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Public transport is fairly okay in the Netherlands, albeit a bit expensive since the introduction of the "chipkaart", see below. There are convenient metros from e.g. the Bijlmer.
Coming from South there is a petrol station just a couple of kilometers kilometres 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 ==
This is what the place looks like in [https://goo.gl/maps/JngKl Google Streetview].
Most cars here will drive along the [[A1 (Netherlands)|A1]] towards [[Amersfoort]], [[Hengelo]] and [[Germany]]. The first petrol-station is just 8 kilometers kilometres further, just after [[Muiden]]. A second petrol station and parkingspot, called De Slaag, is located 37 kilometers kilometres from [[Amsterdam]], right before [[Amersfoort]].
First you go by train, tram, metro or bus to the station Amsterdam Amstel. From there three bus lines, 320, 322 and 327, are going to busstop "P+R Terrein" in Muiden. A presale ticket costs EUR 2,90 for all buses ("GVB 1 uur" ticket). In the bus you pay EUR 5 for bus lines 322 and 327 or EUR 3 for bus line 320.
Step out at "P+R Terrein" in Muiden, walk under the motorway-bridge, immedeately immediately after the bridge (10 meters!) turn left on the pavement, climb to the motorway and on the cycling lane along the motorway walk the east ("direction Germany"). That takes you over the canal. Follow the pavement till the end, then walk along the bus lane ("lijnbus" is marked on this lane), still going along the motorway. The last 350 meters are on the motorway: stay behind the safety barrier. Keep in mind that walking there is illegal and may (although rarely enforced) result in a fine of over EUR 200.
From the [[liftershalte|liftplaats]] you can also find rides to [[Utrecht]], [[Arnhem]], [[Nijmegen]] and [[Belgium]], though you will find hitching from here relatively harder compared to the Utrechtsebrug, which is ''the'' spot for Utrecht.
== Public Transport ==
As of 2010 if you take a tram or bus inside the city, for any distance, and you will spend at least 2,.60 euro, you need a "chipkaart", "nationale strippenkaarten" aren't valid anymore in all of the Netherlands (since November 2011). Check this for a good overview: http://www.gvb.nl/english/travellers/tickets-and-fares/ov-chipkaart-travel-products/Pages/ov-chipkaart-travel-products.aspx
For example, a one way ticket by train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zaandam is 2,.40 EUR, a return ticket costs 4,.50 EUR (to be used on 1 day, until 4:00am next day). (See http://ns.nl/)
So staying in a location that's easily reachable by train might actually turn out cheaper!
