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{{IsInInfobox Dutch Location|country = Netherlands|map = <map lat='52.38278242102423' lng='4.90844612121582' zoom='11' view='3'/>|pop = 851,573|state = Noord Holland|BW = NL/North%20Holland/Amsterdam|motorways = [[A1 (Netherlands}}__NOTOC__{{Hitchhiking Zine nomination)|A1]], [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]], [[A4 (Netherlands)|A4]], [[A7 (Netherlands)|A7]], [[A8 (Netherlands)|A8]], [[A9 (Netherlands)|A9]], [[A10 (Netherlands)|A10]],}}[[ImageFile:IMG_5336.jpg|right|thumb|266px|Hitching at the Prins Bernhardplein liftplaats]]'''Amsterdam''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=amsterdam&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=52.374551,4.889946&spn=0.099349,0.432243&om=1&iwloc=A] is the capital of the [[Netherlands]].

Amsterdam is often abbreviated '''AAmsterdam'dam''', which can be a nice alternative to put on your signsis the capital of the [[Netherlands]].

==Hitching Out=====West towards [[Haarlem]]===Coming from South there is a petrol station just a couple of kilometres before Amsterdam. There is an official liftplaats about 50m south are enough people stopping before going into the city. So get off there when your driver doesn't go where you need to be in Amsterdam and catch easily a ride that goes to the district you want to go - this will save you some bugs and 30-60 minutes getting to the other side of metro station Sloterdijk on Haarlemwegtown.

=== West towards [[Haarlem]], [[Leiden]], [[Den Haag]], [[Delft]] === 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 cars going to Leiden, and further to Delft and Den Haag. Though, most cars going there will use the Ring A10 and then the A4 to Den Haag. ===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.

===All other directionsEast towards [[Amersfoort]], [[Hengelo]], [[Osnabrück]], [[Hamburg]], [[Bremen]], [[Berlin]] ===There is a 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. If you are hitching in the direction of Bremen, Hamburg or Copenhagen, you might find this route-page from [[:Category:Route_Amsterdam_-_Copenhagen|Amsterdam to Copenhagen]] useful.  '''Option 1''' Liftplaatsand BP petrol station (mostly local traffic) [[File:Amsterdam liftplaats petrol station.png |thumb|The walking route from the former ''liftplaats'' location to the nearby petrol station.]] There is a liftplaats, a spot specifically for hitchhiking, at the Gooiseweg next to the Prins Bernhardplein situated before NS Station Amsterdam Amstel (pass the bus stop). This road leads to the ramp of the S112 of the A10, the highway 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, and it is very easy to 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 Amsterdam, right before Amersfoort.  '''Option 2''' Highway BP Honswijck petrol station in Muiden There First you go by train, tram, metro or bus to the station Amsterdam Amstel. From there three bus lines, 320, 322 and 327, are trainsgoing to busstop P+R Terrein in Muiden. A presale ticket costs EUR 2, trams 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 (12numbers/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,51) 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 metros you will be at A1 BP-service station Honswijck. * Comment: I tried this in 2018. Walking behind the noise breaker is a bit of an adventure - part of the terrain there is marshy, so you need to climb up to Amstel station from most the concrete ridge on the back of the noise breaker and walk along it - but totally doable and once you're on the other stations in Amsterdamside, 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]] 

You can get hitches from here to the direction '''Option 3''' Hush AVIA highway petrol station / rest stop (out of [[Amersfoort]], [[Utrecht]], [[Arnhem]], [[Nijmegen]], [[Enschede]], [[Germany]], and [[Belgium]]. Because there are so many different directions it's better to make a sign.city by train)

Some might say thereThere is often a lot of competition at the ''liftplaats''s 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 better spot at 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 start of bus just came from towards the A2street ''Hasselerbaan'', but [[User:guaka|guaka]]<small>^{[http://guakathen turn left. Walk down until you cross ''Oldenzaalsestraat''. Turn left and you will see a footbridge overlooking the A1.org site]When you have crossed the bridge, [[user talk:guaka|wikitalk]]}</small> doesndon't agreeturn 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.

==Sleep==If you are caught in the rain with nowhere to goSouth and Southeast towards [[Utrecht]], [[Breda]], [[Nijmegen]], [[Arnhem]], [[Düsseldorf]], [[Antwerpen]], [[Brussels]], the best place to stay dry that [[ZacParis]] found was outside the train station.===

:''After walking all night in You can either go and hitch from the pouring rainsame spot as for going West at the Amstel Station, trying or hitch from where the motorway to stay dry and warm wherever I couldUtrecht starts, I finally crashed outside the train station until the wee hours of the morning. At that time I moved inside of which is called the stationUtrechtsebrug. This had mixed results. It was warmer and drier, but second option definitely gives you more cars going into the security guards walked by right direction and gave me generally a kick every lot less waiting time I dozed off.''