Amsterdam
Amsterdam [1] is the capital of the Netherlands.
Amsterdam is often abbreviated A'dam, which can be a nice alternative to put on your signs.
Hitching Out
West towards Haarlem
There is an official liftplaats about 50m south of metro station Sloterdijk on Haarlemweg.
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 250m east on Basisweg and then cross over to the on ramp.
Another on 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 on ramp is off of Vlothavenweg.
All other directions
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 highway around Amsterdam (direction A1 and A2).
There are trains, trams (12,51) and metro's to Amstel station from most other stations in Amsterdam
You can get hitches from here to the direction of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Enschede, Germany, and Belgium.
See here the location of the liftershalte in Amsterdam.
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 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.
