What's the fastest way to France?

[anonymous-user]

[redacted]

[Man-At-Arms]

[Landlord]

Trebuchet.

[illmonkey]

A lex said:

Eurotunnel with a flexi ticket.

Cant be beaten in my experience.

Eurotunnel for sure, don't think I'd bother spending more on the flexi ticket. We've turned up 4 hours early and they let us on.

[PHmember]

Whereabouts in the UK are you & where do you need to get to in France could have a big impact on the quickest route.

Because if you live in Cornwall & need to get to St-Nazaire then the eurotunnel won't be the best option.

[tribbles]

fesuvious said:

The rendevous would be somewhere @Caen

I'm in Midlands.

I have a member of staff out there that I might need to bring back in a relative hurry tonight!

There is a Portsmouth <> Caen ferry (well, Ouistreham [sp?]) - however, it's a 6-8 hour crossing (depending on whether you go during the day or overnight).

However, it does give you a nice rest, and you don't need to go from Calais to Caen. ETA: BUT (and it is a big but) it is expensive.

(I use this myself to visit my brother - but that's because he's relatively close to Caen, and I'm relatively close to Portsmouth).

[IainZ]

fesuvious said:

The rendevous would be somewhere @Caen

I'm in Midlands.

I have a member of staff out there that I might need to bring back in a relative hurry tonight!

Pity its not in a few weeks because I don't think the high speed ferries are running yet - otherwise you can be in Caen (or Cherbourg) in 3 hours from Portsmouth

Caen is over 200 miles from Calais (so 3-4 hours drive each way realistically). Still might be worth looking into a Ferry direct to Caen. Try Brittany Ferries or LD Lines.

[johnvthe2nd]

you'll have to be thinking of leaving about now, straight to tunnel and 3ish hour drive to Caen

[mattviatura]

IainZ said:

Pity its not in a few weeks because I don't think the high speed ferries are running yet - otherwise you can be in Caen (or Cherbourg) in 3 hours from Portsmouth

How long has that been a high speed route? I never knew about that, OT but it would be dead handy for Le Mans.

[johnvthe2nd]

mattviatura said:

How long has that been a high speed route? I never knew about that, OT but it would be dead handy for Le Mans.

at least 6 years

[CypherP]

Landlord said:

Trebuchet.

With wingsuit.

[tribbles]

I'd forgotten about that high speed route - however, it's not all year round FWICR, and I think once a day.

[anonymous-user]

Landlord said:

Trebuchet.

Love the idea of a trebuchet powerful enought to fling someone the 21 miles across the channel

[williamp]

It would still be quicker to drive to Folkestone and down from Calais to Caen. However its a lot of driving. The overnight ferry means you can have some beer and arrive refreshed in the morning.

[johnvthe2nd]

If they do that on the next series of top gear, you thought of it first ...

[Lanby]

Why not fly?

[Lanby]

A lex said:

Where from?

Bus/Train to Paris, fly to East Midlands with bmibaby, pick him up from there.

Got to be easier than driving there and back?


or charter a plane from St Gatien (DOL) airport

[Lanby]

Is that good or bad?

Edited by Lanby on Thursday 3rd March 11:29

[IainZ]

mattviatura said:

How long has that been a high speed route? I never knew about that, OT but it would be dead handy for Le Mans.

Don't know how long they've been doing it but Brittany Ferries is the operator.

3 hours on the "Wargle-cat" when its rough might be a bit challenging though!

[Roo]

Get a relay team of PHers.