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As hitching a ride standing on the road is quite difficult in Spain (especially in a big city like Madrid), it is probably better to follow these instructions:
Alternative1:
There is a small service station with a McDonalds in Pinto. Takethe Cercania C3 from Sol (or other stations from Central Madrid), should cost nearly 3 euros. Then get off at Pinto. Walk eastwards through several streets towards the motorway, via avenida isabel la catolica. Have a look at hitchwikimaps or googlemaps how to get there. It's around 1.5 km. Once in the service station, ask people. Apparently, there are a lot of people going through towards morocco, so you might get a long distance hitch towards south (although sometimes cars are packed). It might be better than alternative 2 which has little/local traffic
Alternative 2
Christian1337's recommendation:
Another option is taking the "cercanias" or "renfe" C-3, which leaves from Sol, to the Station "Valdemoro". The ticket should cost 3,30 € and it takes 30 minutes to get to "Valdemoro". Get off the train and walk down "Paseo de la Estacion", take a slight left onto "Calle República Argentina" (the road right next to the highway) take a right to follow "Calle República Argentina". After 100 meter turn left onto "Avenida de Andalucia" and follow it until you get to the petrol station. In total it is a 30 minute walk (going uphill, exhausting in summer). The petrol station is right next to the highway. There is also a big truck stop. The station has mostly local people (as it has a car wash) and is usually quite empty, but you will find somebody (going to Ocana) who will take you to the next service station.
