Hitchhiking from Vendin-le-Vieil
Hitchhiking to Vendin-le-Vieil
Recent reviews mentioning Vendin-le-Vieil
50.40464, 2.74466
we 3 were trying to get to Calais/Dover. a very nice person from Lille took us to this station from the A1. it was much better than the A1 as all traffic was going the right direction. we met lots of people who were going to England via the ferry. eventually, we were offered a lift onwards to Aire de St Hilaire Cottes, the last fuel stop before the Calais ferry, so we took it.―Alifeee
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
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
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
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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.
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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
50.52966, 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!
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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
50.53097, 3.04536
I often hitchhike from there to Paris, pretty easy. Also good for going west (Rouen, etc.)―Edithv
50.53097, 3.04536
Quite small gas station, on a late Saturday afternoon it had less traffic than a minor country road. After 1 hour of hitching another hitchhiker, a guy, showed up. We decided to take turns of 30 minutes to have equal chances. He got a ride just as his time was about to finish. We waited for some time more and only managed to get a short ride to a small gas station slightly off the highway (that in the explanation of the driver it looked like a more decent place to hitch).―Ewelinalucy
50.52966, 3.04639
Tried to get to Bruxelles - didn't work at all. After 3h got a ride to Antwerp.―Besto