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Hitchhiking from Rotterdam to Paris

About 8 h 01 min of hitchhiking — roughly 579 km in 6 ride(s), including about 2 h 04 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 18.2 km (11 min) from Rotterdam to The Hague. Expect around 21 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Walk 0.8 km (10 min) from The Hague to OK.
  4. Hitch 67.0 km (40 min) from OK to Den Hoek. Expect around 22 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 93.5 km (56 min) from Den Hoek to Kruibeke-Noord. Expect around 20 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 36.4 km (22 min) from Kruibeke-Noord to Parking Kalken (Noord). Expect around 8 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Hitch 102.7 km (1 h 02 min) from Parking Kalken (Noord) to Lille. Expect around 30 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 261.5 km (2 h 37 min) from Lille to Paris. Expect around 24 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Get from a hitchhiking spot near Paris to Paris — 4.9 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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