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 ==
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=== North or South ===
=== North or South on A7 highway === '''First option'''
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 south-south-west - ''Carrer de la Pau'', ''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 BP petrol station on the V-23. [http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/39.6664/-0.3090 osm]
'''Second option'''
There is a new-built petrol station just a little north of the division of the motorway into {{Aes|A-7}} and {{Aes|AP-7}}, close to Torrent. Take metro line 1 direction Villanueva de Castellón and get off at ''Realón'' or ''Sant Ramon'' stations, which 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.
'''Third option''' Attention: In September 2021, AP-7 became free of charge and consequently the toll booths were removed. Cars don't need to slow down at this part of the highway where the toll booths used to be. This option is as viable as hitchhiking on the open highway.
Another 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.
=== North towards [[Barcelona]] ===
Going into direction [[Barcelona]] is possible at a drive-up way in the north of the town. 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 === North to Tarragona, Barcelona === Drive-up way to road V-21 in the cars on north of the right (driving direction) all go to town. Take the university. tram It worked out better about a 100 meters further where cars leave from and get off the universitystation ''Universidad Politécnica''s parking space. Stillor bus (9, don't forget that the Valencian students are much less cool than most universities in the world and most of them will drive straight past you18, with surprised confused 29 or 41) and sometimes even disgusted facesdrop off at ''Tarongers'' avenue. Also, if Hitchike around bus stop or you head North you need to stay on can wait also right beside the right motorway (which didn't work out for [[User:Guaka|guaka]] and Erga) get off somewhere at Puçol if someone metal university tower. There 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 Vallsplenty of traffic leaving town heading north.
=== South towards [[Alicante]] {{European Route Number|15}}, [[Sevilla]] ===
There is a [[roundabout]] just where the motorway starts in '''Valencia'''. This is a good place where cars can stop but it is at the edge of the city. Use a sign. You can get rides to Alicante, [[Granada]] and [[Sevilla]], either by the 'national motorway' {{Aes|A-7}} through the center or the toll-motorway along the coast {{Aes|AP-7}}.
The roundabout is located on the street ''Ave. de Ausiàs March'' in the south of the city, close to the river. It is a 25–35 minute walk from the main train station, and metro stations ''Joaquín Sorolla-Jesus'' or ''Xativa''. You can also take the buses number 6 (''Ausias March-Na Rovella'' stop, 5 min. walking away), 7 or 13 (''Fonteta de Sant Lluis-Riu Sec'' stop, 5 min. walking away), 8 or 64 (''Boulevard Sud-Ausiàs March'' stop). The best choice is to go there by bus number 8, taking it at ''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'''.If you find it hard to get a lift from the roundabout, there is a petrol station very close by where you can try to ask for a lift from the people tanking up there.
Steffi and Manu found If you find it really hard hitch to get a lift from that spot in January 12the roundabout, there is a petrol station very little people actually went close by where you can try to ask for a lift from the petrol stationpeople tanking up there.
Another user was sent away from the petrol station and tried to hitchhike with a sign on the street that leaves the roundabout to the south, onto a bridge crossing the rails. There is a small road going off where people could stop, but only if they were on the right lane. Not the best spot, honestly. The exact coordinates are 39.444781, -0.369191.
Zoomzoom1312 got a ride to Elche (on the way to Granada) after an hour of waiting. (August 2019)
=== 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 walking 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 hot Valencian sun.
Once there you can hitchhike right before the bridge where there is a bus stop or place for the cars to stop.'''Fuel station Repsol'''
'''*Updated*''' 10th August 2014: we went Fuel station Repsol (46930 Quart de Poblet) on the A-3 motorway just out from town. You can go there before from the bridge, there are a lot of cars on center with the way but it's quite impossible to take a lift here because they stop only for a second metrobus 160 (literaryC.C Bonaire direction) before a traffic light. I recommend you to cross the bridge and keep on walking until you see a petrol station or 170 (around 10 more minutes walkingEl Vedat direction)and stop at the Cami Nou busstop.
You can also try [http:'''El Pont''' fuel station //maps.google.com/maps?near=39.472222,-0.431092 this rest place] or cross the bridge and try to get to one of the Petrol stations where lot of cars stop (though, a lot out of them are going to Manises) and there because there are fences everywhere in the middle.city
'''*Updated 2018*''':Can confirm, Manises is terrible to get out of. The A3 going west is enclosed by walls and other highways. There is a gas station, but only for the road back east.Bus 260A or 260B till Área De Servicio El Pont (ticket costs few euro)
If you need a shower, WC,... Go to El Pont (The Bridge). You can also reach El Pont (a.k.a. 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.es/web/area-metropolitana-de-valencia/horarios-metrobus MetroBus] (not the same us the city buses) and will drop you right at the service station. Tickets are around €3 (buy them on the bus), but check the timetable or [https://www.google.es/maps/dir/Valencia/El+Pont,+Carretera+Madrid-Valencia,+0,+46370,+Valencia/ Google transit] first because the buses only run every two hours or so.
'''OTHER OPTION'''July 2018We managed === Hitchhiking ferry to get a direct ride to Madid in the gas station "repsol" (46930 Quart de PobletValencia[[Mallorca]], [[Menorca]], spain) on the A-3 motorway just out from town. You can go there from the center with the metrobus 160 (C.C Bonaire direction) or 170 (el vedat direction) and stop at the Cami nou busstop. But as usual in spain we waited a lot (4-5 hours) and had to argue with the drivers before they manadged to let us in.[[Ibiza]] ===
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