Mareille Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 A friend who is visiting us in the summer has been told that it is possible to put your car on a train at Bordeaux then travel as a foot passenger finally collecting your car off the train in England. Is there such a service and if there is where can you book a place as I have found absolutely nothing about it anywhere. Many thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 "Motorail" is its name. There's been a recent thread about it (different route I know but the principal's the same). HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 http://www.raileurope.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=493Don't see there is much fun in doing that, each to his own I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisb Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote user="teapot"]http://www.raileurope.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=493Don't see there is much fun in doing that, each to his own I guess[/quote]As you say- each to their own. The chance to arrive on holiday raring to go instead of exhausted after driving and unable to do nything for the next couple of days makes it worthwhile for many of us.But as to the original post I've never heard of any service that takes your car back to the U.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Some of us call it flying and hiring a car at the other end.........and it has the steering wheel on the correct side. [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Last service in UK was London Glasgow which stopped in 1995http://www.seat61.com/Motorail.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote user="teapot"]Some of us call it flying and hiring a car at the other end.........and it has the steering wheel on the correct side. [;-)][/quote]Touché! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote user="teapot"]Some of us call it flying and hiring a car at the other end.........and it has the steering wheel on the correct side. [;-)][/quote]Some of us have families and want to take everything AND the kitchen sink! [:D] You can't even take a bottle of water on the plane these days (unless you buy it "airside" at a vastly inflated price).If you're only going on holiday why would you want to drive a car with the steering wheel on the "wrong" side, when you can just as easily drive your own familiar car? [Www]I agree with GF-N; each to his own, I say! But there's no direct link to UK anyway.Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Careful Sid, it sounds like you are only one step away from a Caravanner [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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