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 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 in next to towns (with train stations) and cities along that road, such as [[Girona]] or [[Rubí]] and [[San Sant Cugat]] (latter two are better options)where you can go to Bracelona by train, or get out of the car at a rest area and wait for another ride to Barcelona. A train ticket generally cost you between €1around €2,30 20 (San Sant Cugat/Rubí) and €10   If you get dropped on the coast road leading to Barcelona (Girona11)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. 

 === North towards [[Girona]], [[PerpignanFigueres]] , [[La Jonquera]], ([[France]]) {{Aes|AP-7}} === 

There is a good petrol-==== Option 1: C33 Motorway service 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.Gasolinera Galp Montcada Norte ====

:Directions: Take a ''Renfe'' train from "Barcelona-Passeig de Gracia" (there are even more trains from "Barcelona-Sants") -- on the R2 or R2 Nord line, direction: Granollers Centre (R2) or Macanet-Massanes (R2 Nord). Get off at station ''Montcada i Reixac''. This train Train will take you about 20 minutes and costs €2,15 (2014). Exit the train station to the left, through the second exit in the direction of the train. Walk under the railways and pass through the station building. At the 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 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 service station (Gasolinera Galp Gas station). Hitch there by asking around, or with a sign where the exits converge. Keep in mind that the toll is only two kilometers ahead, so try for shorter distances to get past the toll and onto a different rest stop. [[User:sovereign|Sovereign]], after waiting for 15 minutes (standing, with sign) at the Galp station was told by an employee to fly a sign with "Girona" instead of "FR". Girona works far better and there is another Montcada Norte petrol station before and after Girona.

This option also worked well for me (Tarik) in Jan-14Also 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''. I just waited for 15 minutes until a gracious Spanish couple gave me a ride to GironaThan follow directions as above.

This option worked for me (Joel) too in June-15. Waited 20 minutes before I was picked up by some really friendly spaniards. The trouble for me was to get out of Spain (gave up after 4 hours) and I was stuck just close to the border to France in La Jonquera before I finally had to get a cab to Perpignan. Apparently -nobody==== Option 2: AP- picks up hitch hikers just next to the border because this is a huge drug smuggling zone. Both 2 rides I took before they clearly asked me if I had any drugs on me. I had no idea why but now I understand. My recommendation is that you find someone that goes all the way to France in Montcada / Girona, because believe me, there is absolutely nothing to see in La Jonquera. (In hindsight I should've just walked the remaining 5 kms to France where it's very easy to catch a ride.)7 Motorway Service Station Bellaterra ====

==== Option 2Take train [http: //www.fgc.net/accesible/cat/viatjar/s2.htm S2] from ''Barcelona Plaça Catalunya'', direction Sabadell-Rambla, and get off at ''Bellaterra ====There are two ways of getting at this rest-area on both sides ''. (2 zones). Turn left out of the station and walk 1.6km along C/ de Bellaterra. After you have crossed over the motorway - heading North and Southbridge, connected with you will see a bridgesmall road to the left. There are not many drivers going North though, and the Walk ≈400 along this road (Spanishyou will pass through a small tunnel) ones who do don't seem 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 eager answered with useless answers about how to pick up hitchhikers. Almost no traffic from Barcelona going North reach the motorway (EDIT: the hotel is going through here, so closed and you miss out on all have to climb two gates to get to the French drivers - option 1 is probably much betterrest area).<br/ >

First There are not too many drivers going north so option 1 is through Stprobably much better. Joan station. :Directions: Take a train [http://www.fgc.net/accesible/cat/viatjar/s2.htm S2] from ''Barcelona Plaça Catalunya'' to ''Sabadell-Rambla'', and get off at the ''St. Joan'' station (2 zones). It is another 10–15 minute walk to a good [[rest area]] at the AP7 which is the main motorway to go to the North (towards Girona and France ([[Perpignan]])) or to the South. Walk out of the station through the exit on the left, and take the road that follows the rail track. After a left-turn, take the third street to the right and follow it until you get on ''C/ de Bellaterra''. You should be able to spot a rest area after less then a 5 minute walk from here. To hitch South, stay on that side, to hitch North, take the footbridge. [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=41491092&x=2093883&z=15&l=0&m=s&v=2 Location]

The second option might be easier, stay on the train one more stop and to get off at ''Bellaterra''. ==== Option 3:Directions: Exit the station, take the exit on the left and walk to the left following the main street for about 20 minutes. After a while you will then reach a bridge over the motorway. After the bridge, turn left at the second 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 motorway.::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.Barcelona Gran Via ====

Take the metro L2 and get off at ''Monumental''. From there, pass 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, ask people if they're heading towards the motorway. If yes, ask them if they can take you to the first petrol station (''"gasolinera"''). [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=41400908&x=2183522&z=17&l= Option 3: Barcelona Gran Via ==&m=h&v=2 Location Option3]<br/ >

==== Option 4:I've also tried "Option 3," but I believe it's much too busy a street to get a ride. Also, the drivers will have to do some interesting maneuvers in order to pick you up. If you can blackride the metro, I would go elsewhere.Petrol station Barcelona Beach ====

==== Option 4: Barcelona Beach, petrol station ====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.you can take the Take bus 41 H16 from Placa ''Plaça Catalunya towards Pg del Taulat-Pl de Llevant '' direction Fòrum and get of off at Bisbe Josep Climent-''Cementiri de l'Est (there is a very modern church''. that you head Head towards the beach, crossing cross over the motorway. then highway bridge, and you will see MacDonalds McD and the Repsol petrol stationon the left. see a

==== From airport El Prat Option 5: Port ====El Prat airport is on the opposite end of Barcelona. The easiest and cheapest way to get to a hitching spot is taking the train right from the airport. One end of this line is at the airport. The other end is in St Celoni, which is well out of the city towards Girona. Alternatively, you can get off in one of the places mentioned above. St Celoni is on the highway, the peage is a 20 min walk from the train station. It is a small entry peage, depending on the time of the day/week, it might have different traffic.

=== West towards [[Zaragoza]]Barcelona has a huge Port where ferries from Morocco, [[Madrid]] ===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.

==== Option 1: Castellbisbal South towards [[Valencia]], [[Alicante]] {{Aes|AP-7}} & West towards [[Zaragoza]], [[Madrid]] {{Aes|A2}} ====Take a ''Renfe'' train to ''Castellbisbal'' station from either ''Barcelona Sants'' (Line R4 to ''St.Vicente de Calders'', platform 1, buy a 2 zone ticket), ''Plaça Catalunya'' or ''Arc de Triomf''.

Directions==== 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''Note: If you have a map, and try to find the directions below on it, you will find that they make no sense. It is very likely that your map does NOT display the brand new high-speed train tracks that pass 10m north of the train station. DO NOT follow your map, follow the instructions. Or follow the map link that is provided below.''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 gas 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").

If you are trying to get to Madrid and you use this route, stay on the side going south and try putting Lleida on your sign. [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=BV-1501&daddr=BV-1501+to:41.468055,1.978912&hl=en&geocode=FY3TeAIdtQoeAA%3BFUzeeAIdvAceAA%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=Option 2&sz=16&via=1&sll=41.469149,1.978118&sspn=0.007943,0.01929&ie=UTF8&ll=41.471769,1.97505&spn=0.007942,0.01929&t=h&z=16 Way to walk] and [http://www.wikimapia.org/#yAP-7 Motorway Service Station Bellaterra =41469502&x=1974599&z=16&l=0&m=s&v=2 Location]

==== Option 2: Bellaterra ====Follow the instructions as per "heading north to Girona option 2 " above. Stay Cross over the footbridge to the services on the same north side of the 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 belowfor hitching south.

Normally :This place is not too many 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 carsthat passed in this place were going to barcelona center... Use option 1, you can ask them to take you to a motorway petrolstation like "El Bruc" for continuemuch better.

Experiences::This place is not recommendable for going south or west... A worker of the gas station says that people arrive there and end up sleeping 1 or 2 days. Also the entrance from the highway to this gas station is 10km before the gas station. Most of that cars that passed in this place were going to barcelona center... Use option 1=== South towards [[Tarragona]], much better.[[Valencia]] {{Aes|C-32}} ===

=== South towards [[Valencia]] ======= Option 1: Castelbisbal ====Follow option 1 (CastelbisbalPetrol station on Granvia de l'Hospitalet leading to motorway C-32) towards [[Madrid]]. West side of the road is towards Valencia.

==== Option 2: The national road C-32 ====You can take Take metro L1 Red line to ''Bellvitge'' station. Turn right out of the country road towards Tarragona as wellstation and walk south ≈300m along Rambla Marina to the Avenida De La. Turn right and walk west ≈200m to the Galp petrol station.

We took a metro to the second last stop of the red line (Bellvitge) and walked three minutes on Rambla Marina === North West towards Avenida de la Granvia de l'Hospitalet. We then hitched a couple of minutes in the [http://goo.gl/maps/E5I8X traffic lights[Manresa] and got our first ride (if you go up to the Granvia there is a gas station right there [http://goo.gl/maps/Zkabc gas station] but we did not know it). After four more fairly easy rides we were in Valencia. --, [[User:Astikain|AstikainAndorra]] ([[User talk:Astikain{{Aes|C-16}} {{E|talk]]) 15:29, 24 April 2013 (CEST)9}} ===

=== North West towards [[Take Renfe train S2 train from ''Placa de Catalunya'' to ''Volpelleres''. Get out on the left side(taking the direction of the train as reference) of the station. Walk straight out along Carrer Mare de Déu del Roser, going a bit uphill. Bear left at the end of the road and you will see a roundabout with a petrol station. At the roundabout, 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 direction Manresa.<br/ >Probably you will not find a ride to Andorra]] ===but from Manresa you can take the road in direction Berga. For us it worked out quite well.

:''Please Pls add information if you have experience hitchhiking a ferry there.''info

The Barcelona public transport system consists of an underground metro, trams, area trains, and buses. Day passes are a little more than 5 euro, and cover the whole transport system, buses, trams, metro, and area trains (Rodalies and [http://www.fgc.net/eng/index.asp FGC]). Single passes are for the metro only, and cost eur 2.00. The best deal is the T-10, which is 10 rides for 11 eur (1.10 per ride). There is also a pink ticket for older Spanish people 10 rides for 4 eur, but dont show this ticket to gate guards/ticket inspectors. These tickets will also let you into the RENFE system, but you risk getting controlled if you go very far (more than 2 hours or so).  The entrances sometimes have turnstiles and sometimes have sliding electronic gates. It is possible to jump or slide underneath, or climb over the electronic gates. If you get caught your risk is 40-100 euro - if you're not able to talk your way out of it. Control happens sometimes at the exits of stations, very rarely on the trains.Walk out by stairs slowly and look forward for them

Other options === Sleeping in public areas === Options include sleeping on the beach, in parks , nearby hills, roofs of buildings and elsewhere. The 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.  

When staying on Parc de la Pau small and clean park next to the beach in Barcelonabeatch (15 min from metro to station Besos Mar, you may notice thieves. They walk around and observe people on the beach for hours before stealing anything. Even though they aren't usually hostile or confrontationalnext to Dechatlon shop, they can steal clothes off your back while you're asleepstreet Career de la Pau). 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.

In the city roofs etc are quite fine sleeping places. Sleeping in abandoned houses is recommendable although it is considered a crime, "trespassing" unless you have a banner with the squatting "N" hanging from a balcony, window etc. The cops are going Mountains next to put this down Camp De Futbol Canyelles (metro Valldaura and inform the landlord. If they do not want you next 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 hassle... even hasslelesslier you can stay in a squat that has already gone through the registration process. Most of those houses are in Barcelona. In order to find a place to stay there you can simply look up the online version of the local squatter's newspaper "Info Usurpa" and attend the next happening in one of the locations where you can ask for sleeping places among the guests.Institut Escola artístic Oriol Martorel, street Camí Antic de Sant Llàtzer)

Mainly, the parks === Sleeping in Barcelona empty or occupied buildings and rooftops ===Roofs and similar structures are close at night, and may not be that easy to get quite fine sleeping places. Sleeping in during the night. I found abandoned houses is recommendable although it is considered a small park just in front of the Cosmo Caixa Museum where you can easy sleep in tent. By public transportcrime, "trespassing" unless you can get have a banner with the L7 squatting "N" hanging from a balcony, window etc. The cops are going to put this down and inform the end ''Avlandlord. Tibidabo'', If they do not want you to stay and if you have been there for less 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 week they can evict you have museum on your back, submarine on your right, there is some [http://gooaway.gl/maps/MxfX2 stairs] So in front of case 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 want to the top of this stairs, stay somewhere for less than jump on the left side, go under the stairs to the other side, and there a week having a banner is most likely not worth the spothassle... 2 options : 1, near the bench, better for the ground, but you might be visible at the morning, and woke up by You can just stay in a garduan2, just after get out from under squat that has already gone through the stairs, the ground is shitty, you might need good stake to setup your tent, mostly registration process. Most of those houses are in windy time, from there, the guy who open the door at the morning, cant see you, and he don't go into the park at all, so you can sleep till late!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 uphibll 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.

;Before camping around Barcelona you should know that the place is crawling with wild boaresThere are hundreds of them... I was using the canyelles option for 3 nights but I don't have any reason to believe that it's different in Sadabell. i don't know if i would recommend anyone to sleep there... if you want to do this i wrote some general tips that will help you to stay alive but i think you should read more about wild === Wild boars because if anything will happen you would wish you knew more.. like i did in the first night ;-) however it's your responsibility..1. Stay away from the canes. this is where they live and sometimes they spend the night there.2. Don't take food to your place.3. Don't provoke wild boars! they afraid of nothing. if something happens back off slowly. 4. a wild boar usually won't attack if he doesn't 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... 5. It's best if you stay next to a tree that you can climb on if anything happens.6. If you see a mother and her cubs stay the fuck away. And may god be with you===

Wild 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'Port Vell'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... It's best if you stay next to a tree that you can climb on if anything happens. If you see a mother and her cubs stay the fuck away.

There is a fantastic spot to sleep near Port Vell, at a place called La Rambla del Mar. To get there, follow Las Ramblas all the way to the bottom end, go past the columbus column in the direction of the water. You will come to a wooded 'deck' kind of area where a lot of tourists pass. There is a large, old square building here, the port police station, and next to it there is a big carpark. About 20 metres passed the end of the carpark there is a small wooden looking building that the hot dog vendors in the area use for supplies. and there are 3 more further on down the port vell area, just keep walking == Free internet ==Free wireless and you'll see them. It has a garage style door on the front. On the top of this there is a large white canvas tent, that looks kind of like a teepee, you cant miss it. It might be hard Apple demo computers with just one person, but its easy to get on the roof of the building with 2 people, under the tent thing. Its warm, dry, out of sight and the tourists or police wont notice you if youre careful. [[Jugglehitch]] and 3 friends slept here for 1 week, with no hassle from anyone. A bit dusty, but perfect in every other way.limited internet access at Apple Store (Plaza Catalunya)