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'''On Sundays'''
Traffic flow is lower on the weekends, so the above-mentioned place may not work on Sundays. You can instead take bus 16 to the stop just before the airport. This bus stop is next to an entrance to the highway and you can either stand in front of the bus stop with a sign or stand on a little traffic light island at the entrance so that you get all the traffic going towards Trier that is coming from both directions. Get a lift at least as far as the huge petrol station on the border, and then it is easier to hitch further.
Get the line 60 train from Luxembourg City station for EUR 2.00. Get off at the [[Berchem]] stop. There are 2 exits from the station. Take the closest one, do not take the stairs! and walk less than 2 km to some of the biggest motorway petrol stations in Europe! Turn left when you leave the Berchem train station, walk down the road 5 minutes and the second main road on the right is Rue Meckenheck. Take Meckenheck up winding through a residential area all the way up to where it ends, at which point there is a big forest. (If you continue through the forest, you will arrive at the south-side petrol station, with cars heading back north towards Luxembourg or Germany) Turn right onto Du Bois, and follow it curving around to the left. You should hear the highway and pretty soon you will arrive at a bridge[https://www.google.ca/maps/place/49%C2%B032'40.2%22N+6%C2%B007'18.3%22E/@49.544506,6.119553,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d49.544506!4d6.121747?hl=en] that runs over the highway. Walk over the bridge and then walk down and to the left towards the station. There was a lot of construction here in 2016 but you will find a fence where you can walk down. There are vehicles travelling all over [[Europe]], and it's best to plant yourself just before the exit where you can maximise attention. Luck varies: one person waited 10 minutes at the petrol station exit but another waited a good 30 minutes before finding someone on their way to Metz.
You can also reach the petrol station by hitching from the roundabout that is located right at the start of the highways. Not an ideal place for cars to stop, but lots of people go in that direction.
I was waiting there Get the line 60 train from Luxembourg City station for EUR 2.00, or avoid the controller for quite 2 stops. Get off at the [[Berchem]] stop. There are 2 exits from the station. Take the closest one, don't take the stairs. And walk less than 2 km to some of the biggest motorway petrol stations in Europe! Take the first little path to the residential area (Rue Oscar Romero), pass a tiny roundabout and walk up towards the fields. Then you have a long time beautiful path through the fields straight ahead. You'll pass by generous walnut and then we got apple trees, you'll have to climb over small cattle fences, and might say hi to some animals. Otherwise: Turn left when you leave the Berchem train station, walk down the road 5 minutes and the second main road on the right is Rue Meckenheck. Take Meckenheck up winding through a ride from residential area all the way up to where it ends, at which point there is a couple going big forest. Turn right onto Du Bois, and follow it curving around to Switzerlandthe left. You should hear the highway and pretty soon you will arrive at a bridge[https://www.google.ca/maps/place/49%C2%B032'40.2%22N+6%C2%B007'18.3%22E/@49.544506,6.119553,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d49.544506!4d6.121747?hl=en] that runs over the highway. Just before the bridge is the south- ??side petrol station, with loads of cars heading north towards Luxembourg city, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Walk over the bridge and immediately at the end of it go down to the highway, through the concrete pavement or stairs, and walk 50m alongside of it until the station. There are vehicles traveling all over [[Europe]]. You can also reach the petrol station by hitching from the roundabout that is located right at the start of the highways. Not an ideal place for cars to stop, Date Unknownbut lots of people go in that direction.
→South (Metz, France) (E25/A3)
=== East ([[Trier]], [[Germany]]) ===
'''The better option'''
Just walk out of the centre to the ''Avenue John Fitzgerald Kennedy'' in direction Kirchberg. You will find many banks, institutes and the Luxembourg fair (LuxExpo) there. You can hitch on every spot where cars can stop on this road and even in side roads and secondary roads which are leading to this avenue. Make sure holding a [[Trier]] [[signs|sign]]. There are masses of people from Trier working in Luxembourg Kirchberg and especially on working days you won't have to wait long. Hold a Trier sign even if you want to get further, if this is the case, you can be dropped at [[Wasserbillig]] service station on the motorway A1. A sign is very important for making the people from Trier stop, which will be your drivers here.
Bus 16 to the stop just before the airport. This bus stop is next to an entrance to the highway and you can either stand in front of the bus stop with a sign or stand on a little traffic light island at the entrance so that you get all the traffic going towards Trier that is coming from both directions. Get a lift at least as far as the huge petrol station on the border, and then it is easier to hitch further.
'''The train option'''
Get the Trier/Wasserbillig (line 30) train from Luxembourg City station for EUR 2.00. Get off at the Wasserbillig stop. You should turn right outside the train station, walking up the road and turning left up the Route d'Echternach until you reach a crossing beside a big river. This option takes 30 minutes but there are beautiful views to be seen. You will notice that there is an old pathway going up the hill. If you follow this route you should arrive at two old cabins. Turn left at the cabin closest to you and walk further up the hill until you reach another crossing under the massive motorway bridge. Go right at this and keep climbing the hill until you reach a more developed road. Here, you turn right and keep following the access road until you reach the petrol station. This is located at the Luxembourg-German border. There should be plenty of international traffic.
=== South ([[Metz]], [[France]]) (E25/A3) ===
=== South-West ([[A4]], [[E44]], [[E25]]) ===
== Hitchhiking in ==
Many people are driving pass Luxembourg without stopping. If your driver is using the A6 (from or towards Arlon, Belgium) you can ask them to leave you at the exit nr 4 (Luxembourg, Strassen). They will drop you at Route d'Arlon and can take the highway right back, and you just have one long street to Luxembourg city centre (you can take a bus or use the red lights to find a lift).
If you're coming from France through the A31 / A3 and the driver will drive on pass Luxembourg city, you can be dropped at Aire de Berchem. Walk pass the truck parking to the very end of the gas station where you'll find the gate. You can climb over at the edge of the bridge, by the bushes, to make sure you don't rip your pants. Then it's a 10 min walk, heading southeast, to Berchem train station, two stations away from Luxembourg city.
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