Driving to Zurich - Route info

[ChrisMCoupe]

As it will be my first drive from Calais to Zurich this weekend, i'd like to get some advice on route choices.

I've had a look on EF, but quite a few differing opinions and it's clear many of them are either after saving money on tolls (typical) or after a scenic route. I just want the fastest, easiest most direct route.

I'm not sure which route my Satnav (BMW's own version) will take me, but Googlemaps suggests the Reims, Metz, Strasbourg, Zurich route.

[ChrisMCoupe]

Thanks for the replies, seems that's the best suggestion then, 7.5 hours would be ideal.

Bruce Fielding said:

If travelling alone in a car with the steering wheel on the correct side, a Liber-T telepeage box is a wonderous thing.

You raise a very good point. I think I'm going to have to take the option of pissing of the Frenchies by getting out and walking round unless I get a big stick and tape Euro's to the end

[ChrisMCoupe]

JMGS4 said:

Chris, I'd advise following changes to advised route
Calais, Reims, Metz towards Strasbourg
1) EXIT at Saverne take RN to Wangen + Molsheim, rejoin Autoroute south of Molsheim (you miss all the Strasbourg traffic and police), and you'll lose no time! Just beware of a trap leaving Molsheim heading south after the large roundabout onto 4 laner leading to Autoroute, it's a 60kph and "les flics" check it often!
2) Stay on F Autoroute down towards Mulhouse, then take the Autoroute EAST to Neuenburg Germany, then the german A5 south. EXIT onto A98 (E54) towards Lörrach and Rheinfelden and join Swiss Autobahn N§ (E60) East of Basel (you miss all Basel and their sneaky traps and traffic)
Hope this helps.........

Thanks for this, I'll see if I can make sense of it on the map and might well try it. I'm driving over on a Sunday, so I'm hoping there wont be too much traffic, but that's probably wishful thinking

ETA: Something like this...

Googlemap

Edited by ChrisMCoupe on Wednesday 2nd June 12:15

[ChrisMCoupe]

JMGS4 said:

YES but you missed the cut off, my point 2... going down through F to the Basel border is autoroute all the way but traffic around Basel and lots of gatsos in CH. You're better to take my cut-off at Mulhouse and head to germany then south as my 2

Apologies, got a bit ahead of myself...

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