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Hitchhiking from Rotterdam to Budapest

About 22 h 38 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1724 km in 11 ride(s), including about 5 h 02 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 52.6 km (32 min) from Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam to Hellevliet. Expect around 12 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Walk 0.3 km (4 min) from Hellevliet to Bijleveld.
  4. Hitch 82.4 km (49 min) from Bijleveld to Lucasgat. Expect around 12 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 91.0 km (55 min) from Lucasgat to Hengelo. Expect around 24 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Walk 1.5 km (18 min) from Hengelo to Het Lonnekermeer.
  7. Hitch 420.8 km (4 h 12 min) from Het Lonnekermeer to Raststätte Börde Süd. Expect around 26 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 82.8 km (50 min) from Raststätte Börde Süd to Plötzetal West. Expect around 23 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Hitch 98.4 km (59 min) from Plötzetal West to Raststätte Muldental Süd. Expect around 45 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Hitch 83.4 km (50 min) from Raststätte Muldental Süd to Rasthof Dresdner Tor. Expect around 28 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  11. Hitch 155.2 km (1 h 33 min) from Rasthof Dresdner Tor to Klíčany, D8, km 3.1 (L). Expect around 28 min of waiting here. 11 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  12. Hitch 36.5 km (22 min) from Klíčany, D8, km 3.1 (L) to Brněnská, Prague. Expect around 38 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  13. Hitch 426.4 km (4 h 16 min) from Brněnská, Prague to Mosoni pihenőhely. Expect around 26 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  14. Hitch 194.7 km (1 h 57 min) from Mosoni pihenőhely to Budapest. Expect around 38 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  15. Get from a hitchhiking spot near Budapest to Budapest — 2.4 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, Thu 2016-08-18 · 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, Wed 2011-07-06 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“Really good spot, get a quick lift to Amersfoort”
― Gexcube, Wed 2014-07-02 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“I stayed an hour and no pickup”
― Anonymous, Tue 2016-08-16 · 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, Tue 2015-05-12 · 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, Fri 2013-03-08 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“I don't feel adressed, Mr Anonymous! ;-)”
― Fverhart, Sun 2013-12-22 · Noorderkanaalweg, Rotterdam
“Best chance to get from Rotterdam to Utrecht (and beyond).”
― VonTaks, Wed 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, Sun 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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