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{{IsInInfobox Dutch Location|country = Netherlands|map = <map lat='52.38278242102423' lng='4.90844612121582' zoom='11' view='3'/>|pop = 851,573|state = Noord Holland|BW = NL/North%20Holland/Amsterdam|motorways = [[A1 (Netherlands}}__NOTOC__{{Hitchhiking Zine nomination)|A1]], [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]], [[A4 (Netherlands)|A4]], [[A7 (Netherlands)|A7]], [[A8 (Netherlands)|A8]], [[A9 (Netherlands)|A9]], [[A10 (Netherlands)|A10]],}}[[ImageFile:IMG_5336.jpg|right|thumb|266px|Hitching at the Prins Bernhardplein liftplaats]]'''Amsterdam''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=amsterdam&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=52.374551,4.889946&spn=0.099349,0.432243&om=1&iwloc=A] is the capital of the [[Netherlands]].
Another ramp is a little way up the street from the last. Get there from the last by continuing further down ''Basisweg'' (which becomes ''Transformatorweg'' until ''Kabelweg''). Follow this north past s101 (''Nieuwe Hemweg''). The ramp is off of ''Vlothavenweg''.
===South and Southeast East towards [[UtrechtAmersfoort]], [[BredaHengelo]], [[NijmegenOsnabrück]], [[ArnhemHamburg]], [[DüsseldorfBremen]], [[AntwerpenBerlin]]=== If you are hitching in the direction of Berlin or Hamburg, you might find the route-page from [[Brussels:Category:Route_Amsterdam_-_Berlin|Amsterdam to Berlin]], [[Paris]]===useful. There is one straight highway heading to Utrecht and further (A2). There If you are several spots near hitching in the Martin Luther King Park in Amsterdam Zuid. Take tram 25 to its enddirection of Bremen, Hamburg or Copenhagen, you might find this route-stop or tram 4 or 12 and walk page from the Vrijheidslaan south through the Rijnstraat [[:Category:Route_Amsterdam_-_Copenhagen|Amsterdam to the highway (A10/ A2)Copenhagen]] useful.
Most cars here will drive along the A1 towards [[Amersfoort]], [[Hengelo]] and [[Germany. The first petrol-station is just 8 kilometres further, just after Muiden]] but you can also find (though not as easy) rides to [[Utrecht]]A second petrol station and parkingspot, called De Slaag, [[Arnhem]]is located 37 kilometres from Amsterdam, [[Nijmegen]] and [[Belgium]]. Because there are so many different directions (and sometimes even many hitchhikers) it's better to make a signright before Amersfoort.
'''Option 3''' Hush AVIA highway petrol station / rest stop (out of city by train) There is often a lot of competition at the ''liftplaats'' and drivers usually only go short distances, so by the time you have finally left Holland you will have had approx. 3–6 rides. You can easily avoid this by taking a train to Hengelo (buy a discount ticket). From the train station ''Hengelo'' take bus 14 to ''Bruninkshoek''. You now find yourself on the street ''Oostelijke Esweg''. Walk in the direction the bus just came from towards the street ''Hasselerbaan'', then turn left. Walk down until you cross ''Oldenzaalsestraat''. Turn left and you will see a footbridge overlooking the A1. When you have crossed the bridge, don't turn right but walk through the grass and descend down. Turn left before the ditch and walk with the ditch on your right. Continue until you see a little forest; here you have to jump over a small ditch. Walk through the little forest and you will reach an Hush AVIA petrol station where nearly all cars go to Germany. === South and Southeast towards [[Category:Noord HollandUtrecht]], [[Breda]], [[Nijmegen]], [[Arnhem]], [[Düsseldorf]], [[Category:NetherlandsAntwerpen]], [[de:AmsterdamBrussels]], [[fr:AmsterdamParis]]=== You can either go and hitch from the same spot as for going West at the Amstel Station, or hitch from where the motorway to Utrecht starts, which is called the Utrechtsebrug. This second option definitely gives you more cars going into the right direction and generally a lot less waiting time. '''Option 1''' Head to the Martin Luther King Park in Amsterdam Zuid where the motorway to A2-motorway starts, which leads to Utrecht and further to Den Bosch, Eindhoven and Maastricht. Take tram 4 or 12 and walk from the Vrijheidslaan south through the Rijnstraat to the motorway A10 / A2. At the end of this road before the crossing, you'll find traffic lights where you can pro-actively ask drivers to drop you at the massive Haarrijn service station (see below). The best traffic lights to pick, as there are three sets here, is the one on your left side when you are standing facing the bridge. From here you can also walk over the bridge, walk along the motorway over the grass towards a small petrol station 250 meters further, behind the bend. If you do that don't try (like me) to go right to the little residence, there are rivers and no path to get to the station, there are no other ways than walk along the road. Be careful when walking here, the space between you and cars is minimal. NOTE: Though the spot is generally awesome, you are likely to spend hours waiting for cars going as far as [[eshttp://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verzorgingsplaats_Haarrijn Haarrijn] on Sundays (and probably Saturdays too). It might be reasonable to try further spots to avoid local traffic during the end of week. '''Option 2''' Utrecht on ramp If you are too lazy to go that far out of the city, take a bus or metro to the station Amstelveenseweg and stand on the on ramp there with a "Utrecht" sign. There is a wide shoulder and it doesn't usually take more than 10 minutes to get a lift. Once on the highway, hop from rest area to rest area and you wont have any problems arriving at your destination. '''Option 3''' Haarrijn rest stop Just before Utrecht, after exit 5 (Breukelen) and just some kilometres before the Utrecht Ring you find a big petrol-station called Haarrijn. This is an excellent spot to find drivers for larger distances. Place is 2.5 km from Maarssen train stop == Boats == It is very possible to hitchhiking a boat around the Amsterdam]]canals. Just sit next to the water and thumb and eventually someone will stop. This is more aimed at sight seeing than getting somewhere specific, but more worth it than paying for the touristy ones. == Public transport == Public transport in Amsterdam is very expensive. Most people use a card called ''OV-Chipkaart'' which works with all public transportation in the country, but that you won't have if you don't live in the Netherlands. Thus if you just want to get across the city you're better off using a 1-hour ticket which costs a whopping €3.20. If you don't want to pay that much, here's a little guide to Amsterdam public transportation:* Trams are for the most part a no-go, since you have to climb in the front or in the middle, thus in the sightline of the driver/controller who will look if you're validating your ticket/card. Lines 5, 19 and 24 have newer trams, which don't have an office thingy in the middle like the older ones, so you can just board way in the back and you should be fine.* The metro is very easy to blackride: just go behind someone at the gates (preferably asking them first). Controllers are quite rare. The metro system is quite limited in its coverage but can easily get you to some main spots like Sloterdijk and Amstel Station.* If you're using the train, then use the exact same tactic as with the metro (though you might have more eyes on you...). The train sees more ticket control than the metro though it's still not very frequent, especially not on the Sprinter trains (the single-decker ones). == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}} __NOTOC__
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