Lisbon

Lisbon
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Information
Country:	Portugal
State:	Lisboa Region
Population:	2,600,000
Licence plate:	-
Major roads:	A1, A2, A12, A19
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Lisbon (Lisboa in Portuguese) is the capital of Portugal, the most "westernish" capital of continental Europe.

Hitching Out

North: Porto, Coimbra

Take bus #25, #45, #81 or #745 to the areas east of the airport [1]. There walk to the Galp petrol station next to it [2]. This petrol station is right before the motorway A1 direction north towards Porto, Coimbra & Aveiro. But it could be difficult to get a ride here because a bit futher on the same side of the petrol station, there is an exit which goes back to Lisbon. Most people might just fill up their car and go back to the city. You can check out all the petrol station along the A1 motorway here

South or East: Beja, Évora, Faro, Spain

Option 1: Go to Alcântara (Alcântara train station or bus e.g. #720, #52, #24, #773) and walk to the acess of the motorway that leads you directly to the bridge over the river direction south via the A2 motorway. Walk up the on-ramp and immediately before the motorway there'll be a little parking space where cars can stop [3]. Traffic on the bridge is huge so the cars aren't going that fast.

Option 2: Take the Fertagus train, at Entrecampos or Sete Rios train station for example, cross the river and get off at Foros de Amora [4]. From there just walk under the A2 motorway and get to the petrol station right next to it. This will be the first petrol station on this motorway and from there you can ask people which way they headed and take off towards south or east.

Check out all the petrol station on A2 motorway [5] and A6 (towards Spain) [6].

More information

• BRISA has information on all the motorways in Portugal and their exits and petrol stations.