Hitchhiking in the Netherlands

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Hitchhiking to the Netherlands

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Recent reviews in the Netherlands

51.50024, 4.74316

Long wait but worth it as cars going far. Don't accept close rides to Breda.

―louisvagabond, June 2026

51.9295, 4.44671

Stood in front of the petrol station with a big sign saying Amsterdam, leaving enough space for people to stop. The place is good for direction the hague, Amsterdam.

―Olivierh, June 2026

51.4973, 4.74092

My girlfriend and I Departing from: Amsterdam Destination: Brussels

―rovaris, June 2026

51.66037, 4.68129

My girlfriend and I Departing from: Amsterdam Destination: Brussels

―rovaris, June 2026

51.98316, 4.39389

My girlfriend and I Departing from: Amsterdam Destination: Brussels

―rovaris, June 2026

52.34678, 4.84637

My girlfriend and I Departing from: Amsterdam Destination: Brussels

―rovaris, June 2026

51.32443, 5.22424

A really good spot to get to France or Belgium

―Anonymous, June 2026

51.8045, 4.69092

At first you think: will anyone pick me up? But they do!

―NoahMeeuws, May 2026

51.50655, 5.41347

Good spot, got ride in 3mins despite relatively low but still sufficient traffic. Be willing to reject rides as the gas station was not great (unless you do asking around in which case power to you)

―Anonymous, May 2026

52.33379, 4.89086

Stood on grass, space to pullover just before the highway sign. The second car which stopped was going to Utrecht! English worked.

―Anonymous, May 2026

51.55656, 5.36101

People were very nice here! Got a ride very quick. Stand behind the gas station. There is plenty of places to stop and youre very visible

―Soup, May 2026

52.01925, 4.61032

Highway onramp with place to stop

―johan92, May 2026

51.84631, 5.87403

It's a liftershalte (basically an official hitchhiking spot, signaled with a sign pole and all, check the pictures on google maps) Had a sign with "Arnhem" written on it and I put some music to kill time while waiting. The first song didn't even finish that a dude stopped by and I got my ride to Arnhem. Honestly quite an incredible experience and the fastest lift I'll probably ever got. I don't know if it helped the fact that it was a Sunday morning

―BepisFresh, May 2026

52.1703, 5.43508

Just enough room for a car to stop but plenty of room to see you from the traffic lights, great way to get onto the A1 highway and get dropped of on a gas station to get rides further east.

―Sami, May 2026

52.1703, 5.43508

Plenty of cars stoping to ask for a ride

―Sami, May 2026

52.25281, 6.43332

Got a ride from someone driving all the way to Kopenhagen after asking around for 15 minutes

―Sami, May 2026

52.23439, 6.21467

Got picked up to go to the next gas station very quickly

―Sami, May 2026

52.33261, 4.9122

2 Guys, got picked up by a fairly sketchy bloke, but all went well.

―willjmaker, May 2026

52.33261, 4.9122

Perfect spot to get a ride to the south/east I usually park my bike in city near bar, walking 10min to this petrol station and it always nicely works here

―Liza, May 2026

51.50012, 4.74188

Found a Luxemburger! Dropped us in Dinant

―Bob, May 2026

Recent reviews mentioning the Netherlands

43.47128, 5.64394

Was hitchhiking at the end of the gasstation for about ten minutes until a mother and her daughter picked me up. I was heading to the Netherlands and they happened to be going all the way to Dijon. I got lucky, so I don’t actually know if it is a good spot for heading north.

―Oaklog, June 2026

51.09839, 4.43784

Stood there for about 20 minutes. Many people heading to the Netherlands but often with packed cars. Saw someone I knew at the petrol station who gave me a ride to Rotterdam.

―Olivierh, June 2026

50.09531, 8.3522

There passes enough cars. Asked some people but not many wanted to take us or didn’t go far, but a really friendly couple of the Netherlands took us to Rothenburg Germany and took us the next day again to Linz Austria, they even bought us food and gave 20 euros

―MartijnWouters5, June 2026

48.03447, 10.86525

Actually a good spot, but the people were not very nice and not helpful at all. A nice woman from the Netherlands picked me up.

―Worldhitchhiker, May 2026

52.42222, 9.55501

Generally good place going east. This time on sunday afternoon with lot of full cars; so had to ask around longer than expected. You can walk from Sud to Nord under A30 via a tunnel. From Hannover center take u-bahn 4 to Garbsen & bus 126 to Am Blaue See. German cars with BI licenseplate will pass next gasstation Auetal. Dutch cars with yellow plates might go straight to the Netherlands.

―Splunt, May 2026

50.64481, 6.94075

Great spot if you want to go to the Netherlands. Lot of Dutch cars. Because we were with 4 people it took a bit longer but very good to go from.

―Siemieon, April 2026

51.93155, 5.87649

Quite alright but not great. To get a ride down in the Netherlands. Though you're not allowed to ask in front of the gas station because that is prohibited there.

―Siemieon, April 2026

50.09852, 8.63244

We Were hitchhiking to the North on a Sunday morning. Incredibly we found someone after 50 min to Rotterdam all the way to our destination in the Netherlands.

―Beeeq, April 2026

49.63668, 5.97156

I only asked Dutch license plates. Direct ride to the Netherlands.

―johan92, April 2026

50.92902, 6.77441

Wanted to go to Paris, not the best spot for that. Many people go to the Netherlands or Brussels.

―ThomasNCG, April 2026

50.81718, 6.21342

Good spot for Belgium or the Netherlands. Takes a second to find a ride but it makes sense to wait for a longer distance ride that takes you well in the direction you want to take.

―Elvyn, March 2026

50.61559, 4.29964

Direction North: Apart from Brussels many cars go to Antwerp or the Netherlands. Not so much for Gent

―Elvyn, March 2026

52.21783, 7.00854

Half of the cars here are Dutch, so there are many people going to Enschede/Hengelo. If you just ask around you can definitely get a ride to the Netherlands very fast Second person I asked gave me a ride to Enschede.

―S, February 2026

51.01138, 5.33229

There is traffic going to Genk, the Netherlands or Germany. Also some UK plates.

―Anonymous, December 2025

50.92902, 6.77441

May favourite starting spot to get out of the area to the Netherlands/Belgium/France. So far has worked out for me fairly quickly every single time. This review is super late, but I was there in May in the afternoon and found folks going my direction in half an hour by asking around. It only took half an hour because they wanted to finish their meal (which, totally fair.) I think the finding itself only took about 10 minutes.

―thebeekeeper, October 2025

50.05548, 8.9097

Wildcamped at: 50.055, 8.9237 Just a 15 min walk. Got a ride to the Netherlands.

―Chris9012, September 2025

53.48266, 10.02408

Got a ride with a truck all the way to the Netherlands, while trying to hitch with a sign, close to the entry to the highway. Male/summer

―Anonymous, August 2025

53.05571, 8.5021

Last petrol station on the highway before entering the Netherlands. Don't get stuck here at night as there is nobody! I went to sleep in the Hasbruch Tower which is in a nature reserve about a 30 minutes hike northwest. Next morning it took me two hours to head towards Leer

―Sander, August 2025

50.52966, 3.04639

Lots of cars going back to the Netherlands. Most had kids on the backseat, but after 25 mins we found someone to take us to the Dutch border.

―Anoniem, August 2025

51.20945, 3.25392

Lots of space to pull over, but traffic seemed local. I was trying to get onto the E34 to the Netherlands via Antwerp(ambitious, I know) and was offered a ride that took me further down the N9. You might be better off taking the E40 to Ghent/Antwerp if you wanna go to the Netherlands, but I didn't try that other option. Disregarding that though, it's decent.

―SebUltimate, August 2025


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