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'''Station "Beaulieu" in Ixelles''' (''Metro 5 direction Herrmann-Debroux''). You will notice many cars stopping at traffic lights just before the station. This road connects with the motorway towards the South. I got a lift in less than 2 minutes. There is a big service station 10 minutes down the road if needed for further lifts.
The E411 starting from there heads direction South to [[Namur]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Lorraine]] in [[France]] and [[Rheinland-Pfalz]] in [[Germany]]. Many junctions, such as the southern ring near Jezus-Eik, connect to the E19 (towards [[Charleroi]], [[Mons (Bergen)|Mons]] and [[Paris]]) or the E42 just north of [[Namur]]. Using a sign would ease the journey but remember that these junctions are on the highway motorway and are not safe to hitchhike from.
=== South towards [[Waterloo]] (local hitching) ===
* Another, second, good option is to hitch at the red lights on the [http://maps.google.be/maps?f=q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=rue+du+belliard+10+,+bruxelles&sll=50.84508,4.369297&sspn=0.010351,0.026608&ie=UTF8&ll=50.844945,4.368825&spn=0.010704,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=addr Rue du Belliard]. It's a one way street with 4 lanes and most cars enter the Tunnel at the end of the street that goes onto the motorway towards [[Leuven]], [[Liege]] and [[Aachen]]. Make sure to ask your driver they go onto the motorway and go towards [[Leuven]]. The first petrol station on the motorway is right after the exit to [[Leuven]]. If your driver goes to [[Leuven]] he can miss hes turn and still go to the town through the petrol station. Nearby public transportation to this second hitch spot are Metro station "Trone/Troon" and also several bus lines.
* A third option is to go to Metro Station "Diamant". You can get there by getting the metro to Schuman (Direction 1/5 Stockel/Hermann-Debroux), then bus 79 (direction Kraainem). Cross "Bld. Auguste Reyers" in east direction. Then walk to the spot on the small street, just after the traffic lights, that leads to the A3-highwaymotorway. There is plenty of space for cars to pull over.
=== North towards [[Antwerp]], [[Breda]], [[Rotterdam]], [[Utrecht]], [[Amsterdam]] ===