Maastricht

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Maastricht
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Information
Country:
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Netherlands
Province:
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Limburg
Population: 117,548
Major roads: A2, A79
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Maastricht is the most southern city of the Netherlands, located in the province of Limburg.

Hitchhiking out

North towards Eindhoven (and motorway towards Aachen/Köln, Germany)

There was a liftershalte, a special spot for hitchhiking, at the beginning of the A2 near the soccer stadium De Geusselt (Viaductweg x N2/A2) (direction Eindhoven) and the A79 (direction Heerlen). Unfortunately with the upgrade of the N2 to A2 this liftershalte was removed! However not far from the stadium there is a small petrol station, and (true to April 2012) there is a good place to stand in front of the stadium on Terblijterweg - the street leading to the N2\A2 crossroads. Bus 3 arrives near the motorway from the central railway station. Get off at the stop for the stadium, right next to the petrol station. A ticket is 2 Euros and is valid for one hour.

It is also possible to use this spot to hitchhike towards the motorway Aachen and then on to Köln and further. However, it is not always simple to catch somebody crossing the border (30-60 minutes waiting-time on average). Some people recommend to catch a lift to Heerlen and then catch another one to Aachen.

An alternative for hitchhiking towards the north (especially directions Eindhoven and further can be found at the N2 opposite the Maastricht-Randwyck trainstation. From the station walk up the stairs, turn left on the bridge so that you cross the N2, at the end walk around the soccer fields. Once you are close to the main road, walk through the vegetation and then a couple of 100s of meters along the road (through the ditch to stay safe and smooth) towards the bridge that connects with the Randwyck station. There is a very wide hard shoulder now (2012) and a maximum speed of 50 kmh (cars passing mostly at 50-80 kmh). Note that this location hitchhiking is officially not allowed because of the freeway status.

Towards Heerlen and Germany you can obviously also hike towards the last traffic lights on the roads that lead towards the official hitchhiking spot and ask there for a ride (AC=Aachen).

Tmoon hitching out of Maastricht

East towards Gulpen, Aachen (Germany)

Take the bus #53 or #54 from the center towards Akersteenweg. At this bus stop you'll find a petrol station. There you can try to get a lift towards Aachen in Germany.

South towards Liege

Follow the rail track from the central station out of the town in a southern direction from the backside exit (use the bridge over the rails). At the first rail/road crossing south of the station hike on over the cycling path and later, still by the side of the railway, over Gerardusweg. Follow this way until the end, thus you walk under a bridge and you will arrive at a motorway entrance on the junction named Europaplein; some hundreds of meters further on at the other side of the railway is the railway station Maastricht Randwyck. If you stand at the corner of the road across from the sign pointing at the A2/Luik (Liege) you will get a lift.

West towards Hasselt, Leuven, Brussels

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