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Traveling Travelling along the '''A30''' seems different but it's not. Coming from the [[Netherlands]], hitching at the petrol 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 60 minutes 1.5 hours or even faster. From Osnabrück on towards [[Bad Oeynhausen]] you will find enough traffic. There is only '''ONE''' petrol station located along this motorway (''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.
{{roadworks}} Exit is closed in direction Osnabrück until June 7, 2010; when hitchhiking along this way best option currently is trying to find a ride at the border. Only take rides at least towards Rheine-Nord, everything else before is crap.** 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. Not very good the situation towards Towards the [[Netherlands]], not much traffic going there, mostly locals heading towards Oldenzaal, which is a much better place to hitch already. [[User:Platschi|Platschi's]] waiting time eastwards: average 5 minutes, westwards average 40 minutes. A lot of traffic here on weekdays between 3 15:00 and 4 pm16:00!* '''(4) {{Ramp}} [[Schüttorf]]-Nord''' {{south}} {{averagebad}} -- {{north}} {{bad}}** This ramp is quite small, there is not much space to stop cars when they go onto the motorway. 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 motorway 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 though traffic towards [[Bad Bentheim]] and take the ramp there!occurs. Waiting time can differ from 10 minutes to 1 hour.
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The '''A30''' is a part of the [[E30]] from [[Cork]] in [[Ireland]] to [[Ufa]] in [[Russia]].
It crosses the [[A31 (Germany)|A31]] ([[Emden]] - [[Bottrop]]) near Schüttorf, the A1 ([[Heiligenhafen]] - [[Saarbrücken]]) and the A33([[Osnabrück]] - [[Paderborn]]) in Osnabrück. At it's 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 April 20142015/2016.
The construction of this last part of the A30 began October 2008.
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* '''(1) Border crossing [[Bad Bentheim]]''' {{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 stops 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.
[[File:Gildehaus1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Gildehaus ramp at winter-time]]
* '''(2) {{Ramp}} [[Gildehaus]]''' {{south}} {{goodaverage}} -- {{north}} {{goodaverage}}** This is the first [[Germany|German]] ramp behind the border. Next to the ramp you'll find a small industrial park. Hitchhiking on the traffic island is not the best spot ever, but pretty doable. Mostly local traffic going towards [[Nordhorn]], Bad Bentheim or Oldenzaal. Good enough for getting towards one of the better on-ramps nearby, waiting times here are normally pretty shortcan differ largely depending on time of day and resp. traffic conditions.
* '''{{Parking}} Bentheimer Wald''' {{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. :-)
* '''(3) {{Ramp}} [[Nordhorn]] / [[Bad Bentheim]]''' {{south}} {{Very Good}} -- {{north}} {{average}}-{{bad}}
* '''(5) {{Junction}} [[Schüttorf]] (motorway junction)''' {{senseless}}
** 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]].
** 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 eastwards, but haven'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 motorway at all. Expect some longer waiting time. In Sep 08, he got a ride offer from here towards Amsterdam within 5 minutes. Luck?
* '''{{Parking}}{{WC}} Emstal''' {{average}}-{{good}} [[File:ramp_kanalhafen.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Ramp (here: ''[[Rheine]]-Kanalhafen'') with traffic island.]]
** 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 good spot to get lifts, especially some cars in direction [[Netherlands]] stop here. In direction Osnabrück, you might be much better off using the next on-ramp in Rheine.
[[File:Rheine dreierwaldea30.jpg|thumb|250px|right|On-ramp Rheine (8) westwards. For the nature lovers.]]
* '''(7) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]-Nord''' {{south}} {{bad}} -- {{north}} {{good}}
** This ramp is on a nice spot with traffic lights and much cars passing, but there is no place to stand if going towards HannoverOsnabrück. 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. For the other direction towards [[Netherlands|NL]] it's good, also with some green for stopping cars. 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.
* '''(8) {{Ramp}} [[Rheine]]''' {{average}}
** On-ramp with only a few cars passing by. Waiting could be long, but mostly it's possible to get rides within 15 minutes at least to one of the next on-ramps. Due to lack of traffic it's ok to stand on the side of the on-ramp, though there is no hard shoulder available (see photo). 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.
** 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.
* '''(11b) {{Ramp}} [[Ibbenbüren]]''' {{south}} {{Very Good}} - {{north}} {{good}}
** 2 well-known fastfood fast-food restaurants next to the ramp, much traffic in both directions. 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. For direction [[Netherlands|NL]], just stand at the 3rd exit of the roundabout! Good spot though.
* '''(12) {{Ramp}} [[Laggenbeck]] {{south}} {{average}}
** At this ramp there's enough space to stand on the hard shoulder, hitchhiking is okay, with all traffic going to [[Osnabrück]] anyway.
* '''{{Parking}}{{WCgas}} Service area Brockbachtal''' {{average}}-{{good}}** Parking area with ''no'' a petrol station or and restaurant. Some maps will tell you that, but that's a lie. A petrol 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 petrol station. Luck for you! Waiting time between 20 and 50 minutesnewly opened in May 2014.
* '''(13) {{Ramp}} [[Lotte]]''' {{senseless}}
** Well, enough space for you to stand on, but nearly no traffic.
** 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''!) This spot is also an alternative when you can't find a ride onto the A1. 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.
* '''(16) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück]]-Hellern''' {{north}} {{bad}} -- {{south}} {{bad}}
** For going east: 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''. For direction west, it's even harder, traffic ist is fast and if they stop, it's dangerous because of drivers coming from behind can't overtake them properly. Also no hard shoulder on the ramp itself.
* '''(17) {{Ramp}} [[Osnabrück]]-Sutthausen''' {{bad}}
** No hard shoulder, quite a lot of traffic, no spot for cars to stop. Only chance is at the traffic light. Better don't get off here, but kindly ask your driver to go to ''Nahne''.
** Very good for direction east. Just hitch behind the roundabout, there's enough space for cars to stop, and traffic drives slow. Perfect!
* '''{{gas}} Service station ''Grönegau'' {{good}}
** The For a long time this was 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.
* '''(25) {{Ramp}} [[Riemsloh]]''' ?
* '''(26) {{Ramp}} [[Bruchmühlen]]''' ?
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