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You might as well try walking to the autoroute which is a very long but nonetheless very nice morning activity (Both onramps are good for some). Just follow the signs for Barcelona. You'll probably walk for hours through many [[roundabout]]s, and at one point you even have to go on a sort of nature walk (hitchhiker [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]] can't remember what prompted this but there was an obvious reason and a clearly cut trail through the woods that passed under a bridge), traveling north and eventually you'll get to a long, lonely but beautiful road with viniards on either side. Keep going, and eventually you'll get to the autoroute onramp situated on a bridge over the [[A9 (France)|A9]]. You can stop here if you want to try your luck, or you can go to the [[péage]] which is visible from the bridge. Just follow the road down there and cut into the woods to get around and come out on the south side of the péage. From there you can thumb a ride, and there's even a parking area big enough for a lorry to stop for you. Note: getting to the other side of the péage involves crossing a creek and jumping one or more fences! Attempt at your own peril (or pleasure!).
Another good spot to wait is a small roundabout 10 minutes north of the river on foot. Walk North on Cours Lazare Escarguel, cross the river, where CLE changes its name to Pont Arago. Just before the sidewalk ends, take the stairs (on the right) down to the street below. Continue walking north, parallel to Pont Arago for 5 - 10 minutes. The road will veer to the right and you will be able to see another roundabout. Cars going both North (Toulouse, Montpellier) and South (Barcelona) frequently pass by here. I've successfully hitched from here twice.==== Perpignan Nord ====
Due to the opening of the new ''Rocade'' the best option to get North direction (Toulouse, Carcassonne, Narbonne and Montpellier) it´s by public transport. [http://hitchwiki.org/members/Armoniautopia/ Armoniautopia] has done this lots of time and it always worked very well, much better than the other options. You just need to get bus number 4 direction Languedoc and get out at the bus stop Monticelli. From the bus stop you cross to the other side of the road and you stand there at the entrance of '''''la voie rapide'''''. You´ll see in the green road sign Narbonne. Stand with your sing and there is enough space for the cars to stop and pick you up!! === Other options to get to autoroute = Perpignan Sud ====
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When traveling North, it is recommended to wait by the traffic lights on [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=42.700037,2.886615&spn=0.011591,0.022509&t=h&z=16&om=1&msid=107047389499788319963.0004367e4251f21521864 Cours Lazare Escarguel] where traffic occasionally stops. It is possible to get a lift from here to the autoroute ramp further up.
Take bus [http://www.sankeo.com/387-Quel-bus-dans-ma-ville-3F.html bus 13 or 14] until ''Cap Roussillon'A great option if '. There go ahead to the roundabout, and to the right. Where the road makes a turn to the left, take the field way ahead. In front of the express road to the left and after 500 meters there is a tunnel, take it and walk on the other side back to the north. Follow the street and you're heading North'''end at the roundabout with the onramp.
This is in the experience of [http://hitchwiki.org/members/Armoniautopia/ Armoniautopia] the best and quickest option if you are heading to the South (Girona, Barcelona)
If you're going to Spain and your driver is only driving to [[Le Boulou]] (which is the last exit before Spain) avoid getting out on the last [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] called ''Village Catalan''; on the map it looks like the last best place to hitchhike but no one going to Spain stops here because petrol is cheaper on the other side of the border (as of 2008). Instead, go to Le Boulou but ask your driver to drop you off at the final ''barrières de péage'' where all the traffic will have to stop (not to mix it with a small toll barrier on the sliproad which is used only by locals to exit and leave the motorway).
=== South by national roads === Yet another good spot, if you're travelling South, is a roundabout 15-20 minutes on foot south of the city centre. Walk down the Boulevard Felix Mercader until and continue when it changes name to Avenue du Général Guillaut - just follow the signs for Barcelona. It's the first roundabout you meet after the road changes name and there's lots of space for cars to stop. == Public transport == Another handy thing to remember is that buses within the province only cost 1 euro no matter how far you go! (But only for two hours.) That way you can get almost to [[Andorra]]'s border for only 1 2 euro. == Black riding to [[Barcelona]] =={{disclaimer}}This is my personal advice and has nothing to do hitchhiking. But this is what has worked for me. Keep in mind I don't encourage anyone to break any state's laws. I just report what has been useful for me. Method: wait until last minute INSIDE the train station for the train to Barcelona. Don't wait outside, on the platform. Once the train has arrived, don't go directly for it. You need to catch it last minute (or last seconds), when it is about to leave. PAY ATTENTION to the fact the usually the train halves in two, so one section will remain in Perpignan and the other one is to go all the way to Barcelona. But once you know this it is fairly easy to spot the half moving further (you'll see everyone getting off from one side and noone getting on). Be sneaky, try to get in when nobody is looking and be fast. Inside the train, act normal, go to first class, leave your backpacks on the baggage shelves, and head for the train restaurant. At the restaurant, sit and enjoy the views. Or you can sit comfortably on your cozy first class armchair. Usually there is no control at all at this stage of the trip.I have done this twice and has always proved to be the best technique. Once in Barcelona, you arrive at the main station Sants. If you need to go further South, go to the Rodalies (short-distance trains) platforms and take the one going to Sant Vincente de Calders, R4, and get off at Castell Bisbal (more info on the Barcelona page). For those of you afraid of getting 'caught', I give you some facts: in France, they won't kick you out from the train. At least, this is not the common practice. You get a fine, but even if you live in France, if you don't get fined more than 10 times a year, nothing happens Now, if you don't live in France, you have it even easier. Myself, I have crossed the whole country twice and only got fined once each time I went across the whole of France. So you get an idea of your chances.
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