German autobahn stopover

[Gandalf]

I’m making a quick dash down to Austria for a weeks skiing and want to know if I can stopover and sleep on the German autobahn service stations? We intend to drive until around midnight on the first day after a late afternoon crossing, so want to just pull up at a service station and sleep. Can‘t leave any earlier due to mates work commitments.

 

[gus-lopez]

I always have done.& when you wake up yopu can go in for breakfast any hour of the night & for 3€ use the shower facilities. That's both of you as they are a standalone shower room.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

I always have done.& when you wake up yopu can go in for breakfast any hour of the night & for 3€ use the shower facilities. That's both of you as they are a standalone shower room.

Have used the facilities at the German service stations and they are spotless, you can also get some half decent meals at some of them.
Not stayed overnight though.

 

[Stealaway]

I’m making a quick dash down to Austria for a weeks skiing and want to know if I can stopover and sleep on the German autobahn service stations? We intend to drive until around midnight on the first day after a late afternoon crossing, so want to just pull up at a service station and sleep. Can‘t leave any earlier due to mates work commitments.

Do you have route planned - I would be interested in a fast route to Austria

 

[Gandalf]

Thanks for the replies guys, very helpful.
Route I’m planning is starting from Calais - Metz - Saarbrucken - Karlsruhe - Stuttgart - Memmingen - and cross the border near Lindau/Bregenz.

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[Coolcats]

Have used the facilities at the German service stations and they are spotless, you can also get some half decent meals at some of them.
Not stayed overnight though.

Even the toilet facilities on the motorway pull overs are spotless, witnessing a clean team arrive and clean them is a spectacle to witness. The team arrives in a truck they use a pressure washer to clean inside- re stock with soap and loo paper jump back in the van and then off to the next destination.

 

[nicholsong]

What is the level of security at autobahn service areas?

Better than at French and Spanish, which a lot of threads warn to avoid?

Geoff

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

What is the level of security at autobahn service areas?

Better than at French and Spanish, which a lot of threads warn to avoid?

Geoff

Ones we have stopped in to fuel up or have a cuppa at are just big car parks at the rear so no sort of security, plus there is dozens of trucks parked up with you

 

[Steve57]

On most of the service stations ( Raststätte) there is a designated area for moho's, vans etc. mostly in well lit up area near the Restaurant...

 

[Gaston aires]

Love this post, it’s so Autobahn Kraftwerk. One of my record labels from the seventies.
Phil

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[EuroTrotters]

We have made the trip many times.

There are thousands of Stellplatz just off the autobahns .

We use a couple of free Stellplatz. Bust most are no more than €10

 

[Gandalf]

Thanks for all the feedback folks. I was planning to use the service stations rather than the stellplatze as I didn’t want to disturb anyone at midnight, but will see how it goes

 

[Lenny HB]

I didn’t want to disturb anyone at midnight, but will see how it goes

That's nice to hear, I get peed off with the amount of people on here who think it's alright to pull into an Aire late at night after their ferry crossing waking everyone totally ignoring the 10pm rule.

 

[jongood]

Thanks for all the feedback folks. I was planning to use the service stations rather than the stellplatze as I didn’t want to disturb anyone at midnight, but will see how it goes

Have you considered tolls. Class2 from calais to metz is about €60 class 3 is going to be about 90. For this reason many of us go via Belgium and Luxembourg ( and then fill up at 50% less than France)

 

[EuroTrotters]

Have you considered tolls. Class2 from calais to metz is about €60 class 3 is going to be about 90. For this reason many of us go via Belgium and Luxembourg ( and then fill up at 50% less than France)

Or for us northerners ? Hull Rotterdam with 20% off, take the route through luxemburg from their

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[jongood]

Or for us northerners ? Hull Rotterdam with 20% off, take the route through luxemburg from their

Agreed but is Holland letting us in yet?

 

[Steve57]

Agreed but is Holland letting us in yet?

ilie

 

[Gandalf]

Have travelled via Belgium/Luxembourg before, but not sure of covid requirements for transit through these countries, trying to minimise the number of passenger locator forms we have to fill out!

 

[Gandalf]

Or for us northerners ? Hull Rotterdam with 20% off, take the route through luxemburg from their

I live 30 minutes from Dover

 

[EuroTrotters]

I live 30 minutes from Dover

Hence “northerners” P&O North Sea is the same price as Eurotunnel for us

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[jongood]

Hence “northerners” P&O North Sea is the same price as Eurotunnel for us

With a mh and a cabin?

 

[EuroTrotters]

With a mh and a cabin?

Yes