A ''liftershalte'' or ''liftplaats'' (in the

Dutch language Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the List of languages by total number of speak ...

) is a spot (''halte'' means stop, like in ''bushalte''), marked by an official sign, where a

hitchhiker Hitchhiking (also known as thumbing, autostop or hitching) is a means of transportation that is gained by asking individuals, usually strangers, for a ride in their car or other vehicle. The ride is usually, but not always, free. Signaling ...

(''lifter'') can easily be picked up by car drivers. In the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

these spots can be found at the following cities (2024): *

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

: a
the Prins Bernhardplein
before NS Station Amsterdam Amstel (pass the bus stop), road that leads to the ramp of the S112 of the A10. (direction A1 and A2). *

Groningen Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...

: a
the Emmaviaduct
the road to the A28, 200 meter westwards of the Centraal Station (richting

Assen Assen () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in ...

) and a
the Europaweg
at the crossing with the Damsterdiep (direction

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). *

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; ; ; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital city, capital and largest city of the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Maastricht is loca ...

at the Stadionplein
in front of football stadium De Geusselt. This liftershalte is situated on a parking area and is therefore not suitable for hitching a good ride from passing drivers. *

Nijmegen Nijmegen ( , ; Nijmeegs: ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the ...

: Just after th
Keizer Traianus plein
before the bridge over the

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, in the direction of

Arnhem Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ...

. An
on the Graafseweg
just after the Keizer Karel plein, in the direction of

's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 160,783. It is the capital of ...

. *

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

On Boslaan, next to Malieveld
the beginning of the A12 (direction

Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...

). Reopened in 2024. *

ramp of the Waterlinieweg near Galgenwaard stadium
north-bound
A27 and A28 an
south-bound
A12, A2 and A27). *

Zoetermeer Zoetermeer () is a city in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. A small village until the late 1960s, it had 6,392 inhabitants in 1950. By 2023 this had grown to 126.998 ...

: at th
bus stop Pruimengaarde
on the Australieweg. Combined bus stop/hitchhiking spot eastwards A12 to Utrecht. And at th
bus stop Fonteinbos
on the Afrikaweg. Combined bus stop/hitchhiking spot directions The Hague, Rotterdam, Delft. Local liftershaltes are situated in the provinces Flevoland i
Zeewolde
Friesland i
HeegSneekLangweer
e
Sint Nicolaasga
and in North-Brabant in Hoogeloon, Hulsel, Luyksgestel, Knegsel en Weebosch.F’kes meerijden
(Brainport Bereikbaar) In the past there were also liftershaltes in: *

: N200 direction

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Nether ...

Enschede Enschede (; local ) is a list of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Overijssel and the Twente region of the eastern Netherlands. The east of the urban area reaches ...

: on Westerval, at the Parkweg (direction A1), receded 2006. *

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; ; ; ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 127,073 (2023). It is the provincial capital and seat of the Provin ...

: reportedly had an official hitch-hiking spot *

: at the beginning of the A2 near the soccer stadium De Geusselt situated on a very good location to hitchhike to (Viaductweg x N2/A2) (direction

Eindhoven Eindhoven ( ; ) is a city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also locat ...

) and the A79 (direction

Heerlen Heerlen (; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the f ...

), receded in 2012.

References

External links

Hitchhiking in the Netherlands

Hitchwiki about the Netherlands

Liftershalte.info
Google-maps application with hitchhiking points all over the world Hitchhiking he:טרמפיאדה