Lagos (Portugal)

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<map lat='37.10174121753592' lng='-8.674736022949219' zoom='13' view='0' float='right'/> Lagos is a sea-side city, in the west of the Algarve region of Portugal.

Hitching Out

North towards Lisbon/Porto and East towards Faro and Spain

From the main avenue, head east towards the main bus station. Walk past the bus station and turn right at the roundabout. Keep following this road and you should end up on the EN 125, which leads to the A22. If you continue on this road, there are a few good hitching spots, otherwise you can walk about 1 - 2 kilometres farther and you will reach a petrol station.

Sputz tried hitching here in various spots for one hour and managed to obtain a ride from the petrol station all the way to Faro.


Walk Northeast from the supermarket close to the harbour, along the N125, until you see the gas station on the right (some 10min max.). We got a hitch there to the last gas station on the highway (before it turns North towards Lisbon/Porto), from there you get further North.

West towards Sagres, Villa Do Bispo

Hitching from the center of Lagos will be hard. I have tried it many times, and it seems that the only good way is to walk on the main avenue all the way passing a dozen crossroads until you get to that big roundabout that goes to the motorway towards Faro and Lisbon. Walking from the center of Lagos along that long road will take approx 30minutes. You can try and hitch on the way, but you'll probably have to walk until there. No sign is required as people who stop always ask you where you are going even if you have a sign.