Arnhem

Arnhem is a city in the east of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland . Hitchhiking out of this city is fairly average.

Arnhem
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Information
Country:	Netherlands
Province:	Gelderland
Population:	165.712 (2023)
Major roads:	A12, A15, A50
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Hitchhiking out

West: A12 (Utrecht, Amsterdam)

Coordinates: 51.9903, 5.8884 ^Google OSM
Bus stop on Amsterdamseweg.

Arnhem - a hitch too far?

North: A 50 Apeldoorn, Hengelo and Northern Germany

Option 1

Coordinates: 52.0037, 5.9224 ^Google OSM
A Total petrol station on the Apeldoornseweg (see map) north of busstop 'Moscowa' is a good place to head north on the A50 towards Apeldoorn. When travelling to Northern German cities like Bremen, Hamburg or Berlin, this would be the preferred route (using Dutch motorways A50 northbound and A1 eastbound). You can take a bus 91 toward Apeldoorn from Arnhem station here. It's a few 100 meters further up the road than the bus stop.

Ostkreuz left from here on a trip to Berlin and caught a ride to an A1 service station after 15 minutes. He came across many people actually taking the A12 toward Utrecht from here.

Option 2

Coordinates: 51.9993, 5.9171 ^Google OSM
Secondly, there is a bridge 300 meters down the road from the Moscowa busstop. There is some room for cars to stop, but they might see you too late. If you prefer using a sign, this is an OK spot. 'A50' or 'Apeldoorn' would be a usefull sign.

East: A 12 A 3 Ruhr Area Oberhausen, Düsseldorf) and Southern Germany

Be aware that sevice station Oudbroeken is closed to make place for the connection to the A 15. The parking may or may not be open, but either way it would be a bad place to get dropped of at.

Option 1

Coordinates: 51.9788, 5.9711 ^Google OSM
One good option is a petrol station on the IJsseloordweg N 325, in the south-east of town. From the city centre the walk can be long, but bus number 5 will take you close. Walking there is impossible, but getting a lift for the last bit was easy for user Soccie.) The traffic there is busy, and much of it will be going directly to Germany via the A12. It is also possible to stand at the entrance to the station with a sign to get people to turn into the station.

Option 2

Coordinates: 52.0037, 5.9224 ^Google OSM
The Total petrol station on the north side of the city (see above) on the Apeldoornseweg is also usefull for heading toward the A 12.

Option 3

Coordinates: 51.9844, 5.9789 ^Google OSM
There is a petrol station in the south of Velp, 100 metres away from the Velperbroek roundabout (the junction of the A12 and A348 motorways).

South: A 325 A 15 A 50 (Nijmegen, Eindhoven, Rotterdam)

Be sure to study the routes of motorways in the Arnhem-Nijmegen area before you leave as they can be tricky to navigate when hitching. There are many intersections and not that many service stations in this region. If you're headed to Eindhoven or Rotterdam, you'll have to go toward Nijmegen first.

Option 1

Coordinates: 51.9688, 5.8905 ^Google OSM
A good starting point is a BP petrol station on the Eldenseweg (on the south bank of the Rhine river). This station is a few turns away from the minor motorway A 325 toward Nijmegen. Use this station as a stepping stone to get to the A325. Not many people will be headed further away than Nijmegen. To get to the BP service area from the Arnhem railway station, take trolley 7 toward Rijkerswoerd or buses 31 (Weezenhof) or 36 (Heteren) and get out at 'Transferium'. Turn back the way the bus came and cross the big intersection, but watch out, as there are no pedestrian crossings here. Be advised that bus stop 'Fonteinstraat' is actually closer to the BP pump, but is seperated from the buslane by a busy road with a guardrail in the middle.

Option 2

Coordinates: 51.9315, 5.8765 ^Google OSM
A few kilometers down the A325 you will find a Shell station called Kempke where more long distance drivers make a stop. You will have to hitch here from the above mentioned station, as it is nearly impossible to get here any other way. From Kempke you should only accept rides that take you past the many intersections in this area. For direction Rotterdam that should be service station Varakker on the A 15. For direction Eindhoven and Den Bosch this should be Ganzenven on the A 50.

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Dutch cities with more than 100.000 inhabitants

> 500.000: Amsterdam • Rotterdam

300.000-500.000: Den Haag • Utrecht

150.000–300.000: Eindhoven • Tilburg • Almere • Nijmegen • Groningen

100.000–150.000: Amersfoort • Apeldoorn • Arnhem • Breda • Dordrecht • Enschede • Haarlem • 's-Hertogenbosch • Leiden • Maastricht • Zoetermeer • Zwolle

If you search cities with less than 100.000 inhabitants, have a look at the seperate Provinces articles. You find them at the bottom of this page.

Cities in Gelderland with more than 30.000 inhabitants

> 150.000: Nijmegen

100.000-150.000: Arnhem • Apeldoorn

60.000–100.000: Ede • Doetinchem

30.000–60.000: Tiel • Zutphen • Harderwijk • Wageningen • Wijchen • Nijkerk • Barneveld