Hitchhiking from Valencia
Hitchhiking to Valencia
Recent reviews mentioning Valencia
41.20957, 1.68078
Theoretically a good spot, theres a wide roadside just before the roundabout so cars are going slow and can easily read your sign and stop for you BUT i personally did not have luck with this because i think because of the full line marking there or maybe the fact that my sign said Valencia and only Smaller Tarragonarating: 3/5, wait: 90 min 🪧
―Sarker, Wed 30 Jul 2025, 19:40
41.81733, 1.896
I'm going to preface this story with the fact that I got extremely lucky.After finally escaping Montserrat, the man who I got a lift from absolutely refused to let me off at the service station, despite how many times I asked him. Insistently repeating, “Mi pueblo es mejor para ti!” (My town is better for you.)
Upon arrival in Sallent, I immediately felt like this wasn't going to go very well; it was a very small town, with a single road joining the motorway with hardly any cars on it. I was waiting at the entrance to the roundabout, next to a supermarket, which unfortunately meant that any car actually using the road, was more than likely going to pull into the car park instead to do their shopping. Time wore on, and in all the time I was there, not a single car pulled onto the exit roundabout. I thought I was stuck.
As per usual in the world of hitchhiking, when it looks like you're stranded, one of two things always happens. Either you get a good night's sleep and try again, or your saviour magically appears for the most random reason imaginable. In my case, it was the second option.
As I was desperately trying to thumb a lift from any of the Saturday evening shoppers, I hear the magic words from across the car park: “Donde vas?” (where are you going?)
A couple in a camper van from Valencia were driving into the mountains to escape the heatwave, but their van had no air conditioning. They had decided to pull off of the motorway to buy ice to put in front of their fans in the van! And just like that I was saved, and bound for Puigcerda.
I didn't think I'd be leaving Sallent until the next day, so for that, Jordi and Claudia, I am incredibly grateful.
rating: 1/5, wait: 15 min 👍, ride: 85 km ↑
―Paquito, Sat 21 Jun 2025, 18:05
41.46753, 1.97847
It was a journey to get here, I took a bus to Ca n'Amat and walked from there. First I wait for bus 67 but then apparently I need bus L67, they are not the same...I was at the doors of the restaurant asking the people if they go to Valencia, the people were nice. It helps to speak Spanish and perhaps French for the Moroccans.
After 1,5 hours got a ride to Valencia
rating: 4/5, wait: 90 min 💬, ride: 374 km ↙
―Menno, July 2025
41.46719, 1.97847
Many cars went to tarragona and some to Valencia. We got a ride even further to Alicante.rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min
―lena, June 2025
41.46753, 1.97847
Tried to get a ride to Valencia for 5 hours at night, but being 3 guys, it was nearly impossible.rating: 3/5, wait: 300 min 💬+🪧
―Kivvish, Sat 30 Jul 2022, 02:30
37.23211, -3.66791
Worst spot ever, we waited for a full day here and everybody was telling us no and looking at us like we were crazy. Very few cars on a weekend in May. We finally gave up and took an amazing bus to Valencia :))rating: 1/5, wait: 1200 min
―Lesmateloc, May 2025
38.49983, -0.60202
2 people.We got there a lift straight to Barcelona, seems to be a good place to reach Valencia as well. We standed on the bus stop, maybe 2 minutes from the gas station. Not so much traffic, many locals, but it should be possible. If someone going to Castalla, they can drop you there. Really quiet area, nice place to have your picnic or camping. Affordable prices in the gas station shop (for ex 6eggs for 1.65e). There is restaurant as well. Enjoy.
rating: 4/5, wait: 70 min 🪧, ride: 499 km ↗
―sieautostopuje, Tue 13 May 2025, 18:30
37.82264, -0.81174
2 people.We spent evening and next morning there trying to get a lift. Local guy told us that it should be easy and we can use sign „hacia valencia”. But in reality it was different. Enough space to stop for a driver near roundabout and if you go further as well. Neighbourhood is quite nice, lots of shops like leroy merlin, lidl (we slept in a tent on the parking there) - you can find whatever you want to. Finally we got a lift, half of a way to Alicante . To sum up, maybe depends on your luck. Write a comment if you use this place and tell something about your observations.
rating: 2/5, wait: 400 min 🪧
―SieAutostopuje, Tue 13 May 2025, 12:30
41.32994, -1.21779
A decent stop to go to Valenciarating: 2/5, wait: 90 min
―Anonymous, April 2025
39.44525, -0.36955
It’s really not the best spot but I didn’t find a better option in Valencia. After half an hour the workers at the petrol station sent me away and said it is forbidden to hitchhike in Spain. So I waited at the exit of the petrol station. There a woman picked me up after another hour of waiting. She brought me in a little town at the coast.rating: 4/5, wait: 70 min, ride: 43 km ↓
―Hannolo, March 2025
38.81462, 0.02296
Two guys with sign to Valencia. We got our ride around 9:30 after 10 minutes waiting.rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧, ride: 100 km ↖
―Slocrowth, Sun 26 Jan 2025, 09:30
39.658, -0.21964
Large port area, highly reccomend for finding a truck out of Valencia. Subway goes to Sagunto then it's an hours walk to the port (also a bus that goes some of the way I believe)rating: 5/5, ride: 567 km ↑
―pixelatedcrab, October 2024
38.82706, -0.8908
This is maybe the best gas station in the area.It’s open 24h and has a (great) restaurant. It is super known and frequented by trucks. There’s also a fair amount of tourists that do 100km+ rides. The trucks literally stand in line for you.
A lot of trucks go to valencia.
People do go to Gandia from here, also trucks, but you’ll need to search for it.
I haven’t been to the other side of the highway but it seems identical for those going west.
Eventually a couple from Andorra (approached!!) to pick me up to valencia.
rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min 💬, ride: 105 km ↗
―fluido, June 2024
39.05974, -1.9333
This is an amazing gas station for:Murcia, elche, alicante and almansa!
There’s a big gas station and big parking area with a few restaurants.
I got here and found a truck for elche in no time. There’s a considerable amount of people coming and leaving.
The only trucks that will go to valencia from here are trucks that had to unload in a place nearby before so it’s less common.
To get to valencia, this isn’t so good as you might think, because the main highway for valencia is up north.
You can try your luck hitching from here to valencia, or you can hitch a ride from here to 12km AFTER almansa where you have the *most amazing* service station in which you can get a lot of rides to valencia and even to Barcelona.
rating: 5/5, wait: 1 min 💬, ride: 117 km →
―fluido, June 2024
39.94079, -3.44862
If you want to go to valencia, don’t go through villatobas. From albacete it’ll be easier, but getting to albacete is hard because the towns on the way are tough to hitchike from.There’s traffic here, but unfortunately seems to be local. Don’t try to go to villatobas because you’ll be stuck there.
ASK people here.
The stuff person at the service station is really nice. He can be helpful.
rating: 3/5, wait: 30 min 💬, ride: 15 km ↘
―fluido, June 2024
39.95373, -3.48782
Ocaña is bad. There’s almost no traffic. The one that do leave from here goes locally.If you go to valencia I can only say that going to the service station 3km down (to villatobas) can leave you in need for luck, because if you fail to get a ride from there, or from corral de almaguer, you can get stuck.
rating: 1/5
―fluido, June 2024
38.55615, -0.12763
Good spot to go to Valencia or Alicante, lots of space for cars to stop, traffic is slow enough to notice you. Just make sure you have a sign :)rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min 🪧
―sunnsia, May 2024
40.76578, 0.62761
We didn't even have to wait to find a ride here. Got out of one car, asked the next one, and found a ride straight to Valencia. Not a lot of traffic though.rating: 5/5, wait: 0 min 💬, ride: 184 km ↙
―kar10house, May 2024
41.14153, 1.34697
Our drivers let us out here and we found a ride about for about 60 km further south on our way to Valencia.rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min 💬, ride: 92 km ↙
―kar10house, May 2024
41.11416, 1.15579
Walked out here from Tarragona. No chance going to Valencia.rating: 1/5, wait: 480 min
―Anonymous, March 2024