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<div>{{Infobox Dutch Location<br />
|country = Netherlands<br />
|map = <map lat='52.0845695959468' lng='5.1189422607421875' zoom='12' view='3'/><br />
|pop = 306,731<br />
|state = Utrecht<br />
|motorways = [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]], [[A12 (Netherlands)|A12]], [[A27 (Netherlands)|A27]], [[A28 (Netherlands)|A28]]<br />
|hitchbase = 419<br />
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'''Utrecht''' is a city in the [[Netherlands]]. It is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands, dating back from Roman times. Today, it has a population of over 300,000. While being a nice travel destination on its own, boasting a very picturesque inner city and hosting many events throughout the year, it also serves as one of the major transport hubs of the Netherlands. The ''Ring Utrecht'' is composed of the A27 North/South, the start/end of the A28, the A12 West/East, the A2 North/South, and the N230 connecting the A27 and A2 motorways. While the motorway maze around Utrecht might seem complicated, it is generally easy to hitch in and out of the city, as long as you know where the good spots are. <br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North: [[Amsterdam]]===<br />
The (arguably) best place to get a ride to Amsterdam is near the 24 Oktoberplein in Kanaleneiland, where the flyover comes down to the traffic lights. Taking any tram for Central Station, get out at "24 Oktoberplein", walk back to the traffic square, pass underneath the flyover and make an immediate left. Follow the road until the flyover comes down, and position yourself on the small shoulder between the two traffic lights. Absolutely awesome place. Also works well for going south!<br />
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=== South: [[Breda]], [[Belgium]], East: [[ Amersfoort]],[[Germany]] ===<br />
There is a [[liftershalte]] - a special spot for hitchhiking - at the ramp of the ''Waterlinieweg'' near ''De Galgewaard'' stadium. It's good for going northwards on the A27 and A28 (on the right when coming from Galgewaard Stadium) or southwards on the A12, A2 and A27 (crossed the highway on the left when coming from Galgewaard Stadium, indicated by a BP gas station). Official hitching spot, indicated by a traffic sign with a thumb on it. <br />
To get there, take bus 12 from the Central Station and get off at bus stop 'Stadion Galgewaard'. Cross the road and you're at the sliproad!<br />
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(Note: as of April 28th 2019 the bus 12 does not run on Sundays however another bus [if I remember correctly the 41] does go to the same stop.)<br />
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Alternatively, you can take bus 55 in the direction ''Maartensdijk'' and get off at the stop ''Nieuwe wetering''. From there you are able to walk to a petrol station directly on the A27. Beware though, you have to walk for about 1 kilometer next to the motorway and a hitchhiker once got a 90€ fine for that, but otherwise it's a great starting place to go south direction [[Paris]] (A27) as well as [[Luxembourg]] (A2) (Note: Looking at the satellite image on Google Maps, there seems to be some bushes between the A27 and the railway parallel to it, walking in this strip as far as possible from the A27 '''may''' just keep you out of view!)<br />
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Also, you can reach a petrol station on the west side of Nieuwegein, on the A2 highway. Take any tram from Utrecht Central Station, get out at Nieuwegein Stadscentrum, and walk along the Wijkerslootweg in the direction of the A2 highway (be careful, there is no sidewalk, only vegetation you'll have to walk through, and cars pass by fast, but it's perfectly doable). Cross the highway (there is a sidewalk on the bridge), take the first right after the bridge, and take another right at the little pedestrian roundabout up ahead. Then, keep walking until the petrol station appears on your right. You're already at the front end of the station by now. There's a low fence you can easily step over and walk into the station. Stepping over the fence is probably technically illegal as you enter part of the highway, but you can step over and walk in in just 10 seconds, and you circumvent the creek running round the station. From here, you can hitch to either southwest (A2) or southeast (A27).<br />
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=== East [[Arnhem]] ===<br />
If you want to go east, direction [[Arnhem]] and the south of Germany. the best thing to do is to take the train from central station to Bunnik (6 minutes), cross the footbridge across the highway, and walk to the petrol station 2km up the road witch you are able to see from the footbridge. This petrol station on the A12 is very effective. Within 10 minutes you usually find a ride at least to Arnhem. (From this place it is also possible to go to direction Berlin if you take the A50 north near Arnhem)<br />
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In addition, the abovementioned liftplaats at Stadion Galgewaard is also a viable place for hitchhiking east towards Arnhem/Germany.<br />
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=== West [[Rotterdam]],[[The Hague]] ===<br />
Get down to Kanaleneiland in the southwest corner of Utrecht, for instance by taking any tram leaving from Utrecht Central Station. Get out at "Kanaleneiland Zuid". Walk towards the A12 highway. There's an entry lane leading up to the A12 on your right hand side where there's ample room for cars to stop on the hard shoulder. <br />
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Alternatively, try the spot near the 24 Oktoberplein as mentioned above. Although the road directly leads to the North/Southbound A2, you can find people going west on the A12. (I tried this myself and it worked)<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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For wild camping, it's best to stay at the university area (De Uithof). Take bus 28 or 12 from the main train station in Utrecht (Utrecht Centraal Station) and you will know where to get out when you see the large school buildings. There are great spots to camp there and little to no guards. It's pretty far away from the city center, so you should be able to sleep pretty safe there.<br />
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Alternatively you can ask the friendly people at the local vegan café if they know anywhere you can stay for free:<br />
''ACU, Voorstraat 71'', vegan food on donation basis is served on Saturdays, and Sundays.<br />
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== Other useful info ==<br />
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=== Free Internet ===<br />
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The main Library in Utrecht has a computer that you can use without paying for the internet. It's on the second floor, and as you face the room, there is a row of three computers in front of you (but behind the desk of the person who works there). The one that works for free is at the end of the row on the right from the perspective of sitting at the computer.<br />
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The library in the university area (Uithof) also has some computers with free internet. Enter the area by the Heidelberglaan, this is the street with only buses on it. There are two buildings above the road. The second building (coming from the city centre) is connected to the library. The north of this building is connected to the computer rooms, which have a few computers with free internet, and don't require you to log in. <br />
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A pilot project until the end of 2013 offers free wifi at Vredenburg, Stadhuisplein and Domplein. Network name: 'Free Wifi Utrecht'.<br />
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As of Sep 2013 free wifi at central station on the KPN network as well as on [http://www.ns.nl/over-ns/nieuwscentrum/nieuwsberichten/2013/09/ns-biedt-in-samenwerking-met-kpn-gratis-wifi-op-stations-aan.html 48 train stations in NL].<br />
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[http://www.openwifispots.com/country-city_free_wifi_wireless_hotspot-Utrecht_NL.aspx Free hotspots in Utrecht (unverified)].<br />
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[[Category:E35]]</div>Copperringhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Valenciennes&diff=102193Valenciennes2021-06-21T08:29:58Z<p>Copperring: Created page with "'''{{Valenciennes}}''' is a city in France. Valenciennes is a city in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the northernmost region of France. Close to the border with Belgium it i..."</p>
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<div>'''{{Valenciennes}}''' is a city in [[France]]. <br />
Valenciennes is a city in the [[Nord-Pas-de-Calais]], the northernmost region of France. Close to the border with Belgium it is at the intersection of two major motorways, the ''A2'' to [[Paris]] and the ''A23'' to [[Lille]]. <br />
The city itself has a beautiful old-town with museums, several universities and a buzzing nightlife. North of the city, there is a beautiful regional park with loads of nature to explore. <br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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== Other useful info ==</div>Copperringhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Duisburg&diff=102192Duisburg2021-06-21T08:18:46Z<p>Copperring: /* West towards Venlo, Rotterdam and Amsterdam */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.431752' lng='6.769638' zoom='11' view='3' /><br />
|pop = 496,767 (30 Jun 2007)<br />
|state = North Rhine-Westphalia<br />
|plate = DU<br />
|motorways = [[A3 (Germany)|A3]], [[A40 (Germany)|A40]], [[A42 (Germany)|A42]], [[A57 (Germany)|A57]], [[A59 (Germany)|A59]], [[A524 (Germany)|A524]]<br />
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'''Duisburg''' is a city in the [[Germany|German]] federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.<br />
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It is one of the biggest cities in [[Germany]], located directly in the [[Ruhr Area]]. Hitchhiking out will be quite difficult because of the colossal network of motorways in the Ruhr Area. Nevertheless, ''don't panic'', we'll give it a try!<br />
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As you can see on your map [[Düsseldorf|Dusseldorf]] is just south of this city so you can easily follow instruction for Dusseldorf. You "have to" pay ticket for the tram because in a tram (every tram) they have two officers who are standing there and with that ticket (2,20 Euros) yiz can travel one part of journey towards Dusseldorf (or whole journey) and if control came try to play dummy tourist ( I didn't try because in Berlin is very tricky when you are without ticket and both of them are owned by DB). On the other hand if you are without money wait rush hour around 5-6 o'clock and get into tram, train. The city is very long, so walking with bag is not very good idea. <br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Münster]], East towards [[Hannover]] ===<br />
Currently the best option seems to be this:<br />
* Take a train somehow towards ''Oberhausen-Sterkrade''. From there take the bus #979 to the ''Heinrich-Heine-Straße'' in [[Bottrop]]. From there you'll see the motorway, just walk towards it. It's a good spot to hitch away fast towards [[Münster]] or [[Hannover]].<br />
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=== West towards [[Venlo]], [[Rotterdam]] and [[Amsterdam]] ===<br />
There are two options: <br />
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1. Relatively central, between the Ruhrport harbour and the city center, there is a big roundabout in Duisburg Kaßlerfeld, which leads right onto the highway. Traffic is high, especially during rushhour and cars go slow through the roundabout with possibilities to stop. Use a sign with ''Venlo'' or ''A40''. <br />
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2. More towards the West of the city, there is a good onramp in ''Duisburg-Esseberg'' . <br />
To get there, take the bus 928 towards ''WInkelhausen Bruchstraße'' and drop off at ''Duisburg Esseberg Brücke''. The bus quickly goes onto the highway and to cross the Rhine and leaves it exactly at the on/offramp you want to get on. After getting off the bus, walk back under the bridge to the onramp and position yourself just before the blue highway sign. <br />
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On a general note: Hitchhiking is difficult, as many people do not go very far. Therefore, anything that gets you onto the highway and to a service/rest stop is usually a good shot.<br />
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=== South towards [[Cologne]], [[Frankfurt]] and [[Nuremberg]] ===<br />
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The best way to get out of Duisburg and onto the A3 which leads you to the south, right down to Bavaria and even to Austria, is to take the train at the main station towards ''Duisburg-Entenfang'' and drop out at ''Duisburg-Wedau''<br />
* From there it is a 5 minutes walk to the motorway access, just get out of the train station and walk down to the left, then keep to the right at the crossing.<br />
* It is adviceable to prepare a sign saying in which direction you want to go although there is actually just one possibilty for you (southwards). People are willing to take you onto the motorway, to the next service station or even further. Approx. waiting time: 15-30 minutes.<br />
* Passing [[Cologne]] could possibly get quite difficult but once you've done it, you are able to cross Germany in just 1 day and also easily switch motorways at some points on the road.<br />
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[[de:Duisburg]]</div>Copperringhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Duisburg&diff=102191Duisburg2021-06-21T08:18:05Z<p>Copperring: /* Hitchhiking out */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.431752' lng='6.769638' zoom='11' view='3' /><br />
|pop = 496,767 (30 Jun 2007)<br />
|state = North Rhine-Westphalia<br />
|plate = DU<br />
|motorways = [[A3 (Germany)|A3]], [[A40 (Germany)|A40]], [[A42 (Germany)|A42]], [[A57 (Germany)|A57]], [[A59 (Germany)|A59]], [[A524 (Germany)|A524]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Duisburg''' is a city in the [[Germany|German]] federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.<br />
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It is one of the biggest cities in [[Germany]], located directly in the [[Ruhr Area]]. Hitchhiking out will be quite difficult because of the colossal network of motorways in the Ruhr Area. Nevertheless, ''don't panic'', we'll give it a try!<br />
<br />
As you can see on your map [[Düsseldorf|Dusseldorf]] is just south of this city so you can easily follow instruction for Dusseldorf. You "have to" pay ticket for the tram because in a tram (every tram) they have two officers who are standing there and with that ticket (2,20 Euros) yiz can travel one part of journey towards Dusseldorf (or whole journey) and if control came try to play dummy tourist ( I didn't try because in Berlin is very tricky when you are without ticket and both of them are owned by DB). On the other hand if you are without money wait rush hour around 5-6 o'clock and get into tram, train. The city is very long, so walking with bag is not very good idea. <br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Münster]], East towards [[Hannover]] ===<br />
Currently the best option seems to be this:<br />
* Take a train somehow towards ''Oberhausen-Sterkrade''. From there take the bus #979 to the ''Heinrich-Heine-Straße'' in [[Bottrop]]. From there you'll see the motorway, just walk towards it. It's a good spot to hitch away fast towards [[Münster]] or [[Hannover]].<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Venlo]], [[Rotterdam]] and [[Amsterdam]] ===<br />
There are two options: <br />
1. Relatively central, between the Ruhrport harbour and the city center, there is a big roundabout in Duisburg Kaßlerfeld, which leads right onto the highway. Traffic is high, especially during rushhour and cars go slow through the roundabout with possibilities to stop. Use a sign with ''Venlo'' or ''A40''. <br />
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2. More towards the West of the city, there is a good onramp in ''Duisburg-Esseberg'' . <br />
To get there, take the bus 928 towards ''WInkelhausen Bruchstraße'' and drop off at ''Duisburg Esseberg Brücke''. The bus quickly goes onto the highway and to cross the Rhine and leaves it exactly at the on/offramp you want to get on. After getting off the bus, walk back under the bridge to the onramp and position yourself just before the blue highway sign. <br />
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On a general not: Hitchhiking is difficult, as many people do not go very far. Therefore, anything that gets you onto the highway and to a service/rest stop is usually a good shot.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Cologne]], [[Frankfurt]] and [[Nuremberg]] ===<br />
<br />
The best way to get out of Duisburg and onto the A3 which leads you to the south, right down to Bavaria and even to Austria, is to take the train at the main station towards ''Duisburg-Entenfang'' and drop out at ''Duisburg-Wedau''<br />
* From there it is a 5 minutes walk to the motorway access, just get out of the train station and walk down to the left, then keep to the right at the crossing.<br />
* It is adviceable to prepare a sign saying in which direction you want to go although there is actually just one possibilty for you (southwards). People are willing to take you onto the motorway, to the next service station or even further. Approx. waiting time: 15-30 minutes.<br />
* Passing [[Cologne]] could possibly get quite difficult but once you've done it, you are able to cross Germany in just 1 day and also easily switch motorways at some points on the road.<br />
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{{nomadwiki}}<br />
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[[Category:Germany]]<br />
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[[Category:E35]]<br />
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[[de:Duisburg]]</div>Copperringhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Tilburg&diff=97072Tilburg2019-11-06T16:05:28Z<p>Copperring: /* Directions towards Breda, Rotterdam, Antwerp */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Dutch Location<br />
|map = <map lat='51.555' lng='5.078' zoom='11' view='0' country='Netherlands' float='right'/><br />
|country = Netherlands<br />
|state = Noord Brabant<br />
|pop = 201,087<br />
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'''Tilburg''' is a town in the south of the [[Netherlands]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Directions towards the East; [[Eindhoven]] or [[Den Bosch]] ===<br />
The best spot to hitchhike towards the East can be found at a former busstop on the intersection of the 'Ringbaan Oost' and 'Ringbaan Zuid'. Take either bus 141 towards Best and get out at stop 'Kempenbaan' or take bus 3 and get out at 'Lourdestraat'. There are traffic lights and enough space for cars to stop. Just write on your sign 'Direction of...' to indicate where you would like to go to. <br />
There is also a BP gas station about a hundred meters further south where a lot of cars stop to get gas before going on the highway. You can easily approach people at this spot.<br />
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If you want to go to Germany or France this is the best spot to start your journey for you can take either the route over Eindhoven - Venlo or Eindhoven - Maastricht.<br />
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=== Directions towards [[Breda]], [[Rotterdam]],[[Antwerp]]===<br />
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Get the number 8 bus from the Tilburg central transport station towards 'Het Leer'. It costs around 2 Euro. Leave the bus at the stop under the second bridge near the ''Ringbaan Zuid''. Walk up the side of the hill and get on to the motorway.<br />
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Alternatively, take bus Nr. 7 (Direction: De Bleek) to busstop 'Burg. Damsstraat'. From here you can walk to ''Ringbaan West'' and walk to the South. You'll pass one gas station where you can try your luck in the morning to get a ride out of the city. If you continue to walk along the ''Ringbaan West'' you will eventually reach the traffic lights for the turn to the highway towards Breda. There is grass here where cars can stop and the traffic light will make sure that cars will drive slow most of the time.<br />
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edit: cars which go on the highway are in the wrong lane to turn in the gas station. Also further down 'Ringbaan West' the opportunities are not really good. The option at 'Ringbaan Ost' and 'Ringbaan Zuid' / BP gasstation mentioned above also works for the directions Breda, Rotterdam, Antwerp <br />
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[[nl:Tilburg]]</div>Copperringhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Tilburg&diff=97071Tilburg2019-11-06T16:00:09Z<p>Copperring: /* Directions towards the East; Eindhoven or Den Bosch */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Dutch Location<br />
|map = <map lat='51.555' lng='5.078' zoom='11' view='0' country='Netherlands' float='right'/><br />
|country = Netherlands<br />
|state = Noord Brabant<br />
|pop = 201,087<br />
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'''Tilburg''' is a town in the south of the [[Netherlands]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Directions towards the East; [[Eindhoven]] or [[Den Bosch]] ===<br />
The best spot to hitchhike towards the East can be found at a former busstop on the intersection of the 'Ringbaan Oost' and 'Ringbaan Zuid'. Take either bus 141 towards Best and get out at stop 'Kempenbaan' or take bus 3 and get out at 'Lourdestraat'. There are traffic lights and enough space for cars to stop. Just write on your sign 'Direction of...' to indicate where you would like to go to. <br />
There is also a BP gas station about a hundred meters further south where a lot of cars stop to get gas before going on the highway. You can easily approach people at this spot.<br />
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If you want to go to Germany or France this is the best spot to start your journey for you can take either the route over Eindhoven - Venlo or Eindhoven - Maastricht.<br />
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=== Directions towards [[Breda]], [[Eindhoven]] ===<br />
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Get the number 8 bus from the Tilburg central transport station towards 'Het Leer'. It costs around 2 Euro. Leave the bus at the stop under the second bridge near the ''Ringbaan Zuid''. Walk up the side of the hill and get on to the motorway.<br />
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Alternatively, take bus Nr. 7 (Direction: De Bleek) to busstop 'Burg. Damsstraat'. From here you can walk to ''Ringbaan West'' and walk to the South. You'll pass one gas station where you can try your luck in the morning to get a ride out of the city. If you continue to walk along the ''Ringbaan West'' you will eventually reach the traffic lights for the turn to the highway towards Breda. There is grass here where cars can stop and the traffic light will make sure that cars will drive slow most of the time.<br />
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[[nl:Tilburg]]</div>Copperring