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== Hitchhiking out ==
=== North-West towards [[Gent]], also to [[Brugge]], [[England]], ([[Lille]]) {{E|40}} ======= Option 1 ====
Let people take you to the Basiliek of Koekelberg. Then ask them the direction for the motorway. They'll indicate you to the back of the Basiliek of Koekelberg = Keizer Karel laan. Hike for 1,4 km till on your right the Baselix Shopping Center, where you'll find 2 petrol stations. Stay there as people fill up with petrol for going to e.g. [[Gent]] or [[Bruges|Brugge]].
Just ask people.. won't take you more than 10 minutes to get a hike.
==== Option 2 ====
Take tram 82 from the South Station in direction of 'Berchem' until the stop 'Berchem Shopping'. From there turn left and walk up the Av. Charles Quint for about 200 meters and you are at the beginning of the E40 in direction of Gent. Just hitch after the traffic lights, where there is an area for a car to pull aside behind you. The circulation is dense but cars can easily pull aside and get back on the road quite safely. This spot was last successfully used on August 22nd, 2010.
Many people also take this route to go to [[Lille]] and [[Paris]], and there's probably more traffic on this road than on the option going towards Charleroi and Mons.