Salamanca (Spain)

Template:Infobox Spanish Location Salamanca is a city in western Spain, the capital of the province of Salamanca, which belongs to the autonomous community of Castile and León.

Hitchhiking out

Northwest towards Valladolid and Burgos

Near Plaza de España go to the address Gran Via 41, which is under the stone arch walkway just past the post office (Correos). Right in front of that address are a bunch of blue and white signs, one of which says Polígono Los Villares de la Reina, línea 25. This is your bus. It's one of the red buses. Make sure you do not take the bus to Polígono Santa Marta. If you continue to where the arches stop there is an electronic sign that says when the buses arrive. This bus will take you through the industrial area with lots of warehouses. When you see the big metal sculpture in the middle of a big roundabout, get off the bus. The sculpture is a metal loop with a curved rod running through it. This is the beginning of the motorway  A-62  towards Valladolid, and there is a big shoulder where cars can pull over easily. ¡Buena suerte compañeros y compañeras!

South towards Cáceres

Option 1: From Plaza España, take the bus Linea 11, direction "Buenos Aires", get out at the last stop. This bus will take you to the western most extremities of the city from which you will be able to hitch a ride along the A-62 west and of course the A-66 south. The best spot to starting looking for a ride south would as shown on the link below. You have to walk from where the bus drops you towards the highway, illegally jump a fence to reach it and then cross it to the other side, but then as you can see on the maps link you will find a nice flat land field where cars can safely stop to pick you up. [<iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=es&geocode=&q=Asociaci%C3%B3n+de+Desarrollo+Comunitario+Buenos+Aires,+Salamanca,+Espa%C3%B1a&aq=2&oq=Buenos+Aires,+Salamanca,+Espa%C3%B1a&sll=40.969724,-5.646973&sspn=0.029422,0.065403&t=h&ie=UTF8&hq=Asociaci%C3%B3n+de+Desarrollo+Comunitario+Buenos+Aires,&hnear=Salamanca,+Castilla+y+Le%C3%B3n,+Espa%C3%B1a&ll=40.953658,-5.707212&spn=0.036181,0.096079&output=embed"></iframe>
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Option 2: No need to pay anything but it's a bit complicated. Starting from the city center go the Carretera de Ledesma (SA300) westwards until you reach the roundabout at the city periphery. From here you can already see the motorway  A-62  to which it is another 20 minutes walk. There, you find enough space to thumb and a shoulder were cars can easily stop.

West towards Portugal - A62

From Plaza España, take the bus Linea 11, direction "Buenos Aires". This bus will take you to the eastern most extremities of the city from which you will be able to hitch a ride along the A-62 west and the A-66 south. Get out of the bus at the last stop, and follow the signs. You will get to a first roundabout, then you'll have to walk about 15 minutes next to the road to get to a second roundabout where you can hitch in direction of portugal. Plenty of space for cars to stop.

Est towards Avila and Madrid - A50/N501

Go to "Ctra Madrid". Just before the centro comercial EL TORMES, there is a roundabout with a bus stop, and cars can either take the A50 or the N501, which both lead to Avila and Madrid. The hitchhiking spot is 30-40 minutes away from the center by foot, but you can also take the bus at Gran Via, to centro comercial el tormes.