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Options/Spots==== Drogenbos ====
* [[Dante]] recommends hitch hiking out of Brussels at At the Drogenbos Motorway exit, [http://maps.google.be/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=stalle+prolongee&sll=50.792373,4.316597&sspn=0.045358,0.110378&g=drogenbos&ie=UTF8&ll=50.792468,4.304082&spn=0.001329,0.003449&t=h&z=18&iwloc=at this traffic light under the motorway bridge]: . As cars need to wait to turn left, its possible to ask drivers to take you south, or to the [http://mapsgoo.google.begl/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=stalle+prolongee&sll=50.792373,4.316597&sspn=0.045358,0.110378&g=drogenbos&ie=UTF8&ll=50.779119,4.300139&spn=0.002836,0.006899&t=h&z=17&iwloc/fBvgQ=next petrol station on the motorway], which is 1500 meters 1.5 km further.
* Another option [[abyssin]] prefers to take Metro yellow line number 5 (direction Erasme/Erasmus) and get off leave tram 4 at CERIA/COOVIstop Egide van Ophem. Walk Chaussée de Mons/Bergensesteenweg down south (Then you can ask people just need to cross the direction of IKEA)street and you’ll find yourself on a DATS 24 petrol station. Some 150 meters from Depending on the metrostation you will see a bridge. Go down across time of the bridgeday (best is around evening rush hour, there you will see entrance (consisting of 3 lanes from 3 different directionsas people are leaving Brussels) , it can be easy or very easy to get a ride to the motorway in direction rest area of Mons/Paris.5 kilometers further there will be a big Ruisbroek (Total gas petrol station called Ruisbroek, there ). Make sure to state very clearly where you will easily find a ride further want to go (Ruisbroek petrol station on the south“ring”) as many people go through it without knowing, for example if their destination is Waterloo.
* Another option to take bus 50 (direction Lot station) to 'Gilson' from Brussels Gare du Midi===== CERIA/Zuidstation. This takes about 20 minutes. From here you can easily follow the road, alongside the massive shopping area, to the highway. You will find yourself at the motorway exits with traffic lights in five minutes. COOVI =====
* Another option to go take metro yellow line '''5''' (direction '''Érasme/Erasmus''') and get off at '''CERIA/COOVI'''. Walk Chaussée de Mons/Bergensesteenweg down south (you can ask people the direction of Ikea). Some 150 meters from the metro station you will see a bridge. Go down across the bridge, there you will see entrance (consisting of 3 lanes from 3 different directions) to the motorway in direction of Mons/Paris. 5 km further there will be a big '''Total''' gas station called '''Ruisbroek''', there you will easily find a ride further to the south. ===== Gilson ===== Another option to take bus '''Internationalelaan50''' (direction '''Lot''' station) to '''Gilson''' from Brussels '''gare du Midi/Zuidstation'''. This takes about 20 minutes. From here you can easily follow the road, alongside the massive shopping area, to the highway. You will find yourself at the motorway exits with traffic lights in five minutes. ===== Internationalelaan/Boulevard International ===== Another option to go to the Internationalelaan/Boulevard International) close to the motorway entrance, there . There is a lot of traffic and much space for cars to stop, even a [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] where you could ask people directly. To get there, take Bus #bus '''78 ''' from the '''South Train Station /gare du Midi''' in direction of ''Humanite'Humanité''' and get out at the stop '''Bollinckx'''. Attention! The bus only runs every hour. [http://www.stib.be/horaires-dienstregeling.html?l=fr Schedule]
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=== South-West towards [[Charleroi]], [[Mons (Bergen)|Mons]], [[Lille]], [[Paris]] (E19) ===
To get to this spot, take tram 4 ( [http://m.stib.be/line.php?lang=fr&line=4&iti=1 stibSTIB] ) till the terminus ( [http://maps.google.be/maps?q=stalle+prolongee&hl=nl&ll=50.795375,4.318566&spn=0.000895,0.001725&sll=50.792373,4.316597&sspn=0.045358,0.110378&t=h&hnear=Verlengde+Stallestraat,+Vlaams-Brabant&z=19 Stalle] ), then walk further towards the motorway along the big road ( with some massive shops ) till you'll reach the Motorway bridge.
[[Dante]] tried this spot a number of times, and often , within less then half an hour, gets to talk directly to drivers with french French number plates going towards Paris.
Keep in mind that you are now in the middle of an industrial zone!
==== Delta (South-East) ====
Although '''Delta''' is mostly known as the best spot to get to Louvain-la-Neuve then Namur and Luxembourg along the E411, it can very well be suited to get on the E19 (Nivelles, Charleroi or Mons, then Paris, or even Lille). [[abyssin]] successfully hitchhiked from there 10+ times. If used properly, this option beats Drogenbos in many cases. Using a sign on this spot is mandatory as drivers are used to see hitchhikers going to Louvain-la-Neuve (E411 rather than E19). After several trials, “'''Nivelles'''” proves to be the best thing to write on your sign (this is important). Unless your driver goes further, which is often the case, ask to be dropped at rest area of Nivelles 30 minutes from Brussels (the one with the Total petrol station and a restaurant that is built across the highway).
The spot has direct access from the '''exit no. 4 of metro station Delta''' on line 5 (15 minutes ride from the city center).
VUB and ULB students or hitchhikers leaving from Ixelles have a reason to prefer this option as it will save them time compared to reaching Stalle stop (Drogenbos) by tram 4.
Alternatively, you can ask drivers directly at the petrol station Lukoil (30 minutes on average). On the contrary, Texaco petrol station’s staff, on boulevard du Triomphe, has proven to be very unfriendly to hitchhikers once, threatening to call the cops.
===== Cardboard around Delta hitchhiking spot =====
There’s a Delhaize shop inside the metro station, easily accessible from exit 4 of metro station right from the hitchhiking spot (a stair going down to picnic tables). Also the staff of Lukoil petrol station across the intersection is nice and helpful.
==== Alternative destinations along the E19 ====
