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The '''A30''' is a part of the [[E30]] from [[Cork]] in [[Ireland]] to [[Ufa]] in [[Russia]].  
 
The '''A30''' is a part of the [[E30]] from [[Cork]] in [[Ireland]] to [[Ufa]] in [[Russia]].  
  
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It crosses the [[A31 (Germany)|A31]] ([[Emden]] - [[Bottrop]]) near Schüttorf, the A1 ([[Heiligenhafen]] - [[Saarbrücken]]) and the A33([[Osnabrück]] - [[Paderborn]]) in Osnabrück. At it's end in [[Bad Oeynhausen]] it is possible to go over to the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]], but you have to cross the whole city. A direct connection ''A30 -> A2'' is planned and seems to be finished in April 2014.
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It crosses the [[A31 (Germany)|A31]] ([[Emden]] - [[Bottrop]]) near Schüttorf, the A1 ([[Heiligenhafen]] - [[Saarbrücken]]) and the A33 ([[Osnabrück]] - [[Paderborn]]) in Osnabrück. At its end in [[Bad Oeynhausen]] it is possible to go over to the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]], but you have to cross the whole city. A direct connection ''A30 -> A2'' is planned and seems to be finished in 2015/2016.
  
 
The construction of this last part of the A30 began October 2008.
 
The construction of this last part of the A30 began October 2008.
  
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Traveling along the '''A30''' is different. Coming from the [[Netherlands]], it is very easy to get rides at least towards [[Hannover]] or [[Osnabrück]]. The part between [[Bad Bentheim]] (where it begins) until [[Osnabrück]] seems to be a bit more difficult to hitchhike, especially towards the [[Netherlands]] the traffic will be a bit less. From [[Osnabrück]] til [[Bad Oeynhausen]] you will find enough traffic because of the cars coming from the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] going towards [[Hannover]].  
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Travelling along the '''A30''' seems different but it's not. Coming from the [[Netherlands]], hitching at the service station [[Het Lonnekermeer]] near [[Hengelo]] is easy for getting rides at least towards [[Osnabrück]] or even further. The part between [[Bad Bentheim]] (where the motorway begins) until Osnabrück seems to be a bit more difficult to hitchhike, especially towards the Netherlands the traffic will be a bit less. It might be much easier to ''jump'' between two or three on-ramps (usual traffic: Bad Bentheim, Rheine-Nord, Ibbenbüren) instead of denying cars in hope for longer rides. Enschede-Osnabrück can be done like this within 1.5 hours or even faster. From Osnabrück on towards [[Bad Oeynhausen]] you will find enough traffic.
  
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There is only '''ONE''' petrol station located along this highway (''Tankstelle Grönegau'') near [[Melle]] between [[Osnabrück]] and [[Bad Oeynhausen]]. A second ''Raststätte'' is located at the border between [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]], but without a petrol station. Some maps will tell you that there is a petrol station at ''Brockbachtal'' between [[Ibbenbüren]] and [[Osnabrück]]. That's a goddam joke, but nevertheless a good parking area for hitchhiking, even without a service station.
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== Hitching the '''A30''' ==
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|  ||Border Crossing [[Bad Bentheim]] {{Anl|1}}
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| {{Rest}} {{Parking}}Rastplatz [[Bentheimer Wald]]. {{Average}}
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At the border you'll find a big parking area for trucks, a police station and toilets. There's a bridge to walk over the motorway to a restaurant on the other side of the road and another parking area (for people going into the Netherlands). Hitchhiking there is quite easy if you prefer trucks. Many trucks stop there and will give you a ride when they start their journey through Germany. Don't expect too much cars on the parking area, there is no petrol station and many people just don't want to stop because the police is hanging around there. Sometimes they close the border and check every car that is coming into Germany. If so, don't panic but be happy, because all cars have to pass the parking area, ideal for hitchhiking. Unfortunately, the police is not announcing the border controls.
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| {{Crossable green}} Bridge
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| {{Parking}} {{Rest}}
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| {{Average}}
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| (2) {{Ramp}} [[Gildehaus]]
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| {{Parking}} [[Waldseite Süd]] {{Average}}
  
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Just 3 km behind the 1st ramp drivers will recognize a small parking area with a toilet building. Hitchhiking from here is OK, some trucks stopping here and maybe some travellers from the Netherlands want to make a first stop in Germany. Just prepare yourself for waiting some 40-50 minutes, the A30 is sometimes very empty and then cars on this parking area are rare. Maybe you can ask one of the many passing border police cars to give you a ride. Questions about you and your stay in the Netherlands to find out if you have marijuana with you are normal, especially when you are a hitchhiker somewhere on the road from Amsterdam to Germany :-) Just relax and stay cool, the guys from the border police also do. Mostly. :-)
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| {{Crossable yellow}} west 15
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| {{Parking}} [[Waldseite Nord]]
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| {{Very good}} Small traffic-island to stand on, some space for cars to stop behind. [[User:platschi|Platschi]] was standing here lots of times and got lifts within only some minutes in direction Rheine or further.
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| (3) {{Ramp}} [[Nordhorn]]
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| {{Average}} Not much traffic going, mostly locals heading towards Oldenzaal, which is a much better place to hitch already. Platschi's waiting time eastwards: average 5 minutes, westwards average 40 minutes. A lot of traffic here on weekdays between 15:00 and 16:00!
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| (4) {{Ramp}} [[Schüttorf]]-Nord
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| (5) {{Junction}} [[Schüttorf]]
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| {{Average}}
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| (6) {{Ramp}} [[Salzbergen]]
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| {{Bad}}
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| {{Parking}} Emstal {{Average}}
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| {{Crossable yellow}} Between 20
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| {{Parking}} [[Emstal]] {{Good}}
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| {{Bad}} This ramp is on a nice spot with traffic lights and much cars passing, but there is no place to stand if going towards Osnabrück. No hard shoulder or anything to let the cars stop for you, only some small space when you walk up the ramp for some meters. The place is doable, though, with waiting times mostly not longer than 10 minutes.
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| (7) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]-Nord
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| {{Good}} If you want, you can force cars to stop by pushing the button at the traffic lights. Mostly rides towards Bad Bentheim on-ramp or south direction Oberhausen, waiting time differs from 5 to 40 minutes.
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| {{Average}} If it's impossible here, try to go around 500m down towards Rheine, there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you can ask people that are stopping.
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| (8) {{Ramp}} Rheine
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| {{Average}} If it's impossible here, try to go around 500m down towards Rheine, there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you can ask people that are stopping.
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| {{Average}}
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| (9) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]-Kanalhafen
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| {{Average}}
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| {{Very good}} This ramp is located behind a bridge where mostly some cars are parked, so it is sometimes difficult for you to see coming cars (also for them!) just before they head in the ramp. Best would also be here to stand on the traffic island, make yourself visible and try to catch some people going to Ibbenbüren, Osnabrück or further.
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| (10) {{Ramp}} Hörstel
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| {{Good}}
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| {{Average}}
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| (11a) {{Ramp}} [[Ibbenbüren]]-West
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| {{Very good}} Stand along the hard shoulder of the ramp, there's plenty of space for cars to stop! A sign OS (for Osnabrück) might help wonders.
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| (11b) {{Ramp}} Ibbenbüren
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| {{Good}}Stand at the 3rd exit of the roundabout.
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| {{Average}}
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| (12) {{Ramp}} [[Laggenbeck]] {{Ramp}}
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| {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[Brockbachtal Süd]] {{Average}}
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| {{Crossable yellow}} East 15
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| {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[Brockbachtal Nord]] {{Good}}
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| {{Senseless}}
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| (13) {{Ramp}} [[Lotte]]
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| (14) {{Junction}} Kreuz Lotte/Osnabruck {{Ade|1}}
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| {{Average}}
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| (15) {{Ramp}} [[Hasbergen]]-Gaste When you can't find a ride onto the {{Ade|1}}. Get out here, hitch/walk your way to the roundabout ~500m north, there at the bus station hitch your way towards Atter. Just before [[Atter]] the road makes a sharp 90 degree corner, get out there. Walk into the little road northwards and follow it through the forest for some 1,5 km. At the end, just behind the railway crossing, you'll find yourself at a big factory and a service station. Walk up the road and you'll see the on-ramp OS-Hafen at the A1, where you can easily hitch a ride along the A1 north/south.
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| (16) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabruck]]-Hellern
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| (17) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabruck]]-Sutthausen
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| (18) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabruck]]-Nahne
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| {{Very good}}
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| (19) {{Junction}} {{Ramp}} Kreuz Osnabrück-Süd * connection to the {{Ade|33}}
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| (20) {{Ramp}} [[Natbergen]]
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| (21) {{Ramp}} [[Bissendorf]]
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| {{Parking}} Parkplatz [[Rottkamp-Süd]]
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| {{Crossable yellow}} West 15
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| {{Parking}} Parkplatz [[Rottkamp-Nord]]
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| (22) {{Ramp}} [[Gesmold]]
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| (23) {{Ramp}} [[Melle-West]]
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| {{Very good}}
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| (24) {{Ramp}} [[Melle-Ost]]
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|  {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[Gronegau Süd]]
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| {{Crossable yellow}} East 30
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| {{gas}} {{Rest}} {{Parking}} Raststätte [[Gronegau Süd]]
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| (25) {{Ramp}} [[Riemsloh]]
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| (26) {{Ramp}} [[Bruchmühlen]]
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| (28) {{Ramp}} [[Hiddenhausen]]
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| (29) {{Ramp}} [[Kirchlengern]]
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| (30) {{Ramp}} [[Löhne]]
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| (31) {{Junction}} Dreieck-[[Löhne]]
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| (32) {{Ramp}} [[Bad Oeynhausen]]-Nord
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| (33) {{Ramp}} [[Dehme]]
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| (34) {{Ramp}} [[Bad Oeynhausen]]-Ost
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| (35) {{Junction}} Kreuz [[Bad Oeynhausen]], Connection to {{Ade|2}}
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==Hitching the '''A30'''==
 
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*'''(1) Border crossing [[Bad Bentheim]]''' {{average}}
 
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**At the border you'll find a big parking area for trucks, a police station and toilets. There's a bridge to walk over the highway to a restaurant on the other side of the road and another parking area (for people going into the [[Netherlands]]). Hitchhiking there is quite easy if you prefer trucks. Many trucks stops there and will give you a ride when they start their journey through [[Germany]]. Don't expect too much cars on the parking area, there is no petrol station and many people just don't want to stop because the police is hanging around there. Sometimes they close the border and check every car that is coming into [[Germany]]. If so, ''don't panic'' but be happy, because all cars have to pass the parking area, ideal for hitchhiking. Unfortunately, the police is not announcing the border controls.
 
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*'''(2) {{Ramp}} [[Gildehaus]]''' {{south}} {{good}} -- {{north}} {{bad}}
 
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**This is the first [[Germany|German]] ramp behind the border. Next to the ramp you'll find a small industrial park, but not many cars. Try to avoid this ramp if you want to go westwards. If you only get a lift until here, try to ask the driver to let you out at the border or the next parking area just 3 kilometer further. Only possibility to hitch is on a traffic island. After hitchhiking this spot several times it's not that bad than thought. Traffic towards the [[Netherlands]] is rare, but quite a lot traffic going towards the next ramp [[Nordhorn]]/[[Bad Bentheim]] in direction [[Germany]]. [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] waited five times for going towards the next ramp or further: 3x 5 minutes, 1x 10 minutes, 1x 15 minutes. Doable!
 
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*'''{{Parking}}  Bentheimer Wald''' {{average}}
 
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**Just 3 km behind the 1st ramp drivers will recognize a small parking area with a toilet building. Hitchhiking from here is okay, some trucks stopping here and maybe some travellers from the [[Netherlands]] want to make a first stop in [[Germany]]. Just prepare yourself for waiting some 40-50 minutes, the A30 is sometimes very empty and then cars on this parking area are rare. Maybe you can ask one of the many passing border police cars to give you a ride. Questions about you and your stay in the [[Netherlands]] to find out if you have Marihuana with you are normal, especially when you are a hitchhiker somewhere on the road from Amsterdam to [[Germany]] :-) Just relax and stay cool, the guys from the border police also do. Mostly. :-)
 
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*'''(3) {{Ramp}} [[Nordhorn]] / [[Bad Bentheim]]''' {{south}} {{Very Good}} -- {{north}} {{good}}
 
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**Small traffic-island to stand on, some space for cars to stop behind. [[User:platschi|platschi]] was standing here several times and got lifts within only some minutes. Good for both directions, towards [[Schüttorf]] or further much faster than towards the [[Netherlands]], not much traffic going there. But possible for sure. [[User:Platschi|Platschi's]] waiting time eastwards: average 5 minutes, westwards average 15 minutes. A lot of traffic here on weekdays between 3 and 4 pm!
 
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*'''(4) {{Ramp}} [[Schüttorf]]-Nord''' {{south}} {{average}} -- {{north}} {{bad}}
 
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**This ramp is quite small, there is not much space to stop cars when they go onto the highway. No hard shoulder to stand on, just a tiny traffic island. But if there is not much traffic (and that seems to be quite often), people can and will stop for you. It is directly at the highway junction, so take care where people are going to! [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] was standing here twice and got rides eastwards within seconds. For the other direction towards ''NL'', you're definitely wrong. Nobody is going up here for that direction, better try to hitch through the city towards [[Bad Bentheim]] and take the ramp there!
 
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*'''(5) {{Junction}} [[Schüttorf]] (highway junction)''' {{senseless}}
 
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**You can't get out here, and if you do so: it's illegal! Take care, often border police driving around this junction. Here the '''A30''' crosses the [[A31 (Germany)|A31]].
 
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*'''(6) {{Ramp}} [[Salzbergen]]''' {{average}}
 
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**Quite small and tight ramp at the beginning of a little village. Few traffic, but [[User:Platschi|platschi]] had luck in December 2007 and got a ride within 5 minutes towards [[Osnabrück]]. Within this time three cars drove eastwarts, but havn't seen any cars direction [[Netherlands]]. In January 2008 he waited for a ride into the other direction (NL) but recognized that 80% of the traffic went into direction [[Osnabrück]]. It seems that only a small bunch of cars is going onto the highway at all. Expect some longer waiting time. In Sep 08, he got a ride offer from here towards Amsterdam within 5 minutes. Luck?
 
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*'''{{Parking}}{{WC}}  Emstal''' {{average}}[[Image:ramp_kanalhafen.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Ramp (here: ''[[Rheine]]-Kanalhafen'') with traffic island.]]
 
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**The 2nd parking area along the '''A30'''. It is smaller than the first one, but it seems that more cars stop here. It has no petrol station, only a small toilet building and some space for parking. Nevertheless a god spot to get lifts. If people are only going towards [[Rheine]], try to get out here!
 
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*'''(7) {{Ramp}}  [[Rheine]]-Nord''' {{south}} {{bad}} -- {{north}} {{Very Good}}
 
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**This ramp is on a nice spot with traffic lights and much cars passing, but there is no place to stand if going towards Hannover. No hard shoulder or anything to let the cars stop for you. You only can ask drivers when they are standing at the traffic lights, but stopping for them mostly is too dangerous.  Maybe then try it at the nearby ''Autohof'', just some 100m down the street you'll see the petrol station. For the other direction towards [[Netherlands|NL]] it's good, also with space to stop cars. If you want, you can force cars to stop by pushing the button at the traffic lights :-)
 
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{{Roadworks}} - Ramp [[Rheine]] is currently '''closed''' because of roadworks. Expect traffic jams between Rheine-Nord and Rheine-Kanalhafen until November 2008.
 
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*'''(8) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]''' {{bad}}
 
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**Another ramp to avoid. Not much traffic going on here, and it's outside of the city towards the countryside. Also standing here seems not to be that good because of a missing hard shoulder, but maybe better to stop cars (that are facing you with more than 70 km/h per hour, so take care!) here than at the last ramp. If it's impossible here, try to go around 500m down towards [[Rheine]], there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you maybe can ask people that are stopping.
 
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*'''(9) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]-Kanalhafen''' {{average}}
 
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**Small ramp next to a tiny industrial park. Some traffic going on towards [[Osnabrück]], but again not much space to stop cars. Best option is to stand on the traffic island and smile to every passing car saying you want to go out of here. Might help, waiting time depends. Never try on a Sunday, but on normal working days it should be possible to get rides at least towards [[Rheine]]-Nord within 20-30 minutes, sometimes faster.
 
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*'''(10) {{Ramp}} [[Hörstel]]''' {{good}}
 
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**This ramp is located behind a bridge where mostly some cars are parked, so it is sometimes difficult for you to see coming cars (also for them!) just before they head in the ramp. Best would also be here to stand on the traffic island, make yourself ''visible'' and try to catch some people going to [[Osnabrück]] or further. Seems to be not that difficult. For going towards the [[Netherlands]] it's a bit more difficult, most cars only ride towards [[Rheine]]. Best is to catch a ride to [[Rheine]]-Nord.
 
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*'''(11a) {{Ramp}} [[Ibbenbüren]]-West''' {{average}}-{{bad}}
 
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**This is a new ramp. Not much traffic, mostly from an (not yet existing) industrial park. You can hitchhike on top of the bridge, so cars will recognize you early and can stop while going up the bridge.
 
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*'''(11b) {{Ramp}} [[Ibbenbüren]]''' {{good}}
 
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**2 well-known fastfood restaurants next to the ramp, much traffic in both directions. Stand before the ramp, but expect not that much space to stop cars. Maybe stay before or behind the roundabout with a sign '''OS''' (for [[Osnabrück]]). For direction [[Netherlands|NL]], just stand at the 3rd exit of the roundabout! Good spot though.
 
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*'''(12) {{Ramp}} [[Laggenbeck]]
 
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**At this ramp there's enough space to stand on the hard shoulder.
 
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*'''{{Parking}}{{WC}}  Brockbachtal''' {{good}}
 
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**Parking area with ''no'' gas station or restaurant. Some maps will tell you that, but that's a lie. A gas station is planned for the next decade, but no constructions yet. In ''2005'' it was reconstructed into a bigger parking area. Nevertheless enough traffic eastwards, sometimes people get lost there thinking there's a gas station. Luck for you!
 
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*'''(13) {{Ramp}} [[Lotte]]''' {{senseless}}
 
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**Well, enough space for you to stand on, but nearly no traffic.
 
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*'''(14) {{Junction}} [[Lotte]] (highway junction)'''
 
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[[Image:ramp_os_nahne.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ramp along the A30 (here: ''OS-Nahne'') with hard shoulder.]]
 
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**Here the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] crosses the '''A30'''. It's of course not allowed to stand here, so if you want to go north towards [[Hamburg]] or south direction [[Münster]] or [[Ruhr Area]], be sure to get off the A30 here!
 
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*'''(15) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück|Hasbergen]]-Gaste''' {{average}} - {{bad}}
 
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** This is the ramp where many people go up coming from the nearby IKEA. There's a traffic island where you can stand on inbetween the traffic lights, but it's quite dangerous for cars to stop. No hard shoulder or any grass to stand on. On weekdays there might be a lot of traffic going only to the other nearby ramps of [[Osnabrück]]. Try your luck, [[User:Platschi|platschi]] got a ride on a Sunday after 5 minutes waiting towards the ramp of Nahne. If you get stuck here, it might be also possible to ask people at the parking area of IKEA. A sign might be useful (even if it only says ''OS-Nahne''!)
 
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*'''(16) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück]]-Hellern''' {{bad}}
 
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**There's a big traffic light, but it's hard to stop traffic there, even the ramp is very small and no hard shoulder to stand on. Only safe possibility is the small way for cars coming from the left side. But anyway, it's possible. [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] hitchhiked here twice and got rides within ~30min towards the next ramp in ''Nahne''.
 
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*'''(17) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück]]-Sutthausen''' ?
 
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*'''(18) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück]]-Nahne''' {{Very Good}}
 
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**Perfect ramp, take a look at the [[Osnabrück]] page for closer information. Nice hard shoulder to stand on! But take care, there are 2 ramps for going eastwards. Best is to take the one for traffic coming out of OS.
 
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*'''(19) {{Junction}} [[Osnabrück]]-Süd (highway junction)'''
 
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**Here the [[A33 (Germany)|A33]] crosses the '''A30'''. It's not allowed to stand here, so if you want to go south towards [[Bielefeld]], try to get out at the ramp in ''Nahne''!
 
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*'''(20) {{Ramp}} [[Natbergen]]''' {{average}}
 
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**Ramp has enough space to stand on, traffic is normal, mostly going towards [[Melle]].
 
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*'''(21) {{Ramp}} [[Bissendorf]]''' ?
 
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*'''(22) {{Ramp}} [[Gesmold]]''' ?
 
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*'''(23) {{Ramp}} [[Melle]]-West''' ?
 
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*'''{{gas}} Service station ''Grönegau'' {{good}}
 
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**The only service station along the '''A30'''. Your spot for hitching further towards [[Bad Oeynhausen]] or the [[Netherlands]]. Quite good, always some traffic there, many Polish trucks going towards NL.
 
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*'''(25) {{Ramp}} [[Riemsloh]]''' ?
 
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{{Roadworks}} - Ramp '''Bruchmühlen''' closed in both direction until 6 November 2008 because of roadworks!
 
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*'''(26) {{Ramp}} [[Bruchmühlen]]''' ?
 
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*'''(27) {{Ramp}} [[Bünde]]''' ?
 
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*'''(28) {{Ramp}} [[Hiddenhausen]]''' ?
 
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*'''(29) {{Ramp}} [[Kirchlengern]]''' ?
 
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*'''(30) {{Ramp}} [[Löhne]]''' ?
 
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*'''(31) {{junction}} Dreieck-[[Löhne]]''' {{senseless}}
 
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**No way!
 
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 21 June 2023

The A30 is a short motorway (129 km) in Germany. It connects the Dutch A1 (beginning in Amsterdam) with Germany and ends up in Bad Oeynhausen. It is an important section of the connection between Amsterdam and Berlin.

The A30 is a part of the E30 from Cork in Ireland to Ufa in Russia.

It crosses the A31 (Emden - Bottrop) near Schüttorf, the A1 (Heiligenhafen - Saarbrücken) and the A33 (Osnabrück - Paderborn) in Osnabrück. At its end in Bad Oeynhausen it is possible to go over to the A2, but you have to cross the whole city. A direct connection A30 -> A2 is planned and seems to be finished in 2015/2016.

The construction of this last part of the A30 began October 2008.

Travelling along the A30 seems different but it's not. Coming from the Netherlands, hitching at the service station Het Lonnekermeer near Hengelo is easy for getting rides at least towards Osnabrück or even further. The part between Bad Bentheim (where the motorway begins) until Osnabrück seems to be a bit more difficult to hitchhike, especially towards the Netherlands the traffic will be a bit less. It might be much easier to jump between two or three on-ramps (usual traffic: Bad Bentheim, Rheine-Nord, Ibbenbüren) instead of denying cars in hope for longer rides. Enschede-Osnabrück can be done like this within 1.5 hours or even faster. From Osnabrück on towards Bad Oeynhausen you will find enough traffic.

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Hitching the A30

Legend: Verygood.png (very good) | Good.png (good) | Average.png (average) | Bad.png (bad) | Senseless.png (senseless)

You find included the information how well you can cross between the two service stations on the opposite sides of the highway. (directly crossable via tunnel or pedestrian bridge) indicates a tunnel/bridge, (indirectly crossable via service road) indicates a service road nearby (including direction, and walking time in minutes) and (cannot be crossed) indicates an impossibility of crossing safely.


Pfeil unten.svgWest

Pfeil oben.svgEast

Border Crossing Bad Bentheim A 1
Autobahn Restaurant.png Parking.pngRastplatz Bentheimer Wald. Average.png (average)

At the border you'll find a big parking area for trucks, a police station and toilets. There's a bridge to walk over the motorway to a restaurant on the other side of the road and another parking area (for people going into the Netherlands). Hitchhiking there is quite easy if you prefer trucks. Many trucks stop there and will give you a ride when they start their journey through Germany. Don't expect too much cars on the parking area, there is no petrol station and many people just don't want to stop because the police is hanging around there. Sometimes they close the border and check every car that is coming into Germany. If so, don't panic but be happy, because all cars have to pass the parking area, ideal for hitchhiking. Unfortunately, the police is not announcing the border controls.

(directly crossable via tunnel or pedestrian bridge) Bridge Parking.png Autobahn Restaurant.png
Average.png (average) (2) AB-AS-blau.svg Gildehaus Average.png (average)
Parking.png Waldseite Süd Average.png (average)

Just 3 km behind the 1st ramp drivers will recognize a small parking area with a toilet building. Hitchhiking from here is OK, some trucks stopping here and maybe some travellers from the Netherlands want to make a first stop in Germany. Just prepare yourself for waiting some 40-50 minutes, the A30 is sometimes very empty and then cars on this parking area are rare. Maybe you can ask one of the many passing border police cars to give you a ride. Questions about you and your stay in the Netherlands to find out if you have marijuana with you are normal, especially when you are a hitchhiker somewhere on the road from Amsterdam to Germany :-) Just relax and stay cool, the guys from the border police also do. Mostly. :-)

(indirectly crossable via service road) west 15 Parking.png Waldseite Nord
Verygood.png (very good) Small traffic-island to stand on, some space for cars to stop behind. Platschi was standing here lots of times and got lifts within only some minutes in direction Rheine or further. (3) AB-AS-blau.svg Nordhorn Average.png (average) Not much traffic going, mostly locals heading towards Oldenzaal, which is a much better place to hitch already. Platschi's waiting time eastwards: average 5 minutes, westwards average 40 minutes. A lot of traffic here on weekdays between 15:00 and 16:00!
Bad.png (bad) (4) AB-AS-blau.svg Schüttorf-Nord Bad.png (bad)
(5) Autobahn junction.png Schüttorf
Average.png (average) (6) AB-AS-blau.svg Salzbergen Bad.png (bad)
Parking.png Emstal Average.png (average) (indirectly crossable via service road) Between 20 Parking.png Emstal Good.png (good)
Bad.png (bad) This ramp is on a nice spot with traffic lights and much cars passing, but there is no place to stand if going towards Osnabrück. No hard shoulder or anything to let the cars stop for you, only some small space when you walk up the ramp for some meters. The place is doable, though, with waiting times mostly not longer than 10 minutes. (7) AB-AS-blau.svg Rheine-Nord Good.png (good) If you want, you can force cars to stop by pushing the button at the traffic lights. Mostly rides towards Bad Bentheim on-ramp or south direction Oberhausen, waiting time differs from 5 to 40 minutes.
Average.png (average) If it's impossible here, try to go around 500m down towards Rheine, there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you can ask people that are stopping. (8) AB-AS-blau.svg Rheine Average.png (average) If it's impossible here, try to go around 500m down towards Rheine, there's a traffic light and a restaurant where you can ask people that are stopping.
Average.png (average) (9) AB-AS-blau.svg Rheine-Kanalhafen Average.png (average)
Verygood.png (very good) This ramp is located behind a bridge where mostly some cars are parked, so it is sometimes difficult for you to see coming cars (also for them!) just before they head in the ramp. Best would also be here to stand on the traffic island, make yourself visible and try to catch some people going to Ibbenbüren, Osnabrück or further. (10) AB-AS-blau.svg Hörstel Good.png (good)
Average.png (average) (11a) AB-AS-blau.svg Ibbenbüren-West Bad.png (bad)
Verygood.png (very good) Stand along the hard shoulder of the ramp, there's plenty of space for cars to stop! A sign OS (for Osnabrück) might help wonders. (11b) AB-AS-blau.svg Ibbenbüren Good.png (good)Stand at the 3rd exit of the roundabout.
Average.png (average) (12) AB-AS-blau.svg Laggenbeck AB-AS-blau.svg
Autobahn gasstation.png Autobahn Restaurant.png Parking.png Raststätte Brockbachtal Süd Average.png (average) (indirectly crossable via service road) East 15 Autobahn gasstation.png Autobahn Restaurant.png Parking.png Raststätte Brockbachtal Nord Good.png (good)
Senseless.png (senseless) (13) AB-AS-blau.svg Lotte Senseless.png (senseless)
(14) Autobahn junction.png Kreuz Lotte/Osnabruck A 1
Average.png (average) (15) AB-AS-blau.svg Hasbergen-Gaste When you can't find a ride onto the A 1. Get out here, hitch/walk your way to the roundabout ~500m north, there at the bus station hitch your way towards Atter. Just before Atter the road makes a sharp 90 degree corner, get out there. Walk into the little road northwards and follow it through the forest for some 1,5 km. At the end, just behind the railway crossing, you'll find yourself at a big factory and a service station. Walk up the road and you'll see the on-ramp OS-Hafen at the A1, where you can easily hitch a ride along the A1 north/south. Bad.png (bad)
Bad.png (bad) (16) AB-AS-blau.svg Osnabruck-Hellern Bad.png (bad)
Bad.png (bad) (17) AB-AS-blau.svg Osnabruck-Sutthausen Bad.png (bad)
Verygood.png (very good) (18) AB-AS-blau.svg Osnabruck-Nahne Verygood.png (very good)
(19) Autobahn junction.png AB-AS-blau.svg Kreuz Osnabrück-Süd * connection to the A 33
Average.png (average) (20) AB-AS-blau.svg Natbergen Average.png (average)
Average.png (average) (21) AB-AS-blau.svg Bissendorf Average.png (average)
Parking.png Parkplatz Rottkamp-Süd (indirectly crossable via service road) West 15 Parking.png Parkplatz Rottkamp-Nord
(22) AB-AS-blau.svg Gesmold
(23) AB-AS-blau.svg Melle-West
Verygood.png (very good) (24) AB-AS-blau.svg Melle-Ost
Autobahn gasstation.png Autobahn Restaurant.png Parking.png Raststätte Gronegau Süd (indirectly crossable via service road) East 30 Autobahn gasstation.png Autobahn Restaurant.png Parking.png Raststätte Gronegau Süd
(25) AB-AS-blau.svg Riemsloh
(26) AB-AS-blau.svg Bruchmühlen
(27) AB-AS-blau.svg Bünde
(28) AB-AS-blau.svg Hiddenhausen
(29) AB-AS-blau.svg Kirchlengern
(30) AB-AS-blau.svg Löhne
(31) Autobahn junction.png Dreieck-Löhne
(32) AB-AS-blau.svg Bad Oeynhausen-Nord
(33) AB-AS-blau.svg Dehme
(34) AB-AS-blau.svg Bad Oeynhausen-Ost
(35) Autobahn junction.png Kreuz Bad Oeynhausen, Connection to A 2


German highways

Major highways: A1 • A2 • A3 • A4 • A5 • A6 • A7 • A8 • A9

Minor highways: A10 • A11 • A12 • A13 • A14 • A15 • A17 • A19 • A20 • A21 • A23 • A24 • A25 • A26 • A27 • A28 • A29 • A30 • A31 • A33 • A37 • A38 • A39 • A40 • A42 • A43 • A44 • A45 • A46 • A48 • A49 • A52 • A57 • A59 • A60 • A61 • A62 • A63 • A64 • A65 • A66 • A67 • A70 • A71 • A72 • A73 • A81 • A92 • A93 • A94 • A95 • A96 • A98 • A99

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