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[[Valencia]] is a major city in [[Spain]]. People are not used to seeing hitchhikers, but at the major petrol stations there are many foreigners whom you can ask for 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 Out 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 ==

There is a petrol station right on the A7 close to Sagunt, where you can 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 more difficult. [[User:Jeensg|Jeensg]] experienced both ways to be good. [[User:jorenvanveen|jorenvanveen]] and his buddy Ruben had more difficulties, waiting 6 hours, before getting a small ride to Castellón.

You have to take the bus or train to Sagunt and walk like 3,5 km .5 km south-south-west - ''Carrer de la Pau'', ''Cami de Gausa'', Calle ''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 BP petrol station on the V-23.[http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/39.6664/-0.3090 osm]

There is a new-built gas petrol station just a little north of the division of the motorway into A7 {{Aes|A-7}} and [[AP7]]{{Aes|AP-7}}, close to Torrent. Take metro line 1 direction Villanueva de Castellón and get off at Realon ''Realón'' or ''Sant Ramon'' stations, which is are about a 25 minute ride from centre. There you have to go direction ''Santa Apolonia'', check before on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=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=39.397668,-0.475588&sspn=0.030444,0.055189&ie=UTF8&ll=39.398,-0.473785&spn=0.030444,0.055189&z=14 GoogleMaps] or [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMaps], it's about a 4 km walk. [[User:Jeensg|Jeensg]] got a ride south directly to Granada, generally it's {{good}} regarding Spanish gas petrol stations. bailamoooos got a ride 100km south to Oliva, and from there reached Murcia by the end of day. [[User:Kossabossa|Kossabossa]] got a ride in about an hour to Murcia, from where it was really hard to find a ride to Granada, so ended up spending the night in Murcia and using a blablacar the next day. Probably it depends also on the season and time of the week. (Wednesday, 27 September 2017)  ;Third optionAnother way to travel North or maybe South (at least to Valencia) is to take the train towards Castellon, and get off the train at ''Les Valls'' (note that few trains stop at this station.) There is a Peaje section on the AP-7 around 250m from the station which can be accessed by walking over the bridge and down a dirt track. This location works very well, and is well lit, meaning hitching at night is possible. A ride to Barcelona or France is easily possible from here, and guarantees a faster ride than taking the N340. The toll workers don't like seeing people hitchhiking on the motorway, of course, but you can compromise by waiting on the lawn 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.

Going into direction [[Barcelona]] is possible at a drive-up way in the north of the town. Drop out at Take the tram (''tranvía'') and get off the station ''Universidad Politécnica''or bus (9, 18, 29 or 41) and drop off at ''Tarongers'' avenue. Hitchhiker [[User:Buzz|Buzz]] waited right beside the metal university tower. There is plenty of traffic leaving town heading north. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] and Erga had a bad time hitching from that spot. Cars go fast and the cars on the right (driving direction) all go to the university. It worked out better about a 100 meters further where cars leave from the university's parking space. Still, don't forget that the Valencian students are much less cool than most universities in direction norththe world and most of them will drive straight past you, with surprised confused and sometimes even disgusted faces. Also, if you head North you need to stay on the right motorway (which didn't work out for [[User:Guaka|guaka]] and Erga) get off somewhere at Puçol if someone is driving to Sagunto! Definitely avoid getting off anywhere other than a service station. [[User:Lemjok|Lemjok]] got a ride to Castellon and spent five hours standing there before deciding to take a train back to Les Valls. === South towards [[Alicante]] {{European Route Number|15}}, [[Sevilla]] ===

There is a [[User:Guaka|guakaroundabout]] and Erga had just where the motorway starts in '''Valencia'''. This is a bad time hitching from that spot. Cars go fast and the good place where cars on can stop but it is at the right (driving direction) all go to edge of the universitycity. It worked out better about Use a 100 meters further where cars leave from the university's parking spacesign. StillYou can get rides to Alicante, don't forget that the Valencian students are much less cool than most universities in the world [[Granada]] and most of them will drive straight past you, with surprised confused and sometimes even disgusted faces. Also[[Sevilla]], if you head North you need to stay on either by the right 'national motorway (which didn't work out for [[User:Guaka{{Aes|A-7}} through the center or the toll-motorway along the coast {{Aes|guaka]] and Erga) get off somewhere at Pucol if someone is driving to Sagunto!AP-7}}.

Another way to travel North The roundabout is to take located on the street ''Ave. de Ausiàs March'' in the south of the train towards Castelleoncity, and get off close to the train at Les Vallsriver. There It is a Peaje section on the AP-7 around 250m 25–35 minute walk from the main train station which , and metro stations ''Joaquín Sorolla-Jesus'' or ''Xativa''. You can be accessed by also take the buses number 6 (''Ausias March-Na Rovella'' stop, 5 min. walking over the bridge and down a dirt trackaway), 7 or 13 (''Fonteta de Sant Lluis-Riu Sec'' stop, 5 min. This location works very wellwalking away), and 8 or 64 (''Boulevard Sud-Ausiàs March'' stop). The best choice is well litto go there by bus number 8, meaning hitching taking it at night is possible''Plaça de l'ajuntament'', ''Plaça de la Reina'' or Central train station on ''Nuevo hospital La Fe'' direction. See [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=39.44588721196113&lng=-0.36842823028564453&zoom=16&trip=0&view=0 here] a map of the location of the roundabout in '''Valencia'''. A ride If you find it hard to Barcelona or France is easily possible get a lift from herethe roundabout, and guarantees there is a petrol station very close by where you can try to ask for a faster ride than taking lift from the N340people tanking up there.

=== South towards [[Alicante]], [[Sevilla]] ===There is a [[roundabout]] just where the motorway starts Steffi and Manu found it really hard hitch from that spot in '''Valencia'''. This is a good place where cars can stop but it is at the edge of the city. You can get rides to [[Alicante]], [[Granada]] and [[Sevilla]]January 12, either by the 'national motorway' (A7) through the center or the toll-motorway along very little people actually went for the coast (AP7)petrol station.

The roundabout is located Another user was sent away from the petrol station and tried to hitchhike with a sign on the street '"Ave. de Ausias March'" in that leaves the roundabout to the south of the city, close to onto a bridge crossing the riverrails. It There is a 15-20 minute walk from small road going off where people could stop, but only if they were on the right lane. Not the main train stationbest spot, and metro stations ''Jesus'' or ''Xativa''honestly. See [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=The exact coordinates are 39.44588721196113&lng=444781, -0.36842823028564453&zoom=16&trip=0&view=0 here] a map of the location of the roundabout in '''Valencia'''369191.

[[File:CommunidadValencianaZoomzoom1312 got a ride to Elche (on the way to Granada) after an hour of waiting.JPG|thumb|280px|left|Hitchhiking to Valencia]](August 2019)

=== Towards West towards [[Madrid]] {{European Route Number|901}} ===Go to the furthest extreme of ''Avinguda del Cid''. You can get there by metro, going to ''Mislata'' station and cross the bridge and actually the A3 starts from herewalking south 10 min, or by bus number 3 or 29 (dropping at ''Cid-Marcelino Oreja'' stop) or 71 (''Alqueria Nova-Cortes d'arenós'' stop). If you decide to walk (that's what we did) it will take you around an hour but it's not recommended under the problem is, that hot Valencian sun. Once there you cannot go there because there are fences everywhere. You can chose to hitchhike right before the bridge where there is a bus stop or place for the cars to stop. '''*Updated*''' 10th August 2014: we went there before the bridge, or there are a lot of cars on the way but it's quite impossible to take a lift here because they stop only for a second (literary) before a traffic light. I recommend you to cross the bridge and keep on walking until you see a petrol station (around 10 more minutes walking). You can also try [http://maps.google.com/maps?near=39.472222,-0.431092 this place]. It is under or cross the "bridge" that crosses above and try to get to one of the A3, and there are two petrol Petrol stations, and where lot of cars pass there stop (though, a lot of them are going to Manises)and there because there are fences everywhere in the middle. I '''*Updated 2018*'''ve waited for :Can confirm, Manises is terrible to get out of. The A3 going west is enclosed by walls and other highways. There is a little more than an hourgas station, but in Spain I usually count that only for the road back east. If you have to wait at least an hourneed a shower, WC,...Go to El Ponte Pont (The Bridge); they have . You can also reach El Pont (a.k.a shower, WC. Nacional III,Área de servicio el Pont) by bus 260a or 260b from stop Àngel Guimerá in Valencia.This is a yellow bus run by [http://www.avmm. Also; if es/web/area-metropolitana-de-valencia/horarios-metrobus MetroBus] (not the same us the city buses) and will drop you're staying there overnightright at the service station. Tickets are around €3 (buy them on the bus), sleep on but check the concrete shed for whatever it istimetable or [https://www.google. It isn't dirtyes/maps/dir/Valencia/El+Pont,+Carretera+Madrid-Valencia, it's bg+0, flat+46370, temperature isn+Valencia/ Google transit] first because the buses only run every two hours or so. '''OTHER OPTION'''t July 2018We managed to get a problem direct ride to Madid in the summergas station "repsol" (46930 Quart de PobletValencia, you're up 2,5 meters, thus you won't be muggedspain) on the A-3 motorway just out from town. You can go there from the center with the metrobus 160 (C. Had one of C Bonaire direction) or 170 (el vedat direction) and stop at the best sleeps of my life thereCami nou busstop.Plenty of truckers coming from But as usual in spain we waited a lot (4-5 hours) and had to argue with the north and heading drivers before they manadged to Madrid stop there!let us in.