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The '''A30''' is a short and boring motorway (129 km) in [[Germany]]. It connects the Dutch [[A1 (Netherlands)|A1]] (beginning in [[Amsterdam]]) with [[Germany]] and ends up in [[Bad Oeynhausen]]. It is an important section of the connection between [[Amsterdam]] and [[Berlin]].

The '''A30''' is a part of the [[E30 ]] from [[Cork]] in [[Ireland]] to [[Ufa]] in [[Russia]].

It crosses the [[A31 (Germany)|A31]] ([[Emden]] - [[Bottrop]]) near SchüttdorfSchüttorf, the A1 ([[Heiligenhafen]] - [[Saarbrücken]]) and the A33([[Osnabrück]] - [[Paderborn]]) in Osnabrück. At it's its end in [[Bad Oeynhausen]] it is possible to go over to the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]], but you have to cross the whole city. A direct connection ''A30 -> A2'' is planned and seems to be finished in April 20102015/2016.

Traveling along the '''A30''' is different. Coming from the [[Netherlands]], it is very easy to get rides at least towards [[Hannover]] or [[Osnabrück]]. The construction of this last part between [[Bad Bentheim]] (where it begins) until [[Osnabrück]] seems to be hard to hitchhike, especially towards the [[Netherlands]] the traffic will be less. From [[Osnabrück]] til [[Bad Oeynhausen]] you will find enough traffic because of the cars coming from the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] going towards [[Hannover]]A30 began October 2008.

There is only Travelling along the '''ONEA30''' petrol station located along this highway (seems different but it''Tankstelle Grönegau'') near s not. Coming from the [[MelleNetherlands]] between , hitching at the service station [[OsnabrückHet Lonnekermeer]] and near [[Bad OeynhausenHengelo]]. A second ''Raststätte'' is located easy for getting rides at the border between least towards [[GermanyOsnabrück]] and the or even further. The part between [[NetherlandsBad Bentheim]](where the motorway begins) until Osnabrück seems to be a bit more difficult to hitchhike, but without especially towards the Netherlands the traffic will be a petrol stationbit less. Some maps will tell you that there is a petrol station at It might be much easier to ''Brockbachtaljump'' between [[two or three on-ramps (usual traffic: Bad Bentheim, Rheine-Nord, Ibbenbüren]] and ) instead of denying cars in hope for longer rides. Enschede-Osnabrück can be done like this within 1.5 hours or even faster. From Osnabrück on towards [[OsnabrückBad Oeynhausen]]. That's a goddam joke, but nevertheless a good parking area for hitchhiking, even without a service stationyou will find enough traffic.

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*'''(2a) Parking area{{Template: Bentheimer Wald''' Just 3 km behind the 1st ramp drivers will recognize a small parking area with a toilet building. Hitchhiking from here is okay, some trucks stopping here and maybe some travellers from the [[Netherlands]] want to make a first stop in [[Germany]]. Just prepare yourself for waiting some 40-50 minutes, the A30 is sometimes very empty and then cars on this parking area are rare. Maybe you can ask one of the many passing border police cars to give you a ride. Questions about you and your stay in the [[Netherlands]] to find out if you have Marihuana with you are normal, especially when you are a hitchhiker somewhere on the road from Amsterdam to [[Germany]] :-) Just relax and stay cool, the guys from the border police also do. Mostly. :-) '''Rating: Average'''Legend crossable}}

*'''(4) Ramp {| class="wikitable"|- ! style="width: 30em" | !! style="width:30em" | !! style="width: 30em" | |-| <p align="center">{{south}}West</p> || || <p align="center">{{north}}East</p>|-| ||Border Crossing [[SchüttdorfBad Bentheim]]{{Anl|1}}| |-Nord''' This ramp is quite small, there is not much space to stop cars when they go onto the highway| {{Rest}} {{Parking}}Rastplatz [[Bentheimer Wald]]. No hard shoulder to stand on, just a tiny traffic island. But if there is not much traffic (and that seems to be quite often), people can and will stop for you. It is directly at the highway junction, so take care where people are going to! '''Rating: {{Average'''}}

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*Just 3 km behind the 1st ramp drivers will recognize a small parking area with a toilet building. Hitchhiking from here is OK, some trucks stopping here and maybe some travellers from the Netherlands want to make a first stop in Germany. Just prepare yourself for waiting some 40-50 minutes, the A30 is sometimes very empty and then cars on this parking area are rare. Maybe you can ask one of the many passing border police cars to give you a ride. Questions about you and your stay in the Netherlands to find out if you have marijuana with you are normal, especially when you are a hitchhiker somewhere on the road from Amsterdam to Germany :-) Just relax and stay cool, the guys from the border police also do. Mostly. :-)| {{Crossable yellow}} west 15| {{Parking}} [[Waldseite Nord]]|-| {{Very good}} Small traffic-island to stand on, some space for cars to stop behind. [[User:platschi|Platschi]] was standing here lots of times and got lifts within only some minutes in direction Rheine or further.| (3) {{Ramp}} [[Nordhorn]] | {{Average}} Not much traffic going, mostly locals heading towards Oldenzaal, which is a much better place to hitch already. Platschi's waiting time eastwards: average 5 minutes, westwards average 40 minutes. A lot of traffic here on weekdays between 15:00 and 16:00!|-| {{Bad}}| (4) {{Ramp}} [[Schüttorf]]-Nord| {{Bad}}|-| | (5) {{Junction}} [[Schüttorf]]| |-| {{Average}}| (6) {{Ramp}} [[Salzbergen]]| {{Bad}}|-| {{Parking}} Emstal {{Average}}| {{Crossable yellow}} Between 20| {{Parking}} [[Emstal]] {{Good}}|-| {{Bad}} This ramp is on a nice spot with traffic lights and much cars passing, but there is no place to stand if going towards Osnabrück. No hard shoulder or anything to let the cars stop for you, only some small space when you walk up the ramp for some meters. The place is doable, though, with waiting times mostly not longer than 10 minutes.| (7) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]-Nord| {{Good}} If you want, you can force cars to stop by pushing the button at the traffic lights. Mostly rides towards Bad Bentheim on-ramp or south direction Oberhausen, waiting time differs from 5 to 40 minutes.|-| {{Average}} If it's impossible here, try to go around 500m down towards Rheine, there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you can ask people that are stopping.| (8) {{Ramp}} Rheine| {{Average}} If it's impossible here, try to go around 500m down towards Rheine, there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you can ask people that are stopping.|-| {{Average}}| (9) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]-Kanalhafen| {{Average}}|-| {{Very good}} This ramp is located behind a bridge where mostly some cars are parked, so it is sometimes difficult for you to see coming cars (also for them!) just before they head in the ramp. Best would also be here to stand on the traffic island, make yourself visible and try to catch some people going to Ibbenbüren, Osnabrück or further.| (10) {{Ramp}} Hörstel| {{Good}}|-| {{Average}}| (11a) {{Ramp}} [[Ibbenbüren]]-West| {{bad}}|-| {{Very good}} Stand along the hard shoulder of the ramp, there's plenty of space for cars to stop! A sign OS (for Osnabrück) might help wonders.| (11b) {{Ramp}} Ibbenbüren| {{Good}}Stand at the 3rd exit of the roundabout.|-| {{Average}}| (12) {{Ramp}} [[Laggenbeck]] {{Ramp}}| |-| {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[Brockbachtal Süd]] {{Average}}| {{Crossable yellow}} East 15| {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[Brockbachtal Nord]] {{Good}}|-| {{Senseless}}| (13) {{Ramp}} [[Lotte]]| {{Senseless}}|-| | (614) {{Junction}} Kreuz Lotte/Osnabruck {{Ade|1}}| |-| {{Average}}| (15) {{Ramp }} [[SalzbergenHasbergen]]-Gaste When you can't find a ride onto the {{Ade|1}}. Get out here, hitch/walk your way to the roundabout ~500m north, there at the bus station hitch your way towards Atter. Just before [[Atter]] the road makes a sharp 90 degree corner, get out there. Walk into the little road northwards and follow it through the forest for some 1,5 km. At the end, just behind the railway crossing, you'll find yourself at a big factory and a service station. Walk up the road and you' ?ll see the on-ramp OS-Hafen at the A1, where you can easily hitch a ride along the A1 north/south.| {{Bad}}|-| {{Bad}}| (16) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabruck]]-Hellern| {{Bad}}|-| {{Bad}}| (17) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabruck]]-Sutthausen| {{Bad}}|-| {{Very good}}| (18) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabruck]]-Nahne| {{Very good}}|-| | (19) {{Junction}} {{Ramp}} Kreuz Osnabrück-Süd * connection to the {{Ade|33}}| |-| {{Average}}| (20) {{Ramp}} [[Natbergen]]| {{Average}}|-| {{Average}}| (21) {{Ramp}} [[Bissendorf]]| {{Average}}|-| {{Parking}} Parkplatz [[Rottkamp-Süd]]| {{Crossable yellow}} West 15| {{Parking}} Parkplatz [[Rottkamp-Nord]]|-| | (22) {{Ramp}} [[Gesmold]]| |-| | (23) {{Ramp}} [[Melle-West]]| |-| {{Very good}}| (24) {{Ramp}} [[Melle-Ost]]| |-| {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[Gronegau Süd]]| {{Crossable yellow}} East 30| {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[Gronegau Süd]]|-| | (25) {{Ramp}} [[Riemsloh]]| |-| | (26) {{Ramp}} [[Bruchmühlen]]| |-| | (27) {{Ramp}} [[Bünde]]| |-| | (28) {{Ramp}} [[Hiddenhausen]]| |-| | (29) {{Ramp}} [[Kirchlengern]]| |-| | (30) {{Ramp}} [[Löhne]]| |-| | (31) {{Junction}} Dreieck-[[Löhne]] | |-| | (32) {{Ramp}} [[Bad Oeynhausen]]-Nord| |-| | (33) {{Ramp}} [[Dehme]]| |-| | (34) {{Ramp}} [[Bad Oeynhausen]]-Ost| |-| | (35) {{Junction}} Kreuz [[Bad Oeynhausen]], Connection to {{Ade|2}}| |}

*'''(6a) Parking area: Emstal''' The 2nd parking area along the '''A30'''. It is smaller than the first one, but it seems that more cars stop here. It has no petrol station, only a small toilet building and some space for parking. Nevertheless a god spot to get lifts. If people are only going towards [[Rheine]], try to get out here! '''Rating: Good''' *'''(7) Ramp: [[Rheine]]-Nord''' Avoid this ramp! It is on a nice spot with traffic lights and much cars passing, but there is no place to stand. No hard shoulder or anything to let the cars stop for you. You only can ask drivers when they are standing at the traffic lights, but stopping for them mostly is too dangerous. '''Rating: Bad'''[[Image:ramp_os_nahne.jpg{{IsIn|thumb|250px|right|Ramp along the A30 (here: ''OS-Nahne'') with hard shoulder.]] *'''(8) Ramp [[Rheine]]''' Another ramp to avoid. Not much traffic going on here, and it's outside of the city towards the countryside. Also standing here seems not to be that good because of a missing hard shoulder, but maybe better to stop cars (that are facing you with more than 70 km/h per hour, so take care!) here than at the last ramp. If it's impossible here, try to go around 500m down towards [[Rheine]], there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you maybe can ask people that are stopping. '''Rating: Average/Bad''' *'''(9) Ramp [[Rheine-Kanalhafen]]''' Small ramp next to a tiny industrial park. Some traffic going on towards [[Osnabrück]], but again not much space to stop cars. Best option is to stand on the traffic island and smile to every passing car saying you want to go out of here. Might help, waiting time depends. Never try on a Sunday, but on normal working days some trucks maybe stop for you. '''Rating: Average''' *'''(10) Ramp [[Hörstel]]''' This ramp is located behind a bridge where mostly some cars are parked, so it is sometimes difficult for you to see coming cars (also for them!) just before they head in the ramp. Best would also be here to stand on the traffic island, make yourself ''visible'' and try to catch some people going to [[Osnabrück]] or further. Seems to be not that difficult. '''Rating: Good/Average'''*'''(11a) Ramp [[Ibbenbüren]]-West''' This is a new ramp. Not much traffic, mostly from an (not yet existing) industrial park. '''Rating: N/A''' *'''(11b) Ramp [[Ibbenbüren]]''' 2 well-known fastfood restaurants next to the ramp, much traffic in both directions. Stand before the ramp, but expect not that much space to stop cars. Maybe stay before or behind the roundabout with a sign '''OS''' (for [[Osnabrück]]). '''Rating: Average/Good''' *'''(12) Ramp [[Laggenbeck]] ? *'''(12a) Parking Area: Brockbachtal''' Parking area with ''no'' gas station or restaurant. Some maps will tell you that, but that's a lie. A gas station is planned for the next decade, but no constructions yet. In ''2005'' it was reconstructed into a bigger parking area. Nevertheless enough traffic eastwards, sometimes people get los there thinking there's a gas station. Luck for you! '''Rating: Good''' *'''(13) Ramp [[Lotte]]''' Enough space for you to stand on, but few traffic. '''Rating: Bad''' *'''(14) Kreuz [[Lotte]] (highway junction)''' Here the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] crosses the '''A30'''. It's of course not allowed to stand here, so if you want to go north towards [[Hamburg]] or south direction [[Münster]] or [[Ruhr Area]], be sure to get off the A30 here! *'''(15) Ramp [[Hasbergen]]-Gaste''' ? *'''(16) Ramp [[Osnabrück]]-Hellern''' There's a big traffic light, but it's hard to stop traffic there, even the ramp is very small and no hard shoulder to stand on. Only possibility is the small way for cars coming from the left side. '''Rating: Bad''' *'''(17) Ramp [[Osnabrück]]-Sutthausen''' ? *'''(18) Ramp [[Osnabrück]]-Nahne''' Perfect ramp, take a look at the [[Osnabrück]] page for closer information. Nice hard shoulder to stand on! But take care, there are 2 ramps for going eastwards. '''Rating: Very Good'''}}

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