Hitchhiking from Manresa
Hitchhiking to Manresa
Recent reviews mentioning Manresa
41.71184, 1.83438
This is one of the best spots in Manresa to go to Barcelona! We tried the two roundabout more in the north before for 1h15 but it was not working.So we mooved and get a course in 2 min!!
The spot is perfect with great space for the cars to stop before the roundabout.
―YouriLespinasse
41.7503, 1.84105
―Perla
41.7395, 1.82239
After 90 minutes older lady took us 5 minutes ride for better autostop place.―Perla
41.65323, 1.97709
I just asked a woman I overtook while hiking.―Mandarina787
41.81733, 1.896
I'm going to preface this story with the fact that I got extremely lucky.After finally escaping Montserrat, the man who I got a lift from absolutely refused to let me off at the service station, despite how many times I asked him. Insistently repeating, “Mi pueblo es mejor para ti!” (My town is better for you.)
Upon arrival in Sallent, I immediately felt like this wasn't going to go very well; it was a very small town, with a single road joining the motorway with hardly any cars on it. I was waiting at the entrance to the roundabout, next to a supermarket, which unfortunately meant that any car actually using the road, was more than likely going to pull into the car park instead to do their shopping. Time wore on, and in all the time I was there, not a single car pulled onto the exit roundabout. I thought I was stuck.
As per usual in the world of hitchhiking, when it looks like you're stranded, one of two things always happens. Either you get a good night's sleep and try again, or your saviour magically appears for the most random reason imaginable. In my case, it was the second option.
As I was desperately trying to thumb a lift from any of the Saturday evening shoppers, I hear the magic words from across the car park: “Donde vas?” (where are you going?)
A couple in a camper van from Valencia were driving into the mountains to escape the heatwave, but their van had no air conditioning. They had decided to pull off of the motorway to buy ice to put in front of their fans in the van! And just like that I was saved, and bound for Puigcerda.
I didn't think I'd be leaving Sallent until the next day, so for that, Jordi and Claudia, I am incredibly grateful.
―Paquito
41.61025, 1.84621
After an all too brief visit to Barcelona, I decided to begin my journey north, back towards my home. The original plan was to follow the coast, but being right in the middle of one of Spain's worst heatwaves in years, I decided north to Andorra would be a wiser (and prettier) option. I took the train with a Greek girl I met to Montserrat, where she promised a cable car, a very scenic train, and a monastery, how could I say no! After arriving, she told me she was staying that night in the monastery, and I decided to accompany her to help translate since she didn't speak any Spanish. This lead to a fantastic lunch with the monks and priests amongst the Dia De San Joan celebrations!Upon leaving, the bridge seemed like the most logical place to try to stop traffic. However, after an hour of shouted remarks from the patrons of the café across the road, and plenty of middle fingers from passing cars, my patience was starting to ware thin… After a quick beer to recharge, a refill of my water bottle, and another half hour wait, I got a lift from a very loud Spanish man up the motorway a little ways. Despite my pleas to drop me at a service station, he insisted in dropping me in his terrible hometown, Sallent…
If you choose to hitch from here, I'd still say the bridge is the best option going, and the train to the monastery is probably one of the most scenic options for getting out of Barcelona. However for your own sanity, definitely do not leave the motorway, get yourself dropped at a service station!
―Paquito
41.59316, 1.75129
Lantti! How did you get to " El Bruc" ?? It seems a really isolated place.Thank you!
―Juanluis317
41.73744, 1.81039
―Sulekabel
41.73888, 1.80864
―Anonymous
41.59316, 1.75129
A big service station on boths sides of the A-2―Anonymous
41.77302, 1.88145
Few cars stop here.―Anonymous
41.61123, 1.89157
This is a tricky spot for andorra.I’ve been here at the evening and slept here and at the morning got a hike almost to andorra.
I’ve talked a few hours with the staff, this is my reconnoissance findings:
Multiple cars a day are Andorrans going straight to andorra. Mainly in the morning 9-14.
Spaniards also go here to Andorra.
If you’ll be patient, you’ll find a hike to Andorra. It’s also easy to go to manresa, but if you go to andorra you shouldn’t waste this place.
There’s woods right in front you can sleep there.
The staff at the gas station are super useful. If you see Oscar tell him Yuval sends hello!
―fluido
42.37115, 1.88052
Honestly we were so lucky that Thomas picked us because this spot is really bad and car don’t have a lot of place to Park… but still ok if you want to go barcelona―YouriLespinasse
41.56288, 1.81563
got dropped here trying to flee barcelonai reccomend to wait until you find the right lift, rather than do a bunch a km and get lost in this area
the gas station is decent size, if you ask arpund you MIGHT find someone, i gave up quite quickly since at around 2.30PM there very few cars
eventually took a bus for Igualada, that bus stop is just there. its quite expensive, almost 5€
―mutterichbindoom
41.53391, 1.86502
the spot is decent...just loads of locals, and very few going towards lleida. a young dude drove me to the next town where there is a service station. hopefully more luck here―mutterichbindoom
41.74263, 1.84601
first car picked me up in this place, after a second. My best ride u til now, she took me to france :)―Anonymous
41.6127, 1.82796
Was walking down the hill from monserrat since more than 30 min when a lady picked me up and brought me to Manresa. It was very early in the morning, so not so many cars… i expect in the afternoon when many people are going down it’s easier to get a ride :)―Anonymous
41.72708, 1.84388
near to the police station, people don’t stop here―Anonymous