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There is a [[liftplaats]], a spot specifically for hitchhiking, at the Gooiseweg next to the Prins Bernhardplein situated before NS Station Amsterdam Amstel (pass the bus stop). This road leads to the ramp of the S112 of the A10, the highway motorway around Amsterdam (direction [[A1_(Netherlands)|A1]] and [[A2_(Netherlands)|A2]]). A little further on that road and behind the bend you will find a petrol-station where you can talk to drivers, often a better way for getting a ride.

You can either go and hitch from the same spot as for going West at the Amstel Station, or hitch from where the highway 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.

At the Utrechtsebrug you have several options. First, head to the Martin Luther King Park in Amsterdam Zuid where the highway motorway to [[A2_(Netherlands)|A2]]-highway motorway starts, which leads to [[Utrecht]] and further to [[Den Bosch]], [[Eindhoven]] and [[Maastricht]]. Take tram 25 to its end-stop or tram 4 or 12 and walk from the Vrijheidslaan south through the Rijnstraat to the highway motorway ([[A10 (Netherlands)|A10]]/ [[A2 (Netherlands)|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 next petrol station 200 meters further.

From here you can also walk over the bridge, walk along the highway motorway over the grass towards a petrol station 250 meters further, behind the bend. Be careful when walking here, the space between you and cars is minimal.