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|motorways = [[A59 (Germany)|A59]], [[A555 (Germany)|A555]], [[A562 (Germany)|A562]], [[A565 (Germany)|A565]]
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'''Bonn''' is a city in the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[North Rhine-Westphalia]].
'''Bonn''' was the capital of [[Germany]] from 1949 till 1990.
Another possibility, far easier to reach but less ideal in terms of finding the right lift, is the Shell petrol station on the St. Augustinerstraße. Take the same line #66 as above, but get out at station Adelheidisstraße, the fourth stop after the main station. Walk back 50m on the side of the road heading out of Bonn (there are petrol stations in both directions). There will be lots of local visitors, check out the number plates filtering out those with 'BN' or 'SU' because these are from Bonn and Siegburg, respectively. They might go out in A3 direction, but less probably so than other plates. Ask if people are heading for A3 and if you could be taken to a petrol station there. A station on the A59 will do fine too.
If you are not sure about in which side you should wait, the side on Bonn is to the south. Asking the employees in the gas station where to stand may not be helpful as mostly they don't have any idea and this can cost you time.
=== South (B9, [[Remagen]], [[Andernach]], [[Koblenz]], [[Mainz]]) ===
From the center walk to the ''Adenauerallee'' which leads into the ''Friedrich-Ebert-Allee'', you are already on the B9, you can hitch from every possible spot here, where a car is able to stop. You won't get very long rides, but if you want to go to Koblenz or Mainz, it is the better choice to hitch this [[national road]]. Aware, the road is mostly two-laned, so make sure you will get dropped in a [[Where to hitchhike|save spot]] (Remagen, or Bad Breisig) where the road is interrupted by traffic lights and where are bus stops where you can hitch on further.
=== North towards [[Cologne|Köln]], [[Oberhausen]] & North-East towards [[Dortmund]], [[Hannover]] ===In this direction For the directions of North and North-East you also need to get can use the same options described at the section above on the A3 (see 'South towards Frankfurt above)'. You can use both options – The Siegburg petrol station on the A3 petrol station has stations on both sides which are connected via a pedestrian bridge, and from . Also the second option described about the station at Augustinerstrasse you can get you north and south. The Siegburg petrol station is extensively used by Dutchmen to get back to the Netherlands, so this is also a good place to get a shot at the Low Countries.
Mind that Köln (Cologne) is part of the same metropolitan area as Bonn and is connected via public transportation. Once on A3, ask for lifts to Oberhausen, because getting to Köln itself is of no use.
If you are heading towards the North-East to reach the A1 to continue towards Dortmund or further towards the A2 heading to Hannover, you should start at the above mentioned petrol station of Siegburg. You should aim to get a ride to the petrol station on the A1 at Remscheid. Getting into this direction is a challenge, for most people who use the petrol station at Siegburg are coming from the Frankfurt region, which has the A45 to their disposal to reach Dortmund, however there should be sufficient amount of rides towards Wuppertal to get you there.
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