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== Hitching Out ==
=== South/West towards [[Den Haag]], [[Delft]], [[Rotterdam]] ===
At The railway station Zoetermeer (not Zoetermeer Oost) (tram stop Driemanspolder) you will find a bridge for motorised vehicles, next to the pedestrian bridge ''Nelson Mandela''. On the northside north side of this bridge there is a busstop bus stop (walk up the ramp). From here you can Hitch hike to Den Haag, but also Delft and Rotterdam as well as further south should be possible from here.
=== North towards [[Leiden]], [[Amsterdam]]===
In the Center, next to the AIVD building (big ugly gray building with a lot of security cameras) witch in on Europaweg you will find road N206 (Zwaardsloodseweg). Here is a busstopbus stop, and a small parking spot these are ideal for hitchhiking
=== East towards [[Gouda]], [[Utrecht]] ===
Hitchhiking in this direction is best done from Den Haag (If you hitchhike to Den Haag you'll be at the end of the highway at a certain point (trafic traffic lights) here just go back in the opposite direction.)
However it is possible to go east directly from Zoetermeer. This spot is illegal to use because it is on the highway, i have never been in trouble though. Be advised that getting at the spot is not very safe since there is no emergency lane or pedestrian area. The spot itself however is not dangerous.
Go to railwaystation railway station Zoetermeer Oost (not Zoetermeer) and walk to the end of the platform, over the bridge and keep folowing following the path next to the railway-track for about 20 minutes. You will get at a big concrete bridge over the railway track and the highway. from under the bridge you can see the highway entry lane on the other side of the railway track. at the beginning of the bridge is a grass ramp, climb this and walk over the bridge over the railway track to the entry lane, after about 20 meters the emergency lane starts here you can hitchhike. try Try to get a ride to at least the next gas petrol station, (just after Gouda) because the villages in between don't produce much traffic.
Getting at Zoetermeer Oost is done by bus 71,72,74,170,204 74 will even take you further to the spot, it drives under the bridge then get off and walk back a bit. bus 74 however doesn't run that often.
== Public Transport ==
Zoetermeer has two tramlines tram lines and various bus lines to most area's of the city. The tram goes to Den Haag. Be aware that though most of the tram routes are the same both line start and finish different. paying works like everywhere in the Netherlands. the city has two zones Oosterheem and everything else. In the trams there are ticket vending machines. the driver does not sell tickets neither do the controllers. These machines however often don't work. I estimate that about 2/3 of them is broken. If this is the case, it is not possible to buy a ticket so the ride will be free. Make sure you have money in coins to buy a ticket would the machine have worked so you can prove you noble intentions. This is at your own risk. The fine is € 38,40 but I never got one.
== Places to Visit ==
