A liftershalte or liftplaats (in the Dutch language) is a spot (halte means stop, like in bushalte), marked by an official sign, where a hitchhiker (lifter) can easily be picked up by car drivers. In the Netherlands these spots can be found at the following places (2024):
- Amsterdam: at the Prins Bernhardplein before NS Station Amsterdam Amstel (pass the bus stop), road that leads to the ramp of the S112 of the A10. (direction A1 and A2).
- Groningen: at the Emmaviaduct, the road to the A28, 200 meter westwards of the Centraal Station (richting Assen) and at the Europaweg at the crossing with the Damsterdiep (direction Germany).
- Sneek and Heeg: local liftershaltes connecting these places. The liftplaats in Heeg can be found on De Skatting, just after the crossroads with Tollewei and the liftplaats in Sneek on the Kanaalstraat between the entrance of the P+R (Park+Ride) and the petrolstation. [1]
- Langweer/Sint Nicolaasga: there are two local liftershaltes
- On the Langwarderdyk in the direction of Langweer.
- At the start of the Brédyk in the direction of Sint Nicolaasga.
- Utrecht ramp of the Waterlinieweg near Galgenwaard stadium (north-bound A27 and A28 and south-bound A12, A2 and A27).
- Zoetermeer: at the bus stop Pruimengaarde on the Australieweg. Combined bus stop/hitchhiking spot eastwards A12 to Utrecht. And at the bus stop Fonteinbos on the Afrikaweg. Combined bus stop/hitchhiking spot directions The Hague, Rotterdam, Delft.
- Nijmegen: Just after the Keizer Traianus plein, before the bridge over the Waal, in the direction of Arnhem. And on the Graafseweg just after the Keizer Karel plein, in the direction of 's-Hertogenbosch. [2]
In the past there were also liftershaltes in:
- Amsterdam: N200 direction Haarlem
- The Hague: next to the Malieveld, at the beginning of the A12 (direction Utrecht). Officially doesn't exist anymore: sign has gone. But location is still good for hitchhiking.
- Enschede: on Westerval, at the Parkweg (direction A1), receded 2006.
- Maastricht: at the beginning of the A2 near the soccer stadium De Geusselt situated on a very good location to hitchhike to (Viaductweg x N2/A2) (direction Eindhoven) and the A79 (direction Heerlen), receded in 2012.
- Leeuwarden: reportedly had an official hitch-hiking spot