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
- Get from Amsterdam to Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam — 4.6 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
- 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
- Walk 2.3 km (28 min) from a hitchhiking spot near Utrecht to Utrecht.
- 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
- Walk 3.5 km (42 min) from 52.09029, 5.15813 to Esso Bunnik.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.