What do people pay for Crossing the Channel with a Caravan

[Gafferbill]

Hi

You hear from other caravaners, a wide variation of what they pay to cross the Channel to France or Spain.

The Ferry Operators and Eurotunnel like to keep this a grey area so that individuals do not know what each is paying.

What have you paid this year and on what route?

I paid £134.00 for 11 mtr Outfit August13- September5 2008 P&O Dover-Calais

 

[cheryl.mark@yahoo.co.uk]

Hi

The Norfolk Line crossing from Dover to Dunkirk seems a cheap option, you can check the prices out online now for next year, mine came up at

 

[ValA.]

In May last year we booked through Camping Cheque - with 10 Camping Cheques for a total cost of

 

[Gafferbill]

Hi

The Norfolk Line crossing from Dover to Dunkirk seems a cheap option, you can check the prices out online now for next year, mine came up at

 

[Guest]

I recognise what you mean by the 'Channel' but of course there are many people in the UK who travel to Europe by many means and the Dover crossing may involve a long trip. As you move North the crossings become more and more expensive with the now defunct Rosyth route hitting the scales at about

 

[Andrew_5105555]

We went to france for the first time this year and sailed from Portsmouth-St malo the cost for car,caravan,2 adults+2 children with sleeper seats was around

 

[60North]

Hi there

Like Scotch Lad the channel ports would involve a hefty round trip to use (1200 miles return to Dover)so we are looking at other routes to the continent for next summer.

At the moment the Newcastle-Amsterdam route looks good and prices do not look anywhere as rediculous as the now defunct Rosyth-Zeebrugge route.

Can anyone give comment on this route?

Thanks

 

[Gafferbill]

We went to france for the first time this year and sailed from Portsmouth-St malo the cost for car,caravan,2 adults+2 children with sleeper seats was around

 

[Guest]

We have never actually done the Newcastle route, but it looks interesting. We have used the Hull/Rotterdam and Hull/Zeebrugge routes many times but I have to admit this was in the days when it was just the North Sea Ferry Company. We remenber that in the 80's we could not use the normal boat as it was conscripted to go to the Falklands, however the kids always had a lot of fun. These boats had a disco on board and everybody joined in and got 'sloshed' till 11 pm. The lucky ones then rolled into the cabins and the less lucky wriggled on the reclining chairs until breakfast time and then docking in Holland or Belgium and the holiday really started.

As a kid my parents did Harwich to the Hook in the 60's and the caravan was craned onto the Sealink deck. No drive on/off in those days.

Now as retirees we look for comfort and it will either be Newcastle or Hull.

 

[TheTurk]

As others have said there are many crossings and cheapest and most convenient are the two main considerations. In our case coming from the West, Portsmouth is convenient and we have travelled to Caen for the last few years. In Sept 2008 we crossed on an afternoon ferry and back on a morning ferry. We booked via Caravan Club for two adults with 10 Camping Cheques included, and commodore cabins both ways, with an 8 metre overlength van which is also overheight to 2.72 metres. The cost was

 

[Andrew_5105555]

Hi Ian

I know this has been asked before but how does the camping cheque system work with the ferries? cheers andrew

 

[Rioja]

Hull-Zeebruge non flexible return in September last year was

 

[ValA.]

You can buy a 'package' of Camping Cheques and a ferry crossing from the Caravan Club, or from Camping Cheques, or just buy the cheques on their own from Camping Cheque or Discover Leisure. You can use them for two years on a variety of sites, in what the site classes as 'low season'.

 

[Denise4]

Are you sitting down? We paid

 

[Lara_374353049]

I agree with Scotch Lad's comments. We live in the north of England, and it's almost a full day's drive to get to any ferry port. The last thing we feel like doing after that is being on the ferry for a short time, then have another day or two of long drives ahead, especially with 2 kids in tow.

This year we went to the Vendee, used the Porthsmouth - St Malo route both ways, cost around

 

[weejock]

Hi there

Like Scotch Lad the channel ports would involve a hefty round trip to use (1200 miles return to Dover)so we are looking at other routes to the continent for next summer.

At the moment the Newcastle-Amsterdam route looks good and prices do not look anywhere as rediculous as the now defunct Rosyth-Zeebrugge route.

Can anyone give comment on this route?

Thanks

The first thing to do on this route is make sure you travel either Monday or Sunday as the caravan goes free.

I normally go commodore class as it is not much extra and you get a much larger room with a free mini bar and tv. Also is included is breakfast which for the 3 of us would workout at

 

[60North]

Thanks for your comments Slowcoach, your advice is much appreciated!

We are well acquainted with overnight ferry journeys ScotchLad and would always recommend any cabin accomodation over reclining seats! We generally find such overnight trips very sociable

It would appear that while we could save about

 

[albert_374375974]

Thanks for your comments Slowcoach, your advice is much appreciated!

We are well acquainted with overnight ferry journeys ScotchLad and would always recommend any cabin accomodation over reclining seats! We generally find such overnight trips very sociable

It would appear that while we could save about