Hitchhiking from Meerbusch
Hitchhiking to Meerbusch
Recent reviews mentioning Meerbusch
47.97586, 1.85962
Most people were going to Paris, but I got extremely lucky and very soon found a couple taking me all the way to Düsseldorf, Germany!I arrived there when it was already dark so it was a plus that you can technically reach Orleans by public transport if you don’t have a tent nor want to spend the night outside. Also there is probably more traffic there in summer or during the day with people going further than Paris
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50.9941, 6.89683
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51.12949, 6.60308
Got ride to Netherlands in almost no time―Anonymous
51.86614, 8.36931
I started hitchhiking pretty early so there were only few cars. After an hour I started asking drivers and got ride to duseldorf with Polish driver (being polish probably helped me a lot with that)―Anonymous
51.29545, 6.88996
Ruhrpot missery. Didn't get a ride.―Anonymous
51.29505, 6.91537
With sign "A3 süd". Only got some offers to Düsseldorf. Moved to the onramp after 69mins, but had the same result there. If you get stuck here your best option is public transport to the next Raststätte.―Anonymous
51.63444, 6.74671
Hünxe. Sometimes you get a ride to Ohligers Heide in 30 minutes, sometimes you wait 3 hours before accepting a ride into the HH'ers hell that is Ruhrpot. Today was the latter. Don't be like me. It's (at least) Ohligers Heide or nothing.―Anonymous
50.09693, 8.35309
lots of people at the parking on a thursday around noon, first person i spoke to took me to düsseldorf―Anonymous
51.32581, 6.89137
Very busy gas station. Asked around and then an Indian family took me straight to the Netherlands. They were driving to Almere, but they dropped me off in Wageningen in front of my dorm.―Anonymous
50.89952, 7.15067
Not too many cars, but lucky to get a ride to the next gas station as that guy was heading to Essen.―Anonymous
51.27708, 6.76755
A fairly bad spot for hitch hiking, but maybe the best spot in this tangled mess of highways around Düsseldorf.There is no place where you can stand and catch most of the traffic from the car garages, or the people going to the car garages, or people dropping off for departures. Car traffic for arrivals, departures, taxis, and valet service are all mixed together. Exhausting, but doable. Lots of local traffic but also lots of traffic for long distances in all directions.
Hold out for a good ride, if you get dropped off on the wrong side-highway there will be no traffic going further in the direction you want.
Take a few minutes to look for a better spot and report back. One of the remote parking garages might be good.
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51.31022, 6.63469
On a Saturday, there was very low traffic. But I was lucky and found a driver who got me to Goch (Service station Kalbecker Forst) very quickly.―Anonymous
51.12318, 6.79745
Great spot if you're hitchhiking from Cologne to the Netherlands. You can get here from Nievenheim train station and bus WE2. After that it's just a 15 minute walk to the station.If you look on Google satellite, you will spot a small trail after the bridge over the highway. It is traversable but I wouldn't recommend it as it leads through hunting grounds that are private property. Better to take the long way around. Either way, the service station is accessible on foot through a whole in the fence or on the small road.
Waited for 5 minutes, then found a friendly man and his girlfriend who took me one service station further to Geismühle. There was low traffic on Saturday, but I got lucky and found somebody quickly.
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50.59185, 5.30253
Immediately found a ride to Neuss, Germany even though it was fairly late already and there weren't a whole lot of cars around. Just look out for German license plates. My ride even fed me and offered to buy me a coffee!―thebeekeeper
51.36552, 6.82738
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51.12949, 6.60308
Gasstation: Direction Aachen, Belgium, Paris.―Anonymous
51.20082, 6.76255
Düsseldorf,Südring 115Aral gas station.
Direction Aachen, Belgium A46.
Tram 712 to Südring
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51.32581, 6.89137
This gasstation is not that large and that busy, but essential if you want to get any further to the Netherlands. There are also rides to the North of Germany―Anonymous
51.36552, 6.82738
Kleiner Rastplatz: Am EntenfangToiletten, Polizei, Telefonzelle
Autobahnpolizei stört sich nicht an Trampern
Gegenüber Rastplatz Stockweg, weniger benutzt
ca. 45min Fußweg von S-Bahn Großenbaum, lohnt sich aber fast immer. (Oder Fahrrad am Waldrand anketten)
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51.31162, 6.63295
This place can range from being a good spot to being a really bad spot, depending on which direction you want to go. Direction South, like France and Cologne is usually no Problem, once I waited only 5 min. to get a ride to Paris. Then again going direction north (I was going to Poland), it took me like an hour to get somebody to take me to a service station on the A2, only 60 km far.Good luck!
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