Hitchhiking from Douai
Hitchhiking to Douai
Recent reviews mentioning Douai
50.26211, 2.86593
it's ok. we were trying to go to Calais, but most people were not taking the A26. Most were going to Lille, or Netherlands, or Germany, etc. good pizza.―Alifeee
49.88829, 2.8402
we got dropped off here instead of Aire de Wancourt to the North. we were 3 people and were waiting for a while, so we took a lift to Aire de Wancourt anyway.―Alifeee
50.63519, 3.0793
it's an ok spot for cars to stop. we were not waiting long. our lift was not going very far, but took us to a roundabout on the A1. In retrospect, we should have asked them to drive an extra 10 minutes to a service station, as the roundabout (and nearby toll booth) were not good for us to hitch from (3 people)―Alifeee
49.24632, 3.96251
did not feel very nice bcs you can only hop in as the drivers pay at the toll, there is no rest area. also clearly illegal.this also means drivers might feel like they need to help you, so good to get ahead to a better spot not far. hitch at the ticket booths where they have to lower their window :) avoid the automatic gates where cars can just drive through.
there is a big highway security building right next to it that seemed inactive and did not bother me even though i lingered for a while before thumbing.
also, there is a pedestrian underpass connecting the toll gates so you don't need to actually walk across the motorway if it's really busy.
―Arson
50.22723, 3.06522
your average highway service station, not huge traffic, fair bit of english cars―Arson
51.83668, 4.6165
After something like 5 minutes we got ride through Belgium to the edge of the France from young couple in electromobile.―Kromcz
50.41389, 2.98736
Juste avant l'A1, beaucoup de voitures la remontent.Le spot est safe et clair
―Anonymous
50.6111, 1.64949
Juste avant le péage de l'A16 on cherche à aller sur Lille, toutes les destinations s'en rapprochent―Clebs
50.33272, 2.91975
I agree that it's a really weird spot and it was mostly locals but there's space to stand at the side of the turnaround (if a bit windy, also no shelter, so not a spot for bad weather) and cars can stop too. With a sign to Paris we (2ppl) found a ride to Aulnay within half an hour and from there taking the train into Paris proper was pretty easy (and cheap.)―Anonymous
50.41373, 2.98093
We (2 people) were there on a Sunday, so everything was closed and we only found a ride that didn't go that far. We did find that pretty quick though and I imagine it's a pretty good spot on business days.As it was for us, it was a small bunnyhop and we were definitely lucky cause there were not many cars, so I'm not rating it super high.
―Anonymous
50.63164, 3.08102
An acceptable starting point, given it's in a big city and pretty easy to reach. There isn't really a place to stop except the red light, but that worked just fine. It was mostly locals but we did end up getting a ride to a nearby reststop. Not ideal but at least we were on the highway. We were two people with a sign to Paris.―Anonymous
50.52966, 3.04639
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50.53097, 3.04536
Last (or first!) station on the A1. Only 15 km from Lille.―Anonymous
50.32522, 2.91224
Excellent!the first/last peage on A1 Lille-Paris. When exiting Lille wait to get directly to here - you will get a ride till next peage in maximum 5-10 minutes. If heading to Lille, wait for direct trip instead of accepting gas station as there are barely no traffic in gas stations
―Anonymous
50.52966, 3.04639
Last gas station before Lille. Very good to go direction of Kortrijk or Ghent, Belgium. Never waited more then 15 minutes!―Anonymous
50.52966, 3.04639
Last gas station before Lille. Very good to go direction of Kortrijk or Ghent, Belgium. Never waited more then 15 minutes!Edit: even at 1.30 p.m. we found a save ride to Ghent!
―Anonymous
50.53097, 3.04536
I got a lift to Paris in less than 30 min but I was quite lucky because the man who picked me up was an hitchhiker when he was young and he travelled all over the world :)―Anonymous
50.53097, 3.04536
Worked well for me !―Anonymous
50.53097, 3.04536
I often hitchiked to Paris/Rouen from this point. For the adventurous there is a train going to Phalempin (10min?) then you can walk to the petrol station (small road), it is a bit long but worth it (avoiding waiting a lifts from Lille)―Dylg
50.53097, 3.04536
Waited here for two hours without anyone even stopping. This place might be better if you speak french and feel comfortable confronting drivers directly. When we finally got picked up, though, it was a direct ride to Paris, so, I guess it was worth the wait.―Anonymous