We are planning a short trip down to the Toulouse area in mid August, probably going out on a monday and back on thursday/friday to avoid major traffic/people congestion and perhaps get a better deal as well. I know it is peak holiday time and that enquiries like this crop up from time to time but opportunities change, so any advice as to best deals/operators would be most welcome. We will be travelling from the Milton Keynes area and overnighting on the ferry is not advised(ie completely forbidden)by SWMBO.
Many thanks MGs
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Autoroute gives calais to tolouse as being all but 700miles - but is suggesting a "great way round" via Bordeaux, presumably to stay on fast roads. A straighter route via Limoges would probably be 600+. If this is only a four/five day break you'll spend all of it in the car. Look at fly/drive options perhaps via Brum where fly BE do quite a bit to France.
In a twelve day timeframe it's easily do-able. I'd reccomend either Sea France Dover Calais or Norfolk line Dover Dunkerque. Cross mid afternoon Sunday and stop for the night either in tha calais area or after getting say 150miles under your belt. Follow woth an early start and if you both drive you should be able to break the back of it before CoP on Monday.
Repeat the process on return to arrive back in Dover around 18:00 on Friday. You'll miss the worst of the traffic on the M25 and just arrive home in daylight.
Ferry fares are ridiculously cheap at the moment. We booked 5 weeks ago, out Sunday 23 July, return Friday 11 Aug with SeaFrance for £70. In 2002 it have been £300+ unless booked before Xmas.
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It's virtually all autoroute from Calais to Toulouse. The A28 from Rouen to Tours opened just before Christmas.
Best route would be from Calais to Rouen via A16 and A28 to Rouen. Around Rouen to re-join the A28 to Tours, and then A10 for a short distance to N143 and to junction 13 of the A20 near Chateauroux. It's all autoroute to Toulouse from here. The A20 joins the A62 near Montauban and then to Toulouse.
It's approximately 970 kilometres - about 610 miles.
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Thank you for your comments, both are much appreciated. Flying doesnt appeal, I have been to France three times this year already with British Easyryan or whoever, and we want to take the car over and visit a few POIs and/or friends en route to my sister's house down there. We did drive to Toulouse in a day and a half a few years ago, when I was younger and plain daft, but since a family emergency a year or two back required an immediate continental visit via the tunnel at a cost of £370 the appeal of continental motoring declined somewhat. However £70 sounds much more reasonable so I will try their website and see how I get on.
Many thanks MGs
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Save time/money/miles and go speed ferry - the vomit comet from Dover to Boulogne in 50 mins
Support Kurt and thank him for forcing P&O nad SeaFrance to cut their fares
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For a short trip for 2 like this and assuming you've a normal amount of luggage then flying Ryanair from Stansted to Carcassonne or Rodez and renting a Hertz Modus would be my best bet.
The ferry/shuttle will be over £100, tolls and fuel will be another £150 or so and it's a day's drive. The fly-drive will work out the same or less.
My wife and I travel to the S of France 3 or 4 times a year and taking the car only really makes sense if you are going for more than 10 days and you make the journey part of the holiday.
The www.viamichelin.com is good for route planning in France
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Hi MGSpannerman - do you mean
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LOL!
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Try:
www.ferrysavers.com/ for fare deals on cross channel ferries.
Michael
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