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NOTE: Though the spot is generally awesome, you are likely to spend hours waiting for cars going as far as [http://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.
Just before Utrecht, after exit 5 ([[Breukelen]]) and just some kilometres before the Utrecht Ring you find a big petrol-station called [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verzorgingsplaats_Haarrijn Haarrijn]. This is an excellent spot to find drivers for larger distances.*Utrech on ramp
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=== South and Southeast towards [[Utrecht]], [[Breda]], [[Nijmegen]], [[Arnhem]], [[Düsseldorf]], [[Antwerpen]], [[Brussels]], [[Paris]] ===
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.
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:''Just recently I hitchhiked out on Utrechtsbrug - first on Though the onramp after the bridgespot is generally awesome, after being pushed away by cops on the petrol station - and was harassed by the police that I can not stand on a petrol station (!) you are likely to hitchhike but have to go into the city to the liftplaats near Amstel Stationspend hours waiting for cars going as far as [http://nl. They were close at arresting me because I wanted their identy and the law by which they want to ban me from the petrol station and they couldn't give me any of itwikipedia. In the end I convinced them that if I bought a coffee at the store org/wiki/Verzorgingsplaats_Haarrijn Haarrijn] on Sundays (and asked if I could hitchhike that there was no law against me standing there then and they acceptedprobably Saturdays too). But they were really pushy and blamed me for "coming as a guest It might be reasonable to this country and not accepting rules" and how bad I should feel. If you hitchhike from Utrechtsbrug try further spots to get to avoid local traffic during the petrol station without being seen, also ignore the signs that you are not allowed to walk, its just 50 meters than there is enough spaceend of week.'' [[User:Farben.rausch|Farben.rausch]] ([[User talk:Farben.rausch|talk]])
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.
*Just before Utrecht, after exit 5 ([[Breukelen]]) and just some kilometres before the Utrecht Ring you find a big petrol-station called [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verzorgingsplaats_Haarrijn Haarrijn]. This is an excellent spot to find drivers for larger distances.
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