Billieblue
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I’ve only ever done the Portsmouth to Santander route. Anyone done both? Is one better and why?
We would not do a long ferry
The tunnel for us maybe £250 return
Non-toll route Mr & Mrs Google say 800 miles so allow 900
For us we would think about 150 miles a day so 6 days maybe plus rest days
900 miles =30 gallons so 135 litres x £1.50 say £200 (X2 = £400)
Depends if you have the time and it does not mean "not long enough in Spain" (assuming a 90 day B limit)
Just what our plan would be...
I know some "like the overnight Ferry trip" not us !
395 miles | 28.3 mpg |
240 | 28.8 |
195 | 32.1 |
325 | 32.5 |
315 | 30.0 |
200 | 27.9 |
260 | 25.4 |
300 | 30.2 |
285 | 33.0 |
200 | 28.5 |
250 | 30.1 |
Yes, that’s where I’ve stayed. It’s lovely isn’t it?We'eve done this trip every year for the past 18 years on our way down to the costas, the only good thing about Bilbao is the cheap fuel fill up at the docks before getting on the ferry. We much prefere Santander as we stay at Cabarceno on the way back, just 30 minutes fron Santander. There's a huge nature reserve there with every animal conceivable in natural suroundings and a cable car which flys you over them. It's free to stay there and has all the amenities.
Cheap fuel now available in Santander: check outWe'eve done this trip every year for the past 18 years on our way down to the costas, the only good thing about Bilbao is the cheap fuel fill up at the docks before getting on the ferry. We much prefere Santander as we stay at Cabarceno on the way back, just 30 minutes fron Santander. There's a huge nature reserve there with every animal conceivable in natural suroundings and a cable car which flys you over them. It's free to stay there and has all the amenities.
Check out easygasgroup.com. There's now cheap fuel in Santander not far from the docks. Easygas is an expanding group with aggressive pricing shown on their website.We'eve done this trip every year for the past 18 years on our way down to the costas, the only good thing about Bilbao is the cheap fuel fill up at the docks before getting on the ferry. We much prefere Santander as we stay at Cabarceno on the way back, just 30 minutes fron Santander. There's a huge nature reserve there with every animal conceivable in natural suroundings and a cable car which flys you over them. It's free to stay there and has all the amenities.