Hitchhiking from Cártama
Hitchhiking to Cártama
Recent reviews mentioning Cártama
36.75351, -4.42589
Decent spot on the pedestrian island by the petrol station - stood with a sign to Granada and was visible to the oncoming traffic who could pull into the petrol station as well as those going directly via the petrol station. Got a lift from a group who saw me on their way in and decided a bit later to whistle my attention over and take me as close to Granada as they could. From there I got a local bus that miraculously actually existed and was the last one of the day! 20:38. Solo female hitchhiker.Gave it only 4 stars as traffic is quite quick and not so much in the left hand lane which reduces the chances of people stopping I think.
―birdpond
36.01956, -5.59972
Fantastic spot on the corner of the petrol station. Traffic is steady and there’s plenty of space to stop. I finished writing my sign to ‘Granada’ and applied some suncream and as soon as I held it out the second car stopped and said he was going all the way to Granada! (On his way to Madrid) Literally took 2 seconds. I jumped out near Malaga however since I got a couchsurfing acceptance. I was alone as a female hitch-hiker this was around 10am on a Saturday.―birdpond
36.71506, -4.44915
I stood here before sunset, with a sign "Córdoba" on a Saturday afternoon. No car stopped even all were going and had enough space to stop.I must say that the traffic is quite heavy and the cars may have difficult tome deciding for pulling over, but it's also after traffic lights, so they have time to notice you. I haven't tried asking at the lights.
―jkczech
36.71506, -4.44915
I stood here before sunset, with a sign "Córdoba" on a Saturday afternoon. No car stopped even all were going and had enough space to stop.I must say that the traffic is quite heavy and the cars may have difficult tome deciding for pulling over, but it's also after traffic lights, so they have time to notice you. I haven't tried asking at the lights.
―jkczech
36.65325, -4.47821
Many cars, enough space to pull over. Although cars go sometimes fast of off the roundabout.―jkczech
36.65768, -4.48544
Tried hitchhiking to the city center, moved on to the souther road later. Sign "Málaga". Spot is nice, but I felt like I can be better off at the other place.―jkczech
36.67487, -4.48505
It's a bit tricky to get here, but as soon as you are here, you're catching most of the cars going out of the airport going to Málaga, Torremolinos, Algeciras-Cádiz, Almería (at least that's what the road sign at this spot says). There's plenty of space for cars to slow down and pull over. I came here from the other spot just at the entrance to the roundabout, so from there it's possible to walk here along the road edge. But be careful when the traffic is heavy ⚠️―jkczech
36.67578, -4.48519
I tried here for 40 minutes to get out of the airport. Most of the traffic is private/taxis. I got 2 cars to stop, but didn't go to Málaga where i initially wanted to go. I then switched to the roundabout above (just going along the road, but is a bit tricky, especially crossing the 2 lane exit from the roundabout) read my review there, it's way better spot―jkczech
37.16551, -4.16977
Tried to get to Sevilla, but that seemed to be hard. Especially to Malaga was easier. At the End I took a ride near Malaga. You should probably talk to the people there, even though it's a bit annoying to always walk between the gas station and the hotel/restaurant since they are more than 100m apart―Friedolin
36.61289, -4.52903
My shortest waiting time for a ride in Spain―Anonymous
37.16551, -4.16977
Pretty bad spot, no place to have to hide from sun and not a lot of cars but I think that there isn't any better here―Anonymous
36.72958, -4.44385
Ni uzis ŝildon por Nerja kaj brito en sia ruldomo kondukis nin iom pli foren. Ni provis ĉi tiun punkton ĉar ni dormis en proksima parko.―Jurobola
36.37862, -5.21964
Ni dormis laŭvice ĉar estis tiel varme kaj malfacile. Mi dormis duonhoron kaj poste Chay dormis duonhoron. Fine, ekvadorano lasis nin apud la universitata hospitalo ĉar Chay bezonis kuracadon por kelkaj vundoj.―Jurobola
36.61283, -4.52701
2 people.We had been waiting there for 3-4 hours. Lot of trucks stands there for a night. It should be easy to catch them, but for 2 people its hard. Many morrocan drivers. We had a cardboard saying „hacia francia” and one employee told us that we are loco xD. Then we changed it to „hącia Granada” and some crazy guys stopped on the highway without reading our paper. When you are solo - easy, comparing to other spanish stations.
Shop in the gas stations is quite expensive (like 2,5e for a 1,5l bottle of water) and tap water is not drinkable. Better to make supplies before.
We heard also about free showers for drivers, maybe its possible to manage it for poor hitchhiker!
―SieAutostopuje
36.73616, -4.43434
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36.73616, -4.43434
Gas station for cars going west. Found sb to Tarifa after 10 Minutes.―Anonymous
36.61289, -4.52903
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36.68229, -4.46843
Didn't work out so well for me. It's right near a turnout into a commercial area in malaga and it seemed most cars were local. Also not too many cars.―Anonymous
36.75619, -4.42614
we (a couple) waited 1h with Granada sign. Wasn't nice to see bigger traffic passing by so near. This point is for smaller side road which joins with big one. Would be better to go further to get next point with all the traffic (though under road sign - forbidden to walk)―Ima
36.75619, -4.42614
We waited in front of the gas station for about 20 minutes without sign and got a ride to Cordoba!―Anthikey