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Hitchhiking this direction is not always very easy1. There is no obvious spotOnramp N2 "Maastricht-Centrum Noord" at the west end of Terblijterweg; can be reached on foot from Stadionplein. Here are a few suggestionsHard shoulder. NEWlocation since approx. January 2018.

# Traffic lights at west end of the Terblijterweg, where it connects with the N2/A2 motorway, close to the Geusselt football stadium[[File:Tmoon. You really have to go to the traffic lights, which requires 150 meter of walking illegally along the Terblijterweg which is closed for pedestrians. Once at the traffic lights it should not take more than a few minutes to get a ride, pref. use a sign A2 or A79 / Heerlen. Personal experience of jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[User:FverhartTmoon|FverhartTmoon]]: a good spot, police would send you away but it is unlikely that you need to wait long if you know what you're doing! Personal experience hitching out of [[User:Rainboat|rainboatMaastricht]] 2. NOT ACCESSIBLE ANYMORE: We waited here for nearly an hour, carrying Since the roadworks on the Maastricht Ring the cars that are bound to the A2 have a sign saying A2seperate road without room to pull over and don't stop at the traffic light anymore.# Crossroad Meerssenerweg / Viaductweg where you can ask rides at the traffic lights. Personal experience of [[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]]: works but not all traffic goes the A2. Sign A2 or A79 / Heerlen can help. # Just before [[User:OlcheMaith|Roaming Pencil]] always waits here for at least an hour, whether she's hitchhiking north or west, but eventually it works.  3. Onramp A2-access lane "Maastricht-Randwyck at the road Oeslingerbaan" or usually better, just before this onramp on the bridge over the A2. There is a hard Hard shoulder on the bridge on which a driver can easily stop. A sign Heerlen is recommended here if you are Sign A2 for going there or into Germanynorth, passing by or Heerlen for going to Aacheneast. Bus 1 and 6 2 (direction De Heeg) stop nearby at busstop Oeslingerbaan/Langendaal. http://goo.gl/maps/430rZ. Personal experience of [[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]]: An average wait of 20 minutes, a sign A2 or A79 / Heerlen helps. Police may send you away here. Easiest way to get on the bridge is from BP petrol station walk behind the safety rail along Oeslingerbaan. # 4. New access lane of the A2-motorway on the junction Kruisdonk, near Rothem. Drivers can stop at the access lane on a hard Hard shoulder beside the driving lane. To get here from the city you can take bus Bus line 59 or 159 until busstop "Kruispunt" in Rothem, then walk south along Ambyerweg / cycling path for 500 meters. Personal experience of [[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]]: despite a lot of space on the access lane waiting times are rather long. You can approach cars at the traffic light at the exit lane, many of them are crossing the road and driving up the A2. Everybody can take you to the next petrol station.  5. Hitchhiking north through Belgium - somewhere along Brusselseweg. Aim for Maasmechelen - if you reach the N78, it goes back into the Netherlands and meets the A2/E25.

Take the bus #53 or #54 from the center towards ''Akersteenweg''. At this bus stop you'll find a petrol station[https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Esso/@50.8418987,5.7388902,18z/data=!4m21!1m15!4m14!1m6!1m2!1s0x47c0ded3c3a19e73:0x9c68915e1903c150!2sGenk,+Belgium!2m2!1d5.5021!2d50.96613!1m6!1m2!1s0x47c0ea267bccbe6f:0xe2b8beb79c8d93b5!2sAkersteenweg,+Maastricht,+Netherlands!2m2!1d5.7322656!2d50.8429126!3m4!1s0x0:0x5097d3d4b56f8abb!8m2!3d50.8422334!4d5.7397992?hl=en]. There you can try to get a lift towards [[Aachen]] in [[Germany]]. You might have to get a few lifts, village to village, along the N278 aka "Cadier en Keer", but you shouldn't ever have to wait very long. Usually a lift to at least Vaals, which is right before the border and Aachen, is possible.Towards Aachen it may be quicker to go via Heerlen.

Follow the rail track from the central station out of the town in a southern direction from the backside exit (use the bridge over the rails). At the first rail/road crossing south of the station hike on over the cycling path and later, still by the side of the railway, over Sint Gerardusweg. Follow this way until the end, thus you walk under a bridge (John F. Kennedysingel). This is the junction Europaplein. After the tunnel walk left up on the cycling track and follow it eastwards; you cross Keep walking 100 meters ahead to the motorway nowramp. Just before the cyclists tunnel (Sibema-tunnel) walk up the side and you will see the hard shoulder on the access lane towards Liège. Use a sign Liège. For the previous, similar spot, average Average wait was is about 10 minutes, max. 30 minutes. Longer rides are not common. Petrol station between Maastricht and Liège (still in the Netherlands) is not very busy, but can give longer rides into France. Knowing the good spots in Liège to hitch-hike is a good idea.