A liftershalte (in the Dutch language) is a spot (halte means stop, like in bushalte), marked by an official sign, where a hitchhiker (lifter) can easily be picked up by car drivers. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Hitchhiker Program Hitchhiking (also known as thumbing, hitching, autostop or thumbing up a ride) is a means of Transportation In the Netherlands these spots can be found at the following places (in 2005):
- Amsterdam: at the Prins Bernhardplein before NS Station Amsterdam Amstel (pass the bus stop), road that leads to the ramp of the S112 of the A10. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west (direction A1 and A2).
- Enschede: on the Westerval, at the Parkweg (direction A1). or Eanske in the local dialect ( Twents) is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the
- Den Haag: next to the Malieveld, at the beginning of the A12 (direction Utrecht). Utrecht ( city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht.
- Groningen: at the Emmaviaduct, the road to the A28, 200 meter westwards of the Centraal Station (richting Assen). Groningen is the capital city of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. Assen ( is a Municipality and a City in the north eastern Netherlands, capital of the Province of Drenthe.
- Maastricht: at the beginning of the A2 near the soccer stadium De Geusselt (Viaductweg x N2/A2) (direction Eindhoven) and the A79 (direction Heerlen). Maastricht ( Dutch; Limburgish and city dialect Mestreech; French: Maestricht or Maëstricht; Spanish: Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence Heerlen ( is a City and a Municipality in the southeastern Netherlands The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. With the future upgrade of the N2 to A2 this liftershalte will probably be receded.
- Nijmegen: at the Graafseweg (Venlo and 's-Hertogenbosch), at the verkeersplein near the Waalbrug {direction Arnhem} and at the Annastraat, close to the university. Nijmegen (ˈnɛɪmeɣən) (obsolete spellings Nijmwegen Nymegen Nieumeghen &mdash Nimwegen in local dialect and in German, Nimègue in French Venlo ( is a Municipality and a City in the southeastern Netherlands. ' s-Hertogenbosch ( (literally "The Duke's Forest" colloquially known as Den Bosch ( — translated in French as Bois-le-Duc, in German Arnhem ( ( South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and Municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. The first liftershalte is often used as a parking spot.
- Utrecht ramp of the Waterlinieweg near De Galgewaard stadium (northwards A27 and A28 and in southwards A12, A2 and A27). Utrecht ( city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht.
External links
- Hitchhiking in the Netherlands
- Hitchwiki about the Netherlands
- Liftershalte.info Google-maps application with hitchhiking points all over the world
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