London to Munich - route options / suggestions?
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Hey folks. Planning a little road trip over to Munich and back. Any suggestions of routes and roads to try or great places to stop on the way? Just starting the planning this weekend. Thinking maybe go down via France / Reims and then back through Belgium. Probably heading down in July but possibly later in August / early September if that makes any difference?
Cheers in advance
Cheers in advance
Years ago I cycled from Bastogne, through Bernkastel, Saarbrucken and I think we ended up at Karlsruhe. If you drew a straight line from the UK to Munich, my old cycling route would form a rather dog-legged middle section of your trip. You wouldn't want to replicate it exactly by any means, but I'd thoroughly recommend going through that area. Bastogne is in the Ardennes and then you get the huge river valleys of the Saar, Sure, Moselle and Rhein and the Pfalzerwald (northern extension of the Vosges mountains). So it's quite varied and very scenic. And there is local booze.
we did Manchester to Munich the other year, Manchester to Reims first stop and then Reims to Freudenstadt via the B500 black forrest and then to Konstanz and then on to Munich
great time was had but the Black Forrest roads are excellent and smooth but the speed limit is so low it get boring
great time was had but the Black Forrest roads are excellent and smooth but the speed limit is so low it get boring
Ussrcossack said:
Calais Lille Mons Luxembourg Stuttgart Munich
Pretty good route, but it's worth mentioning that Lille is *somewhat* challenging to navigate, Namur to Lux on the Autoroute de Soleil is
dead boring and there's a chunk of non-motorway from Pirmasens to Landau.
I always get stuck behind a truck on that last bit.
Back when I used to drive to Munich a lot, my favourite route
was Calais, Brussels, Aachen, Cologne, Frankfurt, Nurnberg, Munich.
Not the shortest, but the best route to get onto the beloved autobahn
ASAP.
Bends in the Cologne to Frankfurt section were challenging over 200 kmh.
Frankfurt to Darmstadt IMHO a complete racetrack. Little old ladies doing
180 kmh in their Hyundai 3 cylinder city cars in lane 3. Every one else
flat out at 200+ kmh in lane 4.
There used to be sensible 130 kmh limits around Aschaffenburg.
Home of a big US military base. Dunno if that's still there now ?
I'm off in two weeks - not to munich though.
My route I am in the planning stage - hotels are booked, First day - home to Merzig, going through Luxembourg for cheap fuel.
Following day, bit of a detour, but going to Musee National De L'Automobile in Mullhouse, then driving back up to our stay in Stuttgart.
Next day - AMG factory tour
Day after start journey home - via V8 hotel to Lille (again through luxembourg - cheaper fuel approx 1 euro 70 cents for petrol).
Day after - going to Ypres to see the world war bits, before doing the scenic route from there to the tunnel (approx 2.5 hours according to AI).
Bit of a quick tour, but this was booked before the war broke out, cost of fuel will be bad - bought a V8 then the war broke out.
My route I am in the planning stage - hotels are booked, First day - home to Merzig, going through Luxembourg for cheap fuel.
Following day, bit of a detour, but going to Musee National De L'Automobile in Mullhouse, then driving back up to our stay in Stuttgart.
Next day - AMG factory tour
Day after start journey home - via V8 hotel to Lille (again through luxembourg - cheaper fuel approx 1 euro 70 cents for petrol).
Day after - going to Ypres to see the world war bits, before doing the scenic route from there to the tunnel (approx 2.5 hours according to AI).
Bit of a quick tour, but this was booked before the war broke out, cost of fuel will be bad - bought a V8 then the war broke out.
Ussrcossack said:
Calais Lille Mons Luxembourg Stuttgart Munich
Includes trip to Motorworld in Lux, plus Fuel is usually cheaper in Lux as well as Tabacco.
This is mainly motorways as per Google maps, but it's what I'm doing this August
I've done this several times and that's my usual route.Includes trip to Motorworld in Lux, plus Fuel is usually cheaper in Lux as well as Tabacco.
This is mainly motorways as per Google maps, but it's what I'm doing this August
You can also go via baden Baden for the cake at the konigs cafe.
Of the museums, merc one is a different league to the others.
Depending on where you live in London and what time you can finish work then an overnight ferry from Harwich -> Hook of Holland can be a good way to travel. Leave work at 5pm, drive to Harwich, take the ferry and then the first day of your actual holiday you're in Holland at 9am all ready to go - channel crossed, time difference catered for, EES dealt with.
It also has the bonus of avoiding France completely.
It also has the bonus of avoiding France completely.
OK so we only have a few days given new job so we've just booked the following:
Reims (obligatory ex circuit stop)
Colmar (Delightful looking town and countryside followed by B500 run)
Munich (BMW museum)
Andermatt (Furka and Grimsel passes)
Troyes (Via Mulhouse / Schlumpf museum)
Home
Looking forward to it, we won't have long in each place but it should be a pretty cool few days and if nothing else we'll see some great scenery, even if we will most likely be stuck behind some camping vans / in traffic)!
Cheers for suggestions all!
Reims (obligatory ex circuit stop)
Colmar (Delightful looking town and countryside followed by B500 run)
Munich (BMW museum)
Andermatt (Furka and Grimsel passes)
Troyes (Via Mulhouse / Schlumpf museum)
Home
Looking forward to it, we won't have long in each place but it should be a pretty cool few days and if nothing else we'll see some great scenery, even if we will most likely be stuck behind some camping vans / in traffic)!
Cheers for suggestions all!
A few random pics from the trip, which was fantastic, albeit a little short. Will definitely add a couple more days next time.
It was a great mix of somber historical sites, stunning cathedrals, fancy cocktail bars and hotels, fantastic driving roads and simply stunning scenery.
I didn't actually take any pics in the Schlupmf museum although there were some great cars the collection needs some curation I think and my better half wasn't that interested so we were probably only there for an hour or so.
Switzerland is my new favourite place on earth, just stunning views around every corner although the Black Forest was also pretty damn lovely!
The car was great as well. I do wish I still had the B3 but the little deuce coupe did a sterling job and really is a bit of a mini GT!
It was a great mix of somber historical sites, stunning cathedrals, fancy cocktail bars and hotels, fantastic driving roads and simply stunning scenery.
I didn't actually take any pics in the Schlupmf museum although there were some great cars the collection needs some curation I think and my better half wasn't that interested so we were probably only there for an hour or so.
Switzerland is my new favourite place on earth, just stunning views around every corner although the Black Forest was also pretty damn lovely!
The car was great as well. I do wish I still had the B3 but the little deuce coupe did a sterling job and really is a bit of a mini GT!
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