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'''Belgium''' is a small country between [[France]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]] and [[Luxembourg]].<br />
The country is divided into a Dutch speaking part in the North (Flanders), and a French speaking part in the South (Wallonia) and a tiny German speaking part in the East . [[Brussels]], the country and european Capital, has a bilingual status.<br />
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Hitch-hiking is usually easy within the country and to reach abroad. The country has one of the most dense road and motorway networks in Europe which can makes it slightly complex when trying to find a direct route to a destination. Still, hitching out of a city or moving from on-ramp to on-ramp is usually fairly simple.<br />
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The best places to start are the roundabouts near the entrance of the main highways (such spots can be found very easily in [[Liège]], [[Louvain-la-Neuve]] and [[Namur]]).<br />
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Belgium has a very high density of gas stations and service areas on the motorways. This makes it easier to find one, but also leads to less traffic on a single service area. Because of its bilingual status, it could be helpful to aboard a driver in its native language. Although there is no specific way to be sure of it beforehand, the solutions are:<br />
* To quickly say 'Hi' in both Dutch or French,<br />
* To check up the sticker of the car retailler to notice in what part of the country it has been bought,<br />
* To introduce yourself as a foreigner,<br />
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Useful tip: Free use of Internet PC's in every city library.<br />
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It is common practice to use the E-numbers for motorways, instead of A-numbers like in most countries. Even on road signs you will only find E-numbers.<br />
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== Cities ==<br />
[[Image:Netherlands.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Leaving for the [[Netherlands]]]]<br />
* [[Antwerpen]] ''(Anvers, Antwerp)''<br />
* [[Bruges]] ''(Brugge, Brügge)''<br />
* [[Brussels]] ''(Bruxelles, Brussel)''<br />
* [[Gent]] ''(Gand, Ghent)''<br />
* [[Liège]] ''(Luik, Lüttich)''<br />
* [[Namur]]<br />
* [[Louvain-la-Neuve]]<br />
* [[Leuven]]<br />
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== European Carpooling ''(Taxi Stop - Eurostop)'' ==<br />
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[http://www.taxistop.be Taxi Stop] is an agency that offers carpooling possibilities to drivers in destination or from [[Europe|european]] countries as well as passengers looking for a destination. The website is available in English (on the contrary of its [[Germany|german]] equivalent) but requires to create a free subscription account in matter to contact a driver or a passenger. Although the availability and destination listing does not require to log in. This service is called '''eurostop''' and has a set rule regarding the fees which is pretty simple: registration to the service is free of charge, a passenger is simply asked to pay 3€/100km to the driver once at destination.<br />
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== Public Transport ==<br />
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Public transport is extensive and affordable at a certain point. <br />
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'''Train:'''<br />
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The Belgian train ([http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/index.php SNCB/NMBS] Company reaches all major cities with a regular service. On week end (from Friday after 19h until Sunday evening), the return ticket is reduced of 50% which is good option for a week end evasion within the country. The Go-Pass/Rail-Pass is a 10 journeys ticket that allow you to go everywhere in the country (borders excluded). The Go-Pass cost 45€ (so 4,5€/journey) and is for the -26, although if wou don't look too old you probably won't be asked to prove your age. The Rail-Pass cost on the other 69€. The Go-Pass is a good option to go from one side of the country to another. The Pass is valid for a year from the date of purchase.<br />
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'''Buses/Tram:'''<br />
* In Flanders (north), the public transport company is [http://www.delijn.be/ DeLijn] which complete the train services into the rural towns and inside the urbanised areas. It is possible to buy a 'LijnKaart' which saves you on the cost of local transport.<br />
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* In [[Brussels]], public transport are provided by the [http://www.stib.be/index.htm?guest_user=guest_en STIB/MIVB]. There again you can buy a 5 or 10 journeys ticket. Note that buying your ticket inside the bus/tram costs you more. More details will be added regarding Public Transport in [[Brussels]] on the city page itself.<br />
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* In Wallonia (south), the regional bus company is [http://www.infotec.be/index.aspx?PageId=631734023237830544&Language=english TEC]<br />
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== Useful links ==<br />
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* [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_Belgische_autosnelwegen The Dutch Wikipedia] contains much more useful information than the English Wikipedia (even you don't read Dutch), with specific information about locations of gas stations, e.g. about the [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/A13_%28Belgi%C3%AB%29 A13/E313].<br />
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[[fr:Belgique]]</div>87.244.140.75https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Quebec_highways&diff=15671Quebec highways2007-11-08T15:18:52Z<p>87.244.140.75: </p>
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<div>[[Quebec]] has a particular but very comprehensive road network<br />
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== A-40 ==<br />
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The A-40, known as 'Autoroute 40' and officially named 'Autoroute Félix-Leclerc' runs from stretches from the border of [[Ontario]] to the West and finishes just East of [[Quebec city]]. The A-40 highway continues it's path into [[Ontario]] as the H-417 which goes to [[Ottawa]] at the provincial border in Rigaud. It also runs parallel to the St-Lawrence River on its northern bank crossing [[Montreal]] Island, [[Trois-Rivières]] before finally reaching [[Quebec city]] where the highway merge with the national 138 which goes further East.<br />
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In [[Montreal]], the A-40 runs in the northern part of the island and is known as 'Autoroute Metropolitaine' before reaching the North Bank at the 'Charles-De-Gaulle Bridge' in Repentigny. In the metropolitan area, the highway include two periphical branch meant to avoid the urban traffic and facilitate the transport towards the northern regions. From Repentigny, the A-440 and the A-440 aim to by-pass [[Montreal]] Island, the A-440 goes directly and finishes into [[Laval]] while the A-640 follows the North Bank before finishing in the surrounding of Oka.<br />
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In [[Trois-Rivières]], the by-pass highway project has never been built. Therefore, the highway runs directly into downtown and requires that you change into the A-55 on the western part of the city. While the west southern downtown junction between the A-40 and A-55 would be a hitching disaster (therefore do not hitch along the highway there!), the northern junction (leading to Montreal westbound) would even enable you to hitch directly on the highway viaduc. The distance to travel on the A-55 is about 4km in term of canadian distance its short enough to usually have a driver do the detour to drop you there.<br />
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In [[Quebec city]], the A-40 (known as 'Autoroute de la Capitale') act as a by-pass while the A-440 (known as 'Boulevard Charest') goes directly into downtown. Both the A-40 and A-440 terminates in the vicinity of [[Quebec city]] crossing the path of the A-75 (North to [[Chicoutimi]]), to continue on a journey further East, you would have to follow the National Road 138 towards Charlevoix.<br />
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In between these three main cities, you cross a long rural landscape going from farmland to a big nothing. West of Quebec city, in the region of [[Portneuf]], it could be feasable to hitch along the highway itself at some point. This gets impossible the nearer of [[Montreal]] you get.<br />
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===== Services =====<br />
Most of the Services along the A-40 are off the motorway.<br />
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Between [[Quebec city]] and [[Trois-Rivières]], in [[Portneuf]] County, there is two exits that provides 24h Services in St-Marc-des-Carrières (Exit 254) and Donnacona (Exit 274) ''(See [[Portneuf]] for the details]]''.<br />
The only Highway rest area is also located in [[Portneuf]] at the border with [[Quebec city]] Urban Community but only Eastbound (between Exit 285 and 295), the Westbound rest area has been definitely closed in 2005.<br />
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The Eastern part of [[Trois-Rivières]] offers also a off the highway Services, located at Exit 202 (Boulevard des Estacades) which might reveal the right place to catch long distance ride on every directions.<br />
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Between [[Trois-Rivières]] and [[Montreal]], there is only one Highway Rest Area situated between Exit 160 and 166 (toilet only) and one Motorway Services ''([[Point-du-Jour Services]])'' at Exit 118. This Huge Services, located in the middle of the highway enable you to catch rides nearly wherever.<br />
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The other off the highway Services are located at Exit 144 - Berthierville (which can lead you to the St-Lawrence South Shore by the [[Sorel]] Ferry) and at Exit 180 - Yamachiche.<br />
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Before entering [[Montreal]] Island and unless you get a ride to nearly downtown or at least a metro station, your last option would be the Exit 94 - Lachenaie. Note that the first 8 Exit (coming from the East) on the Island are purely to the Industrial Estates.<br />
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Autoroute_40 A-40 Wikipedia]<br />
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== A-20 ==<br />
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== A-10 ==<br />
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== A-55 ==<br />
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== A-15 ==<br />
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== A-73 ==<br />
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[[Category:Quebec]]</div>87.244.140.75https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Quebec_highways&diff=15670Quebec highways2007-11-08T15:03:02Z<p>87.244.140.75: </p>
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<div>[[Quebec]] has a particular but very comprehensive road network<br />
<br />
== A-40 ==<br />
<br />
The A-40, known as 'Autoroute 40' and officially named 'Autoroute Félix-Leclerc' runs from stretches from the border of [[Ontario]] to the West and finishes just East of [[Quebec city]]. The A-40 highway continues it's path into [[Ontario]] as the H-417 which goes to [[Ottawa]] at the provincial border in Rigaud. It also runs parallel to the St-Lawrence River on its northern bank crossing [[Montreal]] Island, [[Trois-Rivières]] before finally reaching [[Quebec city]] where the highway merge with the national 138 which goes further East.<br />
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In [[Montreal]], the A-40 runs in the northern part of the island and is known as 'Autoroute Metropolitaine' before reaching the North Bank at the 'Charles-De-Gaulle Bridge' in Repentigny. In the metropolitan area, the highway include two periphical branch meant to avoid the urban traffic and facilitate the transport towards the northern regions. From Repentigny, the A-440 and the A-440 aim to by-pass [[Montreal]] Island, the A-440 goes directly and finishes into [[Laval]] while the A-640 follows the North Bank before finishing in the surrounding of Oka.<br />
<br />
In [[Trois-Rivières]], the by-pass highway project has never been built. Therefore, the highway runs directly into downtown and requires that you change into the A-55 on the western part of the city. While the west southern downtown junction between the A-40 and A-55 would be a hitching disaster (therefore do not hitch along the highway there!), the northern junction (leading to Montreal westbound) would even enable you to hitch directly on the highway viaduc. The distance to travel on the A-55 is about 4km in term of canadian distance its short enough to usually have a driver do the detour to drop you there.<br />
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In [[Quebec city]], the A-40 (known as 'Autoroute de la Capitale') act as a by-pass while the A-440 (known as 'Boulevard Charest') goes directly into downtown. Both the A-40 and A-440 terminates in the vicinity of [[Quebec city]] crossing the path of the A-75 (North to [[Chicoutimi]]), to continue on a journey further East, you would have to follow the National Road 138 towards Charlevoix.<br />
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In between these three main cities, you cross a long rural landscape going from farmland to a big nothing. West of Quebec city, in the region of [[Portneuf]], it could be feasable to hitch along the highway itself at some point. This gets impossible the nearer of [[Montreal]] you get.<br />
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===== Services =====<br />
Most of the Services along the A-40 are off the motorway.<br />
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Between [[Quebec city]] and [[Trois-Rivières]], in [[Portneuf]] County, there is two exits that provides 24h Services in St-Marc-des-Carrières and Donnacona ''(See [[Portneuf]] for the details]]''.<br />
The only Highway rest area is also located in [[Portneuf]] at the border with [[Quebec city]] Urban Community but only Eastbound, the rest area Westbound has been definitely closed in 2005.<br />
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The Eastern part of [[Trois-Rivières]] offers also a off the highway Services, located at Exit<br />
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Autoroute_40 A-40 Wikipedia]<br />
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== A-20 ==<br />
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== A-10 ==<br />
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== A-55 ==<br />
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== A-15 ==<br />
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== A-73 ==<br />
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[[Category:Quebec]]</div>87.244.140.75https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Edmonton&diff=15618Edmonton2007-11-08T12:35:46Z<p>87.244.140.75: </p>
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<div>'''Edmonton''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=edmonton&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=9&ll=53.566414,-113.502502&spn=0.745434,3.47168&iwloc=A] is the capital of [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Alberta]]. With an area of over 600 square kilometers, prepare yourself for some walking if can't get a lift out of the city. It is preferable to avoid hitching out of Edmonton during the winter months as temperatures can fall below -30° for many days at a time. This can be dangerous if you are not prepared for it. One would hope that drivers would be more willing to stop for a hitchhiker in the bitter cold, but don't assume this to be the case. Hitching outside of the city limits is perfectly legal, as far as [[User:Mikeeg555|I]] know. Hitching inside the city will save you some walking and you most likely won't have any problems with the police if you are not causing any danger. An Edmonton Transit System bus fare pays for a complete journey, including transfers for up to 90 minutes which should be enough to cross the whole city.<br />
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==Hitching Out==<br />
===South towards [[Calgary]]===<br />
[[Alberta highways|Highway #2]] heads south as Calgary Trail (103/104th street), splitting '''Edmonton''' in half. A good spot to start hitching is just south of Ellerslie Road. Bus 49 from Heritage terminal will take you to Ellerslie road. From here it is approximately a 3 hour drive to [[Calgary]].<br />
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===East, West towards [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]]===<br />
=====West=====<br />
[[Alberta highways|Highway #16]] crosses Edmonton's north end as the Yellowhead Trail. Heading west it is 4 hours to [[Jasper National Park]]. Bus 126 from Westmount terminal will take you to 184 st. Walk north from there a few hundred meters to the Yellowhead. It may be a bit tricky to hitch there but there is an on-ramp.<br />
=====East=====<br />
There is not much to the east until [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] about 6 hours away. Bus 180 or 183 from Abbottsfield terminal will take you near the east edge of the city, again a bit tricky here for hitching.<br />
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===North towards [[British Columbia]], [[Yukon]]===<br />
If you are heading towards Fort McMurray, [[Alberta highways|Highway #28]] cuts up the middle of Edmonton's north end as 97th street. Bus 163 can be taken from Northgate terminal up to 176th ave which is close to the northern city limits.<br />
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If you are heading north-west towards northern [[British Columbia]], the [[Yukon]] and [[Alaska]], head west as described above. About 40km after leaving '''Edmonton''', [[Alberta highways|Highway #43]] turns to the north. This is what becomes the [[BC highways|Alaska Highway]] (just 2500km to Alaska!).<br />
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Good Luck!<br />
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[[Category:Canada]]<br />
[[Category:Alberta]]</div>87.244.140.75https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Edmonton&diff=15617Edmonton2007-11-08T12:31:14Z<p>87.244.140.75: </p>
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<div>'''Edmonton''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=edmonton&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=9&ll=53.566414,-113.502502&spn=0.745434,3.47168&iwloc=A] is the capital of [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Alberta]]. With an area of over 600 square kilometers, prepare yourself for some walking if can't get a lift out of the city. It is preferable to avoid hitching out of Edmonton during the winter months as temperatures can fall below -30° for many days at a time. This can be dangerous if you are not prepared for it. One would hope that drivers would be more willing to stop for a hitchhiker in the bitter cold, but don't assume this to be the case. Hitching outside of the city limits is perfectly legal, as far as [[User:Mikeeg555|I]] know. Hitching inside the city will save you some walking and you most likely won't have any problems with the police if you are not causing any danger. An Edmonton Transit System bus fare pays for a complete journey, including transfers for up to 90 minutes which should be enough to cross the whole city.<br />
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==Hitching Out==<br />
===South towards [[Calgary]]===<br />
[[Alberta highways|Highway #2]] heads south as Calgary Trail (103/104th street), splitting '''Edmonton''' in half. A good spot to start hitching is just south of Ellerslie Road. Bus 49 from Heritage terminal will take you to Ellerslie road. From here it is approximately a 3 hour drive to [[Calgary]].<br />
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===East, West towards [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]]===<br />
[[Alberta highways|Highway #16]] crosses Edmonton's north end as the Yellowhead Trail. Heading west it is 4 hours to Jasper. Bus 126 from Westmount terminal will take you to 184 st. Walk north from there a few hundred meters to the Yellowhead. It may be a bit tricky to hitch there but there is an on-ramp.<br />
There is not much to the east until [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] about 6 hours away. Bus 180 or 183 from Abbottsfield terminal will take you near the east edge of the city, again a bit tricky here for hitching.<br />
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===North towards [[British Columbia]], [[Yukon]]===<br />
If you are heading towards Fort McMurray, [[Alberta highways|Highway #28]] cuts up the middle of Edmonton's north end as 97th street. Bus 163 can be taken from Northgate terminal up to 176th ave which is close to the northern city limits.<br />
<br />
If you are heading north-west towards northern [[British Columbia]], the [[Yukon]] and [[Alaska]], head west as described above. About 40km after leaving '''Edmonton''', [[Alberta highways|Highway #43]] turns to the north. This is what becomes the [[BC highways|Alaska Highway]] (just 2500km to Alaska!).<br />
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Good Luck!<br />
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[[Category:Canada]]<br />
[[Category:Alberta]]</div>87.244.140.75https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Edmonton&diff=15616Edmonton2007-11-08T12:27:34Z<p>87.244.140.75: </p>
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<div>'''Edmonton''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=edmonton&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=9&ll=53.566414,-113.502502&spn=0.745434,3.47168&iwloc=A] is the capital of [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Alberta]]. With an area of over 600 square kilometers, prepare yourself for some walking if can't get a lift out of the city. It is preferable to avoid hitching out of Edmonton during the winter months as temperatures can fall below -30° for many days at a time. This can be dangerous if you are not prepared for it. One would hope that drivers would be more willing to stop for a hitchhiker in the bitter cold, but don't assume this to be the case. Hitching outside of the city limits is perfectly legal, as far as [[User:Mikeeg555|I]] know. Hitching inside the city will save you some walking and you most likely won't have any problems with the police if you are not causing any danger. An Edmonton Transit System bus fare pays for a complete journey, including transfers for up to 90 minutes which should be enough to cross the whole city.<br />
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==Hitching Out==<br />
===South towards [[Calgary]]===<br />
[[Alberta highways|Highway #2]] heads south as Calgary Trail (103/104th street), splitting '''Edmonton''' in half. A good spot to start hitching is just south of Ellerslie Road. Bus 49 from Heritage terminal will take you to Ellerslie road. From here it is approximately a 3 hour drive to [[Calgary]].<br />
<br />
===East, West towards [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]]===<br />
[[Alberta highways|Highway #16]] crosses Edmonton's north end as the Yellowhead Trail. Heading west it is 4 hours to Jasper. Bus 126 from Westmount terminal will take you to 184 st. Walk north from there a few hundred meters to the Yellowhead. It may be a bit tricky to hitch there but there is an on-ramp.<br />
There is not much to the east until [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] about 6 hours away. Bus 180 or 183 from Abbottsfield terminal will take you near the east edge of the city, again a bit tricky here for hitching.<br />
<br />
===North towards [[British Columbia]], [[Yukon]]===<br />
If you are heading towards Fort McMurray, Highway #28 cuts up the middle of Edmonton's north end as 97th street. Bus 163 can be taken from Northgate terminal up to 176th ave which is close to the northern city limits.<br />
If you are heading north-west towards northern [[British Columbia]], the [[Yukon]] and [[Alaska]], head west as described above. About 40km after leaving '''Edmonton''', [[Alberta highways|Highway #43]] turns to the north. This is what becomes the [[BC highways|Alaska Highway]] (just 2500km to Alaska!).<br />
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Good Luck!<br />
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[[Category:Canada]]<br />
[[Category:Alberta]]</div>87.244.140.75https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Template_talk:UK_constituent_countries&diff=15614Template talk:UK constituent countries2007-11-07T23:05:26Z<p>87.244.140.75: </p>
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<div>Here is some suggestions regarding the overseas territories to potentially be added:<br />
* Gibraltar / Bermuda / Turks and Caicos / Virgin Islands / Pitcairn (at least the first 2-3 ones) [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 19:24, 7 November 2007 (CET)<br />
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::Yeah, think we should add them to the list when we have hitchhiking information about the islands. Otherwise they are quite empty or red linked, what doesn't look nice. But for sure it's looks funky when the hitchwiki offers hitching information about all (or some) British overseas territories. Quite exotic, that's what makes it special :) [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://hoerstel.travelblog.ch site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 20:57, 7 November 2007 (CET)<br />
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:::hehe great, we won't need the Antarctic territory or sandwich islands though ;) [[User:87.244.140.75|87.244.140.75]] 00:05, 8 November 2007 (CET)</div>87.244.140.75https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Talk:Germany&diff=15480Talk:Germany2007-11-06T18:52:54Z<p>87.244.140.75: </p>
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<div>" If coming in with a commuter train, they easily take you out of your train to search your belongings, while your train continues without you. Forget any compensation for your ticket. This is just to show that your place should be in a freight train. Some of them act very neutrally, some others behave like louts. No use to complain any higher authorities afterwords, you won´t receive any attention, specially if you write in any other language but German."<br />
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--> bullshit!!<br />
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I removed some of it. But if it's bullshit, your rewriting it would be a very welcome addition! :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 20:21, 24 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
: I will try to rewrite it, my english might not be very good, though [[User:84.169.240.66|84.169.240.66]] 18:05, 15 July 2006 (UTC)<br />
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::Don't worry about spelling and stuff like that! It's a wiki! :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 19:53, 19 July 2006 (UTC)<br />
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Is it really usual, that custom officers check ones luggage, when travelling from Poland? Although I never travelled there, I can hardly believe that.<br />
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I removed the assertion that this will happen at the border to the netherland, because I live close to that border and I know that this is not true.<br />
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:It is not usual, but it is a border crossing and completely normal if the officers would decide to do so... as they are paid to do so under practical need or pure suspicion, it just therefore can be expected. (ps. what is the upper top section about?) <br />
If you are looking for experiences with custom officers at the polish border, mine as always been positive and flashing a canadian passport as always made the prior most aggressive officer, (either polish or german approaching the border by foot on the highway), continue into a fully polite chat... <br />
The last 2 sentences of the border crossing should be re-written, I can't understand them<br />
[[User:87.244.140.75|87.244.140.75]] 19:52, 6 November 2007 (CET)<br />
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About the mitgefahren section, mitgefahren is a carsharing website so of course you pay your driver for the service... I must say I do not understand the description made (??)[[User:87.244.140.75|87.244.140.75]] 19:52, 6 November 2007 (CET)</div>87.244.140.75https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Leuven&diff=15475Leuven2007-11-06T18:38:57Z<p>87.244.140.75: </p>
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<div>'''Leuven''' is the capital city of the province [[:Category:Vlaams-Brabant|Vlaams-Brabant]] in [[Belgium]] at about 30km east of [[Brussels]]. It is mainly a calm administrative and university city with the ''Katholieke Universiteit Leuven'' which includes some magnificent historic buildings and cityscape.<br />
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==Hitching Out==<br />
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===West towards [[Brussels]]===<br />
Just walk on the ring of '''Leuven''' to the ''Tervuursevest'' and hitch along the ''Koning Boudewijnlaan''. You will see many cars parked along the road, so you can start to hitch from there.<br />
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===East towards [[Liege]], [[Germany]], West towards [[Brussels]], [[Gent]]===<br />
The E40 is passing at quite a distance on the southern side of the city, but there is a service station which can be a good spot to hitch a quick ride east towards [[Liege]] and [[Germany]] or west towards [[Brussels]] or [[Gent]]. The service station direction west is also the last one before the ring of [[Brussels]].<br />
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To reach the service station from '''Leuven''': Take bus #395 direction ''Overijse-Groenendal'' and go out at stop ''Rotspoelstraat''. Alternatively try the buses #7-8-9 in direction ''Korbeek-lo'' or ''De Borre'' and get out at ''Egenhoven'' and then walk down the ''St-Jansbergsesteenweg''.<br />
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[[Category:Vlaams-Brabant]]<br />
[[Category:Belgium]]</div>87.244.140.75https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Cologne&diff=15416Cologne2007-11-06T14:02:05Z<p>87.244.140.75: </p>
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<div>'''Cologne''', or '''Köln''' in German, is a big city in [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching Out==<br />
<map lat='50.93982519613568' lng='6.961555480957031' zoom='12' view='0' float='right'/><br />
===South towards [[Bonn]], [[Koblenz]], [[Frankfurt am Main]]===<br />
To get out of '''Cologne''' to the South the best possibility is to go to the ''Verteilerkreis Süd'', a big roundabout where all vehicles that are heading for the motorway to the South or West are passing by. There is also a petrol station beside it and a traffic light where one can ask people for a lift.<br />
<br />
Not the best option unless you go to [[Bonn]] or [[Koblenz]]. For heading to [[Frankfurt am Main]], take the train to the last stop ''Königsforst'' (nr 9, may have changed though), walk straight for about 15 min. Then after a right turn you are on a decent on ramp of the [[A3 (Germany)|A3]], most of the cars will go to [[Frankfurt am Main]] or can drop you at least on the ''Rasthof Siegburg'' (about 20 km south)<br />
<br />
Another possibility to achieve the A 3 in the direction Frankfurt is to take the train “RB 25” from the main station in the direction “Marienheide” or “Overath” for 3,20 €. Leave at “Stümpen” and turn right and go up to the “Kiefernweg” and turn right. Follow the street that is later called “Dammelsfurther Weg” up to the “Pestalozziweg” for maybe 500 meters and turn right. Now you pass the Autobahn and turn right again in the “Plantage”. Follow this way a few hundred meters through the forest and you will see a service station on the right side. Maybe you have to climb a fence. Now you are on the a station without oil station but much traffic. Easy to get a ride here. Totally it takes approximately 40 minutes from the cologne main station. In my experience this is the best possibility to leave cologne.<br />
<br />
===East towards [[Berlin]]===<br />
The first service area on is Rasthof Remscheid. You can get there by public transport (quite inconvenient though) or try one of the on ramps in the North East of cologne. I think the best one is close to KVB-station "Rixdorfer Strasse".<br />
<br />
===West towards [[Aachen]], [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]]===<br />
On the motorway ring around Cologne, to the west of the city, there's the motorway service area ''Köln-Frechen'', Germany's busiest service station. You can reach this services by catching a train to Königsdorf Station and then walk down Augustinus Strasse and turn right to Marienhöfer Weg which leads you direct to the services. Alternatively, you can take Tram #1 to the terminus ''(Schulstrasse)''in Weiden and walk ~4km along Aachener Strasse until Augustinus Strasse in Königsdorf. <br />
<br />
There you can get lifts to the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]] and [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] from one of around 200 Trucks that are there in average by going in direction of [[Aachen]] or [[Maastricht]].<br />
<br />
===North towards [[Düsseldorf]] or [[Dortmund]]===<br />
Take the tram no. 5 or 13 to ''Nußbaumer Str.''. There is an onramp. A lot of traffic goes in your direction, but it is very dangerous for drivers to stop there. <br />
<br />
==Hitching in==<br />
When you arrive Cologne via the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]], it's difficult to get into the town center, because the motorway is very far outside. One option is to get off at the exit '''Köln-Niehl'''. There is a tram station, close to the motorway, in east direction, 15 minutes walking. At daytime, you can get to the town center in like 15 minutes.<br />
<br />
From the same motorway ([[A1 (Germany)|A1]]), you may as well get out at '''Köln-Lövenich''' and catch Tram #1 on Aachener Strasse direction downtown at either ''Bahnstrasse'' or ''Mohnweg'' stops.<br />
<br />
<br />
Coming from the South on the A555 or through the A4, you may as well as the driver to leave you at the ''Am VerteilKreis'' roundabout situated just at the complete end of the A555, at the ''Kreus Köln-Süd'' (Junction A555-A4). The driver can really leave you at a petrol station and gain the motorway back with complete ease.<br />
From there, you can walk along the Bonner Strasse to catch a bus to the heart of Köln.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br />
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<div>'''Cologne''', or '''Köln''' in German, is a big city in [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching Out==<br />
<map lat='50.93982519613568' lng='6.961555480957031' zoom='12' view='0' float='right'/><br />
===South towards [[Bonn]], [[Koblenz]], [[Frankfurt am Main]]===<br />
To get out of '''Cologne''' to the South the best possibility is to go to the ''Verteilerkreis Süd'', a big roundabout where all vehicles that are heading for the motorway to the South or West are passing by. There is also a petrol station beside it and a traffic light where one can ask people for a lift.<br />
<br />
Not the best option unless you go to [[Bonn]] or [[Koblenz]]. For heading to [[Frankfurt am Main]], take the train to the last stop ''Königsforst'' (nr 9, may have changed though), walk straight for about 15 min. Then after a right turn you are on a decent on ramp of the [[A3 (Germany)|A3]], most of the cars will go to [[Frankfurt am Main]] or can drop you at least on the ''Rasthof Siegburg'' (about 20 km south)<br />
<br />
Another possibility to achieve the A 3 in the direction Frankfurt is to take the train “RB 25” from the main station in the direction “Marienheide” or “Overath” for 3,20 €. Leave at “Stümpen” and turn right and go up to the “Kiefernweg” and turn right. Follow the street that is later called “Dammelsfurther Weg” up to the “Pestalozziweg” for maybe 500 meters and turn right. Now you pass the Autobahn and turn right again in the “Plantage”. Follow this way a few hundred meters through the forest and you will see a service station on the right side. Maybe you have to climb a fence. Now you are on the a station without oil station but much traffic. Easy to get a ride here. Totally it takes approximately 40 minutes from the cologne main station. In my experience this is the best possibility to leave cologne.<br />
<br />
===East towards [[Berlin]]===<br />
The first service area on is Rasthof Remscheid. You can get there by public transport (quite inconvenient though) or try one of the on ramps in the North East of cologne. I think the best one is close to KVB-station "Rixdorfer Strasse".<br />
<br />
===West towards [[Aachen]], [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]]===<br />
On the motorway ring around Cologne, to the west of the city, there's the motorway service area ''Köln-Frechen'', Germany's busiest service station. You can reach this services by catching a train to Königsdorf Station and then walk down Augustinus Strasse and turn right to Marienhöfer Weg which leads you direct to the services. Alternatively, you can take Tram #1 to the terminus ''(Schulstrasse)''in Weiden and walk ~4km along Aachener Strasse until Augustinus Strasse in Königsdorf. <br />
<br />
There you can get lifts to the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]] and [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] from one of around 200 Trucks that are there in average by going in direction of [[Aachen]] or [[Maastricht]].<br />
<br />
===North towards [[Düsseldorf]] or [[Dortmund]]===<br />
Take the tram no. 5 or 13 to ''Nußbaumer Str.''. There is an onramp. A lot of traffic goes in your direction, but it is very dangerous for drivers to stop there. <br />
<br />
==Hitching in==<br />
When you arrive Cologne via the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]], it's difficult to get into the town center, because the motorway is very far outside. One option is to get off at the exit '''Köln-Niehl'''. There is a tram station, close to the motorway, in east direction, 15 minutes walking. At daytime, you can get to the town center in like 15 minutes.<br />
<br />
From the same motorway ([[A1 (Germany)|A1]]), you may as well get out at ''Köln-Lövenich'' and catch Tram #1 on Aachener Strasse direction downtown at either ''Bahnstrasse'' or ''Mohnweg'' stops.<br />
<br />
<br />
Coming from the South on the A555 or through the A4, you may as well as the driver to leave you at the ''Am VerteilKreis'' roundabout situated just at the complete end of the A555, at the ''Kreus Köln-Süd'' (Junction A555-A4). The driver can really leave you at a petrol station and gain the motorway back with complete ease.<br />
From there, you can walk along the Bonner Strasse to catch a bus to the heart of Köln.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br />
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<div>'''Cologne''', or '''Köln''' in German, is a big city in [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching Out==<br />
<map lat='50.93982519613568' lng='6.961555480957031' zoom='12' view='0' float='right'/><br />
===South towards [[Bonn]], [[Koblenz]], [[Frankfurt am Main]]===<br />
To get out of '''Cologne''' to the South the best possibility is to go to the ''Verteilerkreis Süd'', a big roundabout where all vehicles that are heading for the motorway to the South or West are passing by. There is also a petrol station beside it and a traffic light where one can ask people for a lift.<br />
<br />
Not the best option unless you go to [[Bonn]] or [[Koblenz]]. For heading to [[Frankfurt am Main]], take the train to the last stop ''Königsforst'' (nr 9, may have changed though), walk straight for about 15 min. Then after a right turn you are on a decent on ramp of the [[A3 (Germany)|A3]], most of the cars will go to [[Frankfurt am Main]] or can drop you at least on the ''Rasthof Siegburg'' (about 20 km south)<br />
<br />
Another possibility to achieve the A 3 in the direction Frankfurt is to take the train “RB 25” from the main station in the direction “Marienheide” or “Overath” for 3,20 €. Leave at “Stümpen” and turn right and go up to the “Kiefernweg” and turn right. Follow the street that is later called “Dammelsfurther Weg” up to the “Pestalozziweg” for maybe 500 meters and turn right. Now you pass the Autobahn and turn right again in the “Plantage”. Follow this way a few hundred meters through the forest and you will see a service station on the right side. Maybe you have to climb a fence. Now you are on the a station without oil station but much traffic. Easy to get a ride here. Totally it takes approximately 40 minutes from the cologne main station. In my experience this is the best possibility to leave cologne.<br />
<br />
===East towards [[Berlin]]===<br />
The first service area on is Rasthof Remscheid. You can get there by public transport (quite inconvenient though) or try one of the on ramps in the North East of cologne. I think the best one is close to KVB-station "Rixdorfer Strasse".<br />
<br />
===West towards [[Aachen]], [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]]===<br />
On the motorway ring around Cologne, to the west of the city, there's the motorway service area ''Köln-Frechen'', Germany's busiest service station. You can reach this services by catching a train to Königsdorf Station and then walk down Augustinus Strasse and turn right to Marienhöfer Weg which leads you direct to the services. Alternatively, you can take Tram #1 to the terminus ''(Schulstrasse)''in Weiden and walk ~4km along Aachener Strasse until Augustinus Strasse in Königsdorf. <br />
<br />
There you can get lifts to the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]] and [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] from one of around 200 Trucks that are there in average by going in direction of [[Aachen]] or [[Maastricht]].<br />
<br />
===North towards [[Düsseldorf]] or [[Dortmund]]===<br />
Take the tram no. 5 or 13 to ''Nußbaumer Str.''. There is an onramp. A lot of traffic goes in your direction, but it is very dangerous for drivers to stop there. <br />
<br />
==Hitching in==<br />
When you arrive Cologne via the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]], it's difficult to get into the town center, because the motorway is very far outside. One option is to get off at the exit '''Köln-Niehl'''. There is a tram station, close to the motorway, in east direction, 15 minutes walking. At daytime, you can get to the town center in like 15 minutes.<br />
<br />
From the same motorway ([[A1 (Germany)|A1]]), you may as well get out at ''Köln-Lövenich'' and catch Tram #1 on Aachener Strasse direction downtown at either ''Bahnstrasse'' or ''Mohnweg'' stops.<br />
<br />
Coming from the South on the A555 or through the A4, you may as well as the driver to leave you at the ''Am VerteilKreis'' roundabout situated just at the complete end of the A555, at the ''Kreus Köln-Süd'' (Junction A555-A4). The driver can really leave you at a petrol station and gain the motorway back with complete ease.<br />
From there, you can walk along the Bonner Strasse to catch a bus to the heart of Köln.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br />
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<hr />
<div>'''Cologne''', or '''Köln''' in German, is a big city in [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching Out==<br />
<map lat='50.93982519613568' lng='6.961555480957031' zoom='12' view='0' float='right'/><br />
===South towards [[Bonn]], [[Koblenz]], [[Frankfurt am Main]]===<br />
To get out of '''Cologne''' to the South the best possibility is to go to the ''Verteilerkreis Süd'', a big roundabout where all vehicles that are heading for the motorway to the South or West are passing by. There is also a petrol station beside it and a traffic light where one can ask people for a lift.<br />
<br />
Not the best option unless you go to [[Bonn]] or [[Koblenz]]. For heading to [[Frankfurt am Main]], take the train to the last stop ''Königsforst'' (nr 9, may have changed though), walk straight for about 15 min. Then after a right turn you are on a decent on ramp of the [[A3 (Germany)|A3]], most of the cars will go to [[Frankfurt am Main]] or can drop you at least on the ''Rasthof Siegburg'' (about 20 km south)<br />
<br />
Another possibility to achieve the A 3 in the direction Frankfurt is to take the train “RB 25” from the main station in the direction “Marienheide” or “Overath” for 3,20 €. Leave at “Stümpen” and turn right and go up to the “Kiefernweg” and turn right. Follow the street that is later called “Dammelsfurther Weg” up to the “Pestalozziweg” for maybe 500 meters and turn right. Now you pass the Autobahn and turn right again in the “Plantage”. Follow this way a few hundred meters through the forest and you will see a service station on the right side. Maybe you have to climb a fence. Now you are on the a station without oil station but much traffic. Easy to get a ride here. Totally it takes approximately 40 minutes from the cologne main station. In my experience this is the best possibility to leave cologne.<br />
<br />
===East towards [[Berlin]]===<br />
The first service area on is Rasthof Remscheid. You can get there by public transport (quite inconvenient though) or try one of the on ramps in the North East of cologne. I think the best one is close to KVB-station "Rixdorfer Strasse".<br />
<br />
===West towards [[Aachen]], [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]]===<br />
On the motorway ring around Cologne, to the west of the city, there's the motorway service area ''Köln-Frechen'', Germany's busiest service station. You can reach this services by catching a train to Königsdorf Station and then walk down Augustinus Strasse and turn right to Marienhöfer Weg which leads you direct to the services. Alternatively, you can take Tram #1 to the terminus ''(Schulstrasse)''in Weiden and walk ~4km along Aachener Strasse until Augustinus Strasse in Königsdorf. <br />
<br />
There you can get lifts to the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]] and [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] from one of around 200 Trucks that are there in average by going in direction of [[Aachen]] or [[Maastricht]].<br />
<br />
===North towards [[Düsseldorf]] or [[Dortmund]]===<br />
Take the tram no. 5 or 13 to ''Nußbaumer Str.''. There is an onramp. A lot of traffic goes in your direction, but it is very dangerous for drivers to stop there. <br />
<br />
==Hitching in==<br />
When you arrive Cologne via the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]], it's difficult to get into the town center, because the motorway is very far outside. One option is to get off at the exit '''Köln-Niehl'''. There is a tram station, close to the motorway, in east direction, 15 minutes walking. At daytime, you can get to the town center in like 15 minutes.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br />
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<hr />
<div>'''Cologne''', or '''Köln''' in German, is a big city in [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching Out==<br />
<map lat='50.93982519613568' lng='6.961555480957031' zoom='12' view='0' float='right'/><br />
===South towards [[Bonn]], [[Koblenz]], [[Frankfurt am Main]]===<br />
To get out of '''Cologne''' to the South the best possibility is to go to the ''Verteilerkreis Süd'', a big roundabout where all vehicles that are heading for the motorway to the South or West are passing by. There is also a petrol station beside it and a traffic light where one can ask people for a lift.<br />
<br />
Not the best option unless you go to [[Bonn]] or [[Koblenz]]. For heading to [[Frankfurt am Main]], take the train to the last stop ''Königsforst'' (nr 9, may have changed though), walk straight for about 15 min. Then after a right turn you are on a decent on ramp of the [[A3 (Germany)|A3]], most of the cars will go to [[Frankfurt am Main]] or can drop you at least on the ''Rasthof Siegburg'' (about 20 km south)<br />
<br />
Another possibility to achieve the A 3 in the direction Frankfurt is to take the train “RB 25” from the main station in the direction “Marienheide” or “Overath” for 3,20 €. Leave at “Stümpen” and turn right and go up to the “Kiefernweg” and turn right. Follow the street that is later called “Dammelsfurther Weg” up to the “Pestalozziweg” for maybe 500 meters and turn right. Now you pass the Autobahn and turn right again in the “Plantage”. Follow this way a few hundred meters through the forest and you will see a service station on the right side. Maybe you have to climb a fence. Now you are on the a station without oil station but much traffic. Easy to get a ride here. Totally it takes approximately 40 minutes from the cologne main station. In my experience this is the best possibility to leave cologne.<br />
<br />
===East towards [[Berlin]]===<br />
The first service area on is Rasthof Remscheid. You can get there by public transport (quite inconvenient though) or try one of the on ramps in the North East of cologne. I think the best one is close to KVB-station "Rixdorfer Strasse".<br />
<br />
===West towards [[Aachen]], [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]]===<br />
On the motorway ring around Cologne, to the west of the city, there's the motorway service area ''Köln-Frechen'', Germany's busiest service station. You can reach this services by catching a train to Königsdorf Station and then walk down Augustinus Strasse and turn right to Marienhöfer Weg which leads you direct to the services. Alternatively, you can take Tram #1 to the terminus and walk ~4km along Aachener Strasse until Augustinus Strasse in Königsdorf. <br />
<br />
There you can get lifts to the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]] and [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] from one of around 200 Trucks that are there in average by going in direction of [[Aachen]] or [[Maastricht]].<br />
<br />
===North towards [[Düsseldorf]] or [[Dortmund]]===<br />
Take the tram no. 5 or 13 to ''Nußbaumer Str.''. There is an onramp. A lot of traffic goes in your direction, but it is very dangerous for drivers to stop there. <br />
<br />
==Hitching in==<br />
When you arrive Cologne via the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]], it's difficult to get into the town center, because the motorway is very far outside. One option is to get off at the exit '''Köln-Niehl'''. There is a tram station, close to the motorway, in east direction, 15 minutes walking. At daytime, you can get to the town center in like 15 minutes.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br />
[[Category:Germany]]</div>87.244.140.75