Suda Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Best route please. Can it be done in 5 days without much use of tolls? Suggested stopovers. Bit of a panic got to visit ailing relative. Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 It depends on your outfit (over 3500kg and 3 metres?) and how long you want to drive each day. Probably 20 hours driving with breaks, so three/four days manageable. Belgium and Germany the best route for non tolls, but you need to get through Austria or Switzerland so need a toll for either. Take your stops when you need them, German Stellplatz are common but high season so campsites could be full. Try Viamichelin for the best routes. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelwd Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Easily done in less than 5 days. A simple Google map shows a minimum route of 939 miles with a driving time of 14 hours and 46 mins, so in theory you could do it in 1 long day. (would not recommend it though). If you have 2 drivers, you could do it in 1 go easily. A google route avoiding tolls gives a distance of 1,023 miles and a travel time of 20 hours 40 mins so you would need to stop, if you are being sensible, even with 2 drivers. The difference between the two is 83 miles or around 3.5 gallons which is about £20 (https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/France/diesel_prices/). Add in £20 for the nights stop, means the no toll route will cost you about £40. Tolls will depend on the route you take bit will be around 70 Euros according to Viamichellin, so the actual cost is very little difference, assuming you avoid going through Switzerland. Google maps is your friend and will give you many alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 nelwd - 2018-07-31 6:57 PM A simple Google map shows a minimum route of 939 miles with a driving time of 14 hours and 46 mins, . . Sounds a bit optimistic ? (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 nelwd - 2018-07-31 6:57 PM Easily done in less than 5 days. A simple Google map shows a minimum route of 939 miles with a driving time of 14 hours and 46 mins, so in theory you could do it in 1 long day. (would not recommend it though). If you have 2 drivers, you could do it in 1 go easily. A google route avoiding tolls gives a distance of 1,023 miles and a travel time of 20 hours 40 mins so you would need to stop, if you are being sensible, even with 2 drivers. The difference between the two is 83 miles or around 3.5 gallons which is about £20 (https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/France/diesel_prices/). Add in £20 for the nights stop, means the no toll route will cost you about £40. Tolls will depend on the route you take bit will be around 70 Euros according to Viamichellin, so the actual cost is very little difference, assuming you avoid going through Switzerland. Google maps is your friend and will give you many alternatives. Don't know about yours but our van uses lots more diesel on the motorway. 65mph continuously on the motorways versus 30 to 50mph on A roads you can see why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelwd Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Don't know about yours but our van uses lots more diesel on the motorway. 65mph continuously on the motorways versus 30 to 50mph on A roads you can see why. The OP did not say what his van was. A fairly new camper van based on a VW T5 or similar, may well get close to 50MPG at 60mph, bit would happily sit at 85mph and still get 40MPG. A big old motorhome will probably only do 20 - 25mpg if that and be a struggle to get past 60mph and be much better at 55mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 nelwd - 2018-07-31 7:37 PM The OP did not say what his van was... From Suda's earlier posts it looks as though (s)he has a 2008 Burstner Travel Van t620 . Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltie Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Suda, I think you could do it easily in five days, but forget any notion of doing it in fifteen hours, unless your motorhome is a Ferrari and you have two drivers. You can avoid tolls by going through Germany and by through Austria on non-motorways, crossing into Italy via the Brenner pass, not the Brenner autobahn. For speed, I'd use motorways in Italy. Yes, they have tolls, but compared with the rest of Europe they are cheap and generally well maintained. Good luck whichever option you choose. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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