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→East towards Utrecht, Arnhem, Apeldoorn, Amersfoort, Germany (A20) {{European Route Number|25}}
=== East towards [[Utrecht]], [[Arnhem]], [[Apeldoorn]], [[Amersfoort]], [[Germany]] (A20) {{European Route Number|25}} ===
* There is a great spot directly north of the central Station. It is about a 25 minute walk or take tram #25 in the direction of ''Schiebroek'' until the stop ''Schieweg'', which is just before the tram goes up onto a bridge over the motorway. Continue walking in the same direction on the right-hand side. During peak hours the traffic is very heavy and is slowed down by traffic lights feeding the traffic onto the motorway at intervals. There is a small parking area, so drivers have ample room to stop.
* A third spot is at 'Knooppunt Kleinpolderplein' at the A20 Walk a little bit with the bicycle path (50 mtr) and you can hitchhike just before the sign that shows you are entering the highway. It is a 10 minutes walk from ' Diergaarde Blijdorp' , the zoo. A sign is a must and probably also technically speaking illegal. I had to wait 30 min. for a car with the sign 'Utrecht' but a sign with 'Eerste Benzinestation' will do even better probably.
* As the best spots are often at a BP de Vink petrol station on the highway, one could also choose to take the train (direction Utrecht, Leewarder, Groningen, Zwolle, Uitgeest or Gouda Goverwelle) or metro (A or B direction Nesselande or Binnenhof) to Rotterdam Alexander. Here you can take bus 190 to Gouda and get off at Luxemburgsezoom. From here you walk a few meter back to the roundabout and you go right to the bridge over the highway. You do not want to go over the bridge but pass it on the left side. You can walk until the highway and go left to the petrol station. This spot can also be reached from metrostation 'de De Tochten', however, a longer walk is necessary. You can find it by searching for 'BP de Vink'. All the cars on this highway go in the direction of Utrecht.If you stand hitchhiking close to the petrol station the owner probably will ask you to go away. However, as this is public area, you are allowed to hitchhike there and they have no legal basis to send you away. Inside the petrol station shop they are allowed to send you away. Most cars are heading to [[Utrecht]]. To get to [[Germany]] you could try your luck with a ''D'' sign or first try towards [[Arnhem]] for [[Cologne|Köln]] and [[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]] from a service area (the border service areas are large with high traffic volume). To get to [[Hamburg]], [[Hannover]], [[Berlin]] or for try ''Apeldoorn/A1'' for a service area on the [[A1 (Netherlands)|A1]]. This will also bring you onto the Amsterdam-Copenhagen route. Tip: Stand in a position where the street sign does not come between you and the drivers' view. ''My personal advice is not to confuse drivers with 'D' signs or 'Arnhem' or 'Apeldoorn' as those are locations further away. The priority should be to get to any fuel station on the highway where by talking to people you can get a ride even as far as to Lithuania or Bulgaria. So a ride just for 20km to the first station is all what you need. Thus, I would recommend just putting 'Utrecht' on your sign - which is very clear and close. Once you are off the highway entrance you will not need a board anyway any more, then you can talk to people on the fuel stations. If you speak good English Dutch people will most likely take you if they can. [[User:Rozwal|Rozwal]]'' <!-- [[File:Rdamtowardseast.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The hitchhiking point for Utrecht and points further east.]] -->
=== West towards Hoek van Holland and ferries to [[England]] ===
