Hitchhiking from Mérida
Hitchhiking to Mérida
Recent reviews mentioning Mérida
38.93787, -6.36472
we were coming from south (Tarifa, Sevilla), and used this spot to change west.found a ride to Badajoz
if you need to camp over night, seems to be a chilled olive grove behind the charging station for electric cars.
―kiko
36.78111, -6.04271
we got here late in the evening and decided to camp by the lake behind the gas station, and hitch in the morning, towards Portugal. found a ride do Merida. good place, there was a lot of traffic in this highway―kiko
38.92683, -6.32218
Also be aware that this one is closed at night.―Anonymous
38.90507, -6.36449
―Dzulajka
38.93787, -6.36472
It's a good spot to go in direction of Sevilla, or maybe Madrid. But it's really not the best to stop if you're going in direction of Portugal.―Remigr
38.93787, -6.36472
Its a really good spot to go to north - carceres etc.―Brittata
38.87995, -6.44816
―Anonymous
38.94762, -6.1865
This may be useful if you're going to Lisbon at work days. Otherwise AVOID. I was unlucky to be lifted there while going to Madrid on Saturday. Absolutely pointless: gave up asking (after unsuccessfuly asking everyone at the spot), went to highway exit (nice point, much place to stop and slow traffic), find out that the traffic is extremely rare (one car/10-15 mins, lorries being very few of them). Luck sent me Portuguese guys with a direct ride to Madrid suburbs at the moment I was considering taking a bus (they say there is a stop nearby). Little bit less than 3h of waiting under the burning sun.―Anonymous
38.92683, -6.32218
estacion de servicio; gas station on the road towards the highway; there's also space for cars to stop; mostly locals driving not very far.―Anonymous
38.90507, -6.36449
We waited here to go to Sevilla from Merida, there is a bus stop just after the roundabout. The big roundabout near the entrance to the highway is impossible to stand, the near gas station is also pointless.―Anonymous
38.93787, -6.36472
The best spot in this region to start a mid-long trip in many different directions: Portugal, north of Spain, Seville or Madrid. If you are in the city, you can do all the way to the spot walking. It won't be more than 5 km. But if you aren't on the mood, you can take the bus. Buses 7 and 8 lead to "Avenida de pitagoras". Then go to the west and ask for the path "Calle del Palo" (it isn't on this map, but it exist). At the end of this way you can find two big petrol stations where you can ask for any direction.―Anonymous
38.87995, -6.44816
Good gaz station to go in direction of Portugal !―Anonymous
38.94762, -6.1865
If you go to Madrid or Lisbon, it's the very useful place - many tracks stops here. So, just ask.―Anonymous
38.93756, -6.36262
I was waiting on this spot for like 2 hours, no ride―Anonymous
37.57037, -6.10928
Best petrol station to go to the north or south! Huge amount of trucks and cars. A lot of morrocans going south so you might be able to catch a ride with them. You can get here from seville by bus.―Sebby
38.92683, -6.32218
Amazing area to hitchhike Extremadura and La Mancha, people tend to take hitchhikers easily and are friendly. I stayed there with a sign "Próximo Pueblo" (next town) and got picked up fast, and they were going in my same direction and drove me like 1:30h. Be carefull jut not to be dropped in a bad spot the middle of nowhere.In all this area there's a lot of local traffic and people are really willing to help, so you can easily jump from town to town with "Próximo pueblo" sign, thumb up and a good smile. Maybe you get lucky and got driven further than next town, but be fast thinking about the dropp off point, Maps in hand and willing change route or walk to change spot if in 20 min you realize you're not in a good one.
―santisaround
38.58555, -9.02235
Difficult spot, lots of local traffic and people not stopping, tried with Spain, A2, Evora, Badajoz... Even próxima área de serviço, just to get on the move to a better spot, but didn't work either. At the end I srarted talking with a very nice trucker that happened to go same way as me and could drop me in Mérida.―santisaround