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Cologne
,Option 4 petrol station in Koeln Muelheim
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{{Infobox German Location
|map = <map lat='50.93982519613568' lng='6.961555480957031' zoom='12' view='3' height='500' width='350'/>
|country = Germany
|pop = 9911,395 024,346 (30 June 200731 December 2008)|state = North Rhine-WestfaliaWestphalia
|plate = K
|motorways = [[A1 (Germany)|A1]], [[A3 (Germany)|A3]], [[A4 (Germany)|A4]], [[A57 (Germany)|A57]], [[A59 (Germany)|A59]]
}}__NOTOC__ '''Cologne''', or '''Köln''' in German, is a big city in [[NordrheinNorth Rhine-Westfalen]]Westphalia.
Cars number plates starting with the letter '''K''' are registered in this locality. While the following are localities in the neighbourhood of Cologne: ''(LEV - GL - SU - BM) clockwise from the North''
'''Option 5'''
'''Option 6''' On the motorway ring before Cologne, to the west of the city, there is the motorway service area Autobahnparkplatz Frechen. You can reach it by catching a train to Frechen-Königsdorf (around 20 minutes). Turn right on the stairs at the station, walk through the car park, turn left on Augustinus Straße, walk straight for 2 minutes and then turn right on to Marienhöfer Weg. Keep walking up this path into the forest for 5 minutes. Eventually you will come to a crossroad, but take the tunnel under the Autobahn. After, take the first exit on the left. You will eventually reach the Frechen Tankstelle in the direction of Cologne.Many cars come from Aachen or Belgium. Regarding the location of this gas station, right before major different routes, you can basically get rides to everywhere in Germany.''(November 2021: Thomi asked to a Belgian car to pick him up, and got a ride to the next main gas station close to Dortmund)'' === East towards [[Siegen]] or [[Gießen]] ([[A4 (Germany)|A4]]) === Raststätte Aggertal Nord rest stop. Take Regionalbahn train 25 direction Marienheide Bf. Get off at Overath Bf and walk 4 km / or take bus 310 direction Gummersbach get off (2nd halt) at Klef/Hotel Lüdenbach and walk 20 minutes to the petrol staion. Check [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Klef&daddr=Unbekannte+Stra%C3%9Fe&hl=de&geocode=FZ5pCQMdtIFvAA%3BFZ52CQMdD6xvAA&mra=ls&dirflg=w&sll=50.948613,7.31123&sspn=0.01287,0.027595&ie=UTF8&ll=50.950154,7.312946&spn=0.012869,0.027595&z=15 map] before === North towards [[Düsseldorf]] or [[Nijmegen]] === Take the tram no. 5 or 13 to Nußbaumer Str.. There is an on-ramp. A lot of traffic goes in your direction, but it is very dangerous for drivers to stop there. For direction Krefeld/Nijmegen riding the S-bahn to Worringen and try it from there, average waiting time around 30-60 minutes. === West towards [[Aachen]], [[Maastricht]], [[Eindhoven]] and [[Belgium]] === '''Option 1''' On the motorway ring around Cologne, to the west of the city, there's the motorway service area Autobahnparkplatz Frechen Ri. AK Kerpen. You can reach it by catching a train to Frechen-Königsdorf (around 20 minutes). Turn right on the stairs at the station, walk through the car park, turn left on Augustinus Straße, walk straight for 2 minutes and then turn right on to Marienhöfer Weg. Keep walking up this path into the forest for 5 minutes. Eventually you will come to a crossroad with the service station on the left. There you can get lifts to the Netherlands, Belgium and United Kingdom from one of around 200. Trucks are going in the direction of Aachen or Maastricht, at least. '''Option 2''' Go near the [[A4 (Germany)|A4]], Exit 11a Klettenberg and 11b Köln-Eifeltor. When at the latest, walking slightly North there is an extra lane that looks like an ideal place for people to stop, and slightly South of it is a big truck stop and petrol station where you can try and ask people. To reach these exits from the centre, take the tram U18 to Efferen (for 11a) or to Eifelwall and then bus 138 to Güterverkehrszentrum. This option is especially interesting to know if you get trapped in Cologne while trying to cross the Ruhr area. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}} {{IsIn|North Rhine-Westphalia}} [[Category:NordrheinNorth Rhine-WestfalenWestphalia]]
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