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It crosses the [[A31 (Germany)|A31]] ([[Emden]] - [[Bottrop]]) near Schüttorf, 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 20142015/2016.

Traveling Travelling along the '''A30''' is seems differentbut it's not. Coming from the [[Netherlands]], it hitching at the service station [[Het Lonnekermeer]] near [[Hengelo]] is very easy to get for getting rides at least towards [[HannoverOsnabrück]] or [[Osnabrück]]even further. The part between [[Bad Bentheim]] (where it the motorway begins) until [[Osnabrück]] seems to be a bit more difficult to hitchhike, especially towards the [[Netherlands]] the traffic will be a bit less. From [[Osnabrück]] til [[Bad Oeynhausen]] you will find enough traffic because of the cars coming from the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] going towards [[Hannover]].  There is only It might be much easier to ''jump'ONE''' petrol station located along this highway between two or three on-ramps (''Tankstelle Grönegau''usual traffic: Bad Bentheim, Rheine-Nord, Ibbenbüren) near [[Melle]] between [[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]] and on towards [[Bad Oeynhausen]]. A second ''Raststätte'' is located at the border between [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]], but without a petrol station. Some maps you will tell you that there is a petrol station at ''Brockbachtal'' between [[Ibbenbüren]] and [[Osnabrück]]. That's a goddam joke, but nevertheless a good parking area for hitchhiking, even without a service stationfind enough traffic.

==Hitching the '''A30'''== {{legendLegend}} {{Template:Legend crossable}}  {| 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 [[[A1 (Netherlands)Bad Bentheim]]''*'''(1) Border crossing [[Bad Bentheim]]''' {{averageAnl|1}}**At the border | |-| {{Rest}} {{Parking}}Rastplatz [[Bentheimer Wald]]. {{Average}}  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 motorway to a restaurant on the other side of the road and another parking area (for people going into the [[Netherlands]]). Hitchhiking there is quite easy if you prefer trucks. Many trucks stops stop there and will give you a ride when they start their journey through [[Germany]]. Don't expect too much cars on the parking area, there is no petrol station and many people just don't want to stop because the police is hanging around there. Sometimes they close the border and check every car that is coming into [[Germany]]Germany. If so, ''don't panic'' but be happy, because all cars have to pass the parking area, ideal for hitchhiking. Unfortunately, the police is not announcing the border controls.[[Image:Gildehaus1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Gildehaus ramp at winter-time]]*'''(2) {{RampCrossable green}} [[Gildehaus]]''' Bridge| {{southParking}} {{goodRest}} |-- | {{northAverage}} | (2) {{badRamp}}**This is the first [[Germany|GermanGildehaus]] ramp | {{Average}}|-| {{Parking}} [[Waldseite Süd]] {{Average}}  Just 3 km behind the border. Next to the 1st ramp you'll find drivers will recognize a small industrial park, but not many carsparking area with a toilet building. Try to avoid this ramp if you want to go westwards. If you only get a lift until Hitchhiking from hereis OK, try to ask some trucks stopping here and maybe some travellers from the driver Netherlands want to let you out at the border or the next parking area just 3 kilometer furthermake a first stop in Germany. Only possibility to hitch Just prepare yourself for waiting some 40-50 minutes, the A30 is sometimes very empty and then cars on a traffic islandthis parking area are rare. After hitchhiking this spot several times it's not that bad than thoughtMaybe you can ask one of the many passing border police cars to give you a ride. Traffic towards Questions about you and your stay in the [[Netherlands]] is rareto find out if you have marijuana with you are normal, but quite especially when you are a lot traffic going towards hitchhiker somewhere on the next ramp [[Nordhorn]]/[[Bad Bentheim]] in direction [[Germany]]road from Amsterdam to Germany :-) Just relax and stay cool, the guys from the border police also do. Mostly. [[User:Platschi-)|Platschi]] waited five times for going towards the next ramp or further: 3x 5 minutes, 1x 10 minutes, 1x 15 minutes. Doable!*'''{{ParkingCrossable yellow}} Bentheimer Wald''' west 15| {{averageParking}}[[Waldseite Nord]]|-**Just 3 km behind the 1st ramp drivers will recognize a small parking area with a toilet building. Hitchhiking from here is OK| {{Very good}} Small traffic-island to stand on, some trucks stopping here and maybe some travellers from the space for cars to stop behind. [[NetherlandsUser:platschi|Platschi]] want to make a first stop was standing here lots of times and got lifts within only some minutes in [[Germanydirection Rheine or further.| (3) {{Ramp}} [[Nordhorn]]| {{Average}} Not much traffic going, mostly locals heading towards Oldenzaal, which is a much better place to hitch already. Just prepare yourself for Platschi's waiting some time eastwards: average 5 minutes, westwards average 40-50 minutes, the A30 is sometimes very empty and then cars . A lot of traffic here 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 weekdays between 15:00 and your stay in the 16:00!|-| {{Bad}}| (4) {{Ramp}} [[NetherlandsSchüttorf]] to find out if you have 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. :-)Nord| {{Bad}}|-| *'''| (35) {{RampJunction}} [[NordhornSchüttorf]] / [[Bad Bentheim]]''' | |-| {{southAverage}} | (6) {{Very GoodRamp}} -- [[Salzbergen]]| {{northBad}} |-| {{Parking}} Emstal {{good{Average}}**Small traffic-island to stand on, some space for cars to stop behind. [[User:platschi|platschi]] was standing here several times and got lifts within only some minutes. Good for both directions, towards {{Crossable yellow}} Between 20| {{Parking}} [[SchüttorfEmstal]] or further {{Good}}|-| {{Bad}} This ramp is on a nice spot with traffic lights and much faster than towards the [[Netherlands]]cars passing, not much traffic but there is no place to stand if going theretowards Osnabrück. But possible No hard shoulder or anything to let the cars stop for sure. [[User:Platschi|Platschi's]] you, only some small space when you walk up the ramp for some meters. The place is doable, though, with waiting time eastwards: average 5 minutes, westwards average 15 times mostly not longer than 10 minutes. A lot of traffic here on weekdays between 3 and 4 pm!*'''| (47) {{Ramp}} [[SchüttorfRheine]]-Nord''' | {{southGood}} {{average}} -- {{north}} {{bad}}**This ramp is quite smallIf you want, there is not much space you can force cars to stop cars when they go onto by pushing the button at the highwaytraffic lights. No hard shoulder to stand Mostly rides towards Bad Bentheim on-ramp or south direction Oberhausen, just a tiny traffic islandwaiting time differs from 5 to 40 minutes. But if |-| {{Average}} If it's impossible here, try to go around 500m down towards Rheine, there is not much 's a traffic (light and that seems to be quite often), people a restaurant where you can and will stop for you. It is directly at the highway junction, so take care where ask people that are going to! [[User:Platschistopping.| (8) {{Ramp}} Rheine|Platschi]] was standing {{Average}} If it's impossible here twice and got rides eastwards within seconds. For the other direction , try to go around 500m down towards Rheine, there''NL'', s a traffic light and a restaurant where you're definitely wrongcan ask people that are stopping. Nobody is going up here for that direction, better try to hitch through the city towards [[Bad Bentheim]] and take the ramp there!*'''(5) |-| {{JunctionAverage}}| (9) {{Ramp}} [[SchüttorfRheine]] (highway junction)''' -Kanalhafen| {{senselessAverage}}**You can't get out here|-| {{Very good}} This ramp is located behind a bridge where mostly some cars are parked, and if you do so: it's illegal! Take care, often border police driving around this junction. Here the '''A30''' crosses the [[A31 is sometimes difficult for you to see coming cars (Germanyalso for them!)|A31]]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 Ibbenbüren, Osnabrück or further.| (610) {{Ramp}} [[Salzbergen]]''' Hörstel| {{averageGood}}**Quite small and tight ramp at the beginning of a little village. Few traffic, but [[User:Platschi|platschi]] had luck in December 2007 and got a ride within 5 minutes towards -| {{Average}}| (11a) {{Ramp}} [[OsnabrückIbbenbüren]]. Within this time three cars drove eastwards-West| {{bad}}|-| {{Very good}} Stand along the hard shoulder of the ramp, but haventhere't seen any s plenty of space for cars direction [[Netherlands]]to stop! A sign OS (for Osnabrück) might help wonders. In January 2008 he waited for a ride into the other direction | (NL11b) but recognized that 80% of the traffic went into direction [[Osnabrück]]. It seems that only a small bunch {{Ramp}} Ibbenbüren| {{Good}}Stand at the 3rd exit of cars is going onto the highway at allroundabout. Expect some longer waiting time. In Sep 08, he got a ride offer from here towards Amsterdam within 5 minutes. Luck?*'''|-| {{ParkingAverage}}| (12) {{WCRamp}} Emstal''' [[Laggenbeck]] {{averageRamp}}[[Image:ramp_kanalhafen.jpg|thumb|300px-|right|Ramp (here: ''{{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[Rheine]]-Kanalhafen'') with traffic island.Brockbachtal Süd]]{{Average}}| {{Crossable yellow}} East 15**The 2nd parking area along the '''A30'''. It is smaller than the first one, but it seems that more cars stop here. It has no petrol station, only a small toilet building and some space for parking. Nevertheless a god spot to get lifts. If people are only going towards [[Rheine| {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[Brockbachtal Nord]]], try to get out here!{{Good}}|-| {{Senseless}}*'''| (713) {{Ramp}} [[RheineLotte]]-Nord''' | {{{southSenseless}} |-| | (14) {{badJunction}} -- Kreuz Lotte/Osnabruck {{northAde|1}} | |-| {{Very GoodAverage}}**This ramp is on | (15) {{Ramp}} [[Hasbergen]]-Gaste When you can't find a nice spot with traffic lights and much cars passingride onto the {{Ade|1}}. Get out here, but there is no place hitch/walk your way to stand if going towards Hannover. No hard shoulder or anything to let the cars stop for you. You only can ask drivers when they are standing at the traffic lightsroundabout ~500m north, but stopping for them mostly is too dangerous. Maybe then try it there at the nearby ''Autohof'', just some 100m down the street you'll see the petrol stationbus station hitch your way towards Atter. For the other direction towards Just before [[Netherlands|NLAtter]] it's goodthe road makes a sharp 90 degree corner, also with space to stop carsget out there. If you want, you can force cars to stop by pushing Walk into the button at little road northwards and follow it through the forest for some 1,5 km. At the end, just behind the traffic lights :-)*railway crossing, you'll find yourself at a big factory and a service station. Walk up the road and you''(8) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]''' {{badll see the on-ramp OS-Hafen at the A1, where you can easily hitch a ride along the A1 north/south.| {{Bad}}**Another ramp to avoid. Not much traffic going on here, and it's outside of the city towards the countryside. Also standing here seems not to be that good because of a missing hard shoulder, but maybe better to stop cars |-| {{Bad}}| (16) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabruck]]-Hellern| {{Bad}}|-| {{Bad}}| (that are facing you with more than 70 km/h per hour, so take care!17) here than at the last ramp. If it's impossible here, try to go around 500m down towards [[Rheine{{Ramp}} [[Osnabruck]]], there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you maybe can ask people that are stopping.-Sutthausen| {{Bad}}|-| {{Very good}}*'''| (918) {{Ramp}} [[RheineOsnabruck]]-Kanalhafen''' Nahne| {{averageVery good}}|-| | (19) {{Junction}} {{Ramp}} Kreuz Osnabrück-Süd **Small ramp next connection to a tiny industrial park. Some traffic going on towards the {{Ade|33}}| |-| {{Average}}| (20) {{Ramp}} [[OsnabrückNatbergen]], but again not much space to stop cars. Best option is to stand on the traffic island and smile to every passing car saying you want to go out of here. Might help, waiting time depends. Never try on a Sunday, but on normal working days it should be possible to get rides at least towards | {{Average}}|-| {{Average}}| (21) {{Ramp}} [[RheineBissendorf]]| {{Average}}|-Nord within 20-30 minutes, sometimes faster.*'''(10) | {{RampParking}} Parkplatz [[HörstelRottkamp-Süd]]''' | {{Crossable yellow}} West 15| {{goodParking}}Parkplatz [[Rottkamp-Nord]]**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!22) 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 [[Osnabrück{{Ramp}} [[Gesmold]] or further. Seems to be not that difficult. For going towards the | |-| | (23) {{Ramp}} [[NetherlandsMelle-West]] it's a bit more difficult, most cars only ride towards | |-| {{Very good}}| (24) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]. Best is to catch a ride to [[RheineMelle-Ost]]| |-Nord.*'''(11a) | {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{RampParking}} Raststätte [[IbbenbürenGronegau Süd]]-West''' | {{Crossable yellow}} East 30| {{gas}} {{averageRest}}-{{badParking}}Raststätte [[Gronegau Süd]]|-**This is a new ramp. Not much traffic, mostly from an | | (not yet existing25) industrial park. You can hitchhike on top of the bridge, so cars will recognize you early and can stop while going up the bridge.{{Ramp}} [[Riemsloh]]| |-| *'''| (11b26) {{Ramp}} [[IbbenbürenBruchmühlen]]''' {{good}}**2 well| |-known fastfood restaurants next to the ramp, much traffic in both directions. Stand before the ramp, but expect not that much space to stop cars. Maybe stay before or behind the roundabout with a sign '''OS''' (for [[Osnabrück| | (27) {{Ramp}} [[Bünde]]). For direction [[Netherlands| |-|NL]], just stand at the 3rd exit of the roundabout! Good spot though.*'''| (1228) {{Ramp}} [[LaggenbeckHiddenhausen]]**At this ramp there's enough space to stand on the hard shoulder. | |-| *'''| (29) {{ParkingRamp}}[[Kirchlengern]]| |-| | (30) {{WC}} Brockbachtal''' {{goodRamp}}[[Löhne]]| **Parking area with ''no'' petrol station or restaurant. Some maps will tell you that, but that's a lie. A petrol 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 petrol station. Luck for you!|-| | (31) {{Junction}} Dreieck-[[Löhne]] | |-| | (32) {{Ramp}} [[Bad Oeynhausen]]-Nord*'''| |-| | (1333) {{Ramp}} [[LotteDehme]]''' | |-| | (34) {{senselessRamp}}[[Bad Oeynhausen]]-Ost| |-| **Well, enough space for you to stand on, but nearly no traffic.*'''| (1435) {{Junction}} Kreuz [[LotteBad Oeynhausen]] (highway junction)''' , Connection to {{Ade|2}}[[Image:ramp_os_nahne.jpg|thumb|250px} {{IsIn|right|Ramp along the A30 (here: ''OS-Nahne'') with hard shoulder.]]**Here the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] crosses the '''A30'''. It's of course not allowed to stand here, so if you want to go north towards [[Hamburg]] or south direction [[Münster]] or [[Ruhr Area]], be sure to get off the A30 here!*'''(15) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück|Hasbergen]]-Gaste''' {{average}} - {{bad}}** This is the ramp where many people go up coming from the nearby IKEA. There's a traffic island where you can stand on inbetween the traffic lights, but it's quite dangerous for cars to stop. No hard shoulder or any grass to stand on. On weekdays there might be a lot of traffic going only to the other nearby ramps of [[Osnabrück]]. Try your luck, [[User:Platschi|platschi]] got a ride on a Sunday after 5 minutes waiting towards the ramp of Nahne. If you get stuck here, it might be also possible to ask people at the parking area of IKEA. A sign might be useful (even if it only says ''OS-Nahne''!) This spot is also an alternative when you can't find a ride onto the A1. Get out here, hitch/walk your way to the roundabout ~500m north, there at the bus station hitch your way towards Atter. Just before Atter the road makes a sharp 90 degree corner, get out there. Walk into the little road northwards and follow it through the forest 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'll see the on-ramp ''OS-Hafen'' at the A1, where you can easily hitch a ride along the A1 north/south.*'''(16) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück]]-Hellern''' {{north}} {{bad}} -- {{south}} {{bad}}**For going east: 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 safe possibility is the small way for cars coming from the left side. But anyway, it's possible. [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] hitchhiked here twice and got rides within ~30min towards the next ramp in ''Nahne''. For direction west, it's even harder, traffic ist fast and if they stop, it's dangerous because of drivers coming from behind can't overtake them properly. Also no hard shoulder on the ramp itself.*'''(17) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück]]-Sutthausen''' ?*'''(18) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück]]-Nahne''' {{Very Good}}**Perfect ramp, take a look at the [[Osnabrück]] page for closer information. Nice hard shoulder to stand on! But take care, there are 2 ramps for going eastwards. Best is to take the one for traffic coming out of OS.*'''(19) {{Junction}} [[Osnabrück]]-Süd (highway junction)'''**Here the [[A33 (Germany)|A33]] crosses the '''A30'''. It's not allowed to stand here, so if you want to go south towards [[Bielefeld]], try to get out at the ramp in ''Nahne''!*'''(20) {{Ramp}} [[Natbergen]]''' {{average}}**Ramp has enough space to stand on, traffic is normal, mostly going towards [[Melle]].*'''(21) {{Ramp}} [[Bissendorf]]''' ?*'''(22) {{Ramp}} [[Gesmold]]''' ?*'''(23) {{Ramp}} [[Melle]]-West''' ?*'''(24) {{Ramp}} [[Melle]]-Ost''' {{south}} {{very good}}**Very good for direction east. Just hitch behind the roundabout, there's enough space for cars to stop, and traffic drives slow. Perfect!*'''{{gas}} Service station ''Grönegau'' {{good}}**The only service station along the '''A30'''. Your spot for hitching further towards [[Bad Oeynhausen]] or the [[Netherlands]]. Quite good, always some traffic there, many Polish trucks going towards NL.*'''(25) {{Ramp}} [[Riemsloh]]''' ?*'''(26) {{Ramp}} [[Bruchmühlen]]''' ?*'''(27) {{Ramp}} [[Bünde]]''' ?*'''(28) {{Ramp}} [[Hiddenhausen]]''' ?*'''(29) {{Ramp}} [[Kirchlengern]]''' ?*'''(30) {{Ramp}} [[Löhne]]''' ?*'''(31) {{junction}} Dreieck-[[Löhne]]''' {{senselessGermany}}**No way!*'''(32) {{RampHighways DE}} [[Gohfeld]]''' ?

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