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18/1/2015 at 10:39pm
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We did the Mont Blanc tunnel last year on the way down to Italy (Florence) and only had to wait about half an hour on a Sunday afternoon whereas there are numerous reports of much longer queues for the tunnels in Switzerland.
Because we'd travelled well over 200 miles to the Channel we did two stops on the way down - the camping municipal in Beaune and then a site in the Val Veny in Italy just through the tunnel at the foot of the Mont Blanc massif - spectacular setting!
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19/1/2015 at 9:36am
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Emollie, Do you want the shortest route, the fastest route, the cheapest route, the one with best scenery, or the one with least traffic? There are many possibilities. Start with ideas from the ViaMichelin website and follow it up with a big map unfolded on the floor at home.
Overnight stops depend on how late in an evening you want to drive. Some people stop early without bothering to book, but those arriving late at sites like to have a booking. We simply stop when we are tired, without struggling on to a site which we thought we might perhaps get to but is still a long way off. A good site guide in the car is a handy thing to have.
550 miles with a caravan in a day with two children can be a battle. Take care.
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19/1/2015 at 12:00pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Emollie on 19/1/2015
Which of the 2 routes Switzerland or Mont Blanc Tunnel is best, any more ideas of stop over.
Of the two the Swiss route is shorter and cheaper, therefore busier and you may well meet hold ups at the St Gotthard tunnel.
The French route is further,and the toll and tunnel costs are higher, but the French motorways can be less busy and the Mont Blanc tunnel may be quieter.
I really can't predict your stopovers -in the past we have encountered fires in the tunnel, strikes at the ferries, road works, accidents blocking the motorways, thirty minute queues at toll booths and motorway petrol stations, as well as punctures and a boiling radiator in our own car.. Take a site guide and see how the day unfolds.
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19/1/2015 at 12:07pm
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Gosh that's quite a trip with only one stop I would not want to do it with a caravan I think at least 2,stops are necessary for safety. We travel between 200 to 250 miles a day with 2 stops. Just two of us with caravan . Looking at Tom Tom Route Planner Calais to Dezanzano (South Lake Garda) is 749 Miles taking 11.05 hours with car so you have to allow another couple of hours with the caravan.
Very expensive going through Swiss as €33 x2 for car and caravan for vignettes plus tolls in France and Italy.
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