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Hitchhiking from Rotterdam to Berlin

About 11 h 31 min of hitchhiking — roughly 890 km in 7 ride(s), including about 2 h 15 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 Rotterdam to Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam — 2.4 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 64.6 km (39 min) from Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam to Europalaan, Utrecht. Expect around 11 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 43.7 km (26 min) from Europalaan, Utrecht to Esso Utrechtse Brug. Expect around 21 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Walk 1.9 km (23 min) from Esso Utrechtse Brug to BP Slagboom.
  5. Hitch 43.2 km (26 min) from BP Slagboom to Amersfoort. Expect around 8 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 45.4 km (27 min) from Amersfoort to Lucasgat. Expect around 23 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Hitch 92.9 km (56 min) from Lucasgat to Het Lonnekermeer. Expect around 16 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 292.2 km (2 h 55 min) from Het Lonnekermeer to Lehrter See Süd. Expect around 27 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Hitch 308.3 km (3 h 05 min) from Lehrter See Süd to Aral. Expect around 29 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Get from Aral to Berlin — 8.5 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Utrecht, Breda. A20 access lane 14. Tram 5 stop “Abraham Kuyperlaan” 300 m N Schieweg, 100 m N Gordelbrug/Schieplein. Or 300 m N Spoorsingel, 300 m NE Wallenburgerweg, 800 m NW Schieweg, 100 m N Gordelbrug/Schieplein . Bus stop on access lane.”
― Anonymous · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“location sounds cool but cars pass by fast and they cant see you!!”
― Parsaparsa, 2016-08-18 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“Really good spot, get a quick lift to Amersfoort”
― Gexcube, 2014-07-02 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“I stayed an hour and no pickup”
― Anonymous, 2016-08-16 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“But apparently the police may pick you up quickly as well, http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=12&post=14244940”
― Anonymous, 2013-03-08 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“Perfect spot to hh to Belgium. Did it couple of times (alone and couple with girl) and works pretty fine. Less than 10 minutes both. Sign "Belgium" or "Antwerpen".”
― Lipegon, 2015-05-12 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“I don't feel adressed, Mr Anonymous! ;-)”
― Fverhart, 2013-12-22 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“Spot with good visibility for the drivers, and some place to stop the car. Very high traffic makes it easy to quickly get a hike in direction of Utrecht.”
― Anonymous, 2011-07-06 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“Best chance to get from Rotterdam to Utrecht (and beyond).”
― VonTaks, 2012-01-25 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“Got a good ride to the next service station. But one dickhead showed me his beautiful middle finger. I love the dutch friendliness :)”
― Tobi, 2025-09-14 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam

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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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