Hitchhiking from Mettmann
Hitchhiking to Mettmann
Recent reviews mentioning Mettmann
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
51.1588, 6.96143
Having wasted a whole day in the Ruhrpot I ended up taking the bus to Ohligers Heide and got a ride to Frankfurt in 10 minutes.―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
51.08568, 6.98753
Extremely lucky lady came up to us as we were making our sign. I can see it not being bad. Not too much traffic though―Anonymous
51.90579, 6.15654
Had a good interaction with the staff but maybe we got lucky. Got a lift with a young Dutch guy going to cologne. Overall was pretty good for us―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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51.12318, 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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51.40101, 6.95085
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51.16153, 6.96877
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51.36552, 6.82738
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51.40086, 6.95039
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51.13283, 6.90353
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51.29623, 7.21546
I was here on a Sunday and had to wait for 2 hours. Probably faster on a weekday.To get there from Wuppertal, take the bus no. 618 or 624 to Lahmburger Str.
Then follow \"Gennebrecker Str.\" to north (5 minutes walking).
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51.1588, 6.96143
Large motorway services. Should be good, although I ended up waiting a few hours early on a Monday morning. If you're travelling south from Düsseldorf, consider starting from here (take a train to Hilden, then take bus 741 or walk through the suburbia). For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Düsseldorf―Anonymous
51.20082, 6.76255
Düsseldorf,Südring 115Aral gas station.
Direction Aachen, Belgium A46.
Tram 712 to Südring
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