The Best Rest Stops in Germany

Motorway service areas

Four of the rest stops are large service areas or rest areas beside motorways. Marché Hirschberg on the A9 has a restaurant buffet, a shop and a motel for drivers and campers. Rastanlage Im Hegau in Engen has a hotel, cafe, restaurant and shop, and its terrace looks over the Hegau volcanoes. Leubinger Fürstenhügel Rest Area in Sömmerda, on the A38 in Thuringia, has a restaurant, a shop and a burial mound walk nearby. The Euro Rastpark near Schweitenkirchen, on the A9, has a restaurant, shop, hotel and truck parking above a Shell petrol station.

Truck stops on the A-roads

Most of the entries describe truck stops with fuel, parking and a restaurant. Autohof Thiersheim and Autohof Neuhaus both lie beside the A93 in the Upper Palatinate, and Neuhaus has a castle-style observation tower and a playground. Autohof Emstek sits at the Cloppenburg/Emstek exit of the A1, and Autohof Senden lies beside the A1 near Senden. Autohof Soltau is on the A7, and Autohof Klettwitz beside the motorway in Schipkau has an Aral filling station. Autohof Schwegenheim stands on the B9 near Schwegenheim.

Restaurants at truck stops and rest stops

Several entries focus on the restaurant. Autohof Kolb in Sinsheim serves drivers and families around the clock and lies near a technology museum. Rosi's Schnelldorf stands beside the Schnelldorf motorway and has a Starbucks corner and EV chargers with a food pre-order terminal. Rosi's Fulda lies on the A7 north of Fulda and belongs to the Tank & Rast chain, with a sit-down restaurant.