Zurich to Calais - Driving time
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I've managed 100mph average in my 550 Maranello for 600 miles in 2007 (Innsbruck - Amsterdam in 6 hours) but it was 80% autobahn and I was very very lucky with traffic. When I travel in my 550 on the AutoBahn these days I struggle to get over 75mph average, even when pushing well over 150mph where I can, due to many road works, speed limits, traffic jams etc.
Considering you're travelling in France and Switzerland, where they'd take your license away and lock you up for a long time for doing those speeds, I would just take the next ferry. Nothing is so important that you should risk your license or an accident.
Onno
Considering you're travelling in France and Switzerland, where they'd take your license away and lock you up for a long time for doing those speeds, I would just take the next ferry. Nothing is so important that you should risk your license or an accident.
Onno
A little unrealistic I think; I've done Basel-Calais in 6.5 hours- I think average speed was somewhere around 75 mph (it's almost all motorway), without going mad (wife was in the car with me and did a bit of the driving). I reckon you could get this time below 6 hours through the night and pushing on a bit on the Autoroute. Your problem will be thorugh Switzerland where you'll be hard pressed to keep up a decent speed with the tunnels, speed limit changes and all the hidden cameras! Aim for 7.5 hours, and anything less would be a bonus.
Waiting for someone else to come along and tell me they've done it in 5.5 hours.....
Waiting for someone else to come along and tell me they've done it in 5.5 hours.....
There was a group leaving Imola on Saturday evening that were planning to run nonstop back to the UK, no idea if any of you boys were in that party but I’d be interested to learn how you got on?
I left my car at Bologna airport and am flying back on Sunday to pick it up and do the same run, might chicken out and opt for a nights rest in Colmar though
I left my car at Bologna airport and am flying back on Sunday to pick it up and do the same run, might chicken out and opt for a nights rest in Colmar though
Last Friday I actually drove from Calais (Chunnel terminal) to Altdorf, Uri, in CH (approx. 2 hours south of Zurich).
My Sat Nav took me via Reims, Strasbourg, and via the Basel boarder crossing.
Including stops for fuel, food and a look around the Reims start/finish straight, it took me about 11 hours.
HTH a little.
Darren
My Sat Nav took me via Reims, Strasbourg, and via the Basel boarder crossing.
Including stops for fuel, food and a look around the Reims start/finish straight, it took me about 11 hours.
HTH a little.
Darren
marcusjames said:
Lived in Zurich for 11 years and done to route many times. No matter what the weather, or traffic, I always seem to do 8 hours. This is since the French started properly Policing their highways.
I do Basel, Strasbourg, Metz, Reims, Calais.
Did you live in Zurich for the 11 years before you lived 11 years in Zug? I do Basel, Strasbourg, Metz, Reims, Calais.
iluvmercs said:
Last Friday I actually drove from Calais (Chunnel terminal) to Altdorf, Uri, in CH (approx. 2 hours south of Zurich).
My Sat Nav took me via Reims, Strasbourg, and via the Basel boarder crossing.
Including stops for fuel, food and a look around the Reims start/finish straight, it took me about 11 hours.
HTH a little.
Darren
Darren if it took you two hours to get from Zurich to Altdorf you need to hand your PH membership card back. My Sat Nav took me via Reims, Strasbourg, and via the Basel boarder crossing.
Including stops for fuel, food and a look around the Reims start/finish straight, it took me about 11 hours.
HTH a little.
Darren
Peter and I did Zurich to Altdorf on the back roads with a detour via canton tax-dodger to pick up FamilyD and it took about an hour 15. And that was on semi-slicks in the rain. I could have comfortably done it in under an hour if we'd taken the Autobahn. eyebeebe said:
Darren if it took you two hours to get from Zurich to Altdorf you need to hand your PH membership card back. Peter and I did Zurich to Altdorf on the back roads with a detour via canton tax-dodger to pick up FamilyD and it took about an hour 15. And that was on semi-slicks in the rain. I could have comfortably done it in under an hour if we'd taken the Autobahn.
Did that include the waiting time while familyD got ready ? Peter and I did Zurich to Altdorf on the back roads with a detour via canton tax-dodger to pick up FamilyD and it took about an hour 15. And that was on semi-slicks in the rain. I could have comfortably done it in under an hour if we'd taken the Autobahn. marcusjames said:
eyebeebe said:
Darren if it took you two hours to get from Zurich to Altdorf you need to hand your PH membership card back. Peter and I did Zurich to Altdorf on the back roads with a detour via canton tax-dodger to pick up FamilyD and it took about an hour 15. And that was on semi-slicks in the rain. I could have comfortably done it in under an hour if we'd taken the Autobahn.
Did that include the waiting time while GillyD got ready ? Peter and I did Zurich to Altdorf on the back roads with a detour via canton tax-dodger to pick up FamilyD and it took about an hour 15. And that was on semi-slicks in the rain. I could have comfortably done it in under an hour if we'd taken the Autobahn. 
did 2300 km from liverpool UK to Benissa in Spain last year in january , but got lost going through Paris for about 2 hours stupid satnav and closed roads 
i pulled up at my front gate in Spain exactly 20 hours after i left in the STI WRX with semi slicks on
i had a run with a nissan we sat between 200 - 230 km/h for about 1 hour , i met him as i pulled out from service station he gave me a wave as he turned off just as my fuel light came on , it was a lot of fun but the fastest iv ever gone through a tank of gas
i pulled up at my front gate in Spain exactly 20 hours after i left in the STI WRX with semi slicks on
i had a run with a nissan we sat between 200 - 230 km/h for about 1 hour , i met him as i pulled out from service station he gave me a wave as he turned off just as my fuel light came on , it was a lot of fun but the fastest iv ever gone through a tank of gas
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