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→East/northeast towards Liège, Eindhoven
Tram 10 or several buslines to Borgerhout Turnhoutsepoort hiychikr on bus station or walk northeast over the Turnhoutsebaan for only 250 meters, passing the railway tunnel and crossroads and hitch after the motorway sign, start of the A13/E313, on the bridge over the R1/E19. Later on this highway splits in two highways (A13/E313+A21/E34), so make sure you find a ride in the right direction. A sign could be very useful.
''Update from May 2023: The road marking on the bridge leading up to the highway changed and there is no way for cars to stop. (The space seen on the photo doesn't exist anymore. There is a concrete barrier now). We tried hitching out from the gas station on the western side of the big traffic light without success.''
Possible alternative:
Take bus 420 or 421 leaving from "Borgerhout Sint-Erasmusziekenhuis" to "Ranst Kastanjelaan" (takes about 20 min). From there walk 2 km north to the "Opstapplaats Reizen Lauwers" highway stop and gas station. It is a big gas station on the E313 with many cars stopping. Finding a hitch here is easy.
=== North towards [[Amsterdam]] ===
There is a massive service station (Hazeldonk-Oost), before Breda, on the Dutch-Belgian border, where it is easy to hitch-hike for example near the exit from the petrol-station. You just have to write a board, because the highway divides into two directions nearby.
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=== !!! 2022/07 !!! ===
This entrance to the highway is closed off! An alternative place would be to take the tram to Q Easy petrol station in Schoten! This is one highway entrance further than the one in Merksem, definite plus side is that it's past where the highway splits into direction Utrecht/Amsterdam and Bergen-op-Zoom meaning you can't accidentally end up going to the latter :)
Motorway at the Luitenant Lippenslaan (a continuation of the Plantin en Moretuslei), the on-ramps there are good for heading to Gent, Paris, Brussels, the west of the Netherlands and possibly more directions. Make sure to make a [[signs|sign]] as people can go many directions. Nearby metro stops include 'Draakplaats' and 'De Roma'.
(January 2023 edit) Alternative for those who prefer starting at gas station - east and maybe west/to the UK.
Take bus 420 (Herentals) or 421 from Berchem Station, to Ranst Kastanjelaan, and walk 2 km/2.4 km to the service station "Ranst". Note: I've only tried this going east, no fence to climb! Uncertain about going west. It's very possible to get a ride very far from here, as a lot of people stop here. A sign is recommended since the highway splits.
The bus costs 2.50 €, and you can pay with card on the bus. Not cash unfortunately. You can only buy a ten trip ticket (17€ for 10 trips) at most places who sells ticket. The tickets work for an hour on all De Lijn transport, and works for three years apparently. It should be possible to buy a ticket online as well.
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