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[[ImageFile:IMG_5336.jpg|right|thumb|266px|Hitching at the Prins Bernhardplein liftplaats]] 

Public transport Coming from South there is fairly okay in the Netherlandsa petrol station just a couple of kilometres before Amsterdam. There are convenient metros from e.g. enough people stopping before going into the Bijlmercity. It could So get off there when your driver doesn't go where you need to be worth it in Amsterdam and catch easily a ride that goes to the district you want to get a "15go -strippenkaart" (6,90 EUR, valid on local buses, trams this will save you some bugs and metros in 30-60 minutes getting to the entire country)other side of town.

* For [[User:Liva|Liva]] it was not the best place There is an official liftplaats about 100 meters south of metro station Sloterdijk on Haarlemmerweg. Here you will find a lot of traffic going straight to Haarlem, and possibly even though you have had cars going to Leiden, and further to do it when you're anyway Delft and Den Haag. Though, most cars going therewill use the Ring A10 and then the A4 to Den Haag...* For === North towards [[User:Lilylove|LilyloveAlkmaar]] it was a great spot to get to , [[DelftZaandam]]. After several uses, it only ever took me one ride to get from Amsterdam to Delft direct.===

===North towards [[Alkmaar]], [[Zaandam]]===There is an A10 on-ramp near Sloterdijk station. Exit the station and go 200m east on ''Hatostraat'', 250m north on ''La Guardiaweg'' and 250m east on ''Basisweg'' and then cross over to the on-ramp.

<map lat='52.342785761313266' lng='4.922003746032715' zoom='13' viewEast towards [[Amersfoort]], [[Hengelo]], [[Osnabrück]], [[Hamburg]], [[Bremen]], [[Berlin]] =='3' float='right' /> If you are hitching in the direction of Berlin or Hamburg, you might find the route-page from [[:Category:Route_Amsterdam_-_Berlin|Amsterdam to Berlin]] useful.

=== East towards [[Amersfoort]], [[Hengelo]], [[Nijmegen]], [[Osnabrück]]If you are hitching in the direction of Bremen, [[Hamburg]]or Copenhagen, you might find this route-page from [[Bremen]], [[Berlin]] ===There is a [[liftplaats]], a spot specifically for hitchhiking, at the Gooiseweg next to the Prins Bernhardplein situated before NS Station :Category:Route_Amsterdam_-_Copenhagen|Amsterdam Amstel (pass the bus stop). This road leads to the ramp of the S112 of the A10, the highway around Amsterdam (direction [[A1_(Netherlands)|A1]] and [[A2_(Netherlands)|A2Copenhagen]]). A little further on that road and behind the bend you will find a petrol-station where you can talk to drivers, often a better way for getting a rideuseful.

From the [[liftplaats]] you can also find rides to [[Utrecht]], [[Arnhem]], [[Nijmegen]] and [[Belgium]], though you will find hitching from here relatively harder compared to the Utrechtsebrug, which is ''the'Option 1' spot for Utrecht.'' Liftplaatsand BP petrol station (mostly local traffic)

Since there are so many different directions (and sometimes even many hitchhikers) it[[ File:Amsterdam liftplaats petrol station.png |thumb|The walking route from the former ''liftplaats''s better location to make a signthe nearby petrol station.]]

There are trainsis a liftplaats, a spot specifically for hitchhiking, trams at the Gooiseweg next to the Prins Bernhardplein situated before NS Station Amsterdam Amstel (12pass the bus stop). This road leads to the ramp of the S112 of the A10, the motorway around Amsterdam (direction A1 and A2. This is currently being turned into a third lane and is completely unusually for hitching a ride. A little further on that road, which is called Gooiseweg, and behind the bend you will find a BP petrol-station where you can talk to drivers, often a better way for getting a ride. The petrol station is easily accessible from the backstreets,51) and metros it is very easy to Amstel hail a ride from the side of the road immediately after the petrol station. Most cars here will drive along the A1 towards Amersfoort, Hengelo and Germany. The first petrol-station is just 8 kilometres further, just after Muiden] A second petrol station and parkingspot, called De Slaag, is located 37 kilometres from most other stations Amsterdam, right before Amersfoort.  '''Option 2''' Highway BP Honswijck petrol station in Muiden First you go by train, tram, metro or bus to the station AmsterdamAmstel. It From there three bus lines, 320, 322 and 327, are going to busstop P+R Terrein in Muiden. A presale ticket costs EUR 2,90 for all buses (GVB 1 uur ticket). In the bus you pay EUR 5 for bus lines 322 and 327 or EUR 4.20 for bus line 320 (numbers/ticket price may be outdated).  Step out at P+R Terrein in Muiden, walk south Weesperweg for 200m, then turn left crossing the canal with the bridge Spieringburg/Mariahoeveweg for 200m, then 400m south along the Vecht canal eastbank on Lange Muiderweg. Now comes the unverified part: walk 800 meter east behind the noise breaker along the motorway and you will be at A1 BP-service station Honswijck. * Comment: I tried this in 2018. Walking behind the noise breaker is a couple bit of minutes an adventure - part of the terrain there is marshy, so you need to climb up to the concrete ridge on the back of the noise breaker and walk along it - but totally doable and once you're on the other side, you've got a good place to get a hitch. [[User:MatsumotoJoe|MatsumotoJoe]] [[File:IMGP0763.jpg|right|thumb|266px|Hitchhikers at the Prins Bernhardplein liftplaats]]  '''Option 3''' Hush AVIA highway petrol station / rest stop (out of city by train) There is often a lot of competition at the ''liftplaats'' and drivers usually only go short distances, so by the time you have finally left Holland you will have had approx. 3–6 rides. You can easily avoid this by taking a train to Hengelo (buy a discount ticket). From the train station ''Hengelo'' take bus 14 to ''Bruninkshoek''. You now find yourself on the street ''Oostelijke Esweg''. Walk in the direction the bus just came from theretowards the street ''Hasselerbaan'', then turn left. Walk down until you cross ''Oldenzaalsestraat''. Turn left and you will see a footbridge overlooking the A1. When you have crossed the bridge, don't turn right but walk through the grass and descend down. Turn left before the ditch and walk with the ditch on your right. Continue until you see a little forest; here you have to jump over a small ditch. Walk through the little forest and you will reach an Hush AVIA petrol station where nearly all cars go to Germany.

At You can either go and hitch from the same spot as for going West at the Amstel Station, or hitch from where the motorway to Utrecht starts, which is called the Utrechtsebrug . This second option definitely gives you have several optionsmore cars going into the right direction and generally a lot less waiting time. First, head   '''Option 1'''  Head to the Martin Luther King Park in Amsterdam Zuid where the highway motorway to [[A2_(Netherlands)|A2]]-highway motorway starts, which leads to [[Utrecht]] and further to [[Den Bosch]], [[Eindhoven]] and [[Maastricht]]. Take tram 25 to its end-stop or tram 4 or 12 and walk from the Vrijheidslaan south through the Rijnstraat to the highway ([[A10 (Netherlands)|motorway A10]]/ [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]]). At the end of this road before the crossing, you'll find traffic lights where you can pro-actively ask drivers to drop you at the next massive Haarrijn service station (see below). The best traffic lights to pick, as there are three sets here, is the one on your left side when you are standing facing the bridge. From here you can also walk over the bridge, walk along the motorway over the grass towards a small petrol station 200 250 meters further, behind the bend. If you do that don't try (like me) to go right to the little residence, there are rivers and no path to get to the station, there are no other ways than walk along the road. Be careful when walking here, the space between you and cars is minimal.

From here you can also walk over NOTE: Though the bridgespot is generally awesome, walk along the highway over the grass towards a petrol station 250 meters you are likely to spend hours waiting for cars going as far as [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verzorgingsplaats_Haarrijn Haarrijn] on Sundays (and probably Saturdays too). It might be reasonable to try further, behind spots to avoid local traffic during the bend. Be careful when walking here, the space between you and cars is minimalend of week.

'''Personal ExperiencesOption 2''' <br>[[User:Alex|Alex]] used both spots more then ten times each. He first started always at Amstel station, but lately he started at the traffic light near Utrechtse bridge only. The waiting time there is significantly shorter, often getting a ride with one of the drivers during the first red phase. Nevertheless, the Amstel spot is not bad, but you should take the first ride and travel a couple of kilometers down the road towards where the road splits (even it is harder there for cars to stop). Utrecht on ramp

== Sleep ==If you are caught in the rain with nowhere too lazy to gothat far out of the city, take a bus or metro to the best place station Amstelveenseweg and stand on the on ramp there with a "Utrecht" sign. There is a wide shoulder and it doesn't usually take more than 10 minutes to stay dry that [[Zac]] found was outside get a lift. Once on the train stationhighway, hop from rest area to rest area and you wont have any problems arriving at your destination.

There is another solution if you're caught in the rain : you can sleep on one of the tour boats parked along the river in front of central station, some of them have a roof outside the cabin and it can be a quite confortable place. Policemen or guards sometimes come and kick you out, but far less than in the station.''Option 3''' Haarrijn rest stop

==Buy=="Philip's compact atlas Europe" shows service stations in Just before Utrecht, after exit 5 (Breukelen) and just some countries, kilometres before the Utrecht Ring you find a big petrol-station called Haarrijn. This is pretty compact and was available an excellent spot to find drivers for 7 euros at the New English Book Store in [[Amsterdam]], in June 2008larger distances. Place is 2.5 km from Maarssen train stop

== Public transport == Public transport in Amsterdam is very expensive. Most people use a card called ''OV-Chipkaart'' which works with all public transportation in the country, but that you won't have if you don't live in the Netherlands. Thus if you just want to get across the city you're better off using a 1-hour ticket which costs a whopping €3.20. If you don't want to pay that much, here's a little guide to Amsterdam public transportation:* Trams are basically a no-go, since you have to climb in the front or in the middle, thus in the sightline of the driver/controller who will look if you're validating your ticket/card.* The metro is very easy to blackride: just go behind someone at the gates (preferably asking them first). Controllers are quite rare. The metro system is quite limited in its coverage but can easily get you to some main spots like Sloterdijk and Amstel Station.* If you're using the train, then use the exact same tactic as with the metro (though you might have more eyes on you...). The train sees more ticket control than the metro though it's still not very frequent, especially not on the Sprinter trains (the single-decker ones). == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}   __NOTOC__[[Category:E35]]__NOTOC__

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