Ian Blurton Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Hi all, I'm looking to take a Ford Transit (Long Wheel Base) to the Dordogne.Anyone have any recommendations/experience regarding routes / costs etc.Thinking of taking a ferry to say, St Malo / Le Harve to reduce milage on the Van (but not essential)Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Extra time reaching autoroute/ getting out of port seems to mean an extra over night stop versus short channel crossing from Dover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payrac-man Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Hi,Gloucestershire to Payrac ( just north of Cahors) takes 14 hours door to door via Dover and about £150 each way that's Ferry, fuel and tolls. Will be doing it again on the 12th so take pity on my poor soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Might also be worth considering Norfolkline Dover Dunkerque - 1 extra on the boat and an extra half hour on the road compared with Calais, but in the past have been very cheap and because it is more geared to freight, prices on the boat for food etc. are much better than P&O/SeafranceIMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 To be honest "to the Dordogne" is wee bit vague to get any meaningful advice as to a route. The Dordogne is very long and crossed by a least three main Autoroutes. I can get to the Dordogne in 45 minutes or to the west it takes another 3 hours. You would only really gain in mileage by going to St Malo or Caen if you are in the west of the area near the A10.If you go by Sea France or P&O from Calais which is by far the cheapest route, you cannot book a crossing on line, although treated as a car and not freight, you have to book vans by phone. Not sure about vans on Hovercraft, on Hoverspeed you could book online but then found the boat was too low for the van I was using, but no problem on the Ferries. Its a case really of whether you want to save Km's, time or money, because no crossing outside of Dover is quick or cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Speedferries £88 return for hi-top van, 7metres long by 2.9metres high by 2 metres wide, check your dimensions but we took the extra LWB Hi top Merc in this category; with a load enough to make the steering light, cruising at about 70mph gave around 20mpg, mostly motorway via Rouen.John & Sue [:)]No need for sunscreen yet [H] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opalienne Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Hovercraft don't run any more on Dover-Calais route. Speedferries (Diver-Boulogne) is the cheapest crossing but not the most reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected] Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Be carefull taking a heavily loaded van thro, Dover. Speed ferries insisted that we went on the weigh bridge as they thauight we were over weight- the limit is 3.5 tons total v. weight.Also, there was a letter in this months caravan club mag from a member of the port of Dover police saying they were targetting over loaded vehicles leading to a fine and points on licence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilec Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 You could try Transmanche, Newhaven to Dieppe.Dieppe is well placed to get onto the A28 south west of Rouen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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