ferry at Puttgarden, and get a ride straight to [[Copenhagen]]. If you ask the people after they paid the ticket you can cross for free (and save 7 Euros).