Amersfoort is a city in the Netherlands, located in the province of Utrecht. The city is a typical dutch city, with an old centrum and canals. The're two highways around Amersfoort. The A 28 from Utrecht to Groningen and the A 1 from Amsterdam to Hengelo. The Dutch A 1 is connected to the German A 2 in the direction to Osnabrück, Hannover and Berlin.
Amersfoort
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Country:  |
Netherlands |
Province:  |
Utrecht |
| Population: | 155.226 |
| Major roads: | A 1, A 28 |
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10 km South from Amersfoort is the A 12. This highway is connected to the German highway A 3. This highway goes to the southeast of Germany.
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Hitchhiking out
All directions (A 28 and A 1)
Coordinates: 52.1431, 5.4181 Google OSM
Take bus 17 or 217 to Leusden (15 min) from central station of the city centre. Get out at stop Bedrijventerrein de Horst. Walk towards the south and go right. There is a petrol station (Total) where people can stop and pick you up. You're not allowd to ask people at the petrol station. Make a sign and ask people to stop at a parking next to the highway (verzorgingsplaats).
If you go to:Apeldoorn, Enschede, Osnabrück, Berlin: Make a sign with 'Apeldoorn' (A 1 /German A 30/A 2 ).
If you go to: Zwolle, Groningen: make a sign with 'Zwolle' (A 28)
There are no good spots (like parking places or petrol stations) where you can ask drives between Amersfoort and Utrecht. If you want to to the South (Eindhoven A 2, Breda A 27)/ Belgium of southwest (The Hague, Rotterdam, A 12) make a sigh for a place futher than Utrecht.
South East Arnhem, Oberhausen A 12
Coordinates: 52.0590, 5.4031 Google OSM
Petrol station
Coordinates: 52.0552, 5.4038 Google OSM
La place restaurant
Take bus 82 or 280 (1/2 hour) from the Central Station of Centrum (only during the week). Stop at station Kerk in Maarsbergen. Walk in the north direction to the petrol station. Here you can ask people for a ride.
Or walk in the south direction to the la Place and ask people on the parking place. There is also a motel and a little petrol station.
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> 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.
> 100.000: Utrecht • Amersfoort
50.000-100.000: Nieuwegein • Zeist • Houten • Veenendaal
25.000–50.000: Woerden • IJsselstein • Soest • De Bilt • Baarn • Leusden
<25.000: Amerongen • Bunnik • Woudenberg • Renswoude