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{{Infobox German Location
|map = <map lat="50.775160245564" lng="6.082352042177" zoom="10" view="3" float="right" />
|country = Germany
|pop = 258,770 (31 Dec 2006)
|motorways = [[A4 (Germany)|A4]], [[A44 (Germany)|A44]], [[A544 (Germany)|A544]]
}}
'''Aachen''' is a city in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], close to the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]].
Don't drop yourself at the Dutch petrol station (Shell) near borderpoint Vetschau. It was very difficult to find a ride just to Aachen and I stucked there for 3 hours in Feb 2018. There is also NO train-station in the next village Bochholtz (like in some maps), but at least some bus-services to Aachen.
=== A4 from/to east (Cologne) ===
When your driver is passing by on the A4 it is a good idea to get out at the autobahn service station ''Aachener Land'' and take the bus 52 to the center (see [[Aachen#Hitchhiking Out|Hitchhiking Out]]). Buses to Aachen go weekdays every half hour between 5:00 and 20:30 and hourly until 23:30. Saturday service is from 5:30 until 23:30 and sunday service is between 8:30 and 23:30.
=== A44 from/to south (Belgium) ===
On the A44 from/to Belgium, get dropped off at the exit #3 ''Aachen Brand''. You can use the frequent bus service at any time from there to the center (2,40 Euro as of January 2012) or try to hitchhike. Your driver can get back on the highway easily.
== Public transportation ==
Check [http://www.aseag.de/ the website of the local bus operator ASEAG] for bus informations. There is no english page but you can just input your request on the top right. Input the start city (e.g. ''Aachen'') and station (e.g. ''Bushof'', the main bus terminal) and the same for the destination in the second row. The results are understandable without knowing German.
People with monthly tickets and job tickets can take you along for free in buses and regional RE trains on weekdays from 19:00 until 3:00 and on the whole weekend within the area of their validity. Feel free to ask around.
== Other useful info ==
There are quite a few [[police]] controls around Aachen, so make sure you are not bringing any drugs from the Netherlands to Germany as you might get controlled. Controls are for sure for buses, cars and even bicycles. Bus lines from the NL are being controlled, especially the line 50 from Maastricht if you get out at the main train station. Cars are more likely to be controlled if they have registration plates from other cities than Aachen.
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