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Walk to ''Puente de San Rafael'' (San Rafael Bridge) and then to ''Plaza de Andalucia''. From there, turn to the right to ''Avenida de Cadiz''. Use the right sidewalk, and in 500 metres you will see a Repsol petrol station. You can try here or walk another 500 metres to reach another Campsa one. From one of both, try to find a car to Sevilla or Malaga. It is possible early in the morning, in the afternoon-evening there will be a lot of local traffic. Try the option of "Next petrol station on the motorway" or "La Carlota", a town 30 kilometres away from Cordoba. You can reach both gas station by bus (line 9, "Huelva" stop). Calle Huelva is paralell to Avenida de Cadiz.
 
Walk to ''Puente de San Rafael'' (San Rafael Bridge) and then to ''Plaza de Andalucia''. From there, turn to the right to ''Avenida de Cadiz''. Use the right sidewalk, and in 500 metres you will see a Repsol petrol station. You can try here or walk another 500 metres to reach another Campsa one. From one of both, try to find a car to Sevilla or Malaga. It is possible early in the morning, in the afternoon-evening there will be a lot of local traffic. Try the option of "Next petrol station on the motorway" or "La Carlota", a town 30 kilometres away from Cordoba. You can reach both gas station by bus (line 9, "Huelva" stop). Calle Huelva is paralell to Avenida de Cadiz.
  
=== South towards [[Granada]] ===
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=== All directions ===
  
Can be used to go to [[Madrid]], [[Malaga]] and [[Sevilla]] too, but it is not the best option.
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Walk to "El Arcangel" Shopping Mall, and from there walk across Escultor Sebastian Cuevas street. Passing a plane (!) on your right, and then the football stadium, you will see a traffic circle and signs that divide the road towards [[Madrid]], to the left and [[Malaga]], [[Granada]] and [[Sevilla]] to the right.
  
Walk to ''Puente de San Rafael'' (San Rafael Bridge) and then to ''Plaza de Andalucia''. From there, walk down ''Ave de Granada'' which turns into ''Castro del Rio''. Be careful at the end of this avenue, because there is an impoverished neighborhood near there. Avoid it, and this hitchhicking point, after the sunset and in summer siesta time (from june to september from 2pm to 8pm). Passing a plane (!) on your right, you will see a traffic circle and signs that divide the road towards [[Madrid]], Granada to the left and Malaga to the right. Many cars on this road are also going to Sevilla.
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You can just wait on the side of the road, right before traffic lights. A big banner with your destination will help.
  
For Malaga or Sevilla you can just wait on the side of the road, right before traffic lights, next to a kind of bus station.
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Be carefull because in Spain to hitchhick in motorways and its entrances is forbidden, so do not get too close to the motorway if you want to avoid problems.
  
For Granada, you can stop cars after the junction for Granada and Malaga, or you can walk down less than 500 meters to the onramp for Madrid and wait for vehicles going on the N-432 towards Granada.  
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If you are going to [[Madrid]], [[Granada]] via Jaen, [[Jaen]] or [[Almeria]], you can ask for a ride to the petrol station near the prison. Is a very very good place to get a long ride to wherever.
 
 
At the same location as the entrance to the Autovia for Granada, there is a thin strip of emergency lane - maybe a meter - between the guardrail and the fog line where it's possible for cars to stop if the traffic isn't too great.
 
 
 
Be carefull because in Spain to hitchhick in motorways and its entrances is forbidden.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 13:44, 11 June 2012

Cordoba is a city in the Andalusia region of Spain.

Hitching out

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=== West towards Sevilla, Malaga

Walk to Puente de San Rafael (San Rafael Bridge) and then to Plaza de Andalucia. From there, turn to the right to Avenida de Cadiz. Use the right sidewalk, and in 500 metres you will see a Repsol petrol station. You can try here or walk another 500 metres to reach another Campsa one. From one of both, try to find a car to Sevilla or Malaga. It is possible early in the morning, in the afternoon-evening there will be a lot of local traffic. Try the option of "Next petrol station on the motorway" or "La Carlota", a town 30 kilometres away from Cordoba. You can reach both gas station by bus (line 9, "Huelva" stop). Calle Huelva is paralell to Avenida de Cadiz.

All directions

Walk to "El Arcangel" Shopping Mall, and from there walk across Escultor Sebastian Cuevas street. Passing a plane (!) on your right, and then the football stadium, you will see a traffic circle and signs that divide the road towards Madrid, to the left and Malaga, Granada and Sevilla to the right.

You can just wait on the side of the road, right before traffic lights. A big banner with your destination will help.

Be carefull because in Spain to hitchhick in motorways and its entrances is forbidden, so do not get too close to the motorway if you want to avoid problems.

If you are going to Madrid, Granada via Jaen, Jaen or Almeria, you can ask for a ride to the petrol station near the prison. Is a very very good place to get a long ride to wherever.