Valencia

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Valencia is a major city in Spain. People are not used to seeing hitchhikers. There are three main motorways to Barcelona (AP7), Madrid (A3), and through the south coast to Alicante, Granada, Sevilla (A7, AP7).

Hitching Out

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North or South

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. Jeensg experienced both ways to be good.

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, Calle 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.

Second option

There is a new-built gas station just a little north of the division of the Highway into A7 and AP7, close to Torrent. Take metro line 1 direction Villanueva de Castellón and get off at Realon or Sant Ramon, which is about a 25 minute ride from centre. There you have to go direction Santa Apolonia, check before on GoogleMaps or OpenStreetMaps, it's about a 4 km walk. Jeensg got a ride south directly to Granada, generally it's Good.png (good) regarding Spanish gas stations.

North towards Barcelona

Going into direction Barcelona is possible at a drive-up way in the north of the town. Drop out at tram (tranvía) station Universidad Politécnica. Hitchhiker Buzz waited right beside the metal university tower. There is plenty of traffic leaving town in direction north.

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 the 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 highway (which didn't work out for guaka and Erga) get off somewhere at Pucol if someone is driving to Sagunto!

South towards Alicante, 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. You can get rides to Alicante, Granada and Sevilla, either by the 'national motorway' (A7) through the center or the toll-motorway along the coast (AP7).

The roundabout is located on the street '"Ave. de Ausias March'" in the south of the city, close to the river. It is a 15-20 minute walk from the main train station, and metro stations Jesus or Xativa. See here a map of the location of the roundabout in Valencia.

Hitchhiking to Valencia

Towards Madrid

Go to Avinguda del Cid, and cross the bridge and actually the A3 starts from here, but the problem is, that you cannot go there because there are fences everywhere. You can chose to hitchhike before the bridge where there is a bus stop or place for the cars to stop, or try this place. It is under the "bridge" that crosses above the A3, and there are two petrol stations, and lot of cars pass there (though, a lot of them are going to Manises). I've waited for a little more than an hour, but in Spain I usually count that you have to wait at least an hour.

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