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Hitchhiking from Rotterdam to Paris

About 7 h 32 min of hitchhiking — roughly 559 km in 5 ride(s), including about 1 h 57 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 Esso Stadhoudersweg — 2.5 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 9.0 km (5 min) from Esso Stadhoudersweg to Vrijenban. Expect around 22 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 56.6 km (34 min) from Vrijenban to Den Hoek. Expect around 22 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Hitch 129.3 km (1 h 18 min) from Den Hoek to Parking Kalken (Noord). Expect around 16 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 102.6 km (1 h 02 min) from Parking Kalken (Noord) to Lille. Expect around 27 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 261.2 km (2 h 37 min) from Lille to Paris. Expect around 30 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. 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

“probably the best spot to go from Rotterdam to Den Haag or Amsterdam. Waited maybe 25-35 min”
― adamascus, Fri 2025-08-22 · Esso Stadhoudersweg
“Stood in front of the petrol station with a big sign saying Amsterdam, leaving enough space for people to stop. The place is good for direction the hague, Amsterdam.”
― Olivierh, Sat 2026-06-13 · Esso Stadhoudersweg
“This gas station is an excellent start when you're hitching from Delft. It is accessible from 'de Rotterdamse weg' walking from the parking lot in the direction of the highway through the park. There is a small wooden bridge across the ditch, just behind the Burger King as seen from the highway.”
― Anonymous · Vrijenban
“A busy road, so good for hitchhiking, but most of the traffic will go to Rotterdam and not further so the traffic that is able to give you a hike to for example Dordrecht is sparse. Also last time I was kicked away by the petrol station owner for asking the tanking people (even though I always smile, wish people a good journey and are dressed pretty neat) but a sign at the parking lot behind the s”
― Anonymous, Wed 2007-11-28 · Vrijenban
“Got a ride straight to Ghent, BE in about 5 minutes. Got dropped of there by some guys who said they always used this spot when leaving delft.”
― Piet, Sat 2013-07-20 · Vrijenban
“But quite, but found a ride to Breda”
― johan92, Wed 2026-04-29 · Vrijenban
“My girlfriend and I Departing from: Amsterdam Destination: Brussels”
― rovaris, Mon 2026-06-08 · Vrijenban
“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

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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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