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[[Valencia]] is a major city in [[Spain]]. It's an easy city People are not used to seeing hitchhikers, but at the major petrol stations there are many foreigners whom you can ask for [[hitchhiking]]lifts. There are three main motorways to [[Barcelona]] (AP7{{Aes|AP-7}}), [[Madrid]] (A3{{Aes|A-3}}), and through along the coast south coast to towards [[Alicante]], [[Granada]], and [[Sevilla]] (A7, AP7). 

==Hitching around == If you are coming from the north (e.g. from Barcelona) and wish to go south or west, ask your driver to leave you at the Sagunto service station (''Area de servicio de Sagunto'') where there is a large truck parking lot and a restaurant for drivers on long-distance journeys. The GPS coordinates of Sagunto service station are 39.64970, -0.30268.  == Hitching out ==  === North or South towards [[Alicante]], [[Sevilla]]on A7 highway ===There is a [[roundabout]] just where the motorway starts in '''ValenciaFirst option'''. This  There is a good place petrol station right on the A7 close to Sagunt, where cars you can stop but get on either side, depending which direction you want to go. Heading north is very easy, normally it doesn't take long to get a good lift, maybe even directly to France, heading south is at the edge of the citymore difficult. You can get rides to [[AlicanteUser:Jeensg|Jeensg]], experienced both ways to be good. [[GranadaUser:jorenvanveen|jorenvanveen]] and [[Sevilla]]his buddy Ruben had more difficulties, waiting 6 hours, either by before getting a small ride to Castellón. You have to take the bus or train to Sagunt and walk like 3.5 km south-south-west - ''national motorwayCarrer de la Pau' (A7) ', ''Cami de Gausa'', ''Carrer de Lliria''. You should look it up on Google Maps or OpenStreetMaps to not get lost the first time you go there, because it is all through very tiny roads! Watch out that you don't get on the center or BP petrol station on the tollV-motorway along the coast (AP7)23. [http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/39.6664/-0.3090 osm] '''Second option'''

The roundabout There is located on the street '"Ave. de Ausias March'" in a new-built petrol station just a little north of the south division of the citymotorway into {{Aes|A-7}} and {{Aes|AP-7}}, close to the riverTorrent. It is a 15-20 minute walk from the main train station, Take metro line 1 direction Villanueva de Castellón and metro stations get off at ''JesusRealón'' or ''XativaSant Ramon''stations, which are about a 25 minute ride from centre. See There you have to go direction ''Santa Apolonia'', check before on [http://wwwmaps.liftershaltegoogle.infocom/maps?latf=d&source=s_d&saddr=Carretera+desconocida&daddr=Carretera+desconocida+to:Carretera+desconocida&hl=es&geocode=FWz2WAId-N74_w%3BFSA0WQIdUIX4_w%3BFVJSWQIdnvX4_w&mra=ls&dirflg=w&doflg=ptk&sll=39.44588721196113397668,-0.475588&lngsspn=-0.36842823028564453030444,0.055189&zoomie=16UTF8&tripll=39.398,-0.473785&viewspn=0 here.030444,0.055189&z=14 GoogleMaps] or [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMaps] , it's about a map of the location of the roundabout in '''Valencia'''4 km walk.

===North or South===There is a petrol station right on Attention: In September 2021, AP-7 became free of charge and consequently the A7 close to Sagunt, where you can get on either side, depending which direction you want to gotoll booths were removed. Heading north is very easy, normally it doesnCars don't take long need to get a good lift, maybe even directly slow down at this part of the highway where the toll booths used to France, heading south be. This option is more difficultas viable as hitchhiking on the open highway.

You have Another way to travel North or maybe South (at least to Valencia) is to take the bus or train to Sagunt towards Castellon, and walk like 3,5 km southget off the train at ''Les Valls'' (note that few trains stop at this station.) There is a Peaje section on the AP-south-west - Carrer de la Pau7 around 250m from the station which can be accessed by walking over the bridge and down a dirt track. This location works very well, Cami de Gausaand is well lit, Calle de Lliriameaning hitching at night is possible. You should look it up on Google Maps A ride to not get lost Barcelona or France is easily possible from here, and guarantees a faster ride than taking the first time you go there, because it is all through very tiny roads! Watch out that you N340. The toll workers don't get like seeing people hitchhiking on the BP petrol station motorway, of course, but you can compromise by waiting on the V-23lawn next to the toll building. Quite a few truckers seem to stop for a pee there, and you can ask them for a lift to the next service station.