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Hitchhiking from Amsterdam to Cologne

About 6 h 01 min of hitchhiking — roughly 316 km in 4 ride(s), including about 2 h 17 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 47.0 km (28 min) from Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam to Shell Station Pieter Nieuwland. Expect around 20 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Walk 2.9 km (35 min) from Shell Station Pieter Nieuwland to Esso express Tamboersdijk.
  4. Hitch 9.0 km (5 min) from Esso express Tamboersdijk to Esso Bunnik. Expect around 29 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 92.5 km (56 min) from Esso Bunnik to Bergh Zuid. Expect around 53 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 167.2 km (1 h 40 min) from Bergh Zuid to Frankfurter Straße, Cologne. Expect around 36 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Get from Frankfurter Straße, Cologne to Cologne — 4.8 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“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, Tue 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, Sun 2013-09-08 · Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam
“Super good! Got a direct ride to Utrecht after only 5 minutes!!”
― Emanuele19956, Mon 2016-09-12 · 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, Sun 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, Sun 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, Sat 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, Thu 2026-04-30 · Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam
“(Breda), (Arnhem), (Den Haag). Waterlinieweg x Herculeslaan. Bus 12/13s stop “Stadion”, 50 m W Herculeslaan. Official hitchhikers spot.”
― Anonymous · Esso express Tamboersdijk
“Waited about 10 minutes to get a car to Breda.”
― Anonymous, Fri 2012-12-14 · Esso express Tamboersdijk
“Despite the official spot I found it quite difficult to get a ride from here. I would advise you to get a short ride from here to one of the bigger gas stations - I found it very much easier to get a long ride from there.”
― Anonymous, Sun 2011-06-12 · Esso express Tamboersdijk

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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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