Hitchhiking from Nijmegen to Vienna
About 17 h 12 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1242 km in 7 ride(s), including about 3 h 38 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 Nijmegen to a hitchhiking spot near Nijmegen — 1.5 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
- Hitch 17.0 km (10 min) from Nijmegen to Arnhem. Expect around 7 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 5.4 km (1 h 05 min) from Arnhem to Esso IJsseloordweg.
- Hitch 19.7 km (12 min) from Esso IJsseloordweg to Babberich. Expect around 51 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 0.3 km (4 min) from Babberich to Bergh Zuid.
- Hitch 136.5 km (1 h 22 min) from Bergh Zuid to Raststätte Ohligser Heide West. Expect around 26 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 207.1 km (2 h 04 min) from Raststätte Ohligser Heide West to Medenbach-West. Expect around 37 min of waiting here. 6 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 260.5 km (2 h 36 min) from Medenbach-West to Raststätte Aurach Süd. Expect around 21 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 270.9 km (2 h 43 min) from Raststätte Aurach Süd to Donautal West. Expect around 43 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 330.2 km (3 h 18 min) from Donautal West to Turmöl. Expect around 33 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- 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, Sun 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, Tue 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, Tue 2026-05-12 · Nijmegen
“Zutphen, Doetinchem, Oberhausen. N325 (IJsseloordweg). Bus 5 stop “Presikhaaf/Kampenhuizenlaanâ€, 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, Tue 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, Sun 2012-10-21 · Esso IJsseloordweg
“I stood at the entrance just where the guardrail stops, with thumb and a sign "Doetinchem"”
― Chris9012, Sun 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, Wed 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, Mon 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, Fri 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.