Hitchhiking from Portela
Hitchhiking to Portela
Recent reviews mentioning Portela
38.77959, -9.12242
Seems like, in the reverse of everyone else, the spot at the entrance of A1 near Encarnação didn’t work for me after an hour. I walked to the gas station and got a ride in 5 minutes―Lmaoyz
38.77046, -9.12381
Great spot to go to the North. I get a ride in 20 min to Caldas―Emmaaaaaa
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.―Raphi
38.78176, -9.12229
Viajando pro norte de Portugal pela primeiríssima vez, Já vinha do sul e percebi que Portugal é bem melhor que Espanha. Preferi não perguntar muito no posto por ser brasileiro e saber que algumas pessoas têm preconceito e não tenho tempo e energia pra drama. Li bastante aqui os comentários de geral e decidi por este ponto. Funcionou bem. Parou um motorhome com 4 malucos indo prum festival eletrônico em Torres. Me deram frutas gostosas e fizemos muitas piadas, foi top, paizão. E claro, peguei a manha de não aceitar carona pros lugares ruins, Ou, a dizer, boleia.―Jurobola
38.06612, -8.77377
Depois de dormir no carro verde abandonado no posto Prio, já que era uma noite meio fria, ao despertar já segui pra pista e o Mestre Marco de Sampa parou pra mim e me levou pra Lisboa. O ajudei também com algumas cargas já que ele trabalha com transporte. Foi massa.―Jurobola
38.77958, -9.12241
male, alone, early 30s, asking round during the great blackout, fluent in portuguese―andrej
37.11676, -8.24729
everyone leaves albufeira here, i took a bus here, there was some shadow. got a lift straight to barreiro with lisboa sign and took the boat over the river―andrej
38.77951, -9.12218
We (Girl & Boy) started asking around 14:45 and got a ride in 1 1/2h ! There were two other hitchhikers with us and they also got picked up relatively quickly. One with a sign and one asking the cars directly. I recommend doing both or atleast talking to them, that way they see how you are and you can google translate. Great spot 😁🌱―Felimelideli
38.66687, -9.16238
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38.77959, -9.12242
If you want to head north of Lisbon this is the place to start! Ask to head towards Highway A1―Anonymous
38.70948, -9.17811
If you want to head South of Lisbon you can start here. You will depend on people stopping for you only. As far as that goes it's a great place!―Anonymous
38.66687, -9.16238
Drivers going here are probably headed to Lisbon city or to Caparica beaches. At this place cars are going slow. Cars will stop for you only, and having a cardboard with your destination can make it easier.―Anonymous
38.77959, -9.12242
Don't listen to this crazy comment upper! The spot is good and HAS a road coming back on a highway DIRECTLY, cars don't need to come back to lisboa to go on A1 north. Direct drive to Oporto after 45 min refusing not direct drive proposals earlier. Go there with a metro, go out on Encarnacao metro station and walk aprox. 10-15 min to the gas station, no need to jump the fence, just simple and elegant spot!―Hitchhiking princess
38.77959, -9.12242
Very very BAD spot! First, because cars that stop there are from neighborhoods from left and right of that gas station, and most important - if cars want to go on highway north of Lisbon from that place, they can't go straight north, but have to go on "round" way ABOVE hightway (like 50m from gas station), then BACK towards centre of Lisbon some 1km, then again on "round" way above highway to return on the direction for north! That means, people who are going north are NOT STOPPING at that station, unless they made a mistake. I waited 6 hours, and two Polish guys I met there waited 12H!! I had luck with some French couple who made mistake and stopped there. Also, some Portuguese people told me that I have to be careful at that gas station cuz it's in bad neighborhood, but to be honest, I didn't see anything suspicious.. Good luck!―Kwabena
38.77959, -9.12242
a lot of people will stop very quick, but be sure where you want to go,―Anonymous
38.77959, -9.12242
Good localization, just before highway, and plenty of cars. However, most of the traffic is local, and it's better asking than just standing. It took us 3 hours to get a ride just to Alverca. (15th June 2014)―Ewelinalucy
38.77959, -9.12242
it is good you stand in the shade if you want super easy to go there good amount of traffic. you have to ask the people in portugese―Hessian
38.70948, -9.17811
I can't say that it is a great place anymore since they installed a camera on the parking plot. From my own experience, they spotted me and in 10minutes, a car went specially to bid me to go away. Motive : no hitch-hiking on the highway and the parking plot is part of the highway.―Anonymous
38.77959, -9.12242
very good spot although many cars instead of going north just return to Lisboa ;)―Anonymous
38.77959, -9.12242
A lot of traffic is heading into town/suburbs. Easily reachable by public transport, no need to climb fences.―Sander