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Get a train to Take tram 6 direction 'Luchtbal' [http://maps.google.com/?q=Luchtbal+2030+Antwerp,+Flemish+Region,+Belgium&ie=UTF8&hl=en&cd=1&geocode=FQQbDgMdKHxDAA&split=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.875,57.630033&hq=&hnear=Luchtbal+Antwerp,+Flemish+Region,+Belgium&ll=51.258585,4.430795&spn=0.013831,0.038581&z=15 somewhere here?] or tram 6 (Direction Luchtbal) from Antwerp Central Station. Look around properly to find a McDonaldand get of at 'Merksem Lambrechtshoeken's nearby. Stand at Follow the side direction of the road just tram. You will notice McD. Just behind McDonald's for a lift it, the highway to the [[Netherlands]] - it's a slip road but there is enough place and you won't stay behind the highway signstarts. The traffic is quite sparse but the cars go by slowly. There is plenty of space for you and a car to stop.
The direction from Antwerpen to [[Netherlands]] (Eindhoven, Maastricht), also direction to [[Hasselt]]: motorway [[E313]]. You have to go to the end of the Platin en Moretuslei and on the big crossroad turn left. Then go straight ahead until you will see big sign (Eindhoven, Hasselt), which you have to follow. Near the sign there is good place to hitch hike. Also the motorway exit at Turnhoutsebann is good.
For Hitchhiking towards Eindhoven go to the end of the ''Platin en Moretuslei'', go under the tunnel, cross the big crossroad straight. From then you will see signs towards E34 & E313 and it's a 5 minutes walk. In the curve of the ramp is plenty of space for both you and the driver. Later on this highway splits in two highways, so make sure you find a ride in the right direction. A sign could be very usefull. Just before the split is a gas station. This is in 'Wommelgem/Ranst'.
Hitchwiki editor [[User:Robbel|Robbel]] During July and August 2016, you can be contacted through Couchsurfingeat and sleep at 'Bivak Urban Camping'. This is a cool, maxalternative space where you can pitch your tent and meet other travelers. 2 people It is a very strategic place for 2 nights, and include your phone number when contacting himHH as well since pretty close to the highway. More info on [http://www.bivakurbancamping.be].
Check out this website for free activities: [http://www.antwerpforfree.be]
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Hitchhiking is pretty common in Belgium, especially in the North, so you won't have a difficult time.
[[File:20080701 antwerpen hitchhiking-2 alex.JPG|thumb|right|348px|A [[Hitchhiker's safety#Women hitchhiking|woman]] hitchhiking oft of [[Antwerpen]] at the hitchhiking spot direction [[HasseltLiège]]/, [[Liège|LiegeEindhoven]].]]
=== Southwest towards [[Gent]], [[Paris]] ===
=== South towards [[Brussels]], [[Luxembourg]] ===
Get a train or some other form of public transport towards "Oost StaationStation". When you leave the station, walk under the train bridge, walk straight down to the signs for Brussels. Here, you should stand after the traffic lights and in a position that you get the attention of cars coming from the two different sections of the junction.
Another option
Take a tram/bus to STENENBURG stop - any of 21, 24, 242, 420, 421, 422, 423, 429. Once you get off there, turn left and go under the bridge. After you cross the bridge, turn right and keep going straight on, until you see signs of Brussels. After a while you will notice a motorway on your left going in direction of Brussels. Go until the traffic lights and cross them twice following the road signs. You will notice a good interstate, with an emergency line, where you get your rides very fast (took me around 2 minutes).
=== East/northeast towards [[Liège]], [[Eindhoven]] ===
Tram 10 or several buslines to Borgerhout Turnhoutsepoort, walk northeast over the Turnhoutsebaan for only 250 meters, passing the railway tunnel and crossroads and hitch after the motorway sign, start of the A13/E313, on the bridge over the R1/E19. Later on this highway splits in two highways (A13/E313+A21/E34), so make sure you find a ride in the right direction. A sign could be very useful. Just before the split is a petrol station. This is in 'Wommelgem/Ranst'.
In 2019 this spot doesn't seem to be useful anymore, the bridge has changed and only in its latter part there is some striped emergency place to stop. It seems very illegal and the cars would drive fast. You can walk to the 'Wommelgem roundabout', a major junction on the A13 3 km eastwards, or try the dispersing traffic on the ramp near the 'Borgerhout Sint-Erasmusziekenhuis' bus stop.
=== North towards [[Amsterdam]] ===
If you are heading for [[Utrecht]] or [[Amsterdam]], make sure your driver isn't going to [[Bergen op Zoom]].
There is a massive service station(Hazeldonk-Oost), before [[Breda]], on the Dutch-Belgian border, where it is easy to hitch-hike for example near the exit from the gaspetrol-station. You just have to write a board, because the highway divides into two directions nearby.
=== Most directions ===
[[File:Erga hitchhiking from Antwerpen to Paris.jpg|thumb|348px|right|Hitchhiking towards [[Paris]], on-ramp of the Luitenant Lippenslaan]]
Another option is the motorway at the Luitenant Lippenslaan (a continuation of the Plantin en Moretuslei), the on-ramps there are good for heading to [[Gent]], [[Paris]], [[Brussels]], the west of the [[Netherlands]] and possibly more directions. Make sure to make a [[signs|sign]] as people can go many directions.
Nearby metro stops include 'Draakplaats' and 'De roma'.
== Sleeping ==
=== Other useful info ===
A good map with tips and suggestions what to do and where to go in the city center can be found here:
[http://www.use-it.travel/cities/map/2013_antwerp/?zoom www.use-it.travel/cities/map/2013_antwerp/?zoom]
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