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Another option to To go to in the direction of Belgium, especially if you want to go to [[Liège]] or [[Luxembourg]], is to go to the service station ''Lichtenbusch'' on the German-Belgium border at the A44. Take bus #11, #36, #55, or #SB63 from ''Busbahnhof'' or ''Hauptbahnhof'' (central station) to ''Oberforstbach Laschet'', get out and walk back the direction you came from. You have to walk a few hundred meters until you reach a bridge after which you turn left to get to the service station after 150-200m (you can either walk through the fields or use the exit and walk along the autobahn). At the same bridge there is also the exit #2 ''Aachen-Lichtenbusch'' at the A44 which you can use to go either in the direction of Köln (or at least to the service station ''Aachener Land'') or in the direction of Belgium.

Option 1: Take bus #11, #36, #55, or #SB63 from ''Busbahnhof'' or ''Hauptbahnhof'' (central station) to ''Oberforstbach Laschet'', get out and walk back the direction you came from. You have to walk a few hundred meters until you reach a bridge after which you turn left to get to the service station after 150-200m (you can either walk through the fields or use the exit and walk along the autobahn). At the same bridge there is also the exit #2 ''Aachen-Lichtenbusch'' at the A44 which you can use to go either in the direction of Köln (or at least to the service station ''Aachener Land'') or in the direction of Belgium.  Option 2: To get to the service station or the exit you can also hitchhike from the bus station ''Aachen Siegel'' (reachable by the lines #11, #21, #36, #46, #53 and #SB63 or by foot - ask locals for directions) which is perfect if you want to hitchhike south to the Eifel in the direction of Roetgen, Monschau, Simmerath or further. Option 3: One may also thumb at the on-ramp at the highway exit Aachen Brand. To get there take bus lines 25, 45, 55 or 68 from the main bus station ''Aachen Bushof'' until ''Königsberger Straße'' (2,40 Euro as of January 2012). Walk 500 m along the road and either thumb down the cars coming from Aachen center turning left or the cars going straight onto the highway from the industrial area. Beware that there is local traffic that will exit the highway on the next exit.