road trip september
Discussion
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so me and mark are wanting to do this however it raises a problem. we drive each others cars but if we took one car one would miss out when we got to the good roads.
so we will end up taking a car each. but cant really think of anyone who wants to be or could afford to be passenger. the way i see it half trip costs ie £950 each then driver pays all fuel and seperate food snack bills.
looks a pretty good trip so wondered if any other fellow scots fancied it.
so me and mark are wanting to do this however it raises a problem. we drive each others cars but if we took one car one would miss out when we got to the good roads.
so we will end up taking a car each. but cant really think of anyone who wants to be or could afford to be passenger. the way i see it half trip costs ie £950 each then driver pays all fuel and seperate food snack bills.
looks a pretty good trip so wondered if any other fellow scots fancied it.
Hey Mark.
I'm definitely up for getting a europe trip sorted out over the summer, but I've never been too sure about these organised events, would maybe prefer just a self organised trip sort of thing.
I'm going to look into the costs of a few things, but the better part of £2k for what really amounts to chunnel tickets and 4 nights in hotels seems a bit steep IMO!
I'm definitely up for getting a europe trip sorted out over the summer, but I've never been too sure about these organised events, would maybe prefer just a self organised trip sort of thing.
I'm going to look into the costs of a few things, but the better part of £2k for what really amounts to chunnel tickets and 4 nights in hotels seems a bit steep IMO!
yeh i realise that. however i looked into a trip we had planned and its pretty hard to find places to stay that are reasonably priced but also suitable for the cars. ours was almost the same route. maybe if we go a few people here we could set about organising our own and pulling our resources. i knew that if me and mark did one id end up doing all the leg work and organising...
THat was my thoughts on it. Plus sorting something out ourselves gives you a few more options, whether you prefer taking a ferry from say Hull, or go down south for the eurotunnel. Ferries from hull look like around £3-400 return, so a fair bit more than the tunnel, but then would be a fair chunk less UK driving.
Can imagine you can be a bit more open with routes as well if self organised.
I've not done this before but from a couple of searches some roads worth the trip would be route napoleon in the south of france, if you were heading that way I'd imagine you could go south via the millau bridge. Furka pass (I think) as well as the stelvio pass has been mentioned by a few folk, and you could head back up north towards stuttgart and the 'ring and get some time on the autobahns too.
This is just from a bit of PH and google maps searching, but I'm really interested in sorting something out for this summer!
Can imagine you can be a bit more open with routes as well if self organised.
I've not done this before but from a couple of searches some roads worth the trip would be route napoleon in the south of france, if you were heading that way I'd imagine you could go south via the millau bridge. Furka pass (I think) as well as the stelvio pass has been mentioned by a few folk, and you could head back up north towards stuttgart and the 'ring and get some time on the autobahns too.
This is just from a bit of PH and google maps searching, but I'm really interested in sorting something out for this summer!
im sure we could do effectivly the same route as the one above but not 5 star hotel it all the time. less the profit the company make for setting it up. hull sounds better. but 3-400 quid!! im sure 2 sharing twin rooms, (or a bed whatever floats your boat) could be done relativly cheaply.
i had thought camp sites but they are generally full of kids and we'd want a bit more adult theme. plus push bikes and nice cars
fuel will be the biggest cost. if roading it from scotland to eurotunnel the whole trip looks about 3000 miles. that for me at 150-250 a tank depending on driving works out at 750quid. ferry or tunel what 100-200 return 4 or 5 decent hotels 60-80 per night 300-400 day trips etc £200 other various costs 100-200 1600 split between 2 if passenger is spliting fuel 800 each. verses the trip at 1900 but not including fuel. would need some defo numbers. il be doing something like this regardless of how many come but the more the better.
i had thought camp sites but they are generally full of kids and we'd want a bit more adult theme. plus push bikes and nice cars
fuel will be the biggest cost. if roading it from scotland to eurotunnel the whole trip looks about 3000 miles. that for me at 150-250 a tank depending on driving works out at 750quid. ferry or tunel what 100-200 return 4 or 5 decent hotels 60-80 per night 300-400 day trips etc £200 other various costs 100-200 1600 split between 2 if passenger is spliting fuel 800 each. verses the trip at 1900 but not including fuel. would need some defo numbers. il be doing something like this regardless of how many come but the more the better.
Yeah, I'm prtetty much set on getting a trip like this over the summer.
The ferrys do seem expensive. I'm sure when I last checked on the ferrys it was around £200 return, but that was a while back. Can look around a bit more though.
Depending on the difference in fuel hull-tunnel would be, it may well work out a bit better. Plus the (very very!) rough route I'm considering would be heading south through france, so a little distance that way wouldn't do any harm!
I'm really not all that bothered about what hotels. Wouldn't mind camping either, but would struggle to lug enough kit for a week!
The ferrys do seem expensive. I'm sure when I last checked on the ferrys it was around £200 return, but that was a while back. Can look around a bit more though.
Depending on the difference in fuel hull-tunnel would be, it may well work out a bit better. Plus the (very very!) rough route I'm considering would be heading south through france, so a little distance that way wouldn't do any harm!
I'm really not all that bothered about what hotels. Wouldn't mind camping either, but would struggle to lug enough kit for a week!
Never been on a ferry from anywhere but Dover or Liverpool.
How else does one get to Europe from further up North i.e. Scotland.
Im working out to be a fair whack as I'd probably want to do more than 5 days, something more like 14 or so, really enjoy it and settle in places for 2 or 3 days etc.
If there is a more economical way to get to Europe without travelling all the way down to Dover then all the better
How else does one get to Europe from further up North i.e. Scotland.
Im working out to be a fair whack as I'd probably want to do more than 5 days, something more like 14 or so, really enjoy it and settle in places for 2 or 3 days etc.
If there is a more economical way to get to Europe without travelling all the way down to Dover then all the better
I think the main issue with travelling from so far north is the cost of getting to mainland europe, so any bonus info/advice from anyone would be appreciated.
Ferry from Hull looked to be £3-400 quid per car, Edinburgh (Rosyth) looked to be £600ish. If the fuel bill to head south for the chunnel works out less, that may well be better, and I'm beginning to think this may be the best option. Arriving in France would be a definite bonus.
Regarding the route, the one piece of advice I will keep in mind is someone saying if a 'ring day is planned, keep it till the end as 'that's where things are most likely to go pear shaped and would be best not to wreck the entire trip.' (Not an exact quote! But the general idea) Not that that will happen!
This is my main reasoning in going south through France first and returning through Germany.
(Unlike this road trip, this post was mostly fuelled by Jack Daniels
)
Ferry from Hull looked to be £3-400 quid per car, Edinburgh (Rosyth) looked to be £600ish. If the fuel bill to head south for the chunnel works out less, that may well be better, and I'm beginning to think this may be the best option. Arriving in France would be a definite bonus.
Regarding the route, the one piece of advice I will keep in mind is someone saying if a 'ring day is planned, keep it till the end as 'that's where things are most likely to go pear shaped and would be best not to wreck the entire trip.' (Not an exact quote! But the general idea) Not that that will happen!
This is my main reasoning in going south through France first and returning through Germany.
(Unlike this road trip, this post was mostly fuelled by Jack Daniels
)A ferry from either Rosyth, Newcastle or Hull is far preferable to having to drive all the way to bloody Dover.
When a few of us went to the 'Ring last year, we drove from Aberdeen to Hull, ferry to Zeebrugge, then hammered down to the 'Ring. It's not so much the way there, it's coming home again. Imagine getting off the ferry/chunnel and having to face a 10 hour drive home, having just driven across Europe.
Got by ferry with an overnight, that way there's no huge rush, less driving to and from, and everybody can get trashed on the boat
When a few of us went to the 'Ring last year, we drove from Aberdeen to Hull, ferry to Zeebrugge, then hammered down to the 'Ring. It's not so much the way there, it's coming home again. Imagine getting off the ferry/chunnel and having to face a 10 hour drive home, having just driven across Europe.
Got by ferry with an overnight, that way there's no huge rush, less driving to and from, and everybody can get trashed on the boat
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