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Hitchhiking from Rotterdam to London

About 14 h 12 min of hitchhiking — roughly 684 km in 8 ride(s), including about 6 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

  1. Get from Rotterdam to Shell Stadionweg — 4.5 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 38.0 km (23 min) from Shell Stadionweg to Den Hoek. Expect around 25 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 93.0 km (56 min) from Den Hoek to Kruibeke-Noord. Expect around 22 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Hitch 36.4 km (22 min) from Kruibeke-Noord to Parking Kalken (Noord). Expect around 26 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 23.5 km (14 min) from Parking Kalken (Noord) to Ghent. Expect around 27 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Walk 3.7 km (44 min) from Ghent to Dienstenzone Drongen-Noord.
  7. Hitch 53.7 km (32 min) from Dienstenzone Drongen-Noord to Dienstenzone Jabbeke. Expect around 14 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 240.0 km (2 h 24 min) from Dienstenzone Jabbeke to RoadChef Maidstone Services. Expect around 2 h 22 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Hitch 69.1 km (42 min) from RoadChef Maidstone Services to Snargate Street, Dover. Expect around 1 h 24 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Hitch 130.0 km (1 h 18 min) from Snargate Street, Dover to Texaco. Expect around 58 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  11. Get from Texaco to London — 12.2 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Lots of traffic towards Breda.”
― TheKylling, Sun 2016-05-22 · Shell Stadionweg
“good place, rainy day got a car to Anwerpen in 30 minutes”
― Anonymous, Sun 2018-07-01 · Shell Stadionweg
“Took around 30 minutes on a Saturday morning to get on the highway to Breda.”
― Anonymous, Tue 2022-09-20 · Shell Stadionweg
“Near entrance the motorway in the direction of Belgium, beside a large gas station and Mc Donalds. The cars are driving slowly because of the roundabout and have plenty of space to stop.”
― Anonymous, Mon 2015-08-03 · Shell Stadionweg
“Man leaving macDonalds beeped at me on his way home from work to Tilburg and agreed to drop me in Breda.”
― StanBoi, Wed 2025-09-17 · Shell Stadionweg
“Lot of traffic, headed south”
― yankimihci, Sat 2026-08-15 · Shell Stadionweg
“I got a ride to Antwerp after 25 min. Big gasstation, but not too much traffic.”
― TheKylling, Sun 2016-05-22 · Den Hoek
“Got a ride to Antwerp in 40 minutes on a Saturday. Not much but enough traffic.”
― Anonymous, Tue 2022-09-20 · Den Hoek
“We got a ride to Antwerp after 15 minutes.”
― Anonymous, Sun 2015-10-18 · Den Hoek
“Good spot to get dropped off, easy to get a ride towards Antwerp or Brussels.”
― Anonymous, Fri 2014-01-03 · Den Hoek

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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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