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Amsterdam is often abbreviated '''A'dam''', which can be a nice alternative to put on your signs.__TOC__
During daylight it's usually not a problem to hitch on on-ramps close to Amsterdam, so if you've been at petrol station for 25 minutes you might want to give it a try at an on-ramp closer-by.
Public transport Coming from South there is fairly okay in the Netherlandsa petrol station just a couple of kilometres before Amsterdam. There are convenient metros from e.g. enough people stopping before going into the Bijlmercity. It could So get off there when your driver doesn't go where you need to be worth it in Amsterdam and catch easily a ride that goes to the district you want to get a "15go -strippenkaart" (6,90 EUR, valid on local buses, trams this will save you some bugs and metros in 30-60 minutes getting to the entire country)other side of town.
Coming from South there is a petrol station just a couple of kilometers before Amsterdam. There are enough people stopping before going into the city, [[User:Alex|alex]] never waited longer than 10 minutes to get a ride, with most of the times putting my bag directly from one car into another. 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 town.== Hitchhiking out ==
== Hitching Out ==
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]].
* For [[User:Liva|Liva]] it was not the best place 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 though you have had cars going to Leiden, and further to do it when you're anyway Delft and Den Haag. Though, most cars going therewill use the Ring A10 and then the A4 to Den Haag...* For === North towards [[User:Lilylove|LilyloveAlkmaar]] it was a great spot to get to , [[DelftZaandam]]. After several uses, it only ever took me one ride to get from Amsterdam to Delft direct.===
===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.
<map lat=== East towards [[Amersfoort]], [[Hengelo]], [[Osnabrück]], [[Hamburg]], [[Bremen]], [[Berlin]] === If you are hitching in the direction of Berlin or Hamburg, you might find the route-page from [[: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 [[:Category:Route_Amsterdam_-_Copenhagen|Amsterdam to Copenhagen]] useful. ''52.342785761313266' lng=Option 1'4.922003746032715' zoom='13Liftplaatsand BP petrol station (mostly local traffic) [[ File:Amsterdam liftplaats petrol station.png |thumb|The walking route from the former ' view='3liftplaats' float='location to the nearby petrol station.]] There is 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 leads to 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 further on 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. The petrol station is easily accessible from the backstreets, and it is very easy to hail a ride from the side of the road immediately after the petrol station. Most cars here will drive along the 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.
=== East towards [[Amersfoort]], [[Hengelo]], [[Nijmegen]], [[Osnabrück]], [[Hamburg]], [[Bremen]], [[Berlin]] ===There is 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 leads to the ramp of the S112 of the A10, the motorway around Amsterdam (direction [[A1_(Netherlands)|A1]] and [[A2_(Netherlands)|A2]]). A little further on that road and behind the bend you will find a '''Option 2''' Highway BP Honswijck petrol-station where you can talk to drivers, often a better way for getting a ride.in Muiden
Most cars here will drive along First you go by train, tram, metro or bus to the [[A1_(Netherlands)|A1]] towards [[Amersfoort]]station Amsterdam Amstel. From there three bus lines, 320, [[Hengelo]] 322 and [[Germany]]327, are going to busstop P+R Terrein in Muiden. The first petrol-station is just 8 kilometers furtherA presale ticket costs EUR 2, just after [[Muiden]]90 for all buses (GVB 1 uur ticket). Are In the bus you hitching in direction of [[Berlin]] pay EUR 5 for bus lines 322 and 327 or [[Hamburg]], you might find the route-page from [[:Category:Route_Amsterdam_-_Berlin|Amsterdam to Berlin]] very usefulEUR 4.20 for bus line 320 (numbers/ticket price may be outdated).
From Step out at P+R Terrein in Muiden, walk south Weesperweg for 200m, then turn left crossing the canal with the [[liftplaats]] you can also find rides to [[Utrecht]]bridge Spieringburg/Mariahoeveweg for 200m, [[Arnhem]], [[Nijmegen]] 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 [[Belgium]]you will be at A1 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, though so you will find hitching from here relatively harder compared need to climb up to the Utrechtsebrug, which is 'concrete ridge on the back of the noise breaker and walk along it - but totally doable and once you're on theother side, you'' spot for Utrechtve got a good place to get a hitch.[[User:MatsumotoJoe|MatsumotoJoe]]
Since there are [[File:IMGP0763.jpg|right|thumb|266px|Hitchhikers at the Prins Bernhardplein liftplaats]] '''Option 3''' Hush AVIA highway petrol station / rest stop (out of city by train) There is often a lot of competition at the ''liftplaats'' and drivers usually only go short distances, so many different directions by the time you have finally left Holland you will have had approx. 3–6 rides. You can 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 the street ''Oostelijke Esweg''. Walk in the direction the bus just came from towards the street ''Hasselerbaan'', then turn left. Walk down until you cross ''Oldenzaalsestraat''. Turn left and sometimes even many hitchhikers) ityou will see a footbridge overlooking the A1. When you have crossed the bridge, don's better t turn right but walk through the grass and descend down. Turn left before the ditch and walk with the ditch on your right. Continue until you see a little forest; here you have to make jump over a signsmall ditch. Walk through the little forest and you will reach an Hush AVIA petrol station where nearly all cars go to Germany.
There are trains, trams (12,51) and metros to Amstel station from most other stations in Amsterdam. It is a couple of minutes walk from there.
[[Image:IMGP0763.jpg|right|thumb|266px|Hitchhikers at the Prins Bernhardplein liftplaats]]
At the Utrechtsebrug you have several options. First, head to the Martin Luther King Park in Amsterdam Zuid where the motorway to [[A2_(Netherlands)|A2]]-motorway starts, which leads to [[Utrecht]] and further to [[Den Bosch]], [[Eindhoven]] and [[Maastricht]]. Take tram 25 to its end-stop or tram 4 or 12 and walk from the Vrijheidslaan south through the Rijnstraat to the motorway ([[A10 (Netherlands)|A10]]/ [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]]). At the end of this road before the crossing, you'll find traffic lights where you can pro-actively ask drivers to drop you at the next petrol station 200 meters further.
From here you can also walk over the bridge, walk along the motorway over the grass towards a petrol station 250 meters further, behind the bend. Be careful when walking here, the space between you and cars is minimal. '''Option 1'''
Just before Head to the Martin Luther King Park in Amsterdam Zuid where the motorway to A2-motorway starts, which leads to Utrechtand further to Den Bosch, after exit 5 ([[Breukelen]]) Eindhoven and Maastricht. Take tram 4 or 12 and just some kilometers walk from the Vrijheidslaan south through the Rijnstraat to the motorway A10 / A2. At the end of this road before the Utrecht Ring crossing, you 'll find a big petroltraffic lights where you can pro-actively ask drivers to drop you at the massive Haarrijn service station called [http://nl(see below).wikipedia.org/wiki/Verzorgingsplaats_Haarrijn Haarrijn]. This The best traffic lights to pick, as there are three sets here, is an excellent spot to find drivers for larger distancesthe one on your left side when you are standing facing the bridge.
'''Personal Experiences''' <br>[[User:Alex|Alex]] used both spots more then ten times each. He first started always at Amstel station, but lately he started at From here you can also walk over the traffic light near Utrechtse bridge only. The waiting time there is significantly shorter, often getting a ride with one of walk along the drivers during motorway over the first red phase. Neverthelessgrass towards a small petrol station 250 meters further, behind the Amstel spot is not bad, but bend. If you should take do that don't try (like me) to go right to the first ride little residence, there are rivers and travel a couple of kilometers down no path to get to the station, there are no other ways than walk along the road towards where . Be careful when walking here, the road splits (even it space between you and cars is harder there for cars to stop)minimal.
== Sleep ==If NOTE: Though the spot is generally awesome, you are caught in the rain with nowhere to go, the best place likely to stay dry that spend hours waiting for cars going as far as [[Zachttp://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verzorgingsplaats_Haarrijn Haarrijn]] found was outside on Sundays (and probably Saturdays too). It might be reasonable to try further spots to avoid local traffic during the train stationend of week.
: ''After walking all night in the pouring rain, trying to stay dry and warm wherever I could, I finally crashed outside the train station until the wee hours of the morning. At that time I moved inside of the station. This had mixed results. It was warmer and drier, but the security guards walked by and gave me a kick every time I dozed off.''
There is another solution if you're caught in the rain : you can sleep ''Option 2''' Utrecht on one of the tour boats parked along the river in front of central station, some of them have a roof outside the cabin and it can be a quite confortable place. Policemen or guards sometimes come and kick you out, but far less than in the station.ramp
==Buy==If you are too lazy to go that far out of the city, take a bus or metro to the station Amstelveenseweg and stand on the on ramp there with a "Philip's compact atlas EuropeUtrecht" shows service stations in some countries, sign. There is pretty compact a wide shoulder and was available for 7 euros at it doesn't usually take more than 10 minutes to get a lift. Once on the New English Book Store in [[Amsterdam]]highway, in June 2008hop from rest area to rest area and you wont have any problems arriving at your destination.
It's not recommended to carry any type of illegal drugs with you while hitchhiking. A bit of weed inside the borders of the Netherlands is not going to get you into trouble. But taking any amount of weed (or anything else) across the border could be a problem for you and possibly your driver. And it's not worth it.
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[[ImageFile:IMG_5336.jpg|right|thumb|266px|Hitching at the Prins Bernhardplein liftplaats]]
'''Amsterdam''' is the capital of the [[Netherlands]].
== Hitching In ==
=== West towards [[Haarlem]], [[Leiden]], [[Den Haag]], [[Delft]] ===
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 towards [[Utrecht]], [[Breda]], [[Nijmegen]], [[Arnhem]], [[Düsseldorf]], [[Antwerpen]], [[Brussels]], [[Paris]] ===
You 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 3''' Haarrijn rest stop
Just before Utrecht, after exit 5 (Breukelen) 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 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 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 Amstel 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...). The train sees more ticket control than the metro though it's still not very frequent, especially not on the Sprinter trains (the single-decker ones). == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}} __NOTOC__[[Category:E35]]__NOTOC__
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