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Hitchhiking from Nijmegen to Vienna

About 17 h 14 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1238 km in 7 ride(s), including about 3 h 42 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 17.0 km (10 min) from Nijmegen to Arnhem. Expect around 13 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Walk 5.4 km (1 h 05 min) from Arnhem to Esso IJsseloordweg.
  4. Hitch 19.7 km (12 min) from Esso IJsseloordweg to Babberich. Expect around 35 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Walk 0.3 km (4 min) from Babberich to Bergh Zuid.
  6. Hitch 136.4 km (1 h 22 min) from Bergh Zuid to Raststätte Ohligser Heide West. Expect around 27 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Hitch 206.2 km (2 h 04 min) from Raststätte Ohligser Heide West to Medenbach-West. Expect around 46 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 259.0 km (2 h 35 min) from Medenbach-West to Raststätte Aurach Süd. Expect around 17 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Hitch 270.2 km (2 h 42 min) from Raststätte Aurach Süd to Donautal West. Expect around 50 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Hitch 329.3 km (3 h 18 min) from Donautal West to Turmöl. Expect around 34 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  11. Get from Turmöl to Vienna — 4.8 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
“Zutphen, Doetinchem, Oberhausen. N325 (IJsseloordweg). Bus 5 stop “Presikhaaf/Kampenhuizenlaan”, 400 m SE naar Dunoweg, 250 m S Dunoweg, N325 cross, 200 m SW verge N325. Fuel station.”
― Anonymous · Esso IJsseloordweg
“Difficult spot for direction Germany, but probably one of the best options in Arnhem. You should try to hitch a ride from someone who goes onto the A12 until at least exit 29 (Zevenaar) so they can drop you off at service station Oudbroeken, which works much better.”
― Maxim1110, 2014-11-25 · Esso IJsseloordweg
“Good spot for getting a ride east into Germany, but tricky to get to by foot. From the intersection of Lange Water/N325 you have to walk along the verge of the N325. When I did this, August '12, the grass was more than 1 meter high with loads of cobwebs and stinging plants. Also, it just takes quite a while to walk.”
― Ostkreuz, 2012-10-21 · Esso IJsseloordweg
“I stood at the entrance just where the guardrail stops, with thumb and a sign "Doetinchem"”
― Chris9012, 2024-10-06 · Esso IJsseloordweg
“Badddd spot not very loads of local traffic. Got told it was half German cars but not really. Got a lift from a trade van not far down the road to a better spot”
― natecr, 2025-04-16 · Esso IJsseloordweg
“We had got a message just before we got here. To go to Köln, Germany. We thought it was a good idea to be next to the A12 (South. Except everyone is going to Arnhem (North) or Dieren etc (East/A348). We settled for a 5 minute ride to Zevenaar to be on the A12.”
― Anonymous, 2025-03-31 · Esso IJsseloordweg
“The guy at the tank station asked us not to stand at the front which is not ideal. Also not a lot of cars because the tank station is in the Netherlands and the gas prices are higher. And people where very blunt and rude here. Would not recommend”
― Nienke, 2024-08-23 · Bergh Zuid

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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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