31-12-11, 09:06 AM
I disagree about the tunnel vs ferry. The tunnel is much quicker, as much because the loading and unloading is quicker as well as the 30 min transit time.Unless you live really close to the tunnel, ones meals will be planned in terms of the whole journey. The tunnel is just part of it. I would either grab sandwich this side and eat on th etrain...or stop in France for a meal .
Often, I have stopped in dover or folkestone overnite, so the speed of the tunnel pays off in the morning.
best option I think is to stop over in france, so you also save the 1 hour time diffrence...taking an afternoon tunnel, and stopping maybe 1 hour max inside france.get a good brekkie, and fuel, then you are fresh to do some big miles right from the off.If several are meeting up, it can also be a good meet up point.
on the way back, as its all motorway, I tend to just do the big miles, as its only a day.ie travel approx 300 miles to calais from a transit stop, then 180 miles home. I spose you could still do an overnite at calais if you wanted, but its not that great a place to stop.180 miles is only 3 hrs on the motorway, so thats why I just keep going.
Often, I have stopped in dover or folkestone overnite, so the speed of the tunnel pays off in the morning.
best option I think is to stop over in france, so you also save the 1 hour time diffrence...taking an afternoon tunnel, and stopping maybe 1 hour max inside france.get a good brekkie, and fuel, then you are fresh to do some big miles right from the off.If several are meeting up, it can also be a good meet up point.
on the way back, as its all motorway, I tend to just do the big miles, as its only a day.ie travel approx 300 miles to calais from a transit stop, then 180 miles home. I spose you could still do an overnite at calais if you wanted, but its not that great a place to stop.180 miles is only 3 hrs on the motorway, so thats why I just keep going.