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Hi all,

I've just looking for a couple of pointers whilst I'm planning a trip to Siena in Italy for a friends wedding.

We'll be travelling with a 2 1/2 year old and a 7 month old (not even born yet!), I'm used to travelling in Western Europe by motorcycle, but the kids are too young for the sidecar yet so I;ll need to take the car with a small trailer tent.

Do you know how much I should budget for the toll roads from Dieppe (possibly Calais) to around Grenoble where I'll head for the border?

Is it worth (or possible) to get a prepayment tag for the autoroutes tolls?

My idea is to drive 2-300 miles then have a 2 night stop over until we get to our destination where we have free camping for 5 days :-) then repeat at different areas on the way back.  Are there any sites around paris that has easy access to the train for a day trip?  I don't fancy driving into the city.

I've never driven/riden in Italy, do they have toll roads like France?

Is there a need to book sites in France with a car and trailer (we are going in May so off peak season), I never have done on the bike, but that's obviously smaller? I don't like planning too much and like to see what happens. This one is unusual as we have a destination when we set off. One holiday we crossed Hull/Zeebrugge, covered about 50 miles into Belgium then got a map (OK satnav) out and randomly pointed at it to decide where to go - you get the idea!

Quote: Originally posted by mikegalagher on 14/8/2015Interested in this, as we're intending on a holiday by Lake Como next year. Concrete tent by the lake, but still. As a result we'll be working to a definite plan.

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Almost certainly will be from Hull, morning in Bruges, then south through Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, and Italy. O/n stops on way down in Metz and Lucerne, spending time in each, and similar coming back.

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Quote: Originally posted by Suzi1971 on 15/8/2015

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Highly recommend the campsite just outside of Paris. We stayed there a couple of years ago with our kids and very easy 20 min train into Paris plus it's in a lovely picturesque suburb!

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Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 15/8/2015

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The toll roads in Italy are generally fine although not as smooth as France. They are also cheaper. Another advantage is that once on the toll road you only pay when you exit be that 10 miles or 200 miles unlike France where you pay every so often.

David

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Quote: Originally posted by chrisandsandra on 16/8/2015

Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 15/8/2015The toll roads in Italy are generally fine although not as smooth as France. They are also cheaper. Another advantage is that once on the toll road you only pay when you exit be that 10 miles or 200 miles unlike France where you pay every so often.

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David

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tellepass better then ?
Except on the bits round Milan where you seem to pay every 200 yards!

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