Ypres - Strasbourg

Ypres - Strasbourg

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liner33

Original Poster:

10,690 posts

202 months

Wednesday 6th August 2014
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Doing this journey next week with two main options

Through France

E17 to Reims then E25

Or

Through Belgium and Luxembourg

E42, E411, A31


I have driven the E17 before but never driven in Belgium at all , any advice ?



Wozy68

5,390 posts

170 months

Saturday 9th August 2014
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I drove through Belgium to get to Reims. (I'd managed to input no tolls on my Sat Nav).
In my opinion either follow the autoroute and pay the toll, or be cleverer than me and enjoy the old main road that follows the autoroute and not have to pay.
To say the roads in Belguim and traffic are both horrendous is an understatement. I had to renew parts of my suspension when I got back from my Euro trip, and I still believe it was the fault of the Belguim roads to Reims.

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liner33

Original Poster:

10,690 posts

202 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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We left on the 9th so didnt see your post

I chose the Belgium route , well Belgium, Luxembourg, France, still used toll roads in France but only for a short way

Yes you are right the roads were pretty awful in places but there was a lot of roadworks going on. We made good time and covered the 330miles in 5 hours with a short stop. One thing I hadnt taken into account was the speed limit in Belgium being 120kmh rather than 130kmh