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Hitchhiking from Nijmegen to Hamburg

About 8 h 44 min of hitchhiking — roughly 493 km in 7 ride(s), including about 2 h 29 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 Nijmegen to a hitchhiking spot near Nijmegen — 1.5 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 17.1 km (10 min) from Nijmegen to Arnhem. Expect around 7 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Walk 6.6 km (1 h 19 min) from a hitchhiking spot near Arnhem to Arnhem.
  4. Hitch 23.3 km (14 min) from Arnhem to De Somp. Expect around 26 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 9.5 km (6 min) from De Somp to De Paal. Expect around 15 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 30.3 km (18 min) from De Paal to Bolder. Expect around 26 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Hitch 38.1 km (23 min) from Bolder to Het Lonnekermeer. Expect around 24 min of waiting here. 7 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 256.7 km (2 h 34 min) from Het Lonnekermeer to Thünen. Expect around 27 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Hitch 118.2 km (1 h 11 min) from Thünen to Hamburg. Expect around 24 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Get from a hitchhiking spot near Hamburg to Hamburg — 2.2 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Official hitchhiking spot (liftershalte).”
― Chris9012, 2024-10-06 · Nijmegen
“Good spot, there is a liftershalte 100 meters after the traffic lights, but this makes no sense. Sometimes I wait here too long like 45 minutes, but that is not a problem. To Arnhem Max 15 minutes wait.”
― Dwz, 2025-05-20 · Nijmegen
“It's a liftershalte (basically an official hitchhiking spot, signaled with a sign pole and all, check the pictures on google maps) Had a sign with "Arnhem" written on it and I put some music to kill time while waiting. The first song didn't even finish that a dude stopped by and I got my ride to Arnhem. Honestly quite an incredible experience and the fastest lift I'll probably ever got. I don't”
― BepisFresh, 2026-05-12 · Nijmegen
“Traffic goes by fast. So I waited near the traffic lights end of the bus stop. Got a ride to zwolle in 10 minutes.”
― Anonymous, 2016-01-24 · Arnhem
“Great spot during rainy or stormy weather, as there's a semi-enclosed bus shelter to hide in. Got a ride to a petrol station before Zwolle in less than 10 minutes.”
― Anonymous, 2018-08-12 · Arnhem
“After only 5 min wait I got a ride all the way to Zwolle”
― Anonymous, 2013-09-05 · Arnhem
“At the busstop Golflinks, to A50 (Apeldoorn, Zwolle)”
― Anonymous, 2013-09-05 · Arnhem
“Amersfoort, Zwolle, Assen, Enschede. Fuel station on A50 between access lane 23 and junction Knooppunt Beekbergen “De Somp” (6 km) . Bus 231s stop “Kapelmeestershoeve”, 100 m SW Gildenlaan, (Bus 293 stop “Landdrostlaan”), 400 m S Landdrostlaan, 1200 m SE Polderweg, 1500 m SE Elsbosweg, ][, 300 m S verge A50 Es. ? mins. Fuel station on the motorway. Es.”
― Anonymous · De Somp
“Very good for directions North. Directions west and east are more difficult. Shell gas station with personal saying you can't hitch from the gas station "Shell regulations" and rather have to stand somewhere else. I would suggest first (making trouble) and continue anyway, if they really start to threat then stand right at the entrance (or at the exit) of this P- place.”
― Anonymous, 2012-04-24 · De Somp
“Pretty good place to go east. I was here in the dark on an early Monday morning in January (during rush hour) and didn't get sent away. Found a ride to Osnabrück in about 20-30 minutes.”
― Maxim1110, 2015-02-01 · De Somp

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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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