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You might as well try walking to the autoroute which is a very long but nonetheless very nice morning activity (Both onramps are good for some). Just follow the signs for Barcelona. You'll probably walk for hours through many [[roundabout]]s, and at one point you even have to go on a sort of nature walk (hitchhiker [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]] can't remember what prompted this but there was an obvious reason and a clearly cut trail through the woods that passed under a bridge), traveling north and eventually you'll get to a long, lonely but beautiful road with viniards on either side. Keep going, and eventually you'll get to the autoroute onramp situated on a bridge over the [[A9 (France)|A9]]. You can stop here if you want to try your luck, or you can go to the [[péage]] which is visible from the bridge. Just follow the road down there and cut into the woods to get around and come out on the south side of the péage. From there you can thumb a ride, and there's even a parking area big enough for a lorry to stop for you. Note: getting to the other side of the péage involves crossing a creek and jumping one or more fences! Attempt at your own peril (or pleasure!).
Another good spot to wait is a small roundabout 10 minutes north of the river on foot. Walk North on Cours Lazare Escarguel, cross the river, where CLE changes its name to Pont Arago. Just before the sidewalk ends, take the stairs (on the right) down to the street below. Continue walking north, parallel to Pont Arago for 5 - 10 minutes. The road will veer to the right and you will be able to see another roundabout. Cars going both North (Toulouse, Montpellier) and South (Barcelona) frequently pass by here. I've successfully hitched from here twice. [EDIT: August 2017. We were standing there for two hours under full sun and no luck. This spot is not good at all. Few cars and most of them heading North instead of South. Actually, people looked like they were from the area and they wouldn't cover much more than 10km. Don't use this spot! GO to the bottom of this page to find my personal recommendation.]==== Perpignan Nord ====
Yet another good spot, if you're travelling South, is a roundabout 15Take bus [http://www.sankeo.com/387-Quel-bus-dans-ma-ville-20 minutes on foot south of the city centre3F. Walk down the Boulevard Felix Mercader html bus 13 or 14] until and continue when it changes name to Avenue du Général Guillaut - just follow the signs for Barcelona. It's the first roundabout you meet after the road changes name and there's lots of space for cars to stop. ''Cap Roussillon'A great option if you're heading North''' Due . There go ahead to the opening of roundabout, and to the new ''Rocade'' right. Where the best option road makes a turn to get North direction (Toulousethe left, Carcassonne, Narbonne and Montpellier) it´s by public transport. [http://hitchwikitake the field way ahead.org/members/Armoniautopia/ Armoniautopia] has done this lots In front of time the express road to the left and after 500 meters there is a tunnel, take it always worked very well, much better than and walk on the other options. You just need side back to get bus number 4 direction Languedoc and get out at the bus stop Monticellinorth. From the bus stop you cross to the other side of Follow the road street and you stand there end at the entrance of '''''la voie rapide'''''. You´ll see in roundabout with the green road sign Narbonneonramp. Stand with your sing and there is enough space for the cars to stop and pick you up!!
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When traveling North, it is recommended to wait by the traffic lights on [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=42.700037,2.886615&spn=0.011591,0.022509&t=h&z=16&om=1&msid=107047389499788319963.0004367e4251f21521864 Cours Lazare Escarguel] where traffic occasionally stops. It is possible to get a lift from here to the autoroute ramp further up.
=== Other options to get to autoroute = Perpignan Sud ====
This is in the experience of [http://hitchwiki.org/members/Armoniautopia/ Armoniautopia] the best and quickest option if you are heading to the South (Girona, Barcelona)
If you're going to Spain and your driver is only driving to [[Le Boulou]] (which is the last exit before Spain) avoid getting out on the last [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] called ''Village Catalan''; on the map it looks like the last best place to hitchhike but no one going to Spain stops here because petrol is cheaper on the other side of the border (as of 2008). Instead, go to Le Boulou but ask your driver to drop you off at the final ''barrières de péage'' where all the traffic will have to stop (not to mix it with a small toll barrier on the sliproad which is used only by locals to exit and leave the motorway).
=== South by national roads === Yet another good spot, if you're travelling South, is a roundabout 15-20 minutes on foot south of the city centre. Walk down the Boulevard Felix Mercader until and continue when it changes name to Avenue du Général Guillaut - just follow the signs for Barcelona. It's the first roundabout you meet after the road changes name and there's lots of space for cars to stop. === Public transport === Another handy thing to remember is that buses within the province only cost 1 euro no matter how far you go! (But only for two hours.) That way you can get almost to [[Andorra]]'s border for only 1 2 euro.
==== How I [[User:Anagjordnao|Anagjordnao]] got twice out from Perpignan and landed directly in Barcelona====
This is my personal advice and has nothing to do hitchhiking. But this is what has worked for me. Keep in mind I don't encourage anyone to break any state's laws. I just report what has been useful for me.
