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Hitchhiking from Rotterdam to London

About 14 h 46 min of hitchhiking — roughly 758 km in 10 ride(s), including about 7 h 08 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 a hitchhiking spot near Rotterdam — 2.4 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 9.1 km (6 min) from Rotterdam to Vrijenban. Expect around 23 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 56.8 km (34 min) from Vrijenban to Den Hoek. Expect around 27 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Hitch 76.2 km (46 min) from Den Hoek to Antwerp. Expect around 16 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 53.9 km (32 min) from Antwerp to Brussels. Expect around 24 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 9.2 km (6 min) from Brussels to Dienstenzone Groot Bijgaarden-Noord. Expect around 15 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Hitch 39.5 km (24 min) from Dienstenzone Groot Bijgaarden-Noord to Noordelijke Dienstenzone Wetteren. Expect around 14 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 74.0 km (44 min) from Noordelijke Dienstenzone Wetteren to Dienstenzone Jabbeke. Expect around 8 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Walk 0.2 km (3 min) from a hitchhiking spot near Dienstenzone Jabbeke to Dienstenzone Jabbeke.
  10. Hitch 239.9 km (2 h 24 min) from Dienstenzone Jabbeke to RoadChef Maidstone Services. Expect around 2 h 29 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  11. Hitch 69.1 km (42 min) from RoadChef Maidstone Services to Snargate Street, Dover. Expect around 1 h 23 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  12. Hitch 130.0 km (1 h 18 min) from Snargate Street, Dover to Texaco. Expect around 1 h 09 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  13. Get from Texaco to London — 12.2 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“Den Haag, Amsterdam, Vlaardingen. Stadhouderweg x Daltonlaan. Bus 33/44/49/129/174/… stop “Blijdorp” or “Diergaarde Blijdorp”, 300 m N Van Aerssenlaan, 500 m W Stadhoudersweg . Fuel station”
― Anonymous · Rotterdam
“Got a ride easily going North, held a sign, and asked people nicely as they went in to pay for petrol.”
― Jxroussel, Mon 2013-07-22 · Rotterdam
“Awesome spot, I've been trying hard somewhere else, I got here at 7pm, walking from the station, you don't need a bus (15min), I asked to the first guy filling his car, I got the ride, 20sec, maybe also luck, it depends also from how many cars are there, I guess in summertime works at the best, I was there in the wintery february”
― Anonymous, Tue 2014-02-04 · Rotterdam
“We were standing on the entrance to gas station with a board "Amsterdam" and we got a lift after 10 min to the airport (from there you can go to the city centre by bus for 4 euros)”
― Paczix, Sat 2013-10-12 · Rotterdam
“Today (15.03.) tried to catch on the entrance to the petrol station - got a direct lift to Amsterdam after 5 minutes. Great spot, drivers can stop even if they didn't want to go to the petrol station. Also it's a reasonable distance to walk from the city centre.”
― Anonymous, Tue 2016-03-15 · Rotterdam
“Adding to my previous comment, I approached people directly at the gas station (no signs or whatsoever). Worked really well.”
― Anonymous, Sat 2016-09-10 · Rotterdam
“Excellent for getting a ride straight to Amsterdam. Less than 5 minutes.”
― Anonymous, Sat 2016-09-10 · Rotterdam
“Awesome spot, I've been trying hard somewhere else, I got here at 7pm, walking from the station, you don't need a bus (15min), I asked to the first guy filling his car, I got the ride, 20sec, maybe also luck, it depends also from how many cars are there, I guess in summertime works at the best, I was there in the wintery february”
― Never stop smiling, Tue 2014-02-04 · Rotterdam
“Going to Leiden and most people were going Amsterdam. Eventually found a couple going back home. Definitely asking is the way at the station”
― Anonymous, Fri 2025-04-04 · Rotterdam
“Great stop to leave Rotterdam, many cars stopped but heading all over the place. In the end we got ride to Nieuw-Vennep.”
― verdederos, Sun 2025-07-20 · 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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