Hitchhiking from Castelo Branco
Hitchhiking to Castelo Branco
Recent reviews mentioning Castelo Branco
39.80632, -7.51314
―Anonymous
39.80632, -7.51314
Large sidewalk, in front of a gas station. DIrections Lisbon and Guarda.It has an hardware and gardening store really close, so the drivers can pull over at the shops entrance to pick you up.
We were going to Nisa wich is a small village and we waited for 40 minutes max.
I noticed it also serves the people who live in the outskirts of Castelo Branco, so probably lots of people will tell you they're staying in town.
―Anonymous
39.80632, -7.51314
I was going to Lisbon and came here from Castelo Branco northern district by Linha Azul bus (1€). You should drop off before this road intersection, you'll have to walk back longer otherwise.I waited on the western side of this previously pinned point, facing Schreiber (look at the map).
After 20 minutes a spanish expat living in Coimbra picked me up. He's one of the many drivers avoiding the nearby highway. He dropped me near Vila Velha de Rodao where the road to Coimbra begins northwards. It was hard to leave that mentioned place, as no car enters the highway to Lisbon. So if you're here in Castelo Branco, make sure your driver doesn't take you to a village. Or choose a highway entrance.
―GiovanniTonucci
39.84244, -7.4992
Departure spot mainly to north (Fundao, Covilha) and you can also be offered Lisbon as destination, despite indications to it being on the entrance by the other side of the bridge and a more suitable way starts in Castelo Branco Sul (southern highway entrance). After 30 minutes they offered me Lisbon, then i had to wait one more hour to Alcains where a dutch expat dropped me towards the countryside. In case you get stuck in the afternoon you can opt for provincial buses to north by "Quinta da danca" stop 10 minutes away (walk Espanha direction then get down the bridge).―giovanniTonucci