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[['''Barcelona]] ''' is the capital of [[Catalonia|Catalunya]], a region in [[Spain]] (and [[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 [[Rubí]] and [[Sant Cugat]] 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 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 [[roundabout]] 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'' [[rest area|service station]].

==== Option 2: Bellaterra ====There are two ways of getting at this rest-area on both sides of the motorway - heading North and Southtowards [[Girona]], [[Figueres]], connected with a bridge. There are not many drivers going North though[[La Jonquera]], and the (Spanish[[France]]) ones who do don't seem to be eager to pick up hitchhikers. Almost no traffic from Barcelona going North is going through here, so you miss out on all the French drivers {{Aes|AP- option 1 is probably much better.7}} ===

First option is through St. Joan station. :Directions: Take a train [http://wwwIn general your chances of being picked up are much better with cars with French number plates.fgc.net/accesible/cat/viatjar/s2.htm S2] from ''Barcelona Plaça Catalunya'' to ''Sabadell-Rambla'', and get off at For the options below it''St. Joan'' station (2 zones). It is another 10–15 minute walk to a s 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 have an idea about how many French cars you get on ''C/ de Bellaterra''can expect. 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]

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 second option might be easierfirst 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 after exit 40, stay 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 train one more stop and to get R2 or R2 Nord line, direction: Granollers Centre (R2) or Macanet-Massanes (R2 Nord). * Get off at station ''BellaterraMontcada i Reixac''. Train will take you there in about 20 minutes. :Directions: * Exit the train stationto the left, take through the second exit on in the direction of the train. * Walk under the left railways and walk to pass through the left following station building. At the main street. After a while other side you will then reach 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 motorway. After the bridge, turn left at and follow the next street that is parallel fenced in school playground around to the right. * You should now see the motorway above you and parking below the motorway. After 200 meter * Continue following the motorway until you see the road dip down and a small tunnel you are at to the right under the railroad. Go under the same rest areabridge. When asking locals ask how * Up ahead and to walk 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 Hotel Bellaterrathe right, as Spanish people are clueless about hitchhiking any other question will be answered with useless answers about how to reach the service road along the motorway.( Someone also marked the entrance with "Autostop ->" )* This service road goes right into the back of a Gasolinera Galp Montcada Norte petrol station ( [geo:41.494515,2.191707;crs=wgs84;u=0 GPS Location] ) Also you can get to the 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:NoteAP-7 Motorway Service Station Bellaterra ==== Take train [http: There might still be a construction site just outside //www.fgc.net/accesible/cat/viatjar/s2.htm S2] from ''Barcelona Plaça Catalunya'', direction Sabadell-Rambla, and get off at ''Bellaterra''. (2 zones). Turn left out of the train station, and walk 1.6km along C/ de Bellaterra. After you have crossed over the motorway bridge, you will see a small road bends away from to the left. Walk ≈400 along this road (you will pass through a small tunnel) to the tracksservice station Parking Bellaterra / Cepsa fuel station. Do  There are not follow too many drivers going north so option 1 is probably much better. As of 2021, the tunnel is no longer accesible, and you have to cross a very busy ramp to get to the dirt road as it will result gas station - yet another factor in fatal hitchhiking attemptsfavor of Option 1.

Experiences==== Option 4:Petrol station Barcelona Beach ==== :I tried today this central Take bus H16 from ''Plaça Catalunya'' direction Fòrum and easy to reach option 3) get off at ''Cementiri de l'Est''. Head towards the beach, cross over the highway bridge, and waited only 5 minutes with two people you will see McD and a huge Montgat sign to get a ride from Gran Via /Padilla street outside of Barcelona along the coast. The willing driver can stop Repsol petrol station on a marked areathe left. See a [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=barcelona+bullfight&aq=&sll=5143.344339846165,107.41503951585&sspn=130.601146063015,380.847656154324&ie=UTF8&cdhq=1&hnear=Barcelona,+Provinz+Barcelona,+Katalonien,+Spanien&t=h&ll=41.400646392763,2.1835620439&spn=0.004129,3590.998814&t=h009645&z=2017&layer=c&cbll=41.400771392668,2.183726204321&panoid=3eh7O_7dn2E6LO-SVdRxKwTHN4T4qwi_RHw72drz6r8A&cbp=12,259328.603,,0,12-0.74 5 photo-link]This is a good option to start hitching from near the beach itself in Barcelona. In theory only cars on It works pretty well if you know some Spanish or even Catalan as you have to ask the right hand side lane of drivers at the 3 lanes going out of petrol station. ==== Option 5: Port ==== Barcelona can use this "stop possibility" marked on the streethas a huge Port where ferries from Morocco, but our driver crossed the still red traffic light Balearic Islands and Italy arrive. There are many cars going further north or to make it France. If you stand with a sign next to the right even from passenger terminal where the cars leave the port, you can hitch a long-distance lift. It may be useful to check the middle lanetimetables first, but keep in mind that ferries can be easily delayed by some hours. 

:I've also tried "Option 3=== South towards [[Valencia]]," but I believe it's much too busy a street to get a ride. Also[[Alicante]] {{Aes|AP-7}} & West towards [[Zaragoza]], 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.[[Madrid]] {{Aes|A2}} ===

=== West towards [[Zaragoza]], [[Madrid]] ======= Option 1: Bellaterra AP-7 Motorway Service Station Porta de Barcelona (Castellbisbal) ====Follow the instructions as per option 2 above. Stay on the same 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 below.

Normally not too many carsTake Renfe train R4 direction ''St.Vicenç de Calders'' from either ''Barcelona Sants'', ''Plaça Catalunya'' or ''Arc de Triomf'', you can ask them to take you to a motorway petrolstation like "El Bruc" for continue''Castellbisbal''.

==== Option 2: Castellbisbal ====Take a ''Renfe'' From the train to ''Castellbisbal'' station from either , go left and take the dirt road that leads out and cross under the railway tracks on your right. Walking on this road, you''Barcelona Sants'' (Line R4 ll come across a surfaced road on your right, that will lead to a bigger road. When you reach this bigger road, you''Stll see a bridge on your right.Vicente de Calders''Turn left here, and then immediately to the right, platform 1to a small street, buy at the end of which you can see a 2 zone ticket)"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'Plaça Catalunya'' or ''Arc re on the right way to the "área de Triomf''servicio").

Petrol station on Granvia de l''Note: If you have a map, and try Hospitalet leading 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 highmotorway C-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.''32

Follow the road out of the train Take metro L1 Red line to ''Bellvitge'' station. At the intersection, turn left (west). I know that you can see the flags Turn right out of the gas station in and walk south ≈300m along Rambla Marina to the opposite direction, but don't go that wayAvenida De La. Trust hitchwiki, turn your back to the gas station Turn right and walk left (west) up the bridge. It is the only bridge across the high-speed train tracks. The road goes up above the high-speed train tracks (not the one you arrived on). After 200m, take the next small street ≈200m to the right, the one 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 Galp petrol station. There will be other roads left and right, ignore them.

=== South North West towards [[ValenciaManresa]] , [[Andorra]] {{Aes|C-16}} {{E|9}} ===Follow option 2 towards [[Madrid]]Take Renfe train S2 train from ''Placa de Catalunya'' to ''Volpelleres''. West 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 is towards Valenciaand 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. 

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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 On the stations with electronic gates, the best options is to wait for somebody to pass through a gate with a ticket, and walk directly behind them. This way you can across the gate. Sometimes, if you don do it quickly enough, a short buzzing alarm might activate, but this is 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't just buy few euro ticket to village near by. To get to the platforms of long distanes trains you would need a ticket at least to Girona or Taragona or something. When you come blackriding TGV from france you need to go out from the platform and then you would need again to go threw the stupid control to get next train so it doesn' t help you anyhow. At least leaving from the TGV is no problem as there are no gates on the exit. 

Other options === 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)...  '''Mountains next to Camp De Futbol Canyelles''' (metro Valldaura and next to Institut Escola artístic Oriol Martorel, street Camí Antic de Sant Llàtzer) === 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 considered a crime, "trespassing" unless you have a banner with the squatting "N" hanging from a balcony, window etc. The cops are going to put this down and inform the 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 hassle... You can just stay in a squat that has already gone through the registration process. Most of those houses are in Barcelona. === Thieves === When staying on the beach in Barcelona, 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 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 sleep 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 in the central districts too.

Another option is sleeping by the roundabout Wild boars are abundant in Barcelona, there are hundreds of them. Stay away from the Colom monument near canes. this is where they live and sometimes they spend the port at the end of night there. Don't take food to your place. on'Las Ramblast 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' although the traffic nearby can be quite noisyre inside... You can sleep near statues of lions I did nothing and as long as they went away... It's best if you are low-key about it, both police and locals probably won't disturb your staynext to a tree that you can climb on if anything happens. Hitchhiker [[Zac]] did this is October 2006 If you see a mother and had no problems with thieves, but discretion is wise nonethelessher cubs stay the fuck away.

Another great option is to take a late train to the park in the North-West of Barcelona. For example, you can take the S2 to ''Sabadell'' == Free internet ==Free wireless and Apple demo computers with limited internet access at Apple Store (ticket zone 1Plaza Catalunya) leaving from ''Placa 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.