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Bjohnson
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We are off to France later in the summer, traveling from Bristol to central/southern France.
Having spent weeks trawling the net for ferry prices, routes and a myriad of options,we've decided on the euro tunnel!
Our reasoning;
I had planned to go plymouth Santander, drive across Spain to France, then at the end of our stay drive up through France to Le Havre, coming back to Portsmouth or Poole.
I've studied various routes through Spain and France and looked at the distances involved, then looking at the ferry prices.
Ferry costs were coming out at circa £700 for the two crossings compared with a euro tunnel return of circa £160!!
The extra distance and diesel cost from Bristol to Folkestone, plus approx an extra 180km on the French side still doesn't come close to the cost of the original ferry costs, so it's worked out a no brainer to go on the eurotunnel!
Thought this might be a useful reference for anyone considering a similar trip.
Having spent weeks trawling the net for ferry prices, routes and a myriad of options,we've decided on the euro tunnel!
Our reasoning;
I had planned to go plymouth Santander, drive across Spain to France, then at the end of our stay drive up through France to Le Havre, coming back to Portsmouth or Poole.
I've studied various routes through Spain and France and looked at the distances involved, then looking at the ferry prices.
Ferry costs were coming out at circa £700 for the two crossings compared with a euro tunnel return of circa £160!!
The extra distance and diesel cost from Bristol to Folkestone, plus approx an extra 180km on the French side still doesn't come close to the cost of the original ferry costs, so it's worked out a no brainer to go on the eurotunnel!
Thought this might be a useful reference for anyone considering a similar trip.