Maastricht
Maastricht
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| Information | |
Country:  |
Netherlands |
Province:  |
Limburg |
| Population: | 117,548 |
| Major roads: | A2, A79 |
| More info: | Hitchbase |
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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) 
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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). With the upgrade of the N2 to A2 this liftershalte was removed.
Hitchhiking towards Eindhoven and Heerlen / Aachen is now best at the crossing Meerssenerweg / Viaduchtweg where you can ask rides at the traffic lights, or at the Terblijterweg, in front of the Geusselt football stadium, with so so space for a car to stop.
Another place to stand is just before A2-access lane Maastricht-Randwyck. The location to stand is at the road Oeslingerbaan, on the bridge over the A2, just before the access lane, where you will find an empty area where a car coming from the west can easily stop. A sign is recommended.
It is also very well possible to use this spot to hitchhike towards the motorway Aachen and then on to Köln and further. Some people recommend to catch a lift to Heerlen and then catch another one to Aachen at the junction of A79 and N281.
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. Fverhart's average waiting time here is 11 minutes for a ride to Liege.
West towards Hasselt, Antwerpen, Leuven, Brussels
Best place towards Hasselt is at or just after the traffic lights at the crossing of Via Regia and Canteleerstraat, the first crossing after the traffic square Via Regia. Expect short rides to Veldwezelt, Mopertingen and Bilzen. You will reach the motorway at Diepenbeek or Bilzen, where you can easily get further. All the motorway access lanes in Hasselt are suitable for either Brussels or Antwerpen.
