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Hitchhiking from Brussels to Bordeaux

About 14 h 49 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1111 km in 9 ride(s), including about 3 h 41 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 Brussels to a hitchhiking spot near Brussels — 1.3 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 5.3 km (3 min) from Brussels to Avenue Charles-Quint - Keizer Karellaan, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem. Expect around 15 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 57.7 km (35 min) from Avenue Charles-Quint - Keizer Karellaan, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem to Ghent. Expect around 7 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Hitch 16.0 km (10 min) from Ghent to Nazareth-Noord. Expect around 14 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 70.9 km (42 min) from Nazareth-Noord to Lille. Expect around 20 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 16.9 km (10 min) from Lille to Aire de Phalempin-Ouest. Expect around 39 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Hitch 273.9 km (2 h 44 min) from Aire de Phalempin-Ouest to Champlan. Expect around 34 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Walk 0.2 km (2 min) from Champlan to Massy.
  9. Hitch 40.4 km (24 min) from Massy to Aire de Saint-Arnoult. Expect around 23 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Hitch 81.1 km (49 min) from Aire de Saint-Arnoult to Aire d'Orléans-Saran. Expect around 38 min of waiting here. 8 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  11. Hitch 548.6 km (5 h 29 min) from Aire d'Orléans-Saran to Avenue des Mondaults, Floirac. Expect around 32 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  12. Get from Avenue des Mondaults, Floirac to Bordeaux — 6.1 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Found a ride to Gent in less than one minute during rush hour. I had a sign "Gent". This place is really a good one since it is so close to the centre, direct access. A lot of people who work 9-5 and go to Gent or Oostende take this road.”
― Anonymous, Thu 2012-03-29 · Brussels
“One of the first spots where you'll see directions to get out of Brussels and to go towards other cities. We were two persons (1m1f) and waited 15minutes with a sign for Gent. Had a direct ride. Get out of Brussels before or after rush hour. HH in rush hour doubles your time.This particular spot is not so good in terms of decision time for the driver. short eye contact, small parking, fast traffic”
― Anonymous, Mon 2011-12-05 · Brussels
“Sign. Cars go slowly. 2 easy spots to stop (bus stop and a pull in part). Lots of friendly people passed by and chatted. Sign”
― Anonymous, Wed 2024-08-14 · Brussels
“There’s a construction going on, so the spot is gone temporarily”
― geci, Sun 2026-03-08 · Brussels
“We had to wait a little bit but, suddenly someone who was getting gas at the gas station approached us an took us with him.”
― Anonymous · Avenue Charles-Quint - Keizer Karellaan, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem
“I directly asked the customers at the Lukoil station and got a ride going to Gent from the third one I asked. There were quite a lot of people stopping to get gas.”
― LukasR, Sun 2014-06-15 · Avenue Charles-Quint - Keizer Karellaan, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem
“I stood infant of the entrance to the petrol station. A truck stopped me on the road and took me closer to Gent. I reached London the same day.”
― Anonymous, Wed 2017-03-01 · Avenue Charles-Quint - Keizer Karellaan, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem
“I waited in this spot at the entrance to the Shell since it was visible both to the highway for people to pull over, and for customers at both the Shell and Lukoil stations.”
― Anonymous, Sat 2012-02-18 · Avenue Charles-Quint - Keizer Karellaan, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem
“This is what I would call the offical hh spot of Gent to go to Brussels, Kortrijk, Lille or further in that directions. Im posting this in November 2007”
― Anonymous · Ghent
“Very good exit point for the city of Ghent. Possibilities to get connected to the R4, E40 (Brussels or Oostend)and E17 (Antwerp or Lille). Stand just behind the traffic lights. There's plenty of space to stop and pick up some hitchhikers.”
― Anonymous · Ghent

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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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