Route to Greece Forums

dallan

Please can anyone tell me the best route from the UK to Greece via Ancona? I don't want to pay a fortune in road tolls (or motorway vignettes) but I don't want to spend ages getting there, either.
P.S. Is it true that the 'camping on board' option does not extend beyond October 31st?
P.P.S. Which Italy - Greece ferry company have people found the most reliable/economical?

Rapide561

Hi

I can get you there for minimal tolls as follows.

Calais - Dunkerque - Lille - Mons - Charleroi - Arlon - Luxembourg - Metz - Nancy - Bussang - Thann - Basle - Lucerne - St Gotthard Tunnel - Chiasso - Milan.

Your tolls here will be only the Swiss Vignette - 40 SFR for a motorhomes less than 3500 kg. The route is fairly quick too - although from south of Epinal to Thann, a lot is single carriageway.

From Milan, the easy route is the motorway, but there is aroad - I think it is the SS9 that runs virtually parallel to the motorway. I have not used that road though, so cannot advise on it.

As for Greece and ferries, member DONMADGE is, amongst others, one of those in the know as it were.

Russell

Autoquest

From Luxembourg I was going to stick to the German autobahn and route via Munich, Innsbruck and the Brenner - I haven't done it before but I need to get to Venice in 4 days from Calais.

peejay

Don Madge

rexos

Hiya,
We`re going from Ancona to Igoumenitsa in June. We were going from Calais via either Mt Blanc or Frejus tunnels but think the route via Basel and Milan is quickest, trouble is, its a toll route. We have a boat to catch on Sunday at 5pm.
Minoan Lines are allowing `camping` on deck, so that should be interesting.
When on Greek soil we are driving to Kavala, east of Thessolonika, to catch another boat to Thassos. We normally go there on a package holiday but Thomson have pulled out of our regular studios.
A campsite a mile away next to the beach should solve our problem-we hope!
Not sure what the French tolls will cost but going to Pompeii last year via Swiss and Milan cost us around 30 euro on the Autostradas.
Best of luck.

max123

Hi Rexos, camping on board Minoan lines is great but had trouble sleeping because we found it very hot. Its like having a hotel above your van.
I would be interested how you get on in Thassos. I used to go there 20 odd years ago and had some amazing holidays. I have never found another place like it for sheer unspoilt beauty and hope it hasn't changed too much. I wanted to go there when we travelled to Greece in the motorhome but wife and kids wanted to see the Peloponese and Athens etc. Hopefully I will get my way next year so your feedback would be very much appreciated.
Cheers Max

nickandchris

Yes, Rexos, we'd be interested in hearing about your Greek travels. It will be 27 years since we were on Thassos, for our belated honeymoon and we found it beautifully unspoilt. Not so sure we would like it now, or have things not changed that much?

1997 we travelled overland to Greece in our aged Bedford. If you are interested, you'll find my ramblings on Virtual Tourist:

bigfoot