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== Safety ==
Watch out at [[Petrol station hitchhiking|service stations]] in and around Sevilla area for muggers as Sevilla has a history of thefts of truck drivers and other people who stop by. Never leave your stuff alone.
5/10/2019 Alex tried thumbing at red light of the large circle intersection after crossing the bridge. Although a local informed her that hitching from this spot is common, she had no luck in over an hour, and it was difficult/dangerous for cars to stop here. (37.3897699, -6.0127505)
Go to the Estacion de Autobuses Plaza de Armas (main station) and take the line bus 41 (confirmed) towards Camas and Santiponce. The ticket costs 1'55€ (c. 2016). Ask the bus driver for la "ultimata parada" (last stop) in Santiponce, from which it's a short (15 min.) walk to El Camino de Santiago (yay!) and also an on-ramp for the Highway 803 to Mérida. (Tip: Nihilobstat got super lucky because during the oranges season a man sets a stand right there to sell oranges, and some extra cars stop there because they know about it :-) )
Warning!: The annoying thing about this route is that you're mostly going Option 1 Go to be village hopping - cars tend to be going from small village to small village - the Estacion de Autobuses Plaza de Armas (main station) and take the line bus 41 (confirmed) towards Camas and you'll probably wind up waiting at some pretty random on-ramps where there's not a lot of trafficSantiponce. Still, itThe ticket costs 1's totally doable55€ (c. 2016 trip took ~6 hours from Sevilla to Mérida). If you're stuck Ask the bus driver for la "ultimata parada" (last stop) in Santiponce, from which it's useful to remember that there is a [https://wwwshort (15 min.google.com/maps/place/Sevilla,+Espa%C3%B1a/@37.6323914,) walk to El Camino de Santiago and also an on-6.1470638,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0xd126c1114be6291:0x34f018621cfe5648!8m2!3d37.3890924!4d-5.9844589 big roundabout] near El Garrobo in ramp for the middle where it's easier Highway 803 to find a rideMérida. ''This trip was the only time when I lost faith in hitchhiking. The road was almost empty and none of the cars passing stopped, I walked for 2-3 hours until I got to the roundabout El Garrobo. Lola, February 2019.''
'''LINK:''' [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Sevilla,+Espa%C3%B1a&hl=es&ie=UTF8&ll=37.431025,-6.031164&spn=0.000967,0.002044&sll=40.954646,-5.708583&sspn=0.001301,0.002044&oq=sevilla&t=h&hnear=Sevilla,+Andaluc%C3%ADa,+Espa%C3%B1a&z=19]Option 2 petrol station
2nd option. (Honestly probably not worth it)
Take a bus to the airport of Sevilla. Get off at the airport stop and walk straight on towards the motorway. At the junction you will see a petrol station in your front. It's only a five minute walk, it's safe and you will find a ride for sure!
* Note: One anonymous hitchhiker stayed there for Take a whole night bus to the airport of Sevilla. Get off at the airport stop and day and no one ever stoppedwalk straight on towards the motorway. At the junction you will see a BP petrol station in your front. It's only a dead end. The hitchhiker would definitely not recommend five minute walk, it. But then again it is Spain 's safe and as far as (s)he found out it is definitely completely about how lucky you are or not.will find a ride for sure! === South towards [[Cadiz]] ===
'''This directions are very, very bad and misleading''', so I proposed them to be removed. On the twelve of April of 2012 I tried it. After the airport the only station I saw was going east. So this is what I did... As I walked on the same direction as the bus that left me, I saw that station ahead and was told it was going east. I walked on the highway on the Sevilla direction. I don´t recommend walking in highways. Then I got on some long dirt road walk for about one hour or so. Sorry I don´t remember all the details on how to get there but it´s quite easy I think. Then when I finally say the sign saying Huelva-Merida I walked there. I waited about one hour and a half and got a ride that left me in a town called Camas near the highway to Merida. I walked to the entrance. I´m sorry these directions suck but it´s the best I can do since I am not from there. '''Next time I´ll try to take a bus to Camas and walk from there'''.
=== South towards [[Cadiz]] ===Take the bus to ''Betis Football Stadium'' (which is in the south of Sevilla, Betis street is in the center). Ask for the direction of the autopista. At the end of the ''Avenida de la Raza'' is a roundabout. Underpass the motorway to the second roundabout and try to get a ride. You can go via the motorway or the parallel road, which also works, since a lot of people want to avoid the motorway toll. But it's slow of course. A sign might be useful.Option 1
Another hitch-hiker tried both spots and agrees that Option 2 Take the bus to ''Betis Football Stadium'' (which is in the south of Sevilla, Betis street is in the center). Ask for the direction of the autopista. At the end of the second option ''Avenida de la Raza'' is bettera roundabout. In Underpass the first spot (after motorway to the second roundabout) there is an on ramp where it is possible and try to hitchget a ride. You can go via the motorway or the parallel road, but there's which also works, since a clear no pedestrians sign, so police would most likely tell you lot of people want to leave and avoid the traffic there is pretty poor as well (08motorway toll. But it's slow of course.2017)A sign might be useful.
NB: we tried this place with a girlfriend and had bad meetings with strange men , then a very nice couple picked us up to tell us this was the quarter : torreblanca , one of the most dangerous in sevilla...so pay attention in this place, people.
Marco: We spent 3 hours at this gas station and met only local people buying "Buthan Gas". After this time a young guy brought us back to the gas station we've seen before from the bus ("Elbag" or sth. like this). There where not many cars at the gas station, but with a sign we got a lift along the street. Take care to get a lift further than the next village.
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'''Sevilla''' is a city in the south of [[Spain]] and the capital of the province of [[Andalusia]].
== Hitching out ==
=== West towards [[Huelva]] or [[Portugal]] ===
'''Option 1'''
5/10/2019 Alex hitched a ride to Huelva from the roundabout near Carrefour/Decathlon in less than a minute. There is convenient gravel shoulder that allows cars to stop. (37.3901426, -6.0338260)
The entrance to the motorway is exactly beside the bus station ''Plaza de Armas''. Walk towards the motorway and stop after the bridge. On the right side of the street there is a huge crosswalk. The way to Huelva is to the left and the crosswalk is to the right. One hitchhiker had a waiting time of 40 minutes. Thumbing from the intersection ''Camas'', which is the first one after the motorway junction, seems to be a bad option. A hitchhiker who did try, ended up waiting for four hours.
'''Option 3'''
Have a look at the Google Map: [http://maps.google.es/maps?saddr=37.380531,-6.04557&daddr=37.38561,-6.046565&hl=es&ll=37.382332,-6.044884&spn=0.00948,0.021136&sll=37.385704,-6.045817&sspn=0.001185,0.002642&geocode=FbNhOgIdfsCj_w%3BFYp1OgIdm7yj_w&mra=ls&t=m&z=16 from the bus stop to the petrol station]
Ask for a ride to the next petrol station on the motorway which is 20km far.
Wukk hitched a ride after 10 minutes to the next petrol station. From there you get a lot of traffic directly to Portugal.--[[User:Wukk|Wukk]] 17:56, 28 February 2012 (CET) Kossabossa hitched a ride after 30 minutes to a large petrol station near Chucena, 35km away from Sevilla. According to the driver, it's a bigger one than the previous and makes it easier to catch the next ride [https://www.google.ro/maps/place/La+Pausa/@37.348339,-6.4238501,174m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xd8a35ca63db9c341!8m2!3d37.348339!4d-6.423303 map]. I found a ride to Faro, Portugal in 10 minutes there. --[[User:Kossabossa|Kossabossa]], 1 October 2017
'''Option 4'''
Go to Santa Justa train station and take Cercanias C-5 (Virgen del Rocio - Benacazon), in direction "Benacazon". There is a train each hour for 3,30€. Buy the ticket from Santa Justa to Benacazon. Try to get a ride at the very train station, just ask to reach the town ("¿Me puede llevar a l pueblo?" in spanish) or "Las nieves" petrol station ("Me puede llevar a la gasolinera de las nieves"). If you are unlucky, just walk across the road to the village (the one with a bike lane at the right side, and there ask for the motorway or "Andalusí Park" hotel ("Por donde se va a la autovia" / "Por donde se va al hotel Andalusí Park"). Leave the hotel at your right, walk across the bridge over the motorway and you will see the petrol station. From there you can get a long ride, since the station is far away enough from Sevilla. It has a lot of activity, specialy in summer time. But if everything goes bad, just ask for a ride to the next petrol station in Chucena, a big one with restaurant, lot of services, and many cars and trucks for you to try. My experience: It takes me two minutes to find a car outside the Cercanias station. They took me directly to the petrol station and there, in 5-10 minutes, I found a car to Bollullos Par del Condado, my destination.
=== North towards Extremadura ([[Merida]], Badajoz, etc.) & Castilla y León ===
Follow the directions above. Then follow the Camino santiago trail through the fields after 40minutes you should see petrol station on your left. Pass underneath the highway and you should be there. Takes about an hour to walk. This petrol station serves both the highway and the route nacional and plenty of cars stop here going in all directions.
=== North towards [[Madrid]] ===
Another option, that works better on my opinion is the bus stop in the end of Avenida de Jerez before it became a motorway. There are plenty of space for cars, bus do not disturb you, because they are very rarely and usually this bus stop is empty. This street is more busy that the Avenida de la Raza, but cars goes not so fast, because before the bus stop is the traffic light. A sign will be very useful because after 200 metres road split into two direction. Better to wait direct car to Jerez or Cadiz or if you go further get out on the petrol station before Jerez (check the map).
=== East towards [[Granada]] and [[Málaga|Malaga]] ===
'''Option 1:''' Take the bus no.29 from "El Prado" bus station (close to the Plaza de Espana) and get off after about 20minutes when you see CEPSA petrol station just few meters from the bus stop. From there try to get a ride to any petrol station further out of the city and on the A92 highway and there to get a longer ride, to [[Málaga|Malaga]], Granada or any other destination on East.
'''Option 2:''' Catch the number 29 bus from the city centre to a bus stop appropriately called "Aux. Autovia Málaga (Drago)" in eastern Seville. Cross the footbridge and walk along the A92 highway for about 10 minutes until you reach a BP petrol station. There isn't always a footpath on the highway but you can walk one black away from it and rejoin very easily.
There is also a bus stop on the road between those two petrol stations, with some place for cars to stop after.
== Resources Safety == Watch out at [[Petrol station hitchhiking|service stations]] in and around Sevilla area for muggers as Sevilla has a history of thefts of truck drivers and other people who stop by. Never leave your stuff alone. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
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