Car sharing in Germany

My first big German car journey, Munich to Berlin, was through this service just before New Year’s back in 2006. I’ll freely admit I was shitscared during most of the ride.

As you may know there’s no speed limit on many German Autobahns and the driver didn’t seem to be capable of doing less than 200kph (125mph) while using his "free" hand to either snack on bread rolls or gesticulate in wild conversation with the rest of the passengers.

Lucky the drivers I've met since then have been a tad more professional and I’ve made other Mitfahr journeys across Germany and to Prague in the Czech Republic.
It’s as safe as you could expect, even for women travelling alone (see here for more opinions on the subject).

You can even have some engaging conversations and strike up friendships with the drivers/fellow passengers.

Finding a ride

The most popular site is in German so if your Deutsch skills aren’t up to it you’ll have to use the Google Translator or some other service to navigate.

Don’t let it stop you though, most Germans speak some English (especially the younger ones typically involved in these programs) so just try calling and saying "Hello, do you speak English?"
You’ll most likely get a positive response.

Websites for car sharing in Germany

• The biggest site is www.blablacar.de (formerly www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de). It has more than one million registered users.

• There’s also www.mifaz.com, this one has mostly offers going to or around Bavaria and has an English tab on the right of the screen.

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