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There is a service station [https://goo.gl/maps/J2fhS8n5TiL2] to the west of the city, just before the Portuguese border. This is a great place to get a ride practically anywhere (5 minute wait for Lisbon in 2016, but many cars headed to Seville, southern Spain, etc.in other directions). To get there, first go to the Avenida de Elvas. You can pretty much walk there from the city centre, take Bus Line #9, or even hitch with any car heading but you can also try hitching towards the "University Campus"/"Avenida de Elvas". de Elvas , the latter of which is a series full of roundabouts, so and lots of slow moving cars go fairly slowly and it will be easy to get someone who can drop you at the service station.