Bottrop
really nice spot, i got a lot of drivers to stop going north but never eastwards on A2. i ended up taking the ride northrating: 4/5, wait: 120 min 🪧, ride: 97 km ↑
―solesia, Wed 14 May 2025, 13:00
I also say for the ppl going eastwards: Stay on the A2!!!
―Maxdubi, March 2017
We wanted to go to Hannover and we were in 3 ppl, maybe that's why it took us more than 3 hours to find a car going there
―Anonymous, August 2016
Got a lift to Ham after about 30 minutes of asking people at the door. Many people were going north (or atleast said they were). Lots of people moving through.
―Matt567, December 2012
asked for a lift to Hamburg, the third car took me directly there
―Anonymous, December 2012
awesome place, I couldnt get there, but when i found stairs to this station i took me 5 minutes to get out from there. I asked first polish lorry, and went straight to Poland :)
―Agatalech, September 2012
Great place for a lift to the east. Got a lift all the way to Warsaw
―Anonymous, August 2011
If youre heading Berlin first ask for getting out of this area because a lot of people will leave the road soon. Later it is much more easier to find a lift to Berlin or Hannover. For Hamburg get off "Hannover Garbsen"
―Anonymous, March 2011
This is simply the best spot available eastwards. It might seem tricky if you want to hitch towards Berlin, but it will work out, eventually. Stay along the A2, it's worth it!
―The hydrA, February 2011
Take a train to Oberhausen-Sterkrade and then the bus #979 to "Heinrich-Heine-Str." in Bottrop. From there you'll see the highway, just walk towards it. Good spot to hitch away fast towards Hamburg, Münster,Hannover, Berlin
rating: 5/5
―Anonymous