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|motorways = [[A4 (Germany)|A4]], [[A44 (Germany)|A44]], [[A544 (Germany)|A544]]
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'''Aachen''' is a city in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], close to the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]].
Apparently - ''from what [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] has heard'' - there is a somewhat official hitchhiking spot at ''Europaplatz''.
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== West towards [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], East towards [[Cologne|Köln]] ===There is a nice [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]], ''Aachener Land'', on the A4, not too far east of Aachen. It is good for heading towards Netherlands or Belgium, while the other side offers good opportunities to hitch towards almost any region in [[Germany]]. The fastest way to get there is by taking a bus #52 from the ''Busbahnhof''. It stops close to the [[rest area|service area]]. Another option is to start hitchhiking from ''Europaplatz'' just where the cars enter the motorway from a [[roundabout]]. When going East (direction Köln), leave ''Aachener Land'' behind you. When going West, step out at the petrol station and do a little walk over the bridge nearby to cross the motorway.
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The Aachen-Laurensberg on-ramp is a pretty good for getting a ride, into the Netherlands. There is a petrol station right after the border, which is not very busy.
=== South towards [[Liège|Liege]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Eifel]] ===
Another option to go to in the direction of Belgium, especially if you want to go to [[Liège]] or [[Luxembourg]], is to go to the service station on the German-Belgium border at the A44. Take bus #11, #36, #55, or #SB63 from ''Busbahnhof'' or ''Hauptbahnhof'' (central station) to ''Oberforstbach Laschet'', get out and walk back the direction you came from. You have to walk a few hundred meters until you reach a bridge after which you turn left to get to the service station after 150-200m (you can either walk through the fields or use the exit and walk along the autobahn). At the same bridge there is also the exit #2 ''Aachen-Lichtenbusch'' at the A44 which you can use to go either in the direction of Köln (or at least to the service station ''Aachener Land'') or in the direction of Belgium.
[[trash:Aachen]]
[[Category:North Rhine-Westphalia|North Rhine-Westphalia]]
[[Category:E40]]
[[Category:Germany]]
