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Hitchhiking from Brussels to Bordeaux

About 14 h 37 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1110 km in 8 ride(s), including about 3 h 21 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 5.2 km (3 min) from Brussels to Shell Express. Expect around 15 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 57.6 km (34 min) from Shell Express to Ghent. Expect around 18 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 20 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 86.4 km (52 min) from Nazareth-Noord to Aire de Phalempin-Ouest. Expect around 22 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 275.3 km (2 h 45 min) from Aire de Phalempin-Ouest to Massy. Expect around 42 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Walk 0.8 km (10 min) from Massy to 48.72136, 2.25623.
  8. Hitch 40.3 km (24 min) from 48.72136, 2.25623 to Aire de Saint-Arnoult. Expect around 15 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Hitch 81.1 km (49 min) from Aire de Saint-Arnoult to Aire d'Orléans-Saran. Expect around 37 min of waiting here. 10 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Hitch 548.4 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
  11. 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
“Good spot, we just stood by the side of the road outside of the gas station. There was a traffic jam, so it was easier. Plenty of space for small cars to stop. We got ride in 5 minutes directly to Gent.”
― verdederos, Sun 2025-07-20 · Shell Express
“Excellent spot. Plenty of traffic, the fifth car I asked at the Shell drove me directly to Ghent.”
― Caseymatho, Sun 2026-10-11 · Shell Express
“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
“This place is great, it's the main highway acces point of the city, with highways going to all 4 directions. Stand just after the crossroad (on the bridge), there's a small emergency parking zone there. But please, please put a sign up! Because everybody is going to a different direction, drivers need to know where you want to go.”
― Anonymous · Ghent
“Wasn't even arrived on the hitchhiking spot walking on Citadellan and Sint-Lievenslaan coming from the west side. There is a parking before the "Ter Platenbrug" bridge and someone stop on the parking and pick me up there to go to Antwerp. Had a "E17 - Netherlands" sign”
― Lois, Wed 2017-04-05 · 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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