Q on recent Eurotunnel troubles
Discussion
Hi all,
I have a Euro road trip planned coming up, and I have a tunnel booking for about 10:30am on a Sunday morning (not this Sunday, the one after).
Have been watching the recent troubles with the strikes and migrant protests on the Calais side, as well as the operation stack road closures on the UK side.
I am unclear if this is affecting ferry travel more than tunnel travel, if the tunnel is being greatly affected, what my chances are of getting through without delays.
Anyone have any idea? Have taken the tunnel a few times before and it has been great, but I am not sure exactly what is happening right now on either side.
Seems like I am going to need to be updated on Stack - and am considering taking the M2 -> A2, then Dover to Folkestone as an alternative route. Thoughts?
I have a Euro road trip planned coming up, and I have a tunnel booking for about 10:30am on a Sunday morning (not this Sunday, the one after).
Have been watching the recent troubles with the strikes and migrant protests on the Calais side, as well as the operation stack road closures on the UK side.
I am unclear if this is affecting ferry travel more than tunnel travel, if the tunnel is being greatly affected, what my chances are of getting through without delays.
Anyone have any idea? Have taken the tunnel a few times before and it has been great, but I am not sure exactly what is happening right now on either side.
Seems like I am going to need to be updated on Stack - and am considering taking the M2 -> A2, then Dover to Folkestone as an alternative route. Thoughts?
CocoPops said:
That was my plan.... but they won't let you check in more than 2hrs before your scheduled time.
So I intend to get there for 7am (2hrs before) and see what happens.
I was looking at twitter today, and someone travelled from Newbury (next town to me) and it took 3.5hrs home to check in. I'm hoping that leaving home at 5am will see me at 2hrs, hence 7am check in.
This is for a trackday at Spa on the Monday, so I HAVE to travel sunday, I cannot delay to Monday.
How did you get on?So I intend to get there for 7am (2hrs before) and see what happens.
I was looking at twitter today, and someone travelled from Newbury (next town to me) and it took 3.5hrs home to check in. I'm hoping that leaving home at 5am will see me at 2hrs, hence 7am check in.
This is for a trackday at Spa on the Monday, so I HAVE to travel sunday, I cannot delay to Monday.
I see there was another eurotunnel invasion last night. It's gettting quite worrying.
Roo said:
The M20 is now closed in both directions between 8 & 9. The diversion along the A20 is taking about an hour.
Advice is to use the M2/A2 then cut down to the M20 from there. Apparently people are driving straight through going that way.
The problem is the migrants keep getting into the freight terminal in France which is causing a lot of problems. There's currently on site delays of up to two hours.
After the A2 do you recommend cutting down the A28 at Canterbury? Or going all the way around to Dover and back up the A20 to the tunnel entrance?Advice is to use the M2/A2 then cut down to the M20 from there. Apparently people are driving straight through going that way.
The problem is the migrants keep getting into the freight terminal in France which is causing a lot of problems. There's currently on site delays of up to two hours.
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