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'''Option 1''' There is a bus stop just outside the metro station San Cristobal (on line 3, or the "yellow" line) that is good to hitch from (make sure you're on the correct side of the road). There is nowhere else to pull over for several kilometers back toward the city. This same road (''Av. de Andalucia'') leads South, toward the entrance to the ''Autovía del Sur'' highway, which goes to Córdoba and Algeciras.Not far from the entrance to the ''autovía'' (maybe only about 5 or 10 km down) is another petrol station. So, you don´t even need to find a ride that is going very far from this point, because you can simply ask to be dropped at the next petrol station on the Autovía del Sur. '''Option 2''' There is a small service station Estación de Servicio Repsol with a McDonalds in Pinto. Take the train C3 from Sol (or other stations from Central Madrid), should cost nearly 3 euros. Then get off at Pinto. Walk eastwards through several streets towards the motorway, via Avenida Isabel La Catolica. It's around 1.5 km. Once in the service station, ask people. Apparently, there are a lot of people going through towards Morocco, so you might get a long distance hitch towards south (although sometimes cars are packed). It might be better than alternative 2 which has little/local traffic

Alternative1:There Another option is a small service station with a McDonalds in Pinto. Takethe Cercania taking the train C3 , which leaves from Sol (or other stations from Central Madrid), to the Station Valdemor. The ticket should cost nearly 3 euros,30 € and it takes 30 minutes to get toValdemor. Then get Get off at Pinto. Walk eastwards through several streets towards the motorwaytrain and walk downPaseo de la Estacio, via avenida isabel la catolica. Have take a slight left onto Calle República Argentina(the road right next to the highway) take a look at hitchwikimaps or googlemaps how right to followCalle República Argentin. After 100 meter turn left onto Av de Andalucia and follow it until you get thereto the Cedipsa Compañía Española Distribuidora de Petróleos S.A. It's around 1petrol station.5 kmIn total it is a 30 minute walk (going uphill). Once in The petrol station is right next to the service highway. There is also a big truck stop. The station, ask has mostly local people. Apparently, there are (as it has a lot of people going through towards moroccocar wash) and is usually quite empty, so but you might get a long distance hitch towards south will find somebody (although sometimes cars are packedgoing to Ocana)who will take you to the next service station. It might be better than alternative 2 which has little/local traffic

Alternative 2Christian1337's recommendation: Another option is taking the "cercanias" or "renfe" C-3, which leaves from SolIn any case, try to get to the Station "Valdemoro". The ticket should cost 3Sesana service station,30 € and it takes 30 minutes to get to "Valdemoro". Get off 's on the train and walk down "Paseo de la Estacion"motorway 4, take a slight left onto "Calle República Argentina" (the road right next to the highway) take a right to follow "Calle República Argentina". After 100 meter turn left onto "Avenida de Andalucia" between Valdemoro and follow it until you get to the petrol stationOcana. In total Although it is a 30 minute walk (going uphillsmall, exhausting in summer). The petrol station is right next to the highway. There is also a big truck stop. The station has mostly local people (as it has a car wash) restaurant, and is usually quite emptyunlike other service stations in the South of Madrid, but you will find somebody long distance rides there (going to OcanaGranada, Cordoba) who will take you to the next service stationwith some patience.

Take the metro 9 in the direction ''Arganda del Del Rey'' (it costs 1 euro for regular zone ticket + 1 euro for extra zone, you have to buy 2 different tickets) and get off at the stop ''Rivas Vaciamadrid''.

* Go by train or bus to [[Guadalajara]], 50 km away. The journey will cost about 4 euro (4.50 euro from Atocha). Then take a bus to Taracena, a small village several kilometres from Guadalajara (This will cost '''Option 1 euro). Just tell the driver that you need to go to the station, a lot of people ask him for that.("Tengo que ir a la estacion de servicio en la autovia") From there you can get to a petrol station next to a bar restaurant, already on the motorway towards Zaragoza and Barcelona. If people are not going too far, try to get a lift to the next [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]], 15 km away, much bigger and with many trucks.'''

Steffi and Manu tried this option. It takes a long time to get to Take the spot (it took us 2h from Atocha), and Renfe train number C7 direction Alcala de Hernares or C2 direction Guadalajara from Atoche. Get out on the renfe train station in Guadalajara there is (as far as we know) no direct bus to Taracena, named La Garena. When you first have to take a bus from get out of the renfe station , go right to Av Juan Carlos 1. It later continues in Av De Europa. Then follow the bus signs saying A2 Zaragoza. The best one is the Galp petrol station. there You can access it from the buses may leave only every hourindustrial area right behind it. the (Shell petrol station possibility 1 - a bad one, the traffic is rather small andlow, when we were there it's in winterthe city and on the wrong side of the road, then the roundabout that goes onto the highway is possibility 2 better but still the traffic is low and there were mostly local is no good place for carsto pull over).

<!-- [[File:GetoutofMadrid.JPG|thumb|280px|left|[[User:Caro|Caro]] Hitchhiking out of Madrid]] File missing! ~~~~'''Option 2'''-->* The San Fernando hitch point is a cheaper way. Take the train from Atocha in the direction Alcala de Henares or Guadalajara until the station San Fernando near Madrid. The train ticket will cost 1.45 euro. Behind the San Fernando train station there is an entrance to the motorway where you can easily hitchhike.

'''Option 1''' Take the metro to the station Pinar de Chamartín (1 euro). Walk on the street ''calle Calle Arturo Soria'', cross the M-11, follow the street ''Camino de la Fuente de la Mora'', then turn left at the ''avenida Avenida de Manoteras''. You can stay directly in front of the train station. NoNastions got a ride there in 20 minutes. There is a traffic light and the cars can stop there, more or less. This is an upper-class office area full of good-looking young people driving Mini and BMW 120d. There is a Cepsa petrol station on the left 300 meters further, but [[User:Grégoire|Grégoire]] didn't find it very welcoming and preferred to stick his thumb out at the end of the street, where he got a ride to another petrol station further on the A1 30 minutes later. Once out of Madrid, safest idea is to request lifts to the various service stations, and simply approach people who drive in and politely ask them for a lift. TallNomad found a lift all  '''Option 2''' Take the metro to Hospital Infanta Sofia on line 1. From this metro station you can walk ten minutes up the way road to Bilbao from a service Shell petrol station/truckstop simply by approaching random strangers with a smile and explaining his journey planon the side of the E5 heading north. General waiting time is 30 minutes during From the metro station follow the busier hours at a good spotroad Paseo De Europa for 800m.  === Northwest towards Galicia === Take metro line 3 to Moncloa. Avoid On one of the underground levels of the smaller roadsmetro/bus station, except during tourist seasontake bus number 162 to stop 'Av. Padre Huidobro - Argentona', located on route A6 in the direction of La Coruña. You'll pass a Estación de Servicio Repsol - when loads of satyou get off the bus, walk back down the road about 1.4km to reach it. There is a pavement followed by a foot-navs send travellers trail, so you don't have to walk on weird routes, and lifts can be found easily enoughthe road. Not a big garage but there's a steady trickle of drivers. 

'''Option 1''' Take metro line 6 to the station ''Alto de Extremadura'' and then go to the petrol Cepsa service station on the street ''Avenida de Portugal''16, which is the A5 highway. Most traffic is still staying in the city, be patient and persistant. From there search here you can look for a lift at least to another the petrol station stations mentioned in Option 2 (very close by) or Option 3, or, even better, to the one at km 48 km down the A5(right before Las ventas de Retamosa, exit 49 ). Apparently if you walk 5 minutes down the road on the left there is a place that serves free food at 12.00pm00 pm.  '''Option 2''' Take metro 10 or 5 to till Casa de Campo and walk to Repsol Batan gas station, on Carretera Extremadura (A5 highway). Same chances as in Option 1, with most traffic still staying around Madrid. '''Option 3''' Take a metro to Hospital de Móstoles (line 12) and walk about 1 km through end-of-suburbia fields to Autovía del Suroeste next to A5 highway. There is a good Estación de Servicio Repsol petrol station with a Burger King close to Móstoles. You'll enter through the petrol station direction Madrid, and take the bridge to the other side of the highway, direction Talavera, Merida, Badajoz, Portugal. '''Option 4'''

Alternatively, it seems like one could easily get Get to the service station "Polvoranca" on Repsol R-5. You would have simply take the metro line 1O to Puerto Del Sur, about 30 minutes riding away from the city centre, and then walk a kilometre or so down Av Leganés passing McDonalds, splitting off to the petrol station as you can [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=40.337075,-3.802514&hl=en&ll=40.339127,-3.799456&spn=0.004923,0.009645&sll=40.337009,-3.802621&sspn=0.009846,0.01929&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=16&t=mh&z=16 R517 see here].

== More information ==* [http://wwwMadrid has a very extensive well - connected metro system that can help you get in and out of the city; a single metro journey is 2 Euros, and a ride on the cercanías should be between 2.50 and 4 euros. If the guard is not watching, or if the metro station has two entrances, you can usually jump the turnstiles.hitchbaseOnce inside, there are few controls.com/ergebnisseThe cercanías, however, have barriers at the entry AND the exit.php?LANG  ==engNomadwiki &abfrage%5Bstartort%5DTrashwiki ==175 Hitchbase] has some information about getting out of Madrid.<br>[[trash:Madrid]]{{nomadwiki}}