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At the bus stop Fonteinbos on the road Afrikaweg (about 200 metres from the spot mentioned above) is an official hitch hiking spot. This hitch hiking spot is useful to acquire rides towards Den Haag, delft Delft and Rotterdam as well as further south. To reach this spot from Centrum West bus station, walk over the pedestrian bridge, walk down and turn right at the traffic lights, trough the pedestrian / cyclist tunnel.

Zoetermeer has two 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 two tram routes are the same, both lines start and finish differently. paying works like everywhere in the Netherlands. the city has two zones Oosterheem and everything else. In the trams are ticket vending machines witch accept coins only. the driver doesn't sell tickets, sometimes controllers do. You don't have to pay when the machine is broken. After 9 a.m. a cheap trip to Den haag and back can be made using a "Dalurenretour Den Haag Plus" (off-peak return for The Hague metropolian metropolitan area), € 4,-.

On the night between saturday Saturday and sunday Sunday Zoetermeer in connected to the night railway network by bus B17 to Rotterdam central station and bus N5 to Den Haag centre (Buitenhof) and the central station (the Nighttrain stops at Den Haag Hollands spoor, take bus N1 to Buitenhof and transfer, same ticket). night bus tickets cost about € 4,- and can be bought at the driver.

Zoetermeer is not too exciting, but a nice centrally located city from where you can pay visits to the historical cities around it. Zoetermeer has an old centre consisting of only one street and some parks for you to have a relaxing walk. Zoetermeers Zoetermeer's architecture is very interesting as the city is build almost entirely in compliance with the VINEX spatial Planning bill (even the street names are in alphabetical order).