Hitchhiking from Essen

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51.47472, 7.14937

Only locals here who go to mcdonalds. Nobody took us for 2+ hours, then we left to Essen through train station Wattenscheid which is a ten minute walk from here. There we got a ride in half an hour. Would recommend to do the same

rating: 1/5, wait: 120 min 🪧

―wander, May 2024

52.23319, 7.88115

Wanted to go (Me+girl) to Berlin (over Hannover) on a Tuesday 15:00. Waited 3 h. Then changed plans to Hamburg because everyone was driving there and waited till 20:00. Then we sadly drove back (over Osnabrück) to Essen. Really bad for East over Hannover. Definitely okay for further north.

―Maxdubi, March 2017

51.35542, 6.86326

Slip road onto the A52 shortly before Breitscheid.
Cars drive from both directions on the highway, and on a Sunday afternoon it is a lot.
There is enough space for a short stop to pick you up.
This spot is good because you can choose between different directions: Frankfurt / Main, Dusseldorf, Essen, Duisburg and direction Netherlands and Belgium.

―Anonymous, August 2016

51.47577, 7.15205

It is easy to get into Essen or other Ruhrgebiet-Cities, but everything further than that is pretty tough. Traffic is okay, but no great.

―Anonymous, July 2016

51.49926, 7.45004

Good for loca rides to Bochum, Essen, Gelsenkirchen...
Senseless for further destinations. Therefore you better walk to the Sozialakademie which is 1 km to the east.

―Anonymous, April 2016

51.2608, 6.79648

A woman offered me a ride to Essen Hbf. Pay attention when you walk along the road, there's no pavement.

―Anonymous, April 2016

51.63242, 7.87402

Friday, got a ride to Bottrop (wanted to go to Essen). Cars to all Ruhr area and south (Frankfurt etc)

―Redjo27, February 2016

51.49926, 7.45004

Good place if you want to go Essen or to the West. I wanted 20min. This exactly place is very secure.

―Anonymous, June 2015

51.46091, 4.47534

Direction : north-ROOSENDAAL(NL)
it is 9 km until Roosendaal
i hit Essen (BE) by the train and see if hh works here so i have seen many NL car plates

i was on 4.02.2015 7 pm.
cars coming from 3 directions: front,right and left.

take me about 16 minutes before a dutch man goes me to the Roosendaal.

―Anonymous, February 2015

49.25566, 6.96075

I had to wait for just about 10 minutes to get a ride to Essen. Pretty lucky, I guess. The spot is really nice, as the other comment tells.

―Anonymous, December 2014

51.45207, 7.03221

very easy to reach from bus/tram stop Wasserturm or about 15 minutes walk from Essen central station. There are usually free parking lots and space for the cars to stop in the street. Waited for about half an hour to go east on the A40. Wächtlerstraße on the other side of the big bridge should work fine for going east as well.

―Anonymous, November 2014

50.9469, 6.93864

Waiting before the gas station with a sign "Pott (GE / E)" (greater Gelsenkirchen/Essen area) made me wait not longer than 3 minutes. Hitchhiked mid-day on a Friday.

―Anonymous, August 2014

51.2608, 6.79648

Great spot for heading to Dortmund, Essen, Paderborn etc.

―Anonymous, March 2014

51.52285, 4.46551

N262 in Roosendaal towards Essen / Antwerpen. No place for cars to stop here, traffic a bit fast too. Better to walk around 1km more to the on-ramp on the south edge of the city.

―Anonymous, January 2013

51.51305, 4.46632

On-ramp for the N262 towards Essen / Antwerpen.

―Anonymous, January 2013

50.85031, 4.4073

To Essen (D), there is not many possibilities from Brussel. In fact main cars go in the destination of Liège.
Not allow but no signs. Beginning of highway. Used 2 times, never wait more 30min.

―Leathertramp, July 2011

51.71141, 8.73104

Very good sport to catch rides on the A44 westwards to Dortmund, Essen, Dsseldorf. We didn't wait more than 5min.

―Anonymous, February 2011

50.9469, 6.93864

Here is the last gas station before the highway A57, northern direction. par example Duesseldorf or Essen

rating: 4/5

―Anonymous

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