Fastest way from Calais to Benidorm?

[Gingernuts]

What’s the fastest way to Benidorm from Calais? Have summer tyres on the van

 

[Just smiffy]

Put it in your satnav and follow it tolls or no tolls…

 

[Al n Val]

Do tolls and get yer foot down

 

[Gingernuts]

Put it in your satnav and follow it tolls or no tolls…

No shit Sherlock!

 

[Gingernuts]

Do tolls and get yer foot down

Yes but what’s the route?

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[Al n Val]

Yes but what’s the route?

Bordeaux, Pau through Somport tunnel, Valencia, Benidorm

Or just put Benidorm in your satnav and do the toll route

 

[scotjimland]

Yes but what’s the route?

Google maps are your friend ..

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[Chris]

Fly

 

[Just smiffy]

No shit Sherlock!

You asked a straight question and you got a straight answer….

 

[dna]

Fly

you beat me to it! - ryanair probably have an airport in Calais called "Paris - calais" and Alicante is probably their Benidorm drop off

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[EuroTrotters]

No shit Sherlock!

But rude !

Do you know each other ?

 

[gus-lopez]

The quickest way is not to stop except changing drivers.

What’s the fastest way to Benidorm from Calais? Have summer tyres on the van

Theoretically there is no way across the french spanish border that does not require either winter tyres /snow chains

 

[Boldly]

I thought the A63 crossing was outside the snow chain zone

 

[Gingernuts]

Google maps are your friend ..

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Thank you jim

I thought the A63 crossing was outside the snow chain zone

where’s the A63 crossing?

 

[Boldly]

Hendaye to irun

Thank you jim

where’s the A63 crossing?

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[Funnymunny]

Simply put your start point and destination into Michelin route planner and it will give you the quickest and shortest and cheapest route. Simple

 

[Emmit]

The quickest way is not to stop except changing drivers.

Theoretically there is no way across the french spanish border that does not require either winter tyres /snow chains

Whilst the above is true, the route as shown, going as it does over the Millau bridge goes over an altitude of over 2000ft and as a possibility of snow.
The OP says he has Summer tyres. This can be mitigated by carrying snow chains in Winter.

 

[Raul]

Hendaye to irun

And you can actually come out at Urrugne after Bidart, and take the local road D810, and cross with the local traffic into Irun, avoiding A63 if needed.

But at this time of the year I would have winter, or at least all season tyres anyways.

 

[Winger]

Private jet, no brainer

 

[Jo662]

Put it in your satnav and follow it tolls or no tolls…

Dont do that,as it could take you on to the Paris perifereqe(spelling)

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[Sheddy]

https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/resources/tonkas-western-route-to-spain.99/

 

[bobnick]

Snow tyres, chains, i must have done it scores of times via different routes in the depths of winter and never needed either. But then again i'm the best driver in the world.

 

[Chris]

Snow tyres, chains, i must have done it scores of times via different routes in the depths of winter and never needed either. But then again i'm the best driver in the world.

No you are not

 

[Alan]

Calais to Rouen and follow Le Mans road signs throughRouen and then motorway to Bordeaux and then on to Irun.Pamplona.Valencia Beni.expensive but fast. We usually take two and a half days as when we travel the weather in France is usually crap and we can’t wait to get through it

 

[Wingingit#1]

As Alan says above

plenty of tolls but its quick and easy and through to the sunshine

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[Soycd]

Snow tyres, chains, i must have done it scores of times via different routes in the depths of winter and never needed either. But then again i'm the best driver in the world.

You wait until you do.......!!

 

[Soycd]

We use Via Michelin quite a lot. It allows you to put in vehicle details and gives you a rough idea of fuel costs and accurate details of toll costs. It's quite scary!

 

[monzer]

If tolls are free, is it still classified as a toll road? I mean a Sat-nav won't know that it's free, right? Have a lot of the tolls not been lifted in certain places in France and Spain now?

Just wondering as if you set it to 'tolls free' it could still make you avoid a route that is a lot quicker.... and free.

 

[rb62]

Snow tyres, chains, i must have done it scores of times via different routes in the depths of winter and never needed either. But then again i'm the best driver in the world.

Obviously before the new regulations came in on 1st November with some allowances until next year!

Winter tires, chains: mandatory equipment in mountain areas from 1 November 2023

Winter tires or snow chains: mandatory equipment in mountain areas from 1 November 2023

www.service-public.fr

 

[bobnick]

Obviously before the new regulations came in on 1st November with some allowances until next year!

Winter tires, chains: mandatory equipment in mountain areas from 1 November 2023

Winter tires or snow chains: mandatory equipment in mountain areas from 1 November 2023

www.service-public.fr

Not aware of the new regs. Will read. Suspect it will be like all the other daft regs, who and how strict will they police them.