Bochum

Bochum
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Country:	Germany
State:	North Rhine-Westphalia
Population:	373.968 (30 Sep 2007)
Licence plate:	BO
Major roads:	A40, A43, A44
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Bochum is a city in Germany, located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Bochum is located in the Ruhr Area. This area has a colossal network of highways, and hitching around can be quite difficult.

Hitchhiking out

North towards Münster (A1)

From the central station, take the U35 and get out at stop Rensingstrasse. There you can walk around 500 meter and you'll find the on ramp towards the A43. There is a street crossing that slows down bypassing cars, which is an advantage.

West towards #REDIRECT Essen, #REDIRECT Cologne

from the central station there is a bus nr 302 (towards GE Heinrich-König-Platz) and you get off at Bochum Viekingstr, which takes 14mins. From there you walk to Raststätte Ruhrschnellweg. It's on the A40 and it takes 5mins to walk there from the bus station (via Viekingstr and then you take a smaller path in the allotment leaning right).

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