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Less driving, more holiday...

With the widest range of ferry services from the easily accessible UK ports of Portsmouth, Poole and Plymouth, direct to Brittany, Normandy and northern Spain, we can take you far closer to your holiday. Meaning you'll enjoy less time at the wheel, and have more time to holiday - whilst also saving on fuel, tolls and overnight stops.

And if you haven't taken your car before, you'll quickly realise just how easy driving in France and Spain really is. With less traffic, you'll enjoy wide open and simple to navigate roads, making getting to your final destination a pleasure.

Saving you miles and money compared to driving from Calais!

Driving to Quimper, West Brittany
Driving to Quimper from:Distance (miles)Motoring CostReturn trip motoring costs savedReturn trip driving time saved
St Malo151£60.40£288.488 Hours
Roscoff80£32.00£345.6411 Hours
Caen248£99.20£211.246 Hours
Cherbourg277£110.80£188.045 Hours
Driving to La Baule, Western Loire

Driving to La Baule from:Distance (miles)Motoring CostReturn trip motoring costs savedReturn trip driving time saved
St Malo128£51.20£300.828 Hours
Roscoff200£80.00£243.226 Hours
Caen198£79.20£244.825 Hours
Cherbourg228£91.20£220.826 Hours
Driving to Tours, Loire Valley

Driving to Tours from:Distance (miles)Motoring CostReturn trip motoring costs savedReturn trip driving time saved
St Malo200£80.00£71.404 Hours
Roscoff289£115.60£57.401 Hour
Caen164£65.60£151.545 Hour
Cherbourg238£94.80£93.143 Hours
Driving to La Rochelle, Poitou Charentes

Driving to La Rochelle from:Distance (miles)Motoring CostReturn trip motoring costs savedReturn trip driving time saved
St Malo205£80.00£249.266 Hours
Roscoff290£116.00£181.264 Hours
Caen275£110.00£150.765 Hours
Cherbourg304£121.60£170.063 Hours
Santander383£153.20£66.881 Hour
Bilbao323£129.20£114.883 Hours
Driving to Biarritz, Aquitaine
Driving to Biarritz from:Distance (miles)Motoring CostReturn trip motoring costs savedReturn trip driving time saved
St Malo455£182.00£207.806 Hours
Roscoff540£216.00£139.803 Hours
Caen502£210.00£151.805 Hours
Cherbourg554£222.00£127.803 Hours
Santander152£60.80£481.1414 Hours
Bilbao91£36.40£529.9416 Hours

Distance Source: Via Michelin

Cost source: AA Motoring costs 2011. Based on petrol car, worth £12-17,000 when new, doing an average of 20,000 miles per year. Motoring cost calculated at 40p per mile. 06/06/11

 
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Driving on the continent

Driving in France and Spain is generally very easy but you do need to be aware of certain travel requirements and basic information, particularly when driving.