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Subject Topic: FRANCE FERRIES?? which one? Post Reply Post New Topic
04/6/2005 at 9:13am
 Location: Bristol
 Outfit: VW Camper T25
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Going to france in august - I hope.

I want to get to bordeux area, but it looks a long drive.  I'm debating on which ferry to book.  Advice is needed.

The options I see are

1. dover/calais   long drive.

2. ferry to St malo, more expensive shorter drive.

3. Ferry to Bilbao in north spain and drive up, more expensive again.

IS there a ferry to Bordeux area???  I would like ot hear peoples veiws on the best way down there.  I will be driving a VW camper that averages 60/70 mph.

 

PLEASEEE  help



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04/6/2005 at 1:39pm
 Location: North Essex
 Outfit: Caravelair Alba 400
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You will be in VW camper territory down there--we are going Dover/Calais--the Dover route is miles cheaper than any other route this yr because of the price war started by Speedferries--(theres no ferry to Bordeaux)SW coast is easy 2 day drive from Calais via Rouen-Le Mans-Tours-Poitiers-N10 to Bordeaux---

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04/6/2005 at 9:29pm
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Done it last year from calais in one day,roads are good and the ferry prices this year are fab,


04/6/2005 at 10:06pm
 Location: buxton
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how do you go about booking the bargain ferries, can you compare them some how.


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04/6/2005 at 10:16pm
 Location: North Essex
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If you google the following-(separately)- norfolk line-P&O-speedferries-seafrance you will get their websites & you can compare prices---for a car you should get summat like £60 for a period return--the fares are genrally cheaper if you travel late night/early morning--

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04/6/2005 at 10:36pm
 Location: West Midlands
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hi

just looked at speedferries and if you are just taking a car then they charge .....£19 .....!!!!!!!

goes up to £84 if you have a trailer , can go with a motor home but they don't take 'vans



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05/6/2005 at 8:43am
 Location: Bristol
 Outfit: VW Camper T25
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Thank for the great info...  I thought that I was looking at £200+ to get across!!!!  

Is it advisable to book now, or nearer the time???

Also.. still being new to this lark, my VW camper... what is it classed as? motorhome? van? its hardly what I'd call a motorhome... but it is converted!

While in France, do they charge extra if you put a tent up next to your camper??

 

One question for BILLY. I not had my camper long, its a 1984 2L. What milage range can I expect from a tank full?? normal driving?  (I'm in Bosnia now and trying to plan my hol, not had camper long)

 



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05/6/2005 at 1:53pm
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Regarding cheap ferries ive just got £38 return on seafrance dover/calais price matching speedferries,thats for august for 4 weeks.Thing is I only got back yesterday from a week in luxembourge and am climbing in Switzerland in september! Life seems preatty good these days!!


05/6/2005 at 7:50pm
 Location: North Essex
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You will get between 20-28mpg from 1.9 petrol Vw camper depending how fast you drive---dont let the tank get much less than one third full cos fuel gauge gets a bit inaccurate when it gets too low--capacity is 60 litres--I always book my camper on the ferry as VW Caravelle which is the MPV version--a VW camper(imho)is a Multi Purpose Vehicle--so it goes as a car not a motorhome--no probs with this in 6 yrs--

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05/6/2005 at 8:02pm
 Location: Ellesmere Port Cheshire
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Just had a look at Seafrance - can't seem to get the booking area to work to look at prices.


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06/6/2005 at 5:13pm
 Location: newcastle-u-lyme
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Quote: Originally posted by Dave Kendall on 05/06/2005
Just had a look at Seafrance - can't seem to get the booking area to work to look at prices.
 we had the same problem and phoned them up and told them the problem , so we booked over the phone... we got the ferry for £50... 2 adults 2 children 1 motorhome, from dover in august

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