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Madrid is the capital of Spain. It is geographically located in the centre of the Iberian peninsular, and thus has road connections to all directions in Spain and also Portugal.
== Hitching out ==
=== South toward [[Cordoba|Córdoba]], [[Granada|Granada]], [[Algeciras]] {{European Route Number|5}} ===
In any case, try to get to the Sesana service station, it's on the motorway 4, between Valdemoro and Ocana. Although it is small, it has a restaurant, and unlike other service stations in the South of Madrid, you will find long distance rides there (Granada, Cordoba) with some patience.
=== East toward [[Valencia]], [[Murcia]] {{European Route Number|901}} ===
Go out of the station, on the right pass under the bridge to the roundabout. You'll see some steps that lead to a bridge over the motorway, on the left there is a petrol station + an motorway onramp. Combine using a sign with asking people and be patient.
=== Northeast towards [[Zaragoza]], [[Barcelona]] {{European Route Number|90}} ===
'''Option 1'''
Take the Renfe train number C7 direction Alcala de Hernares or C2 direction Guadalajara from Atoche. Get out on the station named La Garena. When you get out of the station, go right to Av Juan Carlos 1. It later continues in Av De Europa. Then follow the signs saying A2 Zaragoza. The best one is , and find the Galp petrol station. You can access it from the industrial area right behind it. (Shell From here you can find a ride to the Cepsa petrol station possibility 1 - a bad onelittle further at km 40, the traffic is low, it's in the city and on the wrong side where there are better chances of the road, then the roundabout that goes onto the highway is possibility 2 better but still the traffic is low and there is no good place for cars to pull over)longer rides.
'''Option 2'''
The San Fernando hitch point. Take the train from Atocha in the direction Alcala de Henares or Guadalajara until the station San Fernando near Madrid. The train ticket will cost 1.45 euro. Behind the San Fernando train station there is an entrance to the motorway where you can easily hitchhike.
=== North towards [[Burgos]], Basque Country, [[Bordeaux]] {{European Route Number|5}} ===
Take metro line 3 to Moncloa. On one of the underground levels of the metro/bus station, take bus number 162 to stop 'Av. Padre Huidobro - Argentona', located on route A6 in the direction of La Coruña. You'll pass a Estación de Servicio Repsol - when you get off the bus, walk back down the road about 1.4km to reach it. There is a pavement followed by a foot-trail, so you don't have to walk on the road. Not a big garage but there's a steady trickle of drivers.
=== West towards [[Portugal]] {{European Route Number|90}} ===
Get to the service station Repsol R-5. You would have simply take the metro line 1O to Puerto Del Sur, about 30 minutes riding away from the city centre, and then walk a kilometre or so down Av Leganés passing McDonalds, splitting off to the petrol station as you can [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=40.337075,-3.802514&hl=en&ll=40.339127,-3.799456&spn=0.004923,0.009645&sll=40.337009,-3.802621&sspn=0.009846,0.01929&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=16&t=h&z=17 see here]
== Public transport ==