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__NOTOC__== Hitching in == === From France === When on the main motorway from France to Barcelona, some cars are being stopped at the border for identity and luggage check. When going to Spain (Catalunya), there are several big rest areas on that road. You can either ask your driver to let you out next to towns such as [[BarcelonaRubí]] is the capital of and [[CatalunyaSant Cugat]]where you can go to Bracelona by train, or get out of the car at a region rest area and wait for another ride to Barcelona. A train ticket generally cost you around €2,20 (Sant Cugat/Rubí)  If you get dropped on the coast road leading to Barcelona (11) it should be really easy to keep hitching through the towns and villages until the city. I did the last 60km on this road in 4 or 5 short lifts but never waited more than 2/3 mins, just hopped out of each car and thumbed the next one almost instantly wherever I was dropped.  You can also ask the driver to leave you at the junction by the university (''Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona''). There is a [[Spainroundabout]] (and right by the motorway ramp. The only challenge is that your driver has to be going from the junction of ''Barbera de valles'' on the right site of the motorway as it gets split - otherwise you leave the car at ''Castellbisbal'' [[Francerest area|service station]]).  == Hitchhiking out ==

Walk out === North towards [[Girona]], [[Figueres]], [[La Jonquera]], ([[France]]) {{Aes|AP-7}} === In general your chances of being picked up are much better with cars with French number plates. For the options below it's good to have an idea about how many French cars you can expect. If you want to go further into France but only find a car going close to the border be careful about where you get dropped. See below experience at La Jonquera, last service station in Spaun. The first service station in France, Village Catalan just after le Boulou is totally dead, it looks like nobody stops there. If you can get a little further to Perpignan Sud Paeage, exit 42 and use a sign for Narbonne you should get a lift at least as for as La Palme Service station through the after exit 40, quite a good spot for a longer lift into France. ==== Option 1: C33 Motorway service station Gasolinera Galp Montcada Norte ==== Take a Renfe train on the leftR2 or R2 Nord line, and direction: Granollers Centre (R2) or Macanet-Massanes (R2 Nord). Get off at station ''Montcada i Reixac''. Train will take you about 20 minutes. Exit the road that follows train station to the rail track. After a left-turn, take through the second exit in the direction of the train. Walk under the railways and pass through the station building. At the third other side you will find yourself at a small shopping district with a one way street . Follow it to the right . Pass the church, traffic lights, and cross the pedestrian bridge. Once over the bridge, turn left and follow it the fenced in school playground around to the right. You should now see the motorway above you and parking below the motorway. Continue following the motorway until you see the road dip down and to the right under the railroad. Go under the bridge. Up ahead and to your left you will see a very broken vertical turnstile and a sign saying "forbidden" (see a picture here: http://imgur.com/MLxJc29). Ignore the sign and follow the foot path to the right, to the service road along the motorway. This service road goes right into the back of a Gasolinera Galp Montcada Norte petrol station.  Also you can get to same petrol station by metro L11 till stop Torre Baró | Vallbona + 3 km walk next to river to to Montcada district and find a train stop ''Montcada i Reixac''. Than follow directions as above. ==== Option 2: AP-7 Motorway Service Station Bellaterra ==== Take train [http://www.fgc.net/accesible/cat/viatjar/s2.htm S2] from ''Barcelona Plaça Catalunya'', direction Sabadell-Rambla, and get on off at ''Bellaterra''. (2 zones). Turn left out of the station and walk 1.6km along C/ de Bellaterra''. You should After you have crossed over the motorway bridge, you will see a small road to the left. Walk ≈400 along this road (you will pass through a small tunnel) to the service station.<br/ >When asking locals, ask how to walk to Hotel Bellaterra, as Spanish people are clueless about hitchhiking and any other question will be able answered with useless answers about how to reach the motorway (EDIT: the hotel is closed and you have to climb two gates to get to spot a the rest area after less then a 5 minute walk from here).<br/ > There are not too many drivers going north so option 1 is probably much better. ==== Option 3: Barcelona Gran Via ==== Take the metro L2 and get off at ''Monumental''. To hitch SouthFrom there, stay on that sidepass by the ''Plaça de Toros'' (Bullfight Arena) and start hitchhiking at the last traffic light by the ''Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes''/''Carrer Padilla'' before street corner where the road leads to the motorway C-31. When the light turns red, to hitch Northask people if they're heading towards the motorway. If yes, ask them if they can take you to the footbridgefirst petrol station (''"gasolinera"'').* [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=4149109241400908&x=20938832183522&z=1517&l=03&m=sh&v=2 LocationOption3]<br/ >This is a good option to start hitching from the city itself. It works pretty well if you know how to hitch from petrol lights, have a big sign or know some Spanish. ==== Option 4: Petrol station Barcelona Beach ==== Take bus H16 from ''Plaça Catalunya'' direction Fòrum and get off at ''Cementiri de l'Est''. Head towards the beach, cross over the highway bridge, and you will see McD and the Repsol petrol station on the left.[http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=barcelona&aq=&sll=43.846165,7.51585&sspn=0.063015,0.154324&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Barcelona,+Provinz+Barcelona,+Katalonien,+Spanien&t=h&ll=41.392763,2.20439&spn=0.004129,0.009645&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.392668,2.204321&panoid=THN4T4qwi_RHw72drz6r8A&cbp=12,328.03,,0,-0.5 photo-link]This is a good option to start hitching from near the beach itself in Barcelona. It works pretty well if you know some Spanish or even Catalan as you have to ask the drivers at the petrol station. ==== Option 5: Port ==== Barcelona has a huge Port where ferries from Morocco, the Balearic Islands and Italy arrive. There are many cars going further north or to France. If you stand with a sign next to the passenger terminal where the cars leave the port, you can hitch a long-distance lift. It may be useful to check the timetables first, but keep in mind that ferries can be easily delayed by some hours. === South towards [[Valencia]], [[Alicante]] {{Aes|AP-7}} & West towards [[Zaragoza]], [[Madrid]] {{Aes|A2}} === ==== Option 1: AP-7 Motorway Service Station Porta de Barcelona (Castellbisbal) ==== Take Renfe train R4 direction ''St.Vicenç de Calders'' from either ''Barcelona Sants'', ''Plaça Catalunya'' or ''Arc de Triomf'', to ''Castellbisbal''. From the train station, go left and take the dirt road that leads out and cross under the railway tracks on your right. Walking on this road, you'll come across a surfaced road on your right, that will lead to a bigger road. When you reach this bigger road, you'll see a bridge on your right. Turn left here, and then immediately to the right, to a small street, at the end of which you can see a "stop" sign from the distance. Go straight until it turns into a dirt road, keep going on the dirt road until you reach the petrol station. There will be other roads left and right, ignore them. This whole walk from the station to the service station shouldn't take you much more than 30 minutes (besides, you can find signs on the last road that directly takes you to the service station, showing you that you're on the right way to the "área de servicio"). ==== Option 2: AP-7 Motorway Service Station Bellaterra ==== Follow the instructions as per "heading north to Girona option 2" above. Cross over the footbridge to the services on the north side of the motorway for hitching south. :This place is not recommended for going south or west.Also the entrance from the highway to this petrol station is 10km before the petrol station. Most of that cars that passed in this place were going to barcelona center... Use option 1, much better. === South towards [[Tarragona]], [[Valencia]]{{Aes|C-32}} === (Petrol station on Granvia de l'Hospitalet leading to motorway C-32). Take metro L1 Red line to ''Bellvitge'' station. Turn right out of the station and walk south ≈300m along Rambla Marina to the Avenida De La. Turn right and walk west ≈200m to the Galp petrol station.

Alternatively=== North West towards [[Manresa]], it might be easier to stay on the train one more stop and to get off at ''Bellaterra''. Exit the station, walk to the left following the main street. 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.[[Andorra]] {{Aes|C-16}} {{E|9}} ===

'''Option 2:''' Take a ''Renfe'' train to S2 train from ''CastellbisbalPlaca de Catalunya'' station from either to ''Barcelona SantsVolpelleres'' . Get out on the left side(Line C4 to ''Sttaking the direction of the train as reference) of the station.Vicente Walk straight out along Carrer Mare de Calders''Déu del Roser, platform 1, buy going a 2 zone ticket), ''Plaça Catalunya'' or ''Arc de Triomf''bit uphill. Walk back up Bear left at the railtracks in end of the direction you came from for about ten minutes until road and you will see a service roundabout with a petrol station on your left. To hitch NorthAt the roundabout, cross take the exit Carrer de Vallespir and walk ≈150m till you get to the roundabout junction with the C-16 motorway. Stand at the entrance slip-road via the footbridgedirection Manresa. To hitch South, stay on that side of <br/ >Probably you will not find a ride to Andorra but from Manresa you can take the roadin direction Berga. For us it worked out quite well.

Alternatively=== Hitchhiking ferry to [[Mallorca]], you can walk out of the main exit of the train station[[Menorca]], and take the first turn right. Walk straight on from there, keeping the highway on your right hand-side.[[Ibiza]] ===

==Barcelona Public Transport = West, towards [[Zaragoza]], [[Madrid]] ===Choose the petrol station in ''Castellbisbal'' as described above (Option 2).

=== Anecdotes ===Copied from [[Talk:The Barcelona|the talk page]]:: ''"I hitched from Castellbisbal in August 2006. Instead public transport system consists of walking back along the tracksan underground metro, trams, I crossed the road and walked down the hillarea trains, by some allotments. The guy who worked at the station pointed to the two mountains and told me to go between thembuses. I didDay passes are a little more than 5 euro, and it worked. I passed under a bridge via a dirt track (cover the road was being built as I passed) and just past thatwhole transport system, buses, trams, on my rightmetro, was the service stationand area trains (Rodalies and [http://www.fgc.net/eng/index.asp FGC]). I hoped Single passes are for the fencemetro only, crossed and cost eur 2.00. The best deal is the footbridgeT-10, and hitched south in the shadow of a big 'X' monumentwhich is 10 rides for 11 eur (1.10 per ride). After about an hour and There is also a halfpink ticket for older Spanish people 10 rides for 4 eur, I got picked up by an off-duty police who'd been in Barcelona for a health check upbut dont show this ticket to gate guards/ticket inspectors. He gave me a ride all These tickets will also let you into the way to AmpostaRENFE system, and sang Kylie Minogue songs. Good timesbut you risk getting controlled if you go very far (more than 2 hours or so)."''

== Getting in ===== From France ===When on the main highway from France to Barcelona, some cars are being stopped at the border for identity The entrances sometimes have turnstiles and luggage checksometimes have sliding electronic gates. When going It is possible to Spain (Catalunya)jump or slide underneath, there are several big rest areas on that roador climb over the electronic gates. You can either ask If you get caught your driver risk is 40-100 euro - if you're not able to let you talk your way out in towns (with train of it. Control happens sometimes at the exits of stations) and cities along that road, such as [[Girona]] or [[Rubí]] and [[San Cugat]] (latter two are better options), or get very rarely on the trains. Walk out of the car at a rest area by stairs slowly and to wait look forward for another ride to Barcelona. A train ticket generally cost you between €1,30 (San Cugat/Rubí) and €10 (Girona).them

You can also ask On the stations with electronic gates, the driver best options is to wait for somebody to leave pass through a gate with a ticket, and walk directly behind them. This way you at can across the junction by the university (''Iniversitat Autonoma de Barcelona'')gate. There is Sometimes, if you don do it quickly enough, a roundabout right by the highway ramp. The only challenge short buzzing alarm might activate, but this is that your driver has to be going from the junction of ''Barbera de valles'' on the right site of the motorway as it gets split - otherwise you leave the car at ''Castellbisbal'' [[service station]]largely ignored.

== Blackriding long distance trains==On train station Barcelona Sants, where most of the long distances trains leave. You need to go threw a control similar like on airports. They check your ticket, they scan your luggage, you even need to put down jacket to go thre scanner. This makes it nearly impossible to get in long distance trains without ticket. The gates for short distance trains are separated so you can also try 't just buy few euro ticket to village near by. To get a ride to the [[Costa Brava]] - there platforms of long distanes trains you will find many train stations with trains would need a ticket at least to BarcelonaGirona or Taragona or something. There is a cheap train service along When you come blackriding TGV from france you need to go out from the coast all platform and then you would need again to go threw the way stupid control to Barcelona (get next train so it doesn' t help you anyhow. At least leaving from the TGV is no problem as of 2004, the ticket for there are no gates on the longest distance was 4 euro)exit.

Other options === Free food and shower === Free showers at beach with cold water :) Food Parròquia de Sant Agusti (Carrer de l'Arc de Sant Agustí, metro Liceu) healty food each day except thursday at 10:15. Come half hour earlier to pick up number. Except poor and sketchy people here. Free hot shower and clothes Carrer de Marie Curie 22 (metro Lluckmajor ) or Av. Meridiana 197 (metro Navas) === Hospitality exchange ===[[Accommodation#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange networks]] have many members in Barcelona, however, you have to plan your stay well ahead since it is quite a popular destination.  === Sleeping in public areas === Options include sleeping on the beach, in parks , nearby hills, roofs of buildings and elsewhere. Note that parks in Barcelona close at night, and may not be that easy to get into one.   Ciutadella park is closed at night, but may be accessed by the entrance facing the Arc de Triomf. The bars of the fence near the gate are wide enough to slip through if you're not very big. You're unlikely to be disturbed during the night but the Police might wake you up after 8am and ask you to move on. Another user got inside and pitched a tent. It is safer if you are not alone. Lot of criminals and junkies also sleep there dont talk and dont trust anyone. Attach your bag to tree with rope when you sleep.  Small park just in front of the Cosmo Caixa Museum where you can easy use a tent. By public transport, you can get the L7 to the end ''Av. Tibidabo'', than walk 5 minutes direction top of the hill, turn on the ''Carrer d'Isaac Newton'' just before the bridge on the left and continue. You will find this huge building, with a big submarine in front of it. When you have museum on your back, submarine on your right, there is some [http://goo.gl/maps/MxfX2 stairs] in front of you, between entrance of museum and submarine, you will see the main door of this park after few stairs, it might be close if its late, so you can go to the top of this stairs, than jump on the left side, go under the stairs to the other side, and there is the spot. 2 options: (1) near the bench, better for the ground, but you might be visible at the morning, and woke up by a guardian; (2) right after geting out from under the stairs, the ground is shitty, you might need good stake to setup your tent, mostly in windy time, from there, the guy who open the door at the morning, can't see you, and he don't go into the park at all, so you can sleep till late!  Take the metro from "Placa de Catalunya" to Canyelles station, walk about 200 yards uphill from the station and find some nice hills to camp/sleep out/hang a hammock. You can meet wild boars  Take a late train to the park in the North-West of Barcelona. For example, you can take the S2 to ''Sabadell'' (ticket zone 1) leaving from ''Plaça de Catalunya'' and getting off at ''Baixador de Vallvidrera'': there is a big park which is nearly like a forest, and you will find a very good and lonesome place to stay within 500 meters from the station.   Parc de la Pau small and clean park next to the beatch (15 min from metro to station Besos Mar, next to Dechatlon shop, street Career de la Pau)...  

When staying on the beach in Barcelona, you may notice thieves. They walk around Mountains next to Camp De Futbol Canyelles (metro Valldaura and observe people on the beach for hours before stealing anything. Even though they aren't usually hostile or confrontationalnext to Institut Escola artístic Oriol Martorel, they can steal clothes off your back while you're asleep. The only sure way to keep your things safe is to bury it in the sand and sleep on top of it. Sleeping with your head on your bag is just not enough.street Camí Antic de Sant Llàtzer)

Another option === Sleeping in empty or occupied buildings and rooftops ===Roofs and similar structures are quite fine sleeping places. Sleeping in abandoned houses is recommendable although it is sleeping by considered a crime, "trespassing" unless you have a banner with the roundabout of squatting "N" hanging from a balcony, window etc. The cops are going to put this down and inform the Colom monument near landlord. If they do not want you to stay and if you have been there for less than a week they can evict you right away. So in case you want to stay somewhere for less than a week having a banner is most likely not worth the port at the end of ''Las Ramblas'' although the traffic nearby can be quite noisyhassle... You can sleep near statues just stay in a squat that has already gone through the registration process. Most of lions and as long as you those houses are low-key about it, both police and locals probably won't disturb your stay. Hitchhiker [[Zac]] did this is October 2006 and had no problems with thieves, but discretion is wise nonethelessin Barcelona.

You can also take When staying on the metro from "Placa de Catalunya" to "Canyelles" stationbeach in Barcelona, you may notice thieves. They walk about 200 yards uphill from around and observe people on the station beach for hours before stealing anything. Even though they aren't usually hostile or confrontational, they can steal clothes off your back while you're asleep. The only sure way to keep your things safe is to bury it in the sand and find some nice hills to camp/sleep out/hang a hammock on top of it. Sleeping with your head on your bag is just not enough. These thieves are very professional, and they look for people sleeping rough not just on the beach but inthe central districts too.

== More information =Wild boars === * [http://wwwWild boars are abundant in Barcelona, there are hundreds of them. Stay away from the canes. this is where they live and sometimes they spend the night there. Don't take food to your place. on't provoke wild boars! They unafraid of humans. If something happens, back off slowly. Wild boar usually don't attack unless they feel threatened. They will probably stay away from you but they will come to sniff your tent once you're inside... I did nothing and they went away...hitchbase It's best if you stay next to a tree that you can climb on if anything happens.com/ergebnisseIf you see a mother and her cubs stay the fuck away.php?LANG == Free internet ==Free wireless and Apple demo computers with limited internet access at Apple Store (Plaza Catalunya) ==engNomadwiki &abfrage%5Bstartort%5DTrashwiki ==164 Hitchbase] has some more options on alternative ways to hitchhike out  {{nomadwiki}} == Take care of your bag and money there are alot of Barcelona.brave and fast thieves around!!! ==

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