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|country = Netherlands
|map = <map lat='51.92' lng='4.452' zoom='12' view='3'/>
|pop = 584,046617.347
|state = Zuid Holland
|BW = NL/South%20Holland/Rotterdam
|motorways = [[A13 (Netherlands)|A13]], [[A15 (Netherlands)|A15]], [[A16 (Netherlands)|A16]], [[A20 (Netherlands)|A20]], [[A29 (Netherlands)|A29]]
}}
'''Rotterdam''' (often abbreviated '''R'dam''', which makes for nicer signs) is a city in the [[Netherlands]] in the province of [[Zuid Holland]].
== Hitchhiking out ==
''Warning: As I was hitching out of Rotterdam, the people in the cars where insulting me and showing me their middle finger. Eventhough it happened to me before it was never as bad as in Rotterdam :-( [[User:Bikepunk|Bikepunk]] ([[User talk:Bikepunk|talk]]) ''
=== Northwest towards [[Delft]], [[Den Haag]] (A13) ===
Close to Blijdorp metro station, there is a fuel station Texaco at the beginning of A13, very easy to reach. If you get out of metro, follow the road S113 and pass by the park with a little lake, go under the bridge and you should already see the spot. It did not look busy but hitch-hiking with a sign can be probably also possible because cars are still relatively slow and there is a lot of shoulder.
=== East towards [[Utrecht]], [[Arnhem]], [[Apeldoorn]], [[Amersfoort]], [[Germany]] (A20) {{European Route Number|25}} ===
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* There is a great spot directly north of the central Station. It is about a 25 minute walk or take tram #25 in the direction of ''Schiebroek'' until the stop ''Schieweg'', which is just before the tram goes up onto a bridge over the motorway. Continue walking in the same direction on the right-hand side. During peak hours the traffic is very heavy and is slowed down by traffic lights feeding the traffic onto the motorway at intervals. There is a small parking area, so drivers have ample room to stop.
* Another spot is on the A16. Take the Metro to ''Kralingse Zoom'' and walk south down the Kralingse Zoom and then left at the Abram van Rijckevorselweg until you get to a huge roundabout with an on-road. There's a lot of space for cars to stop and a lot of traffic, but getting on the other side of the roundabout can be a tad dangerous and it's probably technically speaking illegal to stand there. A sign is a must.
Most cars are heading to [[Utrecht]]. To get to [[Germany]] you could try your luck with a ''D'' sign or first try towards [[Arnhem]] for [[Cologne|Köln]] and [[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]] from a service area (the border service areas are large with high traffic volume).
Tip: Stand in a position where the street sign does not come between you and the drivers' view.
''My personal advice is not to confuse drivers with 'D' signs or 'Arnhem' or 'Apeldoorn' as those are locations further away. The priority should be to get to any fuel station on the highway where by talking to people you can get a ride even as far as to Lithuania or Bulgaria. So a ride just for 20km to the first station is all what you need. Thus, I would recommend just putting 'Utrecht' on your sign - which is very clear and close. Once you are off the highway entrance you will not need a board anyway any more, then you can talk to people on the fuel stations. If you speak good English Dutch people will most likely take you if they can. [[User:Rozwal|Rozwal]]'' <!-- [[File:Rdamtowardseast.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The hitchhiking point for Utrecht and points further east.]]-->
=== West towards Hoek van Holland and ferries to [[England]] ===
=== South towards Dordrecht, Breda, Antwerp, Lille (A16) {{European Route Number|19}} ===
Take tram line 21 (direction De Esch) to the Woudestein stop. Once in Woudestein you need to follow the big road in front of you. Keep walking in the direction of the Erasmus university. If looking for rides at traffic lights is your thing, then there's plenty of opportunity on the way. But if not, keep on going until you reach the motorway which crosses in front of you. It's about a 15 minute walk.
The only place to stand now is next to the last traffic light. It is not ideal, but the previous spot described here is gone...
Traffic density is quite high but unfortunately so is the speed of the traffic. It's best to have a sign here because although traffic can only be going north or south, there are plentiful exits on the way.
== Public transportation = South towards Berg-op-Zoom, Middelbourg, Antwerpen, Gent (A29, A4, A58) ===About 99.99% of trams will have a ticket inspector. However for most of the journey they are too busy chatting Take tram line 25 to the conductor or enjoying the viewterminus "Barendrecht Opstelstoor Carnisselande". Walk 5 min. Board the tram at towards left when facing the rear and have 1river.60 euro ready There is a ramp to pay. The inspector (wearing an ugly yellow and black jacket with green, red and purple stripes) will have to walk get on the length of the entire tram checking tickets before he/she reaches youA29. Hopefully you have reached the stop Traffic is slowed down by this timetraffic lights, if not just give the inspector the 1.60 euro there's a big emergency lane for the ticket as though you were waiting cars to buy one from them. This stop and there is common practicealso a petrol station. The Metro is harder I was there early in the morning and I waited max 10 minutes to blackride, you'll have get a ride all the way to follow somebody going through the gates very closelyGoes. Make sure nobody's watching, though.__NOTOC__
== Sleeping Resources == If you take tram 23 from Rotterdam Central to the stop ''P+R Beverwaard'' in the Ijsselmonde suburb, there is some small forest along a bike trail parallel to the A16/E19 motorway where you could put up a tent. == Internet == Most McDonalds restaurants in the city have wi-fi and, if you are discreet, you can use them without buying anything. The central library also has free wi-fi. Get a "guest pass" from the machine on the ground floor and log in with the details printed on it (the library connection, however, blocks everything but port 80 -- that is, except simple web browsing).[[trash:Rotterdam]]{{nomadwiki}}
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