Hitchhiking from Beauchamp
Hitchhiking to Beauchamp
Recent reviews mentioning Beauchamp
49.07105, 2.55169
Single male, no French, big laugh but started to disappear after 5 hours. I arrived this place at 14.00. FIRST DAY, I waited 4 hours until I decided to set my tent. I tried everything, sign with "Lyon, Sud de Paris, Paris", thumb, askimg around and nothing. Plenty of cars, actually ton of them but no one was taking me. As you get closer to Paris you see that "Parisian" nonwelcoming attitude. I set my tent at the north western end of the Aire, next to where truck restpoints were. Nobody bothered me. Asked Mcdonals for cardboards and they gave me some. Chill place as I think they are kind of used to hitchhikers. And second day, I started early and tried to catch early birds. After 1 hour with sign of Lyon I got back to Paris. First I wanted to avoid Paris and hoping to find a long distance ride who was also gonna skip the city. But as the suffering progressed, I understood that I dont have the luxury to make a wish. After 2 hours, two hitchhiker girls came next to me. we chatted a little bit, I told them I was waiting here for 8 hours now and told them they have more chance then me, they found a ride 5 minutes later. They asked people. After few more hours bees started to attack me so I changed my position. this cursed land doesnt wanted me in their premises. When I came back I saw a couple who was doing the thumbs up in my old spot. Talked with them! They were cool and I stood a little front of them for an hour. I didnt wanted to spent another day in this gas station so I gave up to hitch to the closest bus stop and move to Paris. Right before I leave the gas station, this crazy french chick Illen stopped in front of me with a handbrake! She asked me where, and I said anywhere! She took me to a train station in Paris, Pierrefitte Stains. Then I took the D train to south from there. It is lovely how universe giving you small surprises in these frustrating moments :D So total 9 hours of waiting time. A lot of cars, but they are not picking. A hard spot for a single male woth no french. Good luck out there stalker!―whiterabbit
48.92148, 2.34598
Was a bit slow at 08:00am. Delivery driver was going a short distance but thought he could get me to a better spot - traffic had other plans.―Streamrider
49.51892, 2.71912
Friday around noon, a lot of traffic to Paris―ludoporai
48.92141, 2.34663
Easy ride out to A1 toward north and Belgium , some traffic and trafic light for cars to stop. Picked up in 20 with a cardboard that said A1. Should be easy to get north once you are on a highway stop―Anonymous
50.63164, 3.08102
Not to much traffic, plenty of space to stop. Got a direct ride to Paris.―Chris9012
49.07332, 2.55029
A guy and a girl without a sign. We got there quite late, at 11.30pm, and tried to get to "Aire de Limours/Briis sous forge" south of Paris from here.Did not work at all : some people were trying to help us, but only went to morth-east of Paris, and there was no one there after 1am so we went to sleep. The staff was very friendly and offered us some pain au chocolat and hot chocolate because the machine didn't work well for us, and we could set the tent at the back of the restplace without anyone bothering us at all. In the morning we waited one more hour before somebody took us to Saint-Denis' train station, as everybody else ignored us.
―JumpingRabbit
49.07105, 2.08303
Cars are going very fast,for us not even ten minutes past,
before a friendly driver slowed
and added us to his load.
This spot is good for Beauvais
or anywhere north on your way,
just be sure to bring a sign
and youll leave paris in no time :)
―BI
50.34013, 3.46799
Free toilets (thank you, France) and a busy gas station with lots of traffic to Lille and Paris. Look out for cars with the numbers 75 for Paris proper or 91/92/93/94/95 for the suburbs. Found a ride to St-Denis in less than half an hour. Generally really helpful and friendly folks there.―thebeekeeper
48.93339, 2.37126
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48.89418, 2.26069
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48.92551, 2.35276
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48.92775, 2.3533
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48.93339, 2.37126
Traffic-lights, many cars go to the A1-North highway from here. I asked drivers if they go to the highway and if they can drop me off the petrol-station 200 meters further. Shouldn't be that hard if you speak some French.―Anonymous
48.89418, 2.26069
Lots of hotels around here, we tried asking around on the parking lots, pretty good to go to Calais or Lille, maybe some plaace else, lots of foreign cars and such...―Anonymous
48.92775, 2.3533
Cars are passing too fast to stop. Even though there would be enough space.―Anonymous
48.92551, 2.35276
If you want to go on the A1 towards Lille/North.Perfect spot to stop, but cars a rather going fast (45km/h). Took us 45 minutes to leave.
Otherwise you may try the big traffic light or the onramp a few metres higher.
―Anonymous
48.93066, 2.38341
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48.92608, 2.35137
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48.93337, 2.37113
Lots of cars, easy hitching North―Anonymous
48.92859, 2.35993
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