Amsterdam to Alps, via German Autobahns

[jbk]

Hi All, I have a trip next Sunday that i need to make from Amsterdam down to Trois Valees French Alps. Quickly looking at a map and I wonder whether it;s be worth diverting east to Germany heading south on as much autobahn as possible to enjoy some speed limit free motoring then cutting back west to French Alps as south as possible. Any thoughts on this? Is there a good run not too interrupted by limited sections on the West side of Germany north to south?

Edited by jbk on Tuesday 24th February 15:50

Edited by jbk on Tuesday 24th February 15:53

[jbk]

Just put this route together, does anyone have any experience of these roads thus advice on routing?

[dcb]

jbk said:

Just put this route together, does anyone have any experience of these roads thus advice on routing?

I assume you will be using the German A5, just west of the Black Forest.
It's a fine fine road, recommended to all keen motorists.

Maybe you will also be using the A61 on the west bank of the Rhine.
It's a favourite of the Dutch caravanners because it is mostly
speed limited and so not recommended for keen drivers.

The A3 Cologne to Frankfurt road is almost all unlimited,
but there are a lot of bridges and tunnels over tributaries
of the Rhine. Crosswinds on the bridges can be an issue
and some of the tight bends are tricky over about 200kmh
in my experience.

Amsterdam to Annecy is about 1000km, so about 10 hours driving.
Adding Germany will not add very much at all really, in distance
or time.

[ncjones]

Any other day of the week and I'd say go via France, but the A5 on a Sunday would be worth it.

You'll also avoid the French tolls but may need to stump up for the Swiss vignette if you don't avoid their motorway.

[jbk]

Oops, forgot to actually paste the link, this is what i worked out quickly on Goggle maps; https://goo.gl/maps/N17K6

[jbk]

ok, thanks for the help and info dcb, so new route planned, A3 > A67 > A5;

https://goo.gl/maps/wrMWV

Does this look good to all those with more knowledge of the route than me?

Edited by jbk on Tuesday 24th February 18:34

[dcb]

jbk said:

ok, thanks for the help and info dcb, so new route planned, A3 > A67 > A5;

https://goo.gl/maps/wrMWV

Does this look good to all those with more knowledge of the route than me?

Looks close to optimal to me.

Only minor quibble I'd have is to stick on the German A3 a little longer,
miss out the A67 and pick up the A5 just South of Frankfurt.

The A5 from Frankfurt to Darmstadt is an exceptionally fast section
of unlimited autobahn. Four lanes each way, pretty straight but not level.

Little old ladies in Nissan Micras do 180 kph in traffic there,
most traffic is going as fast as they can and I got an old and very
tired BMW up to nearly 250 kph there once.

Additional points for attending the grave of Bernd Rosemeyer
near there. 268 mph in 1938 !!