Hitchhiking in Portugal
Hitchhiking to Portugal
Recent reviews in Portugal
37.02385, -7.96994
I arrived by plane in the evening around 10pm, it was already dark. There was already one girl hh towards albufeira. I was heading to Huelva. I was very lucky and after 10min got a ride straight to Huelva but without the girl hh there with me I'm not sure how long I would wait there. Probably I would have to sleep in the airport and in the morning get to the Faro city.rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min, ride: 121 km →
―pergl, September 2025
32.75905, -17.01821
Not much traffic because of underneath tunnelrating: 2/5, wait: 60 min 👍, ride: 7 km ↖
―antione, August 2025
32.71272, -16.8877
Easy lift to Monte with local workersrating: 5/5, wait: 25 min 👍, ride: 5 km ↓
―antione, August 2025
32.72114, -16.88676
lift in the night for sunriserating: 3/5, wait: 45 min 👍, ride: 5 km ←
―antione, August 2025
37.10179, -8.25569
Walked from albufeira to here with our sign to faro and stopped at the roundabout. Good place, waited there only for 10min to find a car going to faro airportrating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧, ride: 33 km →
―maxsupertramp, Sat 23 Aug 2025, 16:47
37.19479, -8.22669
Quite a bad spot to stop… guy working at the toll station told us we can’t stand there. Had to stand at a parking space few meters after where people stop to take picture of an algarve sign.rating: 2/5, wait: 120 min, ride: 26 km ←
―Anonymous, August 2025
38.62299, -9.13419
Waited for 30minutes with an algarve sign, Nobody stopped. After asking around for 5min if anyone was going to the south a guy took us down the highway for 20km, anything helps ;)rating: 4/5, wait: 35 min, ride: 23 km →
―Anonymous, August 2025
38.70845, -9.17397
Outra Margem sign as mentioned before worked perfectly, guy took us two to the next gas station in the other side of the Tejo.rating: 5/5, wait: 4 min, ride: 13 km ↓
―Anonymous, August 2025
41.48486, -8.75886
Very easy to catch a ride to Braga, there was many cars on saturday eveningrating: 5/5, wait: 10 min, ride: 36 km →
―Maciej, August 2025
42.02687, -8.64244
We were super lucky that day. We thought of going by train but before we gave ourselves chance with hitchhiking. A car stopped in 2 minutes and took us directly to Portorating: 5/5, wait: 2 min, ride: 113 km ↓
―SoniaK, August 2025
41.00949, -8.55482
Searching hitch to croatia from close porto (Portugal)rating: 1/5, wait: 200 min, ride: 2507 km →
―alterivo, August 2025
39.48507, -8.15599
After I waited for an hour with a sign "Espanha", a guy approached me and took me after Salamanca. Apparently, many people at the station were willing to take me but thought Spain was too far. Be patient!rating: 5/5, wait: 60 min 🪧, ride: 408 km ↗
―Raphi, Sat 02 Aug 2025, 11:30
39.48507, -8.15599
Waited with a sign to "Espanha", apparently many people were not going that far, but I've been lucky and found a ride for after Salamanca 🤞rating: 4/5, wait: 60 min 🪧, ride: 408 km ↗
―Raphi, Sat 02 Aug 2025, 11:30
39.3651, -9.09766
I tried the day before and many people stop, unfortunately they were all going to Caldas da Rainha or to Lisboa. I was advised not to use my sign "France" as no one was going there obviously. I tried the next day with a sign "Santarém" and the first car stopped!rating: 3/5, wait: 1 min 🪧, ride: 102 km →
―Raphi, Sat 02 Aug 2025, 08:15
39.15717, -9.2261
Not a lot of traffic, but I had a sign "França" that didn't help because it's not the right direction. I got a ride immediately by asking around.rating: 4/5, wait: 60 min 💬+🪧, ride: 33 km ↑
―Raphi, Fri 01 Aug 2025, 15:40
40.64359, -8.66105
Perfect to go to Costa Nova. The third car stopped me. You need to be really close to roundabout because then there is a no-entry sign. Also not much space to stop a car.rating: 5/5, wait: 1 min 👍, ride: 10 km ↙
―Ellaella, August 2025
38.77046, -9.12381
Nice spot, lots of traffic and good visibility. I was looking to go back to France, but decided to get a ride with a couple going to Caldas da Rainha in order to reach a gas station.rating: 4/5, wait: 30 min 🪧, ride: 55 km ↑
―Raphi, Fri 01 Aug 2025, 13:40
40.64359, -8.66105
Easy to get to the beach, especially in the morning around 10-11rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 10 km ←
―Anonymous, July 2025
41.82409, -8.86909
If you go south, better ask only for rides to Viana. From there it's easier to go to Porto. This spot got me a ride compared to the one on the south of the townrating: 4/5, wait: 30 min 🪧, ride: 17 km ↘
―jkczech, Tue 22 Jul 2025, 12:00
41.80111, -8.85696
I was trying to get a ride to Viana/Porto... But too much local traffic, or bad luck (: decided to walk to the other side of the village where is a connection to the highway and got a ride there.rating: 3/5, wait: 20 min 🪧
―jkczech, Tue 22 Jul 2025, 11:30
Recent reviews mentioning Portugal
43.50558, 1.35226
Eaven though it was dark we got taken by to surfers just by walking up to people who were just going threw the paying station. The spot is a dream and helped us on our voyage from Germany to Portugal. No luck needed!rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 435 km ←
―zare, September 2025
40.60006, -6.53837
Wort place to go to Portugal.All spanish people, you know...
A old french couple took me to Vilar Formoso.
In Vilar I couldn't hitchhike more and I had to take train to Guarda and then to Porto.
rating: 2/5, wait: 45 min 🪧, ride: 32 km ←
―AnarkoDiode, Wed 13 Aug 2025, 19:34
40.95545, -5.70666
Very good place to go to Portugal.A French Couple took me in their camper, It was amazing,we were playing music, playing with their dog, and meeting them, sooo nice people, I wish they had a good life.
Thank youu Alizé and Gabin
rating: 5/5, wait: 30 min 👍, ride: 97 km ↙
―AnarkoDiode, Thu 14 Aug 2025, 17:31
41.00949, -8.55482
Searching hitch to croatia from close porto (Portugal)rating: 1/5, wait: 200 min, ride: 2507 km →
―alterivo, August 2025
41.34493, -5.17631
I tried asking around at the gas station but all the cars were full or we're going towards Salamanca. There are a lot of truck drivers and foreigners (France, UK, Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland...) at the gas station, but many are families. After I decided moving to the entrance of the highway, a Spanish guy exited from the highway, and promised me to take me to Valladolid (my sign). Turns out he was going further and I ended up in Burgos.rating: 3/5, wait: 60 min 🪧, ride: 205 km ↗
―Raphi, Sat 02 Aug 2025, 17:00
40.956, -5.70773
perfect spot for hitchhiking to Portugal. Stood there for 15 minutes, easy access from sidewalk iiii]; )'rating: 5/5, wait: 12 min 🪧, ride: 268 km ←
―vacice, Thu 10 Jul 2025, 16:00
42.45565, -5.51866
In summer crowded place with a lot of ppl heading west of Spain or Portugal (mainly Porto). Out of the season maybe not that good place. After few minutes I found a couple who give me a lift to Guimaraes.rating: 4/5, wait: 10 min 💬+🪧, ride: 321 km ↙
―Filip, Fri 01 Aug 2025, 15:45
42.43752, -8.65213
Hitchhiked twice from here, twice got to the service station before Vigo. Going south to Portugal. Sign Potro/Portugalrating: 4/5, wait: 15 min 🪧, ride: 17 km ↓
―jkczech, Mon 21 Jul 2025, 14:06
42.86439, -8.56732
I tried to hitchhike from here for about 15 minutes wanting to go direction Portugal. But got twice offered direction Noia. Then I decided to go to the other side of the roundabout. For this direction much better, more traffic in the right direction. Even if it seems like difficult to walk across, just find yourself the minute with less cars and run across. There is a better place later.rating: 4/5
―jkczech, July 2025
42.3174, -8.66306
We weretrying for 2hours but it was because we were there on Sundays evening and there wasńt any traffic in direction to Portugal. There is restaurant and you can charge your phone at the gas station.rating: 4/5, wait: 120 min, ride: 146 km ↓
―ondrej56, July 2025
40.95807, -5.71765
Great spot for Portugal. Easy to reach with a bus and some walking. Plenty of room to pull over. Spanish people don't pick up hitchhikers too often so hope for some tourists or portuguese people.rating: 4/5, wait: 40 min 👍, ride: 139 km ←
―VeikkaK, Tue 13 May 2025, 13:00
47.18615, -1.46218
A lot of space to park, the problem is there is no good spot to go to Poitiers in Nantes.From here you will certainly arrive (i did it a lot of times) in la Haye Fouassiere or Vallet, at the entry of the national road, witch are better spots than here but still it is not really good.
If you are lucky you may arrive in Cholet, but sorry, Cholet is the worst city to hitchhack, i now few people who've got their worst record of time waiting there (me too before it was beaten in Portugal)
After Bressuire everything will go easy to Poitiers-Limoges, from now i take a BlaBlaCar to Bressuire everytime (Cholet is a trauma 😂)
rating: 3/5, wait: 35 min, ride: 6 km →
―cabalkin, March 2025
40.21456, -8.44819
No luck today with hitchhiking in Portugal, waited for 3 hours on a Sunday morning until afternoon, which is so far my first that long of a wait ever, and then eventually took a train and then a bus to Faro, as I had a flight next morning from there.rating: 1/5, wait: 200 min 🪧, ride: 3 km ↙
―anettlee17, Sun 15 Dec 2024, 13:27
40.95698, -5.70902
It’s little bit dangerous to go in this spot, you have to cross a way to turn around the roundabout, but it’s a national road (legal).But your are sure about one things : people are going to Portugal and car can stop (even if it’s dangerous).
Donc benef 🌸
rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 171 km ←
―Timeo, October 2024
37.23902, -7.40559
Come on, you can do it from here bro. (travelled to Tavira with a 'Portugal' sign)rating: 3/5, wait: 35 min 🪧, ride: 35 km ↙
―Dudi, July 2024
37.26874, -7.01457
There is an old abandoned restaurant here, which allows cars to stop easily. And as it's directly on the way to Portugal for many cars from Huelva, it's a great place for them to pick you up.I waited here for 10 minutes and got a ride to a rest station right on front of the border.
Sign: A 49
rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧, ride: 41 km ←
―Kar10house, June 2024
40.956, -5.70773
Should be a good spot to get to Portugal since it is on the right road with place to pull in and slow cars but sadly no one stopped for us the whole time we were there. Spain I guess.rating: 1/5, wait: 90 min 🪧
―Anonymous, April 2024
40.87805, -5.98302
We hoped that a lot of people here would be heading to Portugal but this did not seem to be the case. Many, many people told us they lived locally and had come to fill up their car/eat at the restaurant. Eventually we did find a lift to Portugal but it felt like luck.rating: 2/5, wait: 120 min 💬+🪧, ride: 137 km ←
―Anonymous, April 2024
43.42262, -1.59857
One of the first people I asked took me to San Sebastian, others were travelling to Portugal or Bilbaorating: 5/5, wait: 1 min 💬, ride: 40 km ↙
―Anonymous, April 2024
42.40527, -3.54891
Litterally asked 3 people before someone was able to take me and a mate all the way to Guimaraes. Very good spot for going further West into Spain or even Portugal.rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 💬, ride: 509 km ←
―saundy, March 2024