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The '''A30''' is a part of the [[E30 ]] from [[Cork]] in [[Ireland]] to [[Ufa]] in [[Russia]].

It crosses the [[A31 (Germany)|A31]] ([[Emden]] - [[Bottrop]]) near SchüttdorfSchüttorf, the A1 ([[Heiligenhafen]] - [[Saarbrücken]]) and the A33([[Osnabrück]] - [[Paderborn]]) in Osnabrück. At it's its end in [[Bad Oeynhausen]] it is possible to go over to the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]], but you have to cross the whole city. A direct connection ''A30 -> A2'' is planned and seems to be finished in April 20102015/2016.

Traveling along the '''A30''' is different. Coming from the [[Netherlands]], it is very easy to get rides at least towards [[Hannover]] or [[Osnabrück]]. The construction of this last part between [[Bad Bentheim]] (where it begins) until [[Osnabrück]] seems to be hard to hitchhike, especially towards the [[Netherlands]] the traffic will be less. From [[Osnabrück]] til [[Bad Oeynhausen]] you will find enough traffic because of the cars coming from the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] going towards [[Hannover]]A30 began October 2008.

There is only Travelling along the '''ONEA30''' petrol station located along this highway (seems different but it''Tankstelle Grönegau'') near s not. Coming from the [[MelleNetherlands]] between , hitching at the service station [[OsnabrückHet Lonnekermeer]] and near [[Bad OeynhausenHengelo]]. A second ''Raststätte'' is located easy for getting rides at the border between least towards [[GermanyOsnabrück]] and the or even further. The part between [[NetherlandsBad Bentheim]](where the motorway begins) until Osnabrück seems to be a bit more difficult to hitchhike, but without especially towards the Netherlands the traffic will be a petrol stationbit less. Some maps will tell you that there is a petrol station at It might be much easier to ''Brockbachtaljump'' between [[two or three on-ramps (usual traffic: Bad Bentheim, Rheine-Nord, Ibbenbüren]] and ) instead of denying cars in hope for longer rides. Enschede-Osnabrück can be done like this within 1.5 hours or even faster. From Osnabrück on towards [[OsnabrückBad Oeynhausen]]. That's a goddam joke, but nevertheless a good parking area for hitchhiking, even without a service stationyou will find enough traffic.

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==Hitching the '''A30'''== {{legendLegend}}*'''(1) Border crossing [[Bad Bentheim]]''' {{averageTemplate:Legend crossable}}**At the border you'll find a big parking area for trucks, a police station and toilets. There's a bridge to walk over the highway to a restaurant on the other side of the road and another parking area (for people going into the  {| class="wikitable"|- ! style="width: 30em" | !! style="width:30em" | !! style="width: 30em" | |-| <p align="center">{{south}}West</p> || || <p align="center">{{north}}East</p>|-| ||Border Crossing [[NetherlandsBad Bentheim]]). Hitchhiking there is quite easy if you prefer trucks. Many trucks stops there and will give you a ride when they start their journey through {{Anl|1}}| |-| {{Rest}} {{Parking}}Rastplatz [[GermanyBentheimer Wald]]. Don{{Average}}  At the border you't expect too much cars on the ll find a big parking areafor trucks, there is no petrol a police station and many people just dontoilets. There't want s a bridge to stop because walk over the police is hanging around there. Sometimes they close motorway to a restaurant on the border other side of the road and check every car that is coming another parking area (for people going into [[Germany]]the Netherlands). If so, ''donHitchhiking there is quite easy if you prefer trucks. Many trucks stop there and will give you a ride when they start their journey through Germany. Don't panic'' but be happy, because all expect too much cars have to pass on the parking area, ideal for hitchhiking. Unfortunately, the police there is not announcing no petrol station and many people just don't want to stop because the police is hanging around there. Sometimes they close the border controls.*'''(2) {{Ramp}} [[Gildehaus]]and check every car that is coming into Germany. If so, don''' {{bad}}**This is t panic but be happy, because all cars have to pass the first [[Germany|German]] ramp behind the borderparking area, ideal for hitchhiking. Next to Unfortunately, the ramp you'll find a small industrial park, but police is not many cars. Try to avoid this ramp if you want to go eastwards. If you only get a lift until here, try to ask the driver to let you out at the border or the next parking area just 3 kilometer furtherannouncing the border controls.*'''(2a) | {{Crossable green}} Bridge| {{Parking}} {{Rest}}|-| {{ParkingAverage}} Bentheimer Wald''' | (2) {{Ramp}} [[Gildehaus]]| {{averageAverage}}**Just 3 km behind |-| {{Parking}} [[Waldseite Süd]] {{Average}}  Just 3 km behind the 1st ramp drivers will recognize a small parking area with a toilet building. Hitchhiking from here is okayOK, some trucks stopping here and maybe some travellers from the [[Netherlands]] want to make a first stop in [[Germany]]. Just prepare yourself for waiting some 40-50 minutes, the A30 is sometimes very empty and then cars on this parking area are rare. Maybe you can ask one of the many passing border police cars to give you a ride. Questions about you and your stay in the [[Netherlands]] to find out if you have Marihuana marijuana with you are normal, especially when you are a hitchhiker somewhere on the road from Amsterdam to [[Germany]] :-) Just relax and stay cool, the guys from the border police also do. Mostly. :-)*'''(3) | {{Crossable yellow}} west 15| {{RampParking}} [[NordhornWaldseite Nord]] / [[Bad Bentheim]]''' |-| {{Very good}}**Small traffic-island to stand on, some space for cars to stop behind. [[User:platschi|platschiPlatschi]] was standing here several lots of times and got lifts within only some minutesin direction Rheine or further.*'''| (43) {{Ramp}} [[SchüttdorfNordhorn]]-Nord''' | {{averageAverage}}**This ramp is quite smallNot much traffic going, mostly locals heading towards Oldenzaal, there which is not a much space better place to stop cars when they go onto the highwayhitch already. No hard shoulder to stand onPlatschi's waiting time eastwards: average 5 minutes, just a tiny traffic islandwestwards average 40 minutes. But if there is not much A lot of traffic (here on weekdays between 15:00 and that seems to be quite often), people can and will stop for you. It is directly at the highway junction, so take care where people are going to!16:00!|-| {{Bad}}*'''| (54) {{JunctionRamp}} [[SchüttdorfSchüttorf]] -Nord| {{Bad}}|-| | (highway junction5)'''{{Junction}} [[Schüttorf]]**You can't get out here, and if you do so: it's illegal! Take care, often border police driving around this junction. Here the '''A30''' crosses the | |-| {{Average}}| (6) {{Ramp}} [[A31 (Germany)|A31Salzbergen]].*'''(6) | {{RampBad}} [[Salzbergen]]''' ?*'''(6a) |-| {{Parking}} Emstal''' {{averageAverage}}| {{Crossable yellow}}Between 20**The 2nd parking area along the '''A30'''. It | {{Parking}} [[Emstal]] {{Good}}|-| {{Bad}} This ramp is smaller than the first oneon a nice spot with traffic lights and much cars passing, but it seems that more there is no place to stand if going towards Osnabrück. No hard shoulder or anything to let the cars stop here. It has no petrol stationfor you, only a some small toilet building and some space when you walk up the ramp for parkingsome meters. Nevertheless a god spot to get lifts. If people are only going towards The place is doable, though, with waiting times mostly not longer than 10 minutes.| (7) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]], try to get out here!*'''(7) -Nord| {{RampGood}} [[Rheine]]-Nord''' {{good}}**This ramp is on a nice spot with If you want, you can force cars to stop by pushing the button at the traffic lights and much cars passing. Mostly rides towards Bad Bentheim on-ramp or south direction Oberhausen, but there is no place waiting time differs from 5 to stand if going towards Hannover40 minutes. No hard shoulder or anything |-| {{Average}} If it's impossible here, try to let the cars stop for go around 500m down towards Rheine, there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you. You only can ask drivers when they people that are standing at the traffic lights, but stopping for them mostly is too dangerous. For the other direction towards [[Netherlands.| (8) {{Ramp}} Rheine|NL]] {{Average}} If it's greatimpossible here, also with space try to stop cars. If you wantgo around 500m down towards Rheine, there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you can force cars to stop by pushing the button at the traffic lights :ask people that are stopping.|-)[[Image:ramp_os_nahne.jpg|thumb{{Average}}|250px|right|Ramp along the A30 (here: ''OS-Nahne'') with hard shoulder.]]*'''(8(9) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]''' -Kanalhafen| {{badAverage}}**Another |-| {{Very good}} This ramp to avoid. Not much traffic going on hereis located behind a bridge where mostly some cars are parked, and so it's outside of the city towards the countryside. Also standing here seems not is sometimes difficult for you to be that good because of a missing hard shoulder, but maybe better to stop see coming cars (that are facing you with more than 70 km/h per hour, so take carealso for them!) here than at just before they head in the last ramp. If it's impossible Best would also be hereto stand on the traffic island, make yourself visible and try to go around 500m down towards [[Rheine]]catch some people going to Ibbenbüren, there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you maybe can ask people that are stoppingOsnabrück or further.*'''| (910) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]Hörstel| {{Good}}|-Kanalhafen''' | {{averageAverage}}**Small ramp next to a tiny industrial park. Some traffic going on towards | (11a) {{Ramp}} [[OsnabrückIbbenbüren]], but again not much space to stop cars. Best option is to stand on -West| {{bad}}|-| {{Very good}} Stand along the traffic island and smile to every passing car saying you want to go out hard shoulder of here. Might helpthe ramp, waiting time depends. Never try on a Sunday, but on normal working days some trucks maybe there's plenty of space for cars to stop ! A sign OS (for youOsnabrück) might help wonders.*'''| (1011b) {{Ramp}} [[Hörstel]]''' Ibbenbüren| {{Good}}Stand at the 3rd exit of the roundabout.|-| {{goodAverage}}**This ramp is located behind a bridge where mostly some cars are parked, so it is sometimes difficult for you to see coming cars (also for them!) just before they head in the ramp. Best would also be here to stand on the traffic island, make yourself ''visible'' and try to catch some people going to | (12) {{Ramp}} [[Laggenbeck]] {{Ramp}}| |-| {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[Brockbachtal Süd]] {{Average}}| {{Crossable yellow}} East 15| {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[OsnabrückBrockbachtal Nord]] or further. Seems to be not that difficult.{{Good}}|-| {{Senseless}}*'''| (11a13) {{Ramp}} [[IbbenbürenLotte]]-West''' | {{badSenseless}}**This is a new ramp. Not much traffic, mostly from an (not yet existing) industrial park.|-| *'''| (11b14) {{RampJunction}} [[Ibbenbüren]]''' Kreuz Lotte/Osnabruck {{goodAde|1}}**2 well| |-known fastfood restaurants next to the ramp, much traffic in both directions. Stand before | {{Average}}| (15) {{Ramp}} [[Hasbergen]]-Gaste When you can't find a ride onto the ramp{{Ade|1}}. Get out here, but expect not that much space hitch/walk your way to stop cars. Maybe stay before or behind the roundabout with a sign '''OS''' (for [[Osnabrück]])~500m north, there at the bus station hitch your way towards Atter. For direction Just before [[Netherlands|NLAtter]]the road makes a sharp 90 degree corner, just stand at get out there. Walk into the 3rd exit of little road northwards and follow it through the roundabout! Good spot thoughforest for some 1,5 km.*At the end, just behind the railway crossing, you'll find yourself at a big factory and a service station. Walk up the road and you''(12) ll see the on-ramp OS-Hafen at the A1, where you can easily hitch a ride along the A1 north/south.| {{RampBad}} [[Laggenbeck]] ?*'''(12a) |-| {{ParkingBad}} Brockbachtal''' | (16) {{goodRamp}}[[Osnabruck]]-Hellern**Parking area with ''no'' gas station or restaurant. Some maps will tell you that, but that's a lie. A gas station is planned for the next decade, but no constructions yet. In ''2005'' it was reconstructed into a bigger parking area. Nevertheless enough traffic eastwards, sometimes people get lost there thinking there's a gas station. Luck for you!| {{Bad}}|-| {{Bad}}| (17) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabruck]]-Sutthausen| {{Bad}}|-| {{Very good}}*'''| (1318) {{Ramp}} [[LotteOsnabruck]]''' -Nahne| {{senselessVery good}}**Well, enough space for you to stand on, but nearly no traffic.|-| *'''| (1419) {{Junction}} [[Lotte]] (highway junction)''' {{Ramp}} Kreuz Osnabrück-Süd **Here connection to the [[A1 {{Ade|33}}| |-| {{Average}}| (Germany20)|A1{{Ramp}} [[Natbergen]] crosses the '''A30'''. It's of course not allowed to stand here, so if you want to go north towards | {{Average}}|-| {{Average}}| (21) {{Ramp}} [[HamburgBissendorf]] or south direction [[Münster]] or | {{Average}}|-| {{Parking}} Parkplatz [[Ruhr AreaRottkamp-Süd]], be sure to get off the A30 here!*'''(15) | {{RampCrossable yellow}} [[OsnabrückWest 15|Hasbergen{{Parking}} Parkplatz [[Rottkamp-Nord]]|-Gaste''' ?*'''| | (1622) {{Ramp}} [[OsnabrückGesmold]]| |-Hellern''' | | (23) {{badRamp}}[[Melle-West]]| **There's a big traffic light, but it's hard to stop traffic there, even the ramp is very small and no hard shoulder to stand on. Only possibility is the small way for cars coming from the left side.*'''(17) |-| {{Very good}}| (24) {{Ramp}} [[Melle-Ost]]| |-| {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{RampParking}} Raststätte [[OsnabrückGronegau Süd]]-Sutthausen''' ?*'''(18) | {{RampCrossable yellow}} [[Osnabrück]]-Nahne''' East 30| {{Very Goodgas}}**Perfect ramp, take a look at the {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[OsnabrückGronegau Süd]] page for closer information. Nice hard shoulder to stand on! But take care, there are 2 ramps for going eastwards.*'''|-| | (1925) {{JunctionRamp}} [[OsnabrückRiemsloh]]| |-Süd | | (highway junction26)'''**Here the {{Ramp}} [[A33 (Germany)|A33Bruchmühlen]] crosses the '''A30'''. It's not allowed to stand here, so if you want to go south towards | |-| | (27) {{Ramp}} [[BielefeldBünde]], try to get out at the ramp in ''Nahne''!| |-| | (28) {{Ramp}} [[Hiddenhausen]]| |-| | (29) {{Ramp}} [[Kirchlengern]]| |-| | (30) {{Ramp}} [[Löhne]]| |-| | (31) {{Junction}} Dreieck-[[Löhne]] | |-| | (32) {{Ramp}} [[Bad Oeynhausen]]-Nord| |-| | (33) {{Ramp}} [[Dehme]]| |-| | (34) {{Ramp}} [[Bad Oeynhausen]]-Ost| |-| | (35) {{Junction}} Kreuz [[Bad Oeynhausen]], Connection to {{Ade|2}}| |} {{IsIn|Germany}} {{Highways DE}}

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