Hitchhiking from Brussels to Paris

About 4 h 15 min of hitchhiking — roughly 346 km in 2 ride(s), including about 48 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 Brussels to Sint-Pieters-Leeuw — 6.9 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
Hitch 2.3 km (1 min) from Sint-Pieters-Leeuw to Dienstenzone Ruisbroek. Expect around 14 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 343.5 km (3 h 26 min) from Dienstenzone Ruisbroek to BP. Expect around 34 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Get from BP to Paris — 4.3 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Hitch Hiking Spot at the red light under the bridge, right before the turning onto the motorway ramp in direction of Paris / Mons / Charleroi - Take tram 4 to Stalle terminus, then walk to Motorway. You can ask any car to take you to the next petrol station, which is 2km further south”
― Anonymous · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

“A decent spot. I found the red-light WAY too short for drivers to consider letting you in their car, so we walked to the ramp and had better luck with traffic coming from the west, as there is enough space for the to stop and still have cars go around. In about 10 minutes, got a ride all the way to Lille, Fr”
― Anonymous, Sun 2011-12-25 · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

“Waiting on the up-ramp with a destination sign and "next gas station symbol" took us 5 minutes. (2 people).”
― Briedis, Mon 2013-09-23 · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

“bad spotbecause car don't have time to stop if they want to take you (red light time is too short) and not very confortable under the bridge (noises..). But if you walk 15 meters away, at the entrance of the ring, it is a very good spot, cars can stop and see you in advance :)”
― Tishead78, Sun 2015-03-29 · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

“Actually a lot of cars, but no place for them to stop, you can just enter the car when it's waiting at the red light. Next time i'll try the gas station in Stalle.”
― Corto, Sun 2011-11-27 · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

“I tried this spot at the red light, on the small pavement under the bridge several times. It is possible, after eye contact, to talk to a driver, and if they say they go your direction or agree putting you off at a next petrol station, my experience is that they wait even if the light goes green, and other cars can still bypass them.”
― Dante, Sun 2012-01-29 · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

“a hard spot. It s easier from the next petrol station which is close just two km to walk to..”
― Anonymous, Fri 2012-10-05 · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

“good spot, even if red light is not the best, but enough time for people to consider taking you”
― Edithv, Thu 2014-08-14 · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

“the first time i hitchhiked there, i got a lift in five minutes to Concarneau ! Perfect :) but it surely does not happen every day :)”
― Flexi, Thu 2015-05-14 · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

“Stalle/Boissec : J'ai quand même du marcher depuis Stalle, la sortie d'Uccle, jusque à ce feu rouge ou s'arrêtent les gens qui prennent l'autoroute sud, mais j'ai été pris presque immédiatement par un couple de Camerounais infiniment aimables. Stalle/Drogenboos: Still had to walk from Stalle - exit from Uccle - to that red light where all the cars that take the southern highway stop at. Wa”
― Anonymous, Wed 2023-08-09 · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

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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.