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Hitchhiking from Amsterdam to Cologne

About 6 h 47 min of hitchhiking — roughly 303 km in 5 ride(s), including about 2 h 35 min of waiting by the road. These figures come from rides hitchhikers logged on this map, not from an estimate.

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Step by step

  1. Get from Amsterdam to Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam — 4.6 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 44.9 km (27 min) from Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam to Utrecht. Expect around 15 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Walk 2.3 km (28 min) from a hitchhiking spot near Utrecht to Utrecht.
  4. Hitch 1.8 km (1 min) from Utrecht to 52.09029, 5.15813. Expect around 8 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Walk 3.5 km (42 min) from 52.09029, 5.15813 to Esso Bunnik.
  6. Hitch 51.1 km (31 min) from Esso Bunnik to Esso Ede De Buunderkamp. Expect around 1 h 04 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Hitch 106.8 km (1 h 04 min) from Esso Ede De Buunderkamp to A3 Rasthof Hünxe Ost, Hünxe. Expect around 16 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 98.6 km (59 min) from A3 Rasthof Hünxe Ost, Hünxe to Gronauer Straße, Cologne. Expect around 51 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Get from Gronauer Straße, Cologne to Cologne — 6.4 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Super good! Got a direct ride to Utrecht after only 5 minutes!!”
― Emanuele19956, 2016-09-12 · Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam
“Got a ride to Utrecht after 35 minutes, more or less. A lot of cars passing by, but seems that they don't give a shit.”
― Lipegon, 2015-05-12 · Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam
“This spot doesn't seems to be the best option in the northeast direction. I have been waiting here for a lift in direction to Groningen for more than one hour”
― Xkomczax, 2013-09-08 · Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam
“There is closed road used for constructing, which should be used as a place to stop. A lot of traffic, chance to get a lift to Utrecht.”
― Anonymous, 2013-02-17 · Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam
“Can be a good spot, you need to go up the ramp in front of the highway sign. Behind there is a place for cars to stop. Definitely use a sign with "Utrecht" otherwise local cars will stop. Don't stay at the corner by the traffic lights there is no place to stop. Stand there for like 50 minutes - only one local ride. After going further up the ramp got a ride after around 15 minutes. A lot of traf”
― Finn, 2023-03-19 · Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam
“Great spot to hitchhike out of Amsterdam towards Utrecht. Walk up next to the highway ramp and then there is a wide shoulder. Had a big sign and waited only 3 minutes.”
― Anonymous, 2024-03-16 · Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam
“awesome spot, lots of traffic, barely any wait time and the guy who took me was super chill and even took a detour to bring me to Utrecht Centrum.”
― leberkassemmerl, 2026-04-30 · Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam
“take bus nr 5 (get off at kemal ataturkstraat) or 77 (get off at P+R Veemarkt) and stand on on-ramp. I never have to wait long.”
― Anonymous · Utrecht
“perfect spot when you need to go in direction gorinchem or breda”
― Anonymous, 2011-07-17 · Utrecht
“Got a ride to A12 (with a sign) in 10 min”
― Pusha89, 2014-03-02 · Utrecht

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Waiting times and distances are averages from community-logged rides. Travel time assumes 100 km/h in a car and 5 km/h walking. They are not guarantees.


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