Le Mans - Cheap ferry

[neilsie]

just got a cracking deal with a new ferry operator: portsmouth to le harve for under £140 for 2 people, inc cabins!

http://www.ldlines.com/va_pound.html

[jpchenet]

What dates/times Neilsie??

I just tried Sunday to Monday and it came up with £442 for a car and four!!!

[Smoothhead]

Cheap   Car and trailer and cabin for 2 ....out on monday back a week later   £546....daylight robbery...

[rcutler]

Excuse the French but "F**K ME". That is over TWICE what Brittany Ferries have quoted us!!!

The total price of your tickets will be 834.00 GBP 

Route 1 :  Portsmouth to Le Havre
Departure Date/Time: Sun 11 June 2006 at 2300
Arrival Date/Time: Mon 12 June 2006 at 0730
Passengers:  4 Adults 
Transport:  Motorhome
 
Accommodation: 1 of 4 Berth Cabin (Outside)
 
Route 2 :  Le Havre to Portsmouth
Departure Date/Time: Mon 19 June 2006 at 1700
Arrival Date/Time: Mon 19 June 2006 at 2130
Passengers:  4 Adults 
Transport:  Motorhome
 
Accommodation: 1 of 4 Berth Cabin (Outside)

 
 
 
 
 
 

[Lorry]

Cheap   Car and trailer and cabin for 2 ....out on monday back a week later   £546....daylight robbery...

This is the going rate for this lot.  Mention a trailer or caravan and the figures get silly.  Mention a motorhome and its a joke.  Oh god we've got a motorhome and trailer

Dover Calais beckons

[neilsie]

we are going out Wed, back Monday.  no trailers, just 16 cars going for a gentle drive in france.

[Robbo SPS]

CHeapest so far i can find is the chunnel.

[clkgtrlm1]

Norfolkline - Dover to Dunkerque (it's only 10 minutes from Calais at racing speed), still show a price of £19 each way if booked during October for Tuesday til Monday.

BUT - you have to travel after 11pm

[smokie]

Used Norfolkline last year for car + caravan. Food is good & cheap. Boats are good.  Crossing is cheap & slow. Dunkirk was a nightmare on the return journey - no good signposts.

Overall, I' d use them again but not in a hurry.

[Paddy_NL]

I don't really understand what's going on with the prices from Channel Tunnel. Few week ago I did a weekend return by van for E42,-. Now I'm trying to book LMES Donnington, no cheaper than E 187,-

[Fran]

Sorry to tell you Paddy, but thats the difference between booking mid-october and August bank holiday weekend in School holidays. 

[Nordic]

If your save Tesco Club Card points then use them to pay for you eurotunnel crossing. They are worth 4 x the face value, ie £10 of vouchers is worth £40 in crossing vouchers.

[Lorry]

Paddy, now you know why we make all the fuss about the ferry (same with air fares to Sebring!).  You can pay anywhere £30 and £600 for the same trip.  Double that if you've got a caravan.

And you're lucky, because we know that they charge the continentials less.

[Paddy_NL]

Yeah, I understand now

[Lorry]

Ita a game you have to play (to win).  Sea France the other way is £60.  The website won't book the other way, and eventually I broke into the French side, and they're not giving prices for August!

All part of the game.  Good luck, and as they say in Latin - Nil illegitimi carborundum (don't let the bastards grind you down)