A31 (Germany)

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The A31 is a 241 km long highway in the West of Germany going in North-South direction from Emden to Bottrop in the Ruhr Area.

By many people this highway is called the Friesenspieß or Emslandautobahn, because it's going straightforward through the Emsland, and especially at night you'll see no cars for miles along the highway here. This part of the highway is one of the most emptiest streets in Germany.

You can find one petrol station between Lingen and Wietmarschen. Two petrol stations are in planning (Aschendorf and Hochmoor), but it's not sure when they are finished.

Hitching the A31

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  • (11) AB-AS-blau.svg Leer-West Average.png (average) - Bad.png (bad)
    • Easy to get a ride to the Netherlands since a lot of Dutch people go shopping in Leer. It's very difficult to hitchhike in the direction of Oldenburg since most (if not all) people will take a different on-ramp.
  • (24) AB-AS-blau.svg Wietmarschen
  • Autobahn gasstation.pngAutobahn Restaurant.png Service station Ems-Vechte
    • Not certified if this service station actually is finished :-)
  • (25) AB-AS-blau.svg Lingen
  • (26) AB-AS-blau.svg Emsbüren Average.png (average) - Bad.png (bad)
    • Get off here if you want to hitch along the A30. Walk away from this ramp in direction south-west for 1 km and you'll get to the Schüttorf-Nord ramp along the A30. There you can try hitching towards Osnabrück easily, towards the Netherlands it's a bit more difficult because of missing traffic. Hitchhiking the Emsbüren ramp is not the best option, it's quite empty in both directions.
  • (27) Autobahn junction.png Kreuz Schüttorf
    • Chance to get over onto the A30.
  • (28) AB-AS-blau.svg Schüttorf-Ost
  • (29) AB-AS-blau.svg Ochtrup-Nord
  • (30) AB-AS-blau.svg Gronau/Ochtrup Bad.png (bad)
    • No way to hitch this ramp because it's on the B54. On this ramp cars drive around 100 km/h and it's hard to stop and dangerous for you! If going towards Gronau, Enschede or Münster, try to get rides directly towards these cities or walk carefully to the next ramp along the B54.
  • (31) AB-AS-blau.svg Heek

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