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Anyone used parking expo before?
I see it is by the rotonde near the main entrance.
How was access to the car park, much delays?.... do you go straight off the main dual carriageway D323 to the rotonde and into the car park, or are you directed towards the smaller roads around the entrance of the circuit into the traffic jams?
It is just off our route in and seems to offer great access, without the hike we normally do from parking vert area.
Cheers.
I see it is by the rotonde near the main entrance.
How was access to the car park, much delays?.... do you go straight off the main dual carriageway D323 to the rotonde and into the car park, or are you directed towards the smaller roads around the entrance of the circuit into the traffic jams?
It is just off our route in and seems to offer great access, without the hike we normally do from parking vert area.
Cheers.
I always use parking expo as I stay slightly south of the track and thatcar park is ideally located for me
good access in and out only slightly marred by the French allways driving down the access route only to be turned around by security staff but creating traffic problems in the meantime!
You don't drive by the track entrance the access is directly from a roundabout at the top of a slip road from the dual carriageway past the airport
good access in and out only slightly marred by the French allways driving down the access route only to be turned around by security staff but creating traffic problems in the meantime!
You don't drive by the track entrance the access is directly from a roundabout at the top of a slip road from the dual carriageway past the airport
Edited by Beerwagon on Saturday 10th November 21:46
Beerwagon said:
I always use parking expo as I stay slightly south of the track and thatcar park is ideally located for me
good access in and out only slightly marred by the French allways driving down the access route only to be turned around by security staff but creating traffic problems in the meantime!
You don't drive by the track entrance the access is directly from a roundabout at the top of a slip road from the dual carriageway past the airport
Many thanks, I hoped that would be the access. (you do know traffic signs are voluntary to french drivers!!, same as queing) This will be perfect, I don't know why I over looked this car park before. It will certainly cut down on the walk to the stand. Cheers.good access in and out only slightly marred by the French allways driving down the access route only to be turned around by security staff but creating traffic problems in the meantime!
You don't drive by the track entrance the access is directly from a roundabout at the top of a slip road from the dual carriageway past the airport
Edited by Beerwagon on Saturday 10th November 21:46
Just don't think you can get in easily via the autoroute on race day - it's always clogged up. We always park at Expo & come in on Saturday from the North East but always come off the autoroute a couple of junctions before the official tun off & come through the back streets of LM and never have a problem.
purple haze said:
Just don't think you can get in easily via the autoroute on race day - it's always clogged up. We always park at Expo & come in on Saturday from the North East but always come off the autoroute a couple of junctions before the official tun off & come through the back streets of LM and never have a problem.
Ok cheers.We come in from south west direction and traffic only really bunches up on the turn off towards the front entrance or going in via arnage.
The slip road to expo I recall is always clear.
I have seen massive tail backs on dual carriageway from north.
I thought the green parking was best (Antares Sud), as you blast past the queues and then slip in under the circuit with minimal delays. Just the walk then to the village/stands. I think expo is looking even better.
Can't believe I haven't tried it before.
2 x parking vert tickets for sale!
Edited by DS240 on Sunday 11th November 23:48
Parked in Expo for a couple of years and would say it's my car park of choice now (couldn't get it in 2012) as it's close enough to the entrance, but as said access is pretty good as a rule.
As a total aside, if you dare to do it (we had no choice this year as we had the littlun and that's the way timings went etc), head to the circuit with an hour to spare (we were headed for the ACO village for the start, so weren't fussed about getting prime real estate) - we got in with absolutely no queues!
As a total aside, if you dare to do it (we had no choice this year as we had the littlun and that's the way timings went etc), head to the circuit with an hour to spare (we were headed for the ACO village for the start, so weren't fussed about getting prime real estate) - we got in with absolutely no queues!
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