Hitchhiking from Velbert
Hitchhiking to Velbert
Recent reviews mentioning Velbert
50.1139, 8.6487
I stood there for almost an hour with a sign saying Köln and Essen on Monday at 11. many cars passed by but the vibe was not great. Frankfurt is a banker city and the people gave me weird looks. However one van stopped after 20 minutes, they were going to Hannover though. After a while a guy driving to Bochum (city right next to Essen) took me along and we had a great ride :)―Arenwithane
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
51.49926, 7.45004
Good to get out of Dortmund but not far―LukAshe
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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51.51388, 7.04438
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51.44208, 6.81101
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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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51.29623, 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
51.51388, 7.04438
Towards Münster, worked great ! Got to have a clear ad, considering the numerous possibilities !―Anonymous
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
51.44208, 6.81101
even at the famous reggae festival ruhr reggae summer nearly impossible...―Anonymous