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|state = North Region
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|district = Porto
 
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== Hitchhiking out ==
 
== Hitchhiking out ==
 
=== South towards [[Aveiro]], [[Lisbon]], [[Algarve]] ===
 
=== South towards [[Aveiro]], [[Lisbon]], [[Algarve]] ===
Going South can be hard, even when you start from within the nearby city of ''Gaia'', which is just across the Douro River. The best spot in Gaia is probably a roundabout, just after the last metro stop (and ironically, just past the main street that leads to the motorway). Keep walking straight along this main street, stay to the right as it drops down and becomes the motorway. You'll see a bridge connecting the two sides of the road that don't become motorway, and just past this: a roundabout, which also has a part leading to the motorway. This is an okay spot to stand, even at night, with plenty of room for cars and trucks to pull over.
 
  
If you don't want to stand at the roundabout where the road is momentarily experiencing roadworks and the lanes have been reduced we just found out that you can walk onto the first petrol station from the roundabout. Its just a bit more than 2km and you can start hitching right on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=metro+dom+joao+II,+vila+nova+de+gaia,+portugal&daddr=41.1162456,-8.6073042+to:Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=FaxvcwId6q18_yk_Hei00mQkDTHO6jAWa1xOEw%3BFVVicwIduKl8_ymBCBysLXskDTHgckG0vesAEw%3BFVspcwIdOMd8_w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=17&via=1&dirflg=w&sll=41.116058,-8.605481&sspn=0.003734,0.006899&ie=UTF8&ll=41.102784,-8.601093&spn=0.003735,0.006899&t=h&z=17 a petrol station on the motorway].
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==== From Santo Ovídio ====
Just walk down the hill for 2km as indicated on the map, then you cross the motorway through a tunnel. Walk up a smaller hill for 200m until on your left there is a spring and a smaller sandy road. On both sides of the sandy road there are two wild gardens. On the end of the road (heading to the motorway) up comes a house on your left and a door on your right. The door leads to the petrol station framed by a 1.80 metre high fence on top with barb wire. The fence has already been repaired quite a bit. After 50m you come to another metal door which leads you onto the petrol station. It can be opened with a little rusty wire on the right - just pull very hard. Otherwise you can always shout for somebody to open the door. (August 2011)
 
  
Rua da Palmeira, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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Hitching South is very easy, especially when you start from within the nearby city of ''Vila Nova de Gaia'', which is just across the Douro River. One spot in Gaia is a roundabout, next to the last metro stop (''Santo Ovídio''). This is an okay spot to stand, even at night, for going to both towards the north Porto and above as well as going south (but it is definitely easier to get a ride to the north there). It is better if you stare down the highway which points towards A1 Highway going to Lisbon and turning right to Porto and North, there is a small red light and stand there if you want to head back to Porto and North.
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==== From Repsol, Vila Nova de Gaia ====
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[[File:Porto_south_repsol_back_entrance.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|The entrance to the fenced tunnel to the back entrance of the gas station]]  There is a petrol station on the A1 highway just after the ramp which is excellent for rides to the south. Get to the last stop of the metro line D called Santo Ovídio. Walk south down Rua de Soares dos Reis (N1) and continue walking when it becomes the Rue Fonte dos Arrependidos. Pass under the highway through the tunnel and keep walking on the Rua Alto das Terras. After a few hundred meters you will see the petrol station on your left. Should take ~15 minutes, mostly downhill and in the shade. Walk the dirt road full of garbage to the left till you find fenced tunnel (pictured) that leads to door to the station with a doorbell you can ring so the staff will come and let you in. They're fine with coming to open it.
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As of May 2019 the doorbell is broken, but if you happen to have a mobile phone with you, you can call them at +351 22 712 6842 and they will open the door for you (it's really work!). In case you don't have a working sim card, you can probably shout to attract attention and have them come over. Failing that, it's also easy to get to the petrol station for someone that is ok with a "short moment of illegality": after the tunnel you can climb to your left side and then walk along the highway for some meters to the petrol station. Otherwise it's also possible to climb over the gas station fence. A special tip, after the tunnel keep looking on your left side, you can find a lot of wild strawberries (in Summer, of course).
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You can either stand in the petrol station or at the exit ramp. You can also try to stand in the highway itself, but as a passing policeman said, it is unlikely cars in the highway stop.
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The following service station on the A1 is called Antuã-Estarreja. Anyone who is going in the direction of [[Aveiro]] but not to Lisbon can drop you off here, where there will be plenty off cars almost all bound straight for Lisbon.
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=== The route to [[France]] ===
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For people trying to go from Porto and enter France as fast as possible. Go to the second Gas station, get lift in the direction of Viseu and then get dropped at any petrol station and then look out for cars and Portugese trucks which are going to France or cars that are from Belgium or Netherlands. Be patient and ensure you do not get down anywhere else but only '''petrol stations'''; don't go with drivers to their city center or you will get stuck. Near border of Spain before the border if you are at a gas station, wait until you find a car or truck that goes all the way to Saint Sebastian, a Spanish town on the French border. You will have to be patient and you will definitely find with a little time and patience. Try to get a direct ride to France ( so that you can '''skip Spain''') which is a disaster for long distance hitchhiking.
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Start from the petrol station near "Vila nova de Gaia".
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=== North towards [[Braga]] and [[Spain]] ([[Vigo]], [[Santiago de Compostela]]) ===
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==== Option 1 ====
  
=== North towards [[Braga]] and [[Spain]] ([[Vigo]], [[Santiago de Compostella]]) ===
 
'''Option 1'''
 
 
Take the Tram/Train to São Frutuoso‎ (less than 2 Euro). Walk the ''Rua Prof. Antonio Marques'' until the end and you'll arrive at a petrol station right next to the motorway to Vigo/Spain after appx 800m.
 
Take the Tram/Train to São Frutuoso‎ (less than 2 Euro). Walk the ''Rua Prof. Antonio Marques'' until the end and you'll arrive at a petrol station right next to the motorway to Vigo/Spain after appx 800m.
 
''Note:'' There is a fence around the whole petrol station, almost impossible to climb. To ring the bell and ask for entrance is a bad idea. Walk along the fence until the bridge where it's easy to climb over (January 2012). Try to be unwatched climbing the fence, the petrol station is privatized. I got kicked out in January 2012...In February 2012 I got dropped off on the other side direction Lisbon and had no problem at all staying at the petrol station. Just make sure they don't see you enter the petrol station "illegally".--[[User:Wukk|Wukk]] 18:14, 28 February 2012 (CET)
 
''Note:'' There is a fence around the whole petrol station, almost impossible to climb. To ring the bell and ask for entrance is a bad idea. Walk along the fence until the bridge where it's easy to climb over (January 2012). Try to be unwatched climbing the fence, the petrol station is privatized. I got kicked out in January 2012...In February 2012 I got dropped off on the other side direction Lisbon and had no problem at all staying at the petrol station. Just make sure they don't see you enter the petrol station "illegally".--[[User:Wukk|Wukk]] 18:14, 28 February 2012 (CET)
  
'''Option 2'''
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==== Option 2 ====
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You may hitch from the petrol station close to metro station "Estadio do mar". At the roundabout, take Av. Calouste Gulbenkian, pass the School of design and you will see an entrance to coastal motorway A28 going North. People might also be going North using other motorways from there since there is a junction heading East close by.
 
You may hitch from the petrol station close to metro station "Estadio do mar". At the roundabout, take Av. Calouste Gulbenkian, pass the School of design and you will see an entrance to coastal motorway A28 going North. People might also be going North using other motorways from there since there is a junction heading East close by.
  
 
There are probably many other ways of leaving Porto in that direction, yet to be discovered and shared.
 
There are probably many other ways of leaving Porto in that direction, yet to be discovered and shared.
  
Me and my travel-buddy tried the petrol station close to the metro station "Estadio do mar", but couldn't get a ride after trying for one hour. Some people at the petrol station told us about a FREE shuttle bus going north to IKEA (located close to the motorway A28) where a lot of spanish people go for shopping. The best way to get to the bus-station for the free shuttle-bus is to take the metro to "Senhora da Hora" (one stop before "Estadio do mar"), walk back (if you took the metro from the city) on the street along the metro-line, take a right into the street called "Avenida de António Domingues dos Santos / Rua da Barranha" and find a bus-station on the right side. This is how it looks like:
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Me and my travel-buddy tried the petrol station close to the metro station "Estadio do mar", but couldn't get a ride after trying for one hour. Some people at the petrol station told us about a FREE shuttle bus '''(free bus shuttle – MAR Lines – ended its operation in July 31st 2017''' ) going north to IKEA (located close to the motorway A28) where a lot of spanish people go for shopping. The best way to get to the bus-station for the free shuttle-bus is to take the metro to "Senhora da Hora" (one stop before "Estadio do mar"), walk back (if you took the metro from the city) on the street along the metro-line, take a right into the street called "Avenida de António Domingues dos Santos / Rua da Barranha" and find a bus-station on the right side. This is how it looks like:
  
 
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=senhora+da+hora,+4460+Matosinhos,+Oporto,+Portugal&hl=en&ll=41.186549,-8.654994&spn=0.000793,0.001161&sll=41.253032,-8.602295&sspn=1.497015,2.37854&vpsrc=0&t=h&layer=c&cbll=41.186549,-8.654994&panoid=gGtOnq9c4EOLBmuF6RQZqQ&cbp=12,299.34,,0,6.98&z=20
 
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=senhora+da+hora,+4460+Matosinhos,+Oporto,+Portugal&hl=en&ll=41.186549,-8.654994&spn=0.000793,0.001161&sll=41.253032,-8.602295&sspn=1.497015,2.37854&vpsrc=0&t=h&layer=c&cbll=41.186549,-8.654994&panoid=gGtOnq9c4EOLBmuF6RQZqQ&cbp=12,299.34,,0,6.98&z=20
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The free shuttle-bus runs every 1,5 hours. The IKEA is open Monday to Saturday 10h-23h and Sunday/Holidays 10h-20h. I assume those times the shuttle bus runs aswell. Should it not run you can walk down "Avenida de António Domingues dos Santos / Rua da Barranha" from the bus-station to the metro station "Estadio do mar" in a few minutes and follow the descriptions above.
 
The free shuttle-bus runs every 1,5 hours. The IKEA is open Monday to Saturday 10h-23h and Sunday/Holidays 10h-20h. I assume those times the shuttle bus runs aswell. Should it not run you can walk down "Avenida de António Domingues dos Santos / Rua da Barranha" from the bus-station to the metro station "Estadio do mar" in a few minutes and follow the descriptions above.
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=== East towards [[Amarante]], [[Vila Real]], [[Mirandela]] and [[Bragança]] ===
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The [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A4_%28autoestrada%29#.C3.81reas_de_servi.C3.A7o_e_de_repouso second petrol station] on the A4 motorway is a good spot to catch a ride East. You can get there
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'''By Metro (1,50€ from center)''' <br>
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Take the metro line F (direction FANZERES) and get out at CAMPAÍNHA (not to be confused with Campanhã!). From there you can walk:
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https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Campa%C3%ADnha,+4435-140+Rio+Tinto/41.2000340,+-8.5645780/@41.1938539,-8.5616676,1165m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0xd2463eb34b18f31:0x9959d0cff0f293ca!2m2!1d-8.553955!2d41.183452!1m5!1m1!1s0x0:0x0!2m2!1d-8.564578!2d41.200034!3e2!5i1?hl=de
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The walk takes about 30min (fast walking) and to enter the petrol station you can easily jump the fence if you follow it from the gate to the left.
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'''By Train (1,40€ from center)''' <br>
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For a shorter walk, take a train going to Braga, Guimarães, or Marco/Caíde (green, red, or blue line) from "S. Bento" or "Campanhã",  and get off at "Águas Santas/Palmilheira".
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https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.200041,-8.5565396/41.2000340,+-8.5645780/@41.1980698,-8.5662228,15z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x0:0x0!2m2!1d-8.564578!2d41.200034!3e2
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ATTENTION: There are only 3 other petrol stations on this motorway ([http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A4_%28autoestrada%29#.C3.81reas_de_servi.C3.A7o_e_de_repouso check Wikipedia for update]), one just after [[Penafiel]], the next one near Lamares after Villa Real, and the last just before [[Mirandela]], so if you stay on the petrol station above, ask drivers going to [[Vila Real]] to leave you on Penafiel's petrol Station, from there it's pretty easy to get a hitch to [[Amarante]] and [[Vila Real]].
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=== Sleep ===
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If you walk from the centre east, just past the second to last white bridge there is an old train line between the upper centre and the lower road that runs along the river. Along this old train line are a few old train tunnels that are easy and relatively clean. Easily accessible from the lower road and from the top by stairways.
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If you continue East a little more, nearing the last white bridge and opposite the beach there are a few empty fields, again between the lower road and the town above. Locals pass through these fields, but it would be easy to spend the night without being bothered.
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Another good option is to pitch a tent or just sleep in the bushes in the biggest park of Porto - Parque de Cidade. It's located quite far from the center, but in a very nice area near the ocean. Park is huge and there are a lot of good places with bushes and trees for a tent. In the center of this park there is a large public WC which has free hot showers. It is a large round concrete building with ivy growing all around it, you can't miss it! Only open during the day. There is good transport connection with the city center, or just follow Avenida da Boavista, it takes 60-80 minutes on foot from the center..
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Porto center streets can be a bit scary at night, if you need to sleep well and safe the airport is your best option. It is warm and safe and you can blackride the metro from the center to there in about 30 minutes and return the next morning to the city.
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Camping
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There is a lot of campings near "Praia de Madalena". It is close to the city centre, you just have to take the bus number 906. A place costs 6 euro per night.
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=== Eat ===
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On the Rua Doutor Alves da Veiga/Rua de Fernandes Tomas every weekday charity organisations feed people, start at 21:00. Ofcourse for free.
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Food is very cheap in Portugal, you can have a dinner for 3.5 euro.
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During Livediverse's stay in Porto, he got this recommendations for cheap vegan food:
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Res da Rua
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Casa da Horta
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Espaço Compasso
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You can also eat in some another places which serve organic food like Quintal Bioshop. There is also a place called Suribachi which serves macrobiotic food.
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Latest revision as of 14:45, 15 October 2020

Porto
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Information
Country:
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Portugal
State: North Region
Population: 1,700,000
Licence plate: -
Major roads: A4, A29
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Porto is the second biggest city of Portugal.

For the airport of Porto, check out the Francisco de Sá Carneiro article.

Hitchhiking out

South towards Aveiro, Lisbon, Algarve

From Santo Ovídio

Hitching South is very easy, especially when you start from within the nearby city of Vila Nova de Gaia, which is just across the Douro River. One spot in Gaia is a roundabout, next to the last metro stop (Santo Ovídio). This is an okay spot to stand, even at night, for going to both towards the north Porto and above as well as going south (but it is definitely easier to get a ride to the north there). It is better if you stare down the highway which points towards A1 Highway going to Lisbon and turning right to Porto and North, there is a small red light and stand there if you want to head back to Porto and North.

From Repsol, Vila Nova de Gaia

The entrance to the fenced tunnel to the back entrance of the gas station

There is a petrol station on the A1 highway just after the ramp which is excellent for rides to the south. Get to the last stop of the metro line D called Santo Ovídio. Walk south down Rua de Soares dos Reis (N1) and continue walking when it becomes the Rue Fonte dos Arrependidos. Pass under the highway through the tunnel and keep walking on the Rua Alto das Terras. After a few hundred meters you will see the petrol station on your left. Should take ~15 minutes, mostly downhill and in the shade. Walk the dirt road full of garbage to the left till you find fenced tunnel (pictured) that leads to door to the station with a doorbell you can ring so the staff will come and let you in. They're fine with coming to open it.

As of May 2019 the doorbell is broken, but if you happen to have a mobile phone with you, you can call them at +351 22 712 6842 and they will open the door for you (it's really work!). In case you don't have a working sim card, you can probably shout to attract attention and have them come over. Failing that, it's also easy to get to the petrol station for someone that is ok with a "short moment of illegality": after the tunnel you can climb to your left side and then walk along the highway for some meters to the petrol station. Otherwise it's also possible to climb over the gas station fence. A special tip, after the tunnel keep looking on your left side, you can find a lot of wild strawberries (in Summer, of course).

You can either stand in the petrol station or at the exit ramp. You can also try to stand in the highway itself, but as a passing policeman said, it is unlikely cars in the highway stop.

The following service station on the A1 is called Antuã-Estarreja. Anyone who is going in the direction of Aveiro but not to Lisbon can drop you off here, where there will be plenty off cars almost all bound straight for Lisbon.

The route to France

For people trying to go from Porto and enter France as fast as possible. Go to the second Gas station, get lift in the direction of Viseu and then get dropped at any petrol station and then look out for cars and Portugese trucks which are going to France or cars that are from Belgium or Netherlands. Be patient and ensure you do not get down anywhere else but only petrol stations; don't go with drivers to their city center or you will get stuck. Near border of Spain before the border if you are at a gas station, wait until you find a car or truck that goes all the way to Saint Sebastian, a Spanish town on the French border. You will have to be patient and you will definitely find with a little time and patience. Try to get a direct ride to France ( so that you can skip Spain) which is a disaster for long distance hitchhiking.

Start from the petrol station near "Vila nova de Gaia".

North towards Braga and Spain (Vigo, Santiago de Compostela)

Option 1

Take the Tram/Train to São Frutuoso‎ (less than 2 Euro). Walk the Rua Prof. Antonio Marques until the end and you'll arrive at a petrol station right next to the motorway to Vigo/Spain after appx 800m. Note: There is a fence around the whole petrol station, almost impossible to climb. To ring the bell and ask for entrance is a bad idea. Walk along the fence until the bridge where it's easy to climb over (January 2012). Try to be unwatched climbing the fence, the petrol station is privatized. I got kicked out in January 2012...In February 2012 I got dropped off on the other side direction Lisbon and had no problem at all staying at the petrol station. Just make sure they don't see you enter the petrol station "illegally".--Wukk 18:14, 28 February 2012 (CET)

Option 2

You may hitch from the petrol station close to metro station "Estadio do mar". At the roundabout, take Av. Calouste Gulbenkian, pass the School of design and you will see an entrance to coastal motorway A28 going North. People might also be going North using other motorways from there since there is a junction heading East close by.

There are probably many other ways of leaving Porto in that direction, yet to be discovered and shared.

Me and my travel-buddy tried the petrol station close to the metro station "Estadio do mar", but couldn't get a ride after trying for one hour. Some people at the petrol station told us about a FREE shuttle bus (free bus shuttle – MAR Lines – ended its operation in July 31st 2017 ) going north to IKEA (located close to the motorway A28) where a lot of spanish people go for shopping. The best way to get to the bus-station for the free shuttle-bus is to take the metro to "Senhora da Hora" (one stop before "Estadio do mar"), walk back (if you took the metro from the city) on the street along the metro-line, take a right into the street called "Avenida de António Domingues dos Santos / Rua da Barranha" and find a bus-station on the right side. This is how it looks like:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=senhora+da+hora,+4460+Matosinhos,+Oporto,+Portugal&hl=en&ll=41.186549,-8.654994&spn=0.000793,0.001161&sll=41.253032,-8.602295&sspn=1.497015,2.37854&vpsrc=0&t=h&layer=c&cbll=41.186549,-8.654994&panoid=gGtOnq9c4EOLBmuF6RQZqQ&cbp=12,299.34,,0,6.98&z=20

Take the red bus to "Mar Shopping" and get off there. We were standing at the exit of the parking-lot of IKEA and got a ride to "Viana do Castelo" after 15 minutes. This is how the mall and the bus look like:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ikea+mar+shopping,+4460+Matosinhos,+Oporto,+Portugal&hl=en&ll=41.208864,-8.689574&spn=0.006094,0.009291&sll=41.209914,-8.657227&sspn=0.093627,0.148659&vpsrc=6&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.20876,-8.689572&panoid=xx4h3tQhwqqamcgEh1_2aQ&cbp=12,22.54,,0,11.78

The free shuttle-bus runs every 1,5 hours. The IKEA is open Monday to Saturday 10h-23h and Sunday/Holidays 10h-20h. I assume those times the shuttle bus runs aswell. Should it not run you can walk down "Avenida de António Domingues dos Santos / Rua da Barranha" from the bus-station to the metro station "Estadio do mar" in a few minutes and follow the descriptions above.

East towards Amarante, Vila Real, Mirandela and Bragança

The second petrol station on the A4 motorway is a good spot to catch a ride East. You can get there

By Metro (1,50€ from center)
Take the metro line F (direction FANZERES) and get out at CAMPAÍNHA (not to be confused with Campanhã!). From there you can walk:

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Campa%C3%ADnha,+4435-140+Rio+Tinto/41.2000340,+-8.5645780/@41.1938539,-8.5616676,1165m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0xd2463eb34b18f31:0x9959d0cff0f293ca!2m2!1d-8.553955!2d41.183452!1m5!1m1!1s0x0:0x0!2m2!1d-8.564578!2d41.200034!3e2!5i1?hl=de

The walk takes about 30min (fast walking) and to enter the petrol station you can easily jump the fence if you follow it from the gate to the left.

By Train (1,40€ from center)
For a shorter walk, take a train going to Braga, Guimarães, or Marco/Caíde (green, red, or blue line) from "S. Bento" or "Campanhã", and get off at "Águas Santas/Palmilheira".

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.200041,-8.5565396/41.2000340,+-8.5645780/@41.1980698,-8.5662228,15z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x0:0x0!2m2!1d-8.564578!2d41.200034!3e2

ATTENTION: There are only 3 other petrol stations on this motorway (check Wikipedia for update), one just after Penafiel, the next one near Lamares after Villa Real, and the last just before Mirandela, so if you stay on the petrol station above, ask drivers going to Vila Real to leave you on Penafiel's petrol Station, from there it's pretty easy to get a hitch to Amarante and Vila Real.

Sleep

If you walk from the centre east, just past the second to last white bridge there is an old train line between the upper centre and the lower road that runs along the river. Along this old train line are a few old train tunnels that are easy and relatively clean. Easily accessible from the lower road and from the top by stairways.

If you continue East a little more, nearing the last white bridge and opposite the beach there are a few empty fields, again between the lower road and the town above. Locals pass through these fields, but it would be easy to spend the night without being bothered.

Another good option is to pitch a tent or just sleep in the bushes in the biggest park of Porto - Parque de Cidade. It's located quite far from the center, but in a very nice area near the ocean. Park is huge and there are a lot of good places with bushes and trees for a tent. In the center of this park there is a large public WC which has free hot showers. It is a large round concrete building with ivy growing all around it, you can't miss it! Only open during the day. There is good transport connection with the city center, or just follow Avenida da Boavista, it takes 60-80 minutes on foot from the center..

Porto center streets can be a bit scary at night, if you need to sleep well and safe the airport is your best option. It is warm and safe and you can blackride the metro from the center to there in about 30 minutes and return the next morning to the city.

Camping There is a lot of campings near "Praia de Madalena". It is close to the city centre, you just have to take the bus number 906. A place costs 6 euro per night.

Eat

On the Rua Doutor Alves da Veiga/Rua de Fernandes Tomas every weekday charity organisations feed people, start at 21:00. Ofcourse for free.

Food is very cheap in Portugal, you can have a dinner for 3.5 euro.

During Livediverse's stay in Porto, he got this recommendations for cheap vegan food:

Res da Rua

Casa da Horta

Espaço Compasso

You can also eat in some another places which serve organic food like Quintal Bioshop. There is also a place called Suribachi which serves macrobiotic food.


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