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'''{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}''' is a city in the [[Netherlands]], located about 15 kilometers kilometres from [[Den Haag]].== Hitching In ==If you're on a ride to Den Haag, ask to be dropped off at highway exit Zoetermeer (just after the huge Siemens windmill). Tell your driver to turn right at the traffic light an then immediately right again. At the upcoming traffic light you can get off. The driver should make 2 left turns to get back on the motorway again.

You're now fairly central: Go trough the tunnel and follow the road: Bleiswijkseweg, Den Hoorn, Schinkelweg, Dorpsstraat and you'll end up in the city centre (<1 km). == Hitching Out Hitchhiking out ==

At The railway station Zoetermeer (not Zoetermeer Oost) (tram stop Driemanspolder) you will find a bridge for motorised vehicles, next to the pedestrian bridge ''Nelson Mandela''. On the north side of this bridge there is a bus stop (walk up the ramp). From here you can Hitch hike to Den Haag, but also Delft and Rotterdam as well as further south should be possible from here.

On At the bus stop Fonteinbos on the road Afrikaweg (about 200 metres from the spot mentioned above) is an official hitchhiking hitch hiking spot will be created. This hitchhiking hitch hiking spot will be is useful to acquire rides towards [[Den Haag]], Delft and Rotterdam as well as further south. To reach this spot from Centrum West bus station, walk over the pedestrian bridge, walk down and turn right at the traffic lights, trough the pedestrian / cyclist tunnel.

=== North towards [[Leiden]], [[Amsterdam]]===In the CenterCentre, next to the AIVD building (big ugly gray building with a lot of security cameras) witch in on Europaweg you will find road N206 (Zwaardsloodseweg). Here is a bus stop, and a small parking spot space, these are ideal for hitchhikinghitch hiking.

Hitchhiking in At the bus stop Pruimengaarde on the road Australieweg is an official hitch hiking spot. This hitch hiking spot is useful to acquire rides towards [[Gouda]] and [[Utrecht]]. In [[Gouda]] it is very easy to obtain a ride to [[Utrecht]].To reach this direction is best done spot from Den Haag (If you hitchhike to Den Haag you'll be at tram stop Palenstein, walk under the end of viaduct, turn right on the highway at small bicycle road Kangaroepad, after a certain point (traffic lights) here just go back in while turn right trough the tunnel and then up to the opposite directionbus stop.)

However it is possible == Public Transport ==Zoetermeer has two tram lines and various bus lines to go east directly from Zoetermeermost areas of the city. This spot is illegal The tram goes to use because it is on the highway, i have never been in trouble thoughDen Haag. Be advised aware that getting at the spot is not very safe since there is no emergency lane or pedestrian area. The spot itself however is not dangerous.Go to railway station Zoetermeer Oost (not Zoetermeer) and walk to though most of the end of two tram routes are the platformsame, over the bridge both lines start and keep following finish differently. paying works like everywhere in the path next to the railway-track for about 20 minutesNetherlands. You will get at a big concrete bridge over the railway track The city has two zones Oosterheem and the highwayeverything else. from under the bridge you can see the highway entry lane on the other side of In the railway tracktrams are ticket vending machines witch accept coins only. at the beginning of the bridge is a grass ramp, climb this and walk over the bridge over the railway track to the entry laneThe driver doesn't sell tickets, after about 20 meters the emergency lane starts here you can hitchhikesometimes controllers do. Try to get a ride to at least the next petrol station, (just after Gouda) because the villages in between You don't produce much traffichave to pay when the machine is broken.Getting at Zoetermeer Oost is done by bus 71,72,74,170,204 74 will even take you further After 9:00 a cheap trip to the spot, it drives under the bridge then get off Den Haag and walk back can be made using a bit. bus 74 however doesn't run that often"Dalurenretour Den Haag Plus" (off-peak return for The Hague metropolitan area), EUR 4.

On the bus stop Pruimengaarde Zoetermeer has two railway stations on the road Australieweg an official hitchhiking spot will be created. This hitchhiking spot will be useful to acquire rides towards [[Den Haag - Gouda]] line, only so called ''sprinter'' trains stop at Zoetermeer and [[Utrecht]]. In [[Gouda]] it is very easy to obtain a ride to [[Utrecht]]Zoetermeer Oost railway stations.

== Public Transport ==On the night between Saturday and Sunday Zoetermeer has two tram lines is connected to the night railway network by bus B17 to Rotterdam central station and various bus lines to most area's of the city. The tram goes N5 to Den Haag. Be aware that though most of the tram routes are the same both line start centre (Buitenhof) and finish different. paying works like everywhere in the Netherlands. central station (the city has two zones Oosterheem Nighttrain stops at Den Haag Hollands spoor, take bus N1 to Buitenhof and everything else. In the trams there are transfer, same ticket vending machines). the driver does not sell Night bus tickets neither do the controllers. These machines however often don't work. I estimate that cost about 2/3 of them is brokenEUR 4. If this is the case, it is not possible to buy a ticket so the ride will 00 and can be free. Make sure you have money in coins to buy a ticket would bought at the machine have worked so you can prove you noble intentions. This is at your own risk. The fine is € 38,40 but I never got onedriver.

Zoetermeer is not so exitingtoo exciting, but a nice centrally located city from where you can pay visits to the many historical cities around it. Zoetermeer has an ols old centre consisting of only one street and some parks is witch for you can to have a relaxing walk. Zoetermeers architecture is very interesting as the city is build almost entirely in compliance with the VINEX Spatial Planning bill (even the street names are in alphabetical order).

Not reallyZoetermeer is pretty safe, though like crime rates are lower then in every average big cities in the Netherlands.The mayor of Zoetermeer has declared alcohol prohibition zones in the city you should use your headcentre and in some parks and squares. :) == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==