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* Option 1: along the motorway towards [[Osnabrück]]
There is an [[A1 (Netherlands)|A1]] on-ramp in [[Oldenzaal]]-Zuid. This is around 6 km north of Enschede. You can get there by taking the bus, line #60 or #62 towards Oldenzaal/Denekamp from the central bus station in Enschede. Get out at bus stop ''Hanzepoort''. Price is 5.50 Euro (Nov 2011), another option is to go only until bus stop Kotkampweg (2.20 1,50 Euro) (or walk there) and hitch at the bus stop or traffic light towards Oldenzaal-Hanzepoort.
At bus stop ''Hanzepoort'', cross the street and walk 50m to the right. There you can stand along the [[shoulder|hard shoulder]] at the [[on-ramp]] up to the Dutch motorway [[A1 (Netherlands)|A1]] (German [[A30 (Germany)|A30]]) towards [[Bad Bentheim]] / Osnabrück. Average waiting time is 7 minutes, most people go to Germany, mostly to [[Nordhorn]] or Bad Bentheim near the border. This ramp is the 2nd last before the German border, try to get to the parking area at the border, there you can find trucks that might go up to [[Poland]] and further beyond. If you like going faster, check out the article for the A30, it's practically better to catch a car towards the on-ramp Nordhorn/Bentheim and from there getting rides eastwards much faster. This is recommended for experienced on-ramp hitchhikers.
=== West towards [[Hengelo]], [[Apeldoorn]], [[Utrecht]], [[Amsterdam]] ===
* Option 1: To get on the [[A35 (Netherlands)|A35]] you just have to go to the Zuiderval. Take bus #2 towards ''Helmerhoek'' and get out at the ''P+R Zuiderval'' and walk to the higway (150 meters). You can also take line #1, ; for this see the spot for direction Münster. Also lines #73 and #74 take you there as written above. There are traffic lights and enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign with ''Deventer'' and try to get a lift to the petrol station before Deventer.
* Option 2: Take bus #1 towards ''Universiteit'' and get out at ''Jupiterstraat''. Walk 200m up towards the roundabout intersection and walk left. 20m behind the roundabout you'll find an information bay which is perfect for hitchhiking rides towards [[Germany]] or all into the [[Netherlands]] (Haaksbergen, Deventer, Utrecht, etc.). It might be that rides bring you only about 3 km further to the beginning of the bypass that leads to the A35. From there, it's a 5 minute walk along the bypass towards the on-ramp in of the highway either going deeper into all directionsHolland (Hengelo, Deventer) or towards Münster in Germany. The on-ramp is close to the Grolsch beer brewery, though it is not allowed to walk or hitchhike near the ramp to the highway. Though both these options will work when you're patient enough, it might be wiser to take the bus to Hengelo and try there near the Gas station located just 400 metres before the ramp to the highway.For more on this option: see [[Hengelo]]
[[File:Oldenzaal_ramp.jpg|thumb|250px|left|On-ramp [[Oldenzaal]]-Zuid towards [[Germany]].]]
=== All other directions ===
If you are at the University of Twente, try this: Go to the entry of the University, walk the "Auke Vleerstraat" straightforward until to the second roundabout (the one intersection with cars on it) traffic lights and hitchhike just behind it at the information bay. Great spot for rides into the Netherlands, towards Germany(Münster), within Enschede or Haaksbergen, though waiting times can differ during the day. This is actually the same spot as #Option 2 above here.
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