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Amsterdam is often abbreviated '''AAmsterdam'dam''', which can be a nice alternative to put on your signsis the capital of the [[Netherlands]].
==Hitching In==During daylight it's usually not a problem to hitch on on-ramps close to Amsterdam, so if you've been at gas station for 25 minutes you might want to give it a try at an on-ramp closer-by.__TOC__
Public transport is fairly okay in the Netherlands. There are convenient metros from e.g. the Bijlmer. It could be worth it to get a "15-strippenkaart" (6,90 EUR, valid on local buses, trams and metros in the entire country).== Hitching In ==
==Hitching Out=====West towards [[Haarlem]]===Coming from South there is a petrol station just a couple of kilometres before Amsterdam. There is an official liftplaats about 50m south are enough people stopping before going into the city. So get off there when your driver doesn't go where you need to be in Amsterdam and catch easily a ride that goes to the district you want to go - this will save you some bugs and 30-60 minutes getting to the other side of metro station Sloterdijk on Haarlemwegtown.
For [[User:Liva|Liva]] it was not the best place even though you have had to do it when your anyway there...== Hitchhiking out ==
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You can stand at the traffic lights before the crossing and pro-actively ask drivers, or you walk over the bridge and try it at the hard shoulder (less good). You can also walk further over the hard-shoulder and the grass (mind, this is ''not'' allowed) towards a petrol station 250 meters further, behind the bend. Be careful when walking here though, the space between the cars and you is minimal.
Just before Utrecht, after exit 5 ([[Breukelen]]) and before the Utrecht Ring you can find a big '''Option 2''' Highway BP Honswijck petrol-station called [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verzorgingsplaats_Haarrijn Haarrijn]. This is a very good spot to find drivers going larger distances.in Muiden
===East towards [[Amersfoort]]First you go by train, [[Hengelo]]tram, [[Nijmegen]]metro or bus to the station Amsterdam Amstel. From there three bus lines, [[Osnabruck]]320, [[Hamburg]]322 and 327, [[Bremen]], [[Berlin]]===There is a [[liftplaats]]are going to busstop P+R Terrein in Muiden. A presale ticket costs EUR 2, a spot specifically 90 for hitchhiking, at the Gooiseweg next to the Prins Bernhardplein situated before NS Station Amsterdam Amstel all buses (pass GVB 1 uur ticket). In the bus stop)you pay EUR 5 for bus lines 322 and 327 or EUR 4. This road leads to the ramp of the S112 of the A10, the highway around Amsterdam 20 for bus line 320 (direction A1 and A2numbers/ticket price may be outdated). A little bit further on that road there is also a petrol-station where you can talk to drivers, often a better way for getting a ride.
Most cars here will drive Step out at P+R Terrein in Muiden, walk south Weesperweg for 200m, then turn left crossing the canal with the bridge Spieringburg/Mariahoeveweg for 200m, then 400m south along the Vecht canal eastbank on Lange Muiderweg. Now comes the unverified part: walk 800 meter east behind the noise breaker along the motorway and you will be at A1 towards [[Amersfoort]]BP-service station Honswijck. * Comment: I tried this in 2018. Walking behind the noise breaker is a bit of an adventure - part of the terrain there is marshy, [[Hengelo]] so you need to climb up to the concrete ridge on the back of the noise breaker and [[Germany]] walk along it - but totally doable and once you're on the other side, you can also find rides 've got a good place to get a hitch. [[Utrecht]], [[Arnhem]], [[Nijmegen]]and [[BelgiumUser:MatsumotoJoe|MatsumotoJoe]]. Because there are so many different directions it's better to make a sign.
There are trains, trams (12,51) and metros to Amstel station from most other stations in Amsterdam[[File:IMGP0763.jpg|right|thumb|266px|Hitchhikers at the Prins Bernhardplein liftplaats]]
==Sleep==
If you are caught in the rain with nowhere to go, the best place to stay dry that [[Zac]] found was outside the train station.
:''After walking all night in the pouring rain, trying to stay dry and warm wherever I could, I finally crashed outside the train 'Option 3''' Hush AVIA highway petrol station until the wee hours of the morning. At that time I moved inside / rest stop (out of the station. This had mixed results. It was warmer and drier, but the security guards walked city by and gave me a kick every time I dozed off.''train)
ItYou can either go and hitch from the same spot as for going West at the Amstel Station, or hitch from where the motorway to Utrecht starts, which is called the Utrechtsebrug. This second option definitely gives you more cars going into the right direction and generally a lot less waiting time. '''Option 1'''s not recommended Head to the Martin Luther King Park in Amsterdam Zuid where the motorway to A2-motorway starts, which leads to Utrecht and further to Den Bosch, Eindhoven and Maastricht. Take tram 4 or 12 and walk from the Vrijheidslaan south through the Rijnstraat to carry any type the motorway A10 / A2. At the end of illegal drugs with this road before the crossing, you'll find traffic lights where you can pro-actively ask drivers to drop you at the massive Haarrijn service station (see below). The best traffic lights to pick, as there are three sets here, is the one on your left side when you are standing facing the bridge. From here you can also walk over the bridge, walk along the motorway over the grass towards a small petrol station 250 meters further, behind the bend. If you do that don't try (like me) to go right to the little residence, there are rivers and no path to get to the station, there are no other ways than walk along the road. Be careful when walking here, the space between you and cars is minimal. NOTE: Though the spot is generally awesome, you while hitchhikingare likely to spend hours waiting for cars going as far as [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verzorgingsplaats_Haarrijn Haarrijn] on Sundays (and probably Saturdays too). It might be reasonable to try further spots to avoid local traffic during the end of week. '''Option 2''' A bit Utrecht on ramp If you are too lazy to go that far out of weed inside the borders of city, take a bus or metro to the station Amstelveenseweg and stand on the Netherlands on ramp there with a "Utrecht" sign. There is not going a wide shoulder and it doesn't usually take more than 10 minutes to get a lift. Once on the highway, hop from rest area to rest area and you into troublewont have any problems arriving at your destination. But taking any amount of weed '''Option 3''' Haarrijn rest stop Just before Utrecht, after exit 5 (or anything elseBreukelen) and just some kilometres before the Utrecht Ring you find a big petrol-station called Haarrijn. This is an excellent spot to find drivers for larger distances. Place is 2.5 km from Maarssen train stop == Boats == It is very possible to hitchhiking a boat around the Amsterdam canals. Just sit next to the water and thumb and eventually someone will stop. This is more aimed at sight seeing than getting somewhere specific, but more worth it than paying for the touristy ones. == Public transport == Public transport in Amsterdam is very expensive. Most people use a card called ''OV-Chipkaart'' which works with all public transportation in the country, but that you won't have if you don't live in the Netherlands. Thus if you just want to get across the border could be city you're better off using a 1-hour ticket which costs a whopping €3.20. If you don't want to pay that much, here's a little guide to Amsterdam public transportation:* Trams are basically a problem for no-go, since you have to climb in the front or in the middle, thus in the sightline of the driver/controller who will look if you're validating your ticket/card.* The metro is very easy to blackride: just go behind someone at the gates (preferably asking them first). Controllers are quite rare. The metro system is quite limited in its coverage but can easily get you to some main spots like Sloterdijk and possibly your driverAmstel Station.* If you're using the train, then use the exact same tactic as with the metro (though you might have more eyes on you...). And The train sees more ticket control than the metro though it's still not very frequent, especially not worth iton the Sprinter trains (the single-decker ones). == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
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=== West towards [[Haarlem]], [[Leiden]], [[Den Haag]], [[Delft]] === There is an official liftplaats about 100 meters south of metro station Sloterdijk on Haarlemmerweg. Here you will find a lot of traffic going straight to Haarlem, and possibly even cars going to Leiden, and further to Delft and Den Haag. Though, most cars going there will use the Ring A10 and then the A4 to Den Haag. ===North towards [[Alkmaar]], [[Zaandam]]=== There is an A10 on-ramp near Sloterdijk station. Exit the station and go 200m east on ''Hatostraat'', 250m north on ''La Guardiaweg'' and 250m east on ''Basisweg'' and then cross over to the on-ramp.
Another ramp is a little way up the street from the last. Get there from the last by continuing further down ''Basisweg'' (which becomes ''Transformatorweg'' until ''Kabelweg''). Follow this north past s101 (''Nieuwe Hemweg''). The ramp is off of ''Vlothavenweg''.
===South and Southeast East towards [[UtrechtAmersfoort]], [[BredaHengelo]], [[NijmegenOsnabrück]], [[ArnhemHamburg]], [[DüsseldorfBremen]], [[AntwerpenBerlin]]=== If you are hitching in the direction of Berlin or Hamburg, you might find the route-page from [[Brussels:Category:Route_Amsterdam_-_Berlin|Amsterdam to Berlin]]useful. If you are hitching in the direction of Bremen, Hamburg or Copenhagen, you might find this route-page from [[Paris:Category:Route_Amsterdam_-_Copenhagen|Amsterdam to Copenhagen]]===useful. '''Option 1''' Liftplaatsand BP petrol station (mostly local traffic) [[ File:Amsterdam liftplaats petrol station.png |thumb|The walking route from the former ''liftplaats'' location to the nearby petrol station.]] There is one straight a liftplaats, a spot specifically for hitchhiking, at the Gooiseweg next to the Prins Bernhardplein situated before NS Station Amsterdam Amstel (pass the bus stop). This road heading leads to Utrecht the ramp of the S112 of the A10, the motorway around Amsterdam (direction A1 and A2. This is currently being turned into a third lane and is completely unusually for hitching a ride. A little furtheron that road, which is called Gooiseweg, and behind the bend you will find a BP petrol-station where you can talk to drivers, often a better way for getting a ride. There are several spots near The petrol station is easily accessible from the Martin Luther King Park. Take tram 25 backstreets, and it is very easy to its end-stop or tram 4 or 12 and walk hail a ride from the Vrijheidslaan further south through side of the road immediately after the Rijnstraat to petrol station. Most cars here will drive along the highway (A10/ A2)A1 towards Amersfoort, Hengelo and Germany. The first petrol-station is just 8 kilometres further, just after Muiden] A second petrol station and parkingspot, called De Slaag, is located 37 kilometres from Amsterdam, right before Amersfoort.
There is another solution if youoften a lot of competition at the ''liftplaats''re caught in and drivers usually only go short distances, so by the rain : time you have finally left Holland you will have had approx. 3–6 rides. You can sleep easily avoid this by taking a train to Hengelo (buy a discount ticket). From the train station ''Hengelo'' take bus 14 to ''Bruninkshoek''. You now find yourself on one of the tour boats parked along street ''Oostelijke Esweg''. Walk in the direction the bus just came from towards the river in front of central stationstreet ''Hasselerbaan'', some of them then turn left. Walk down until you cross ''Oldenzaalsestraat''. Turn left and you will see a footbridge overlooking the A1. When you have a roof outside crossed the bridge, don't turn right but walk through the grass and descend down. Turn left before the cabin ditch and it can be walk with the ditch on your right. Continue until you see a little forest; here you have to jump over a quite confortable placesmall ditch. Policemen or guards sometimes come Walk through the little forest and kick you out, but far less than in the will reach an Hush AVIA petrol stationwhere nearly all cars go to Germany.
==Buy=="Philip's compact atlas Europe" shows service stations in some countriesSouth and Southeast towards [[Utrecht]], [[Breda]], [[Nijmegen]], [[Arnhem]], [[Düsseldorf]], [[Antwerpen]], is pretty compact and was available for 7 euros at the New English Book Store in [[AmsterdamBrussels]], in June 2008.[[Paris]] ===
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