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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. == Hitching Out Hitchhiking 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 There is an official [[User:Livaliftershalte|Livaliftplaats]] it was not the best place even though about 100 meters south of metro station Sloterdijk on Haarlemmerweg. Here you have had will find a lot of traffic going straight to do it when you're anyway there...* For [[User:Lilylove|LilyloveHaarlem]] it was a great spot , and possibly even cars going to get [[Leiden]], and further to [[Delft]] and [[Den Haag]]. After several usesThough, it only ever took me one ride most cars going there will use the Ring A10 and then the A4 to get from Amsterdam to Delft directDen Haag.
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=== East towards [[Amersfoort]], [[Hengelo]], [[Osnabrück]], [[Hamburg]], [[Bremen]], [[Berlin]] ===There is a [[liftershalte|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]]). 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.
there are 2 or 3 buslines going from amstelstation(152, 157 and ?) step out P&R Muiden walk under the highway-bridge, walk ON the highway over the river 300 m direction germany and you ll get to the gasstation.
IF you go berlin hannover etc. be aware that the first gasstation in germany is AFTER osnabrueck !!!
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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 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. It could be worth it Coming from South there is a petrol station just a couple of 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 "15ride, 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 -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.
=== West towards [[Haarlem]], [[Leiden]], [[Den Haag]], [[Delft]] ===
=== 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''.
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]]. Are you hitching in direction of A second petrol station and parkingspot, called De Slaag, is located 37 kilometres from [[Berlin]] or [[HamburgAmsterdam]], you might find the route-page from right before [[:Category:Route_Amsterdam_-_Berlin|Amsterdam to BerlinAmersfoort]] very useful.
*Highway BP Honswijck petrol station in Muiden
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 4.20 (in 2017) for bus line 320 (numbers/ticket price may be outdated).
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.
Since there are so many different directions (and sometimes even many hitchhikers) it's better to make a sign.
There are trains, trams (12,51) and metros to Amstel station from most other stations in Amsterdam. It is a 1 minute walk from there, just behind the FORTIS Bank.
[[File:IMGP0763.jpg|right|thumb|266px|Hitchhikers at the Prins Bernhardplein liftplaats]]
*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 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, see below).
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 you will see a footbridge overlooking the A1. When you have crossed the bridge, don'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 jump over a small ditch. Walk through the little forest and you will reach an Hush AVIA petrol station where nearly all cars go to Germany.
=== 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.
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 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 are 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.
*Utrech on ramp 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 "Utrecht" sign. There is 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 wont have any problems arriving at your destination. *Just before Utrecht, after exit 5 ([[Breukelen]]) and just some kilometers kilometres before the Utrecht Ring you find a big petrol-station called [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verzorgingsplaats_Haarrijn Haarrijn]. This is an excellent spot to find drivers for larger distances.
== Boats ==
It is very possible to [[hitchhiking a boat|hitch boats ]] 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.
== Sleep ==
If you are caught in the rain with nowhere to go, the best place to stay dry that [[User:Zac Stewart|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 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 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 comfortable place. Policemen or guards sometimes come and kick you out, but far less than in the station.
== Buy ==
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.
== 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!
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