Porto

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Porto
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Information
Country:
Flag of Portugal
Portugal
State: Norte 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.

Hitching Out

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 dont wanna 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 gas station from the roundabout. Its just a bit more than 2km and you can start hitching right on a gas station on the motorway. (February 2011)

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Rua da Palmeira, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

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

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.

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