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There is only '''ONE''' petrol station located along this motorway (''Tankstelle Grönegau'') near [[Melle]] between [[Osnabrück]] and [[Bad Oeynhausen]]. A second ''Raststätte'' is located at the border between [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]], but without a petrol station. Some maps will tell you that there is a petrol station at ''Brockbachtal'' between [[Ibbenbüren]] and [[Osnabrück]]. That's a goddam joke, but nevertheless a good parking area for hitchhiking, even without a service station.
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Traveling along the '''A30''' seems different but it's not. Coming from the [[Netherlands]], hitching at the service station [['t Lonnekermeer]] near [[Hengelo]] is easy for getting rides at least towards [[Osnabrück]] or even further. The part between [[Bad Bentheim]] (where the motorway begins) until Osnabrück seems to be a bit more difficult to hitchhike, especially towards the Netherlands the traffic will be a bit less. It might be much easier to ''jump'' between two or three on-ramps (usual traffic: Bad Bentheim, Rheine-Nord, Ibbenbüren) instead of denying cars in hope for longer rides. Enschede-Osnabrück can be done like this within 1,5 hours or even faster. From Osnabrück on towards [[Bad Oeynhausen]] you will find enough traffic.
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* '''(1) Border crossing [[Bad Bentheim]]''' {{average}}
** At the border you'll find a big parking area for trucks, a police station and toilets. There's a bridge to walk over the motorway to a restaurant on the other side of the road and another parking area (for people going into the [[Netherlands]]). Hitchhiking there is quite easy if you prefer trucks. Many trucks stops stop there and will give you a ride when they start their journey through [[Germany]]. Don't expect too much cars on the parking area, there is no petrol station and many people just don't want to stop because the police is hanging around there. Sometimes they close the border and check every car that is coming into [[Germany]]. If so, ''don't panic'' but be happy, because all cars have to pass the parking area, ideal for hitchhiking. Unfortunately, the police is not announcing the border controls.
[[File:Gildehaus1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Gildehaus ramp at winter-time]]
* '''(2) {{Ramp}} [[Gildehaus]]''' {{south}} {{average}} -- {{north}} {{average}}
** At this ramp there's enough space to stand on the hard shoulder, hitchhiking is okay, with all traffic going to [[Osnabrück]] anyway.
* '''{{gas}} Service area Brockbachtal''' {{average}}-{{good}}
** Parking area with a petrol station and restaurant, newly opened in may May 2014.
* '''(13) {{Ramp}} [[Lotte]]''' {{senseless}}
** Well, enough space for you to stand on, but nearly no traffic.
