ruckylumbers Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 helloim driving from calais to nantes in late april and am unsure about the best place to stop for a break/lunch/petrol on the A28.i am doing it in one day and will leave calais at about 10am. is Alencon a good idea? or should i stop before that?any help from you fine people that are old hat at this would be appreciated.thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman II Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 If I was going to stop for fuel I would divert in Rouen and go to 'Tourville La Rivierre' Centre Commercial . The servce stations on the autoroute re a good 15 cents a litre dearer than the supermarkets and those on the recommended route through Rouen are almost as dear as the autoroute. The food selection is also chea[er and more varied.I would probably have a second break two hours later at any aire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 If you look at the route on viamichelin you have the option to show petrol stations along the route and it also displays the price of fuel at them - some of the supermarkets are very close to the Autoroutes.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Agree with Anton's recommendation. It takes us two hours to get from Calais to Rouen and once you're through the town, past the cows roundabout and arrived at the A13, you just swing onto the autoroute in the eastbound (Paris) direction and take the first exit for the Tourville CC in about 1 km. Having fuelled up and had some lunch, you go back up onto the westbound A13 and you're back on your route. You can have a later coffee break at the services outside Le Mans (another two hours) or Angers (three hours). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckylumbers Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 thanks for the help on this. appreciated.i have just found that viamichelin has the quickest route to chateaubriant (which is where im staying as opposed to in Nante) is via le havre and caen then around rennes.does this seem right to you guys?takes an hour or two off the drivetime so im probably going for that route unless there are reasons not to. what are your thoughts?cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Both routes (via Caen or Alencon) are a similar distance, so I'm not sure where you get an hour or two off the travel time.However, the Caen route saves you 70 centimes on péage tolls.....[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 If you do chose the Alencon option then you will get there on a tankful of fuel with no probs and can dine and top up the car at the same time. Lovely small town, very pleasant place to take an hour or two off the driving, it that's what you want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckylumbers Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 im tight, but not that tight!Alencon it is!cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckylumbers Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 im tight but not that tight!Alencon it ischeers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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