A1 (Netherlands)

The Dutch highway A1 (Dutch: Rijksweg) begins in the east of Amsterdam at the junction Watergraafsmeer and ends into the German highway A30 in the east of the country.

The A1 is also known as the E231, between Amsterdam and Amersfoort (east of the junction with the A28/E232) and as the E30 westward until and into Germany (which is crosses entirely).

Along the way it passes the cities of Amersfoort, Apeldoorn, Deventer, Hengelo, Oldenzaal and Enschede.

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Hitching the A1

Legend:  - Very good |  - Good |  - Average |  - Bad |   - Senseless

• (1) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Diemen-Noord
• (2) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Diemen
• Knooppunt Diemen
  • Chance to get on to the highway A9.
• (3) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Muiden If you want to go eastwards, walk up this ramp until you find a delivery road. Walk along this for some meters until you reach the service station Honswijck!
• Honswijck / Hackelaar (very good)
  • Good service station (on both sides) to get lifts towards Amsterdam or on the other side towards all of the Netherlands. Check Muiden-page for how to get there.
• (4) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Muiderslot (good)
  • Ramp towards Amsterdam, directly connected with the service station Hackelaar. If you want to go towards Amsterdam, it's your spot!
• Knooppunt Muiderberg
  • Chance to get on to the highway A6.
• (5) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Naarden-West

Ramp in Oldenzaal-Zuid, on the last meters of the A1

• (6) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Naarden-Vesting
• (7) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Bussum
• (8) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Blaricum
• (9) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Laren
• Knooppunt Eemnes
  • Chance to get on to the highway A27.
• (10) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Soest
• (11) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Eembrugge
• (12) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Bunschoten
• Neerduist (good)
  • Only on lane towards direction Amsterdam. Good to get lifts towards Amsterdam.
• (13) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Amersfoort-Noord
• Knooppunt Hoevelaken
  • Chance to get on the highway A28.
• (14) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Hoevelaken
• (15) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Barneveld
  • Also junction towards the Dutch A30.
• (16) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Voorthuizen
• Tolnegen (good)
  • On both sides. Good for lifts towards Amersfoort, Utrecht or Apeldoorn.
• (17) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Stroe
• Jool-Hul
  • Only on lane towards direction Oldenzaal.
• (18) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Kootwijk
• Lucasgat / De Hucht (average)
  • On both sides. Not that much traffic, but doable.
• (19) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Hoenderloo
• (20) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Apeldoorn-Zuid
• Knooppunt Beekbergen
  • Chance to get on to the highway A50.
• (21) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Voorst
• De Paal / Vundelaar (good)
  • On both sides, great to get lifts further towards Germany or Amersfoort and Utrecht. The one to the west is also reasonable to get a ride towards Arnhem. Towards Zwolle waiting times may be slightly longer, since from Hengelo, Almelo and Enschede it is faster to driver over national roads to Zwolle, or over national roads via Hardenberg towards Hoogeveen, Leeuwarden and Groningen.
• (22) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Twello
• (23) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Deventer (good)
  • Good in both directions
• (24) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Deventer-Oost
• (25) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Bathmen
• (26) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Lochem
• Bolder / Struik (very good)
  • Service station's on both sides with many cars.It's easy here to get lifts towards Germany or the other direction towards Utrecht or Amsterdam.
• (27) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Markelo
• (28) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Rijssen
• Knooppunt Azelo
  • Chance to get on the highway A35 towards Almelo.
• (29) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Borne-West
• Knooppunt Buren
  • Chance to get on the highway A35 towards Enschede.
• (30) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Hengelo
• (31) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Hengelo-Noord (good)
  • Quite good spot for hitchhiking westwards, traffic lights will slow down cars for you. Hitching towards Germany isn't that good, most cars only go further to Oldenzaal, but take your chance if you get a lift to Oldenzaal-Zuid!
• t' Lonnekermeer / Veelsveld (very good)
  • To the east Last gas station before Germany and for the next 120km! Best chance for you to get cars towards Germany or even Poland (trucks!).
• (32) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Oldenzaal
• (33) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Oldenzaal-Zuid (very good)
  • The ramp for you if you come from Enschede! Easy to get cars towards Germany, average waiting time 7 minutes! In the other direction also a busy ramp for traffic towards the whole country.
• (34) File:AB-AS-blau.svg De Lutte (senseless)
  • Small ramp with a tiny gas station before, but no real traffic exept some trucks. Don't try it here, better walk the 1km towards the border along the highway! (But await for cops who ask you stupid questions)
• Border Netherlands - Germany, the highway is going over to the German A30. Take a look there for further information about this way.