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There is a good petrol-station along the C33 (which leads to the Autopista del Mediterraneo, AP7/ E15) just 10 minutes away from Barcelona city center by train. You can find cars going to Girona, Figueres and sometimes eve much further, straight into France.
:Directions: Take a Renfe train from Passeig de Gracia (Line 2) with direction: St Celoni. Get off at Montcada y Reixag station, (this journey will take you about 10 minutes and costs you in 2009 1,30). Walk under the railways and pass through the station building. At the other side you will find yourself at a pedestrian commercial street. Follow it to the right. Pass the church, traffic lights and the bridge. Continue walking straight, turn left around the buildings where you will see the tall highway motorway bridge. Follow that to the right, until the railways, you will find a 'forbidden' passage on your left. Cross it and continue along the road to the right. After 2 minutes you will find yourself at the Agip station "La Pausa". [[User:phlyming|Phlyming]] has found the petrol station is now Galp and the toll is just 2km ahead. It takes 10 to 15 minutes walking from the train station.
====Option 2: Bellaterra====
There are two ways of getting at this rest-area on both sides of the highway motorway - heading North and South, connected with a bridge. There are not many drivers going North though, and the (Spanish) ones who do don't seem to be eager to pick up hitchhikers. Almost no traffic from Barcelona going North is going through here, so you miss out on all the French drivers - option 1 is probably much better.
First option is through St. Joan station.
The second option might be easier, stay on the train one more stop and to get off at ''Bellaterra''.
:Directions: Exit the station, take the exit on the left and walk to the left following the main street. After a while you will then reach a bridge over the motorway. After the bridge, turn left at the next street that is parallel to the motorway. After 200 meter and a small tunnel you are at the same rest area. When asking locals ask how to walk to Hotel Bellaterra, as Spanish people are clueless about hitchhiking any other question will be answered with useless answers about how to reach the highwaymotorway.
::Note: There might still be a construction site just outside the train station, and the road bends away from the tracks. Do not follow the dirt road as it will result in fatal hitchhiking attempts.
=== West towards [[Zaragoza]], [[Madrid]] ===
====Option 1: Bellaterra====
Follow the instructions as per option 2 above. Stay on the same side of the highway motorway as where you are walking. This option is easy to reach but you might find more cars heading towards your direction if you follow the next option as per below.
Normally not too many cars, you can ask them to take you to a highway motorway petrolstation like "El Bruc" for continue.
====Option 2: Castellbisbal====
