Ive done a bit of googling just want see if these figures £££ are about right
Portsmouth - Tignes Via Dover about 770 miles
Ferry £60 Return
Fuel £80-£100 each way
Tolls £50 - 57 each way
Total £310-£377
Thanks
Rough cost of Driving to the Alps??
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Started by Wasley in Ski Chatter 05-Jul-2015 - 8 Replies
Wasley posted Jul-2015
Andid
reply to 'Rough cost of Driving to the Alps??' posted Jul-2015
Your costs seem ok to me. But you may want breakdown cover and you will need snow chains and or snow tyres. If going to Italy you must have on certain roads snow tyres. I have driven with both and would not drive in the mountains without snow tyres now. Have used chains but they are a real pain to fit.. Enjoy your trip
Andy dobson
Wasley
reply to 'Rough cost of Driving to the Alps??' posted Jul-2015
Me and my friend would both be taking our sons so the cost would be 50/50
I much Prefer to fly but as we are thinking Easter half term, I'm guessing our normal cost of flights and transfer of £100-150 would be significantly higher this time of year.
I much Prefer to fly but as we are thinking Easter half term, I'm guessing our normal cost of flights and transfer of £100-150 would be significantly higher this time of year.
Edited 1 time. Last update at 06-Jul-2015
Far Queue
reply to 'Rough cost of Driving to the Alps??' posted Jul-2015
Hi Wasley.
I regularly drive down to the Alps for skiing and personally would not want to fly any more, much prefer the freedom to take all my gear so I have a choice when out there. I think we have driven for skiing on about 20 occasions, including Andorra, France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.
I would also agree that your figures look OK. Fuel costs will obviously depend on the economy of your car, but the tolls look pretty good. I use a sanef tag, and here is my last trip breakdown to Tignes when I went on the J2Ski holiday out there.
13/01/13 09:33 SANEF A26 CALAIS A26 REIMS (COURCY) 01 21.30
13/01/13 13:23 SANEF A26 REIMS NORD (ORMES) A26 LIMITE SANEF/APRR 01 10.40
13/01/13 13:23 APRR A26 LIMITE APRR / SANEF A6 VILLEFRANCHE-LIMAS 01 29.70
13/01/13 14:27 AREA A43 ST QUENTIN FAL. BARR A43 CHAMBERY NORD 01 10.80
13/01/13 14:51 AREA A43 CHIGNIN BARRIERE A430 STE HELENE BARRIERE 01 5.10
20/01/13 10:26 AREA A430 STE HELENE
BARRIERE
A43 CHIGNIN BARRIERE 01 5.10
20/01/13 11:21 AREA A43 CHAMBERY NORD A43 ST QUENTIN FAL. BARR 01 10.80
20/01/13 15:11 APRR A6 VILLEFRANCHE-LIMAS A26 LIMITE APRR / SANEF 01 29.70
20/01/13 15:11 SANEF A26 LIMITE SANEF/APRR A26 REIMS NORD (ORMES) 01 10.40
20/01/13 17:47 SANEF A26 REIMS (COURCY) A26 CALAIS 01 21.30
Subtotal for Tag No XXX 154.60
I am pretty close to the Eurotunnel, so a fairly easy journey for me, but I would suggest that as you will be going with 4 persons and from Portsmouth, you may just want to consider breaking the journey on the way out. This means you will arrive fresher and if you plan a stop down near Lyon, you can get an early start up the mountain on your arrival day and hopefully beat the rush.
Don't forget the required essentials as well, yellow jackets, spare bulbs etc. etc. And I would also agree with Andid regarding winter tyres and insurance. I now use them as a matter of course in the UK between November and April, so not something I really need to bother with.
Feel free to ask any other questions.
FQ.
I regularly drive down to the Alps for skiing and personally would not want to fly any more, much prefer the freedom to take all my gear so I have a choice when out there. I think we have driven for skiing on about 20 occasions, including Andorra, France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.
I would also agree that your figures look OK. Fuel costs will obviously depend on the economy of your car, but the tolls look pretty good. I use a sanef tag, and here is my last trip breakdown to Tignes when I went on the J2Ski holiday out there.
13/01/13 09:33 SANEF A26 CALAIS A26 REIMS (COURCY) 01 21.30
13/01/13 13:23 SANEF A26 REIMS NORD (ORMES) A26 LIMITE SANEF/APRR 01 10.40
13/01/13 13:23 APRR A26 LIMITE APRR / SANEF A6 VILLEFRANCHE-LIMAS 01 29.70
13/01/13 14:27 AREA A43 ST QUENTIN FAL. BARR A43 CHAMBERY NORD 01 10.80
13/01/13 14:51 AREA A43 CHIGNIN BARRIERE A430 STE HELENE BARRIERE 01 5.10
20/01/13 10:26 AREA A430 STE HELENE
BARRIERE
A43 CHIGNIN BARRIERE 01 5.10
20/01/13 11:21 AREA A43 CHAMBERY NORD A43 ST QUENTIN FAL. BARR 01 10.80
20/01/13 15:11 APRR A6 VILLEFRANCHE-LIMAS A26 LIMITE APRR / SANEF 01 29.70
20/01/13 15:11 SANEF A26 LIMITE SANEF/APRR A26 REIMS NORD (ORMES) 01 10.40
20/01/13 17:47 SANEF A26 REIMS (COURCY) A26 CALAIS 01 21.30
Subtotal for Tag No XXX 154.60
I am pretty close to the Eurotunnel, so a fairly easy journey for me, but I would suggest that as you will be going with 4 persons and from Portsmouth, you may just want to consider breaking the journey on the way out. This means you will arrive fresher and if you plan a stop down near Lyon, you can get an early start up the mountain on your arrival day and hopefully beat the rush.
Don't forget the required essentials as well, yellow jackets, spare bulbs etc. etc. And I would also agree with Andid regarding winter tyres and insurance. I now use them as a matter of course in the UK between November and April, so not something I really need to bother with.
Feel free to ask any other questions.
FQ.
Wasley
reply to 'Rough cost of Driving to the Alps??' posted Jul-2015
Tignes was just a resort i pluckled out of the air.
Any resorts you recommend that may be a better value or a bit closer
As ive only been to Andorra and Austria
As its Easter preferable with sking above 2000 metres
thanks
Any resorts you recommend that may be a better value or a bit closer
As ive only been to Andorra and Austria
As its Easter preferable with sking above 2000 metres
thanks
Edited 1 time. Last update at 06-Jul-2015
Dave Mac
reply to 'Rough cost of Driving to the Alps??' posted Jul-2015
Wasley, if you have only plucked Tignes out of the air, and obviously from your post, cost is a concern, why not start from Portsmouth ~ Cherborg? Would that work?
Far Queue
reply to 'Rough cost of Driving to the Alps??' posted Jul-2015
Equally, if cost is a concern then I would suggest Austria or the Dolomites. The drive may be a little further, but if you route through Belgium, Holland (or Luxembourg), Germany then Austria (Italy if required) you completely remove the French tolls. Also, in my experience the cost of the holiday and beers etc will be cheaper.
Only issue may be the dates. Your initial post said Easter half term, then it was just Easter. Easter is early next year at the end of March, I'm sure there are plenty of people on here who can tell you the best "snow sure" resorts for that time of year, then do your planning.
Only issue may be the dates. Your initial post said Easter half term, then it was just Easter. Easter is early next year at the end of March, I'm sure there are plenty of people on here who can tell you the best "snow sure" resorts for that time of year, then do your planning.
Daved
reply to 'Rough cost of Driving to the Alps??' posted Jul-2015
having done it several times and once from Portsmouth/Le Havre We did L'Havre> Grand Massif quite easily in a day with the overnight on the boat. The N roads were great and we did it this way coming back .. no tolls but slower
Topic last updated on 08-July-2015 at 16:29