Enschede

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Enschede
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Information
Country:
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Netherlands
Province:
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Overijssel
Population: 154,311 (01 Jun 2007)
Major roads: A1, A35
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Enschede is a city in the east of the Netherlands. There was a liftershalte, a spot for hitchhikers, on the Westerval, at the Parkweg (direction A35). It disappeared somehow in 2006.

Hitching Out

North towards Hengelo, Oldenzaal, A1 service station

If you want to go towards the service station 't Lonnekermeer for long hitches into Germany, get yourself towards the Deurningerstraat until end of town. Some 50m behind the last traffic light you'll have some space for cars to stop, pretty awesome spot for hitches towards Oldenzaal. For the service station, hitchhike for around 5-6 km and get out just behind the railway crossing. Walk up the bridge and at its left you can walk down towards the motorway and the petrol station.

East towards Germany

Option 1 along the motorway towards Osnabrück

There is an A1 on-ramp in Oldenzaal-Zuid. This is around 6 km north of Enschede. You can get there by taking the bus, line #60 or #62 towards Oldenzaal/Denekamp from the central bus station in Enschede. From April 1, 2011, prices get up from 2,50 to 5,50 Euro for this way, so considering walking & hitchhiking to the ramp from Enschede might be an option. You might pay less when stating to the bus driver you get out at Hanzepoort, sometimes it worked paying less than the current city rate.

Get out of the bus at Hanzepoort, cross the street and walk 50m to the right. There you can stand along the hard shoulder at the on-ramp up to the Dutch motorway A1 (German A30) towards Bad Bentheim / Osnabrück. Average waiting time is 7 minutes, most people go to Germany, mostly to Nordhorn or Bad Bentheim near the border. This ramp is the 2nd last before the German border, try to get to the parking area at the border, there you can find trucks that might go more east towards Osnabrück, Hannover or Berlin. If you like going faster, check out the article for the A30, maybe it's better to catch a ride towards the on-ramp Nordhorn/Bentheim and from there getting a ride eastwards much faster.

Option 2 via Gronau and towards Münster

For hitchhiking towards Münster take bus #1 (costs EUR 2,20) towards Wesselerbrink and get out at TC Tubantia. There you can already see the motorway in front of you, just walk the 500 meters up to the ramp. Additional, you can also take line #2, for this see the spot below. At this spot the motorway A35 begins. For hitchhiking towards Gronau use the space in front of the traffic lights or walk a bit down the ramp.

West towards Hengelo, Apeldoorn, Utrecht, Amsterdam

To get on the A35 you just have to go to the Zuiderval. Take bus #2 towards Helmerhoek and get out at the P+R Zuiderval and walk to the higway (100 meters). You can also take line #1, for this see the spot above. There are traffic lights and enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign with Deventer and try to get a lift to the petrol station before Deventer.

On-ramp Oldenzaal-Zuid towards Germany.

All other directions

If you are at the University of Twente, try this: Go to the entry of the University, go the "Auke Vleerstraat" straightforward for around one kilometer (crossing two traffic circles, two bridges). After the second bridge you'll find traffic lights. Directly behind these traffic lights is a bus bay where you can stand perfectly to show all coming cars that you need a lift up on to the A35 to the east (Gronau (Germany) or to the west to Hengelo (motorway A1). Only problem is that you need a direct lift onto the motorway, as before the approach road towards the motorway is nearly impossible to hitch.

Sleeping

It's possible to camp somewhere on the University campus, if you ask the security guys at the campus entry kindly to put your tent on a hidden spot somewhere between the trees. There's much green on the campus, only thing will be geese that are hanging around there. ;) There's also a campsite between Hengelo and Enschede, not far from the University.