Early Summer road trip booked 😃

[GARETH]

We’re taking the F Type on its 4th European road trip in June! Having previously done Italy, Spain, and Switzerland, we are now planning on Germany & Austria.

Ferry to Rotterdam. Then drive to Berlin for a 4 day stay. Planning to then head south and take a couple of days to get to Austria. One of my things is to drive the Grossglockner pass, so we will be staying a few nights in the area.

From there we will cross back to western Germany and explore the wine region, then head home. Should be a nice 2 week trip

[jonm]

I'm also planning a 2 week trip to the Bavarian Alps in June, Taking in a little of the Austrian, Italian and Swiss alps along the way.

I too was planning a detour to the Grossglockner, Until earlier in this month the episode of TopGear aired where McGuinness, Flintoff and Harris declared this the grestest driving road in the world. I was gutted, every man and his dog from across the globe will be there this summer thanks to that, so I'm giving it a miss! Same with the bloody stelvio which I hear is like the M25. Got a good tourist roads atlas, there are many alpine passes, I will be enjoying the ones no-ones heard off.

Do you pre-book all your hotels, Or do you just book last minute as and when/where you end up?

[Jimmyrn85]

Lovely! Where is the ferry from to go to Rotterdam? And rough cost each way?

We’re gonna do a Europe road trip too, in September. Looking like approx £130 each way on the Euro Tunnel.

[GARETH]

Yes I think it will probably be busy. When we did the Stelvio is was the same. More push bikes than cars! We have pre booked air-bnb accommodation. Very easy.

The ferry goes from Hull - Rotterdam. It’s an overnight ferry which docks at 0800. There’s a decent restaurant on board. Bit of a mini cruise! Cost for the ferry with the premier club class cabin and brasserie meal, 2 adults with the car is £689 return. Not cheap, but for us northerners it’s very convenient and saves a long drive south.

[Jimmyrn85]

Cheers Gareth!

[jonm]

Yeah thats well worth it, your lucky to have that service where you live, Here in mid-wales there is no quick/easy way to get to europe, its 4 hours to le tunnel if your luckly with the traffic then overnight stay in folkstone premier inn each way, ends up nearly costing near the same as that.

[ianp]

South of France for me in June using planes cos that's what they were invented for. Leaving car at Luton. Quick trip to Israel in March for a wedding too. Wouldn't drive my F-Type there even if I could get it to the place lol.

[jonm]

Flying, Lol, thats cheating!

[GARETH]

Yeah thats well worth it, your lucky to have that service where you live, Here in mid-wales there is no quick/easy way to get to europe, its 4 hours to le tunnel if your luckly with the traffic then overnight stay in folkstone premier inn each way, ends up nearly costing near the same as that.

Actually, because it’s an evening sailing, and you get a night at sea, you’ve got all day to get to Hull.

[Deleted User 1715]

We will also be going to Germany and Austria in early June for a road trip! Using the chunnel and getting to southern Germany on day one then Austria day 2. From there will be doing day trips to various routes/passes etc then back to Bruges for the last night. Will be doing the grossglockner pass early morning one of the days