In reply to Post #14
I love Le Shuttle. Quick, quiet, not impacted by weather, more accessible (for me anyway) and always smooth through the terminals on both sides.
I love Le Shuttle. Quick, quiet, not impacted by weather, more accessible (for me anyway) and always smooth through the terminals on both sides.
In reply to Post #16
From a nostalgic pov we used to love taking the ferry but from a time pov and getting older the tunnel wins hands down for me. We use the time saved to drive further into France and then stop at a service station.
From a nostalgic pov we used to love taking the ferry but from a time pov and getting older the tunnel wins hands down for me. We use the time saved to drive further into France and then stop at a service station.
I'm guessing it also depends where you live
If travelling from the midlands upwards then it's a 3hr+ journey so a ferry might be more suitable as having a proper break and down time.
I only live 30minutes from the tunnel so that's what I use as it suits me ðŸ‘
If travelling from the midlands upwards then it's a 3hr+ journey so a ferry might be more suitable as having a proper break and down time.
I only live 30minutes from the tunnel so that's what I use as it suits me ðŸ‘
In reply to Post #18
If travelling from the midlands upwards then it's a 3hr+ journey so a ferry might be more suitable as having a proper break and down time.
That's the way we saw it travelling from Manchester when younger but nowadays I'll do anything to shorten the journey
If travelling from the midlands upwards then it's a 3hr+ journey so a ferry might be more suitable as having a proper break and down time.
That's the way we saw it travelling from Manchester when younger but nowadays I'll do anything to shorten the journey
In reply to Post #14
If you miss a ferry its a long wait for the next one, my last trip i got stuck in traffic and was an hour late but as I book flexi I just got on the next train. I've missed ferries before and had to wait 6 hours.
If you miss a ferry its a long wait for the next one, my last trip i got stuck in traffic and was an hour late but as I book flexi I just got on the next train. I've missed ferries before and had to wait 6 hours.
In reply to Post #20
That's made me think, DFDS back in the day had some big gaps in ferries, 6hrs at night iirc, not sure if it's still the same but worth checking. That was Dover -Dunkirk.
That's made me think, DFDS back in the day had some big gaps in ferries, 6hrs at night iirc, not sure if it's still the same but worth checking. That was Dover -Dunkirk.
In reply to Post #19
Same as you Vossy the faster the better
I just have to get there
Came back from bounty lakes in one hit the only stop all the way to Liverpool was actually waiting to get on the train and managed it all on one full tank in a transporter
Same as you Vossy the faster the better
I just have to get there
Came back from bounty lakes in one hit the only stop all the way to Liverpool was actually waiting to get on the train and managed it all on one full tank in a transporter
A few years ago for work we had a job in Ibiza
The boss flew us out and back
When we had to go back to finish he said drive it
We took the overnight ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
24 hour ferry trip
Stop overnight in South of Spain.
And then the ferry to Ibiza
We didn't book the return leg as we didn't know how long it was going to take.
We left finally Ibiza Friday evening
Ferry from Ibiza to Spain overnight
and then left at 6am drove back through Spain and France skirted Luxembourg or somewhere like that
Got the last train back that evening and I finally got to my door at 2AM Sunday morning
Was definitly quicker to drive door to door with the train.
Worked out 110 hours overtime I got from that little job and a use of the company O2 Arena box for my daughters favourite singer. ðŸ‘
The boss flew us out and back
When we had to go back to finish he said drive it
We took the overnight ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
24 hour ferry trip
Stop overnight in South of Spain.
And then the ferry to Ibiza
We didn't book the return leg as we didn't know how long it was going to take.
We left finally Ibiza Friday evening
Ferry from Ibiza to Spain overnight
and then left at 6am drove back through Spain and France skirted Luxembourg or somewhere like that
Got the last train back that evening and I finally got to my door at 2AM Sunday morning
Was definitly quicker to drive door to door with the train.
Worked out 110 hours overtime I got from that little job and a use of the company O2 Arena box for my daughters favourite singer. ðŸ‘
I like the ferry cos i can usually get 2 bottles of Captain Morgans Spiced Rum for £22 
In reply to Post #13
I've used AP crossings too. They were cheaper, they reply quickly to messages and always happy to help.
I've used AP crossings too. They were cheaper, they reply quickly to messages and always happy to help.