driving to ibiza
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trestrazos
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hi
has anyone driven to ibiza from the uk??
does anyone have any reccommended routes? and how long does it take?
cheers
thinking of doing a road trip!
puppylover
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hi
has anyone driven to ibiza from the uk??
does anyone have any reccommended routes? and how long does it take?
cheers
thinking of doing a road trip!
Hey Syl have you tried doing a search
ha ha not being facetious but i remember a few threads on here from people who have actually done this but cant remember who started them..... Or you could contact Hannah at My life in Ibiza - and get some handy tips from her....
she drove from Manc with her life in a speedboat used as a trailer ....... top that one!!!CasperSlides
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I drive every year between the UK & Ibiza. I have done it in as little as 24 hours door to door beginning from Calais; but usually we do it in three days. We drive the most direct route through Paris and and then via Orleans, Limoges, Toulouse and Perpignan; crossing into Spain on the N9. From there it is straight down to Denia and onto the ferry. The total cost for all ferries and tolls (but not hotels) is around £500 one way. Bear in mind the following though:
1) The car I was in averaged 28 mpg.
2) I am resident in Ibiza and so I got a 40% discount on the ferry between Denia and Ibiza.
1) The car I was in averaged 28 mpg.
2) I am resident in Ibiza and so I got a 40% discount on the ferry between Denia and Ibiza.
CasperSlides
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Whoops... that cost included petrol too. Exchange rate was around 1.40 euros to the pound last time that I did it.
Hey Syl have you tried doing a search
Or you could contact Hannah at My life in Ibiza - and get some handy tips from her....
lol no i havent done a search! note to self, do search first!!!
brilliant about the life in the speedboat, thatl me next year i hope with a van and two kids!!
il check hannah out
cheers casper
sounds expensive for a return trip!!
tho it cud be great fun
think my car does about 50mpg its a diesal, does that sound about right?
how much is the ferry without yr 40%discount??
CasperSlides
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Return ferry, Denia to Ibiza at this time of year is around 300 euros with the discount. It might be cheaper in the summer though. You need to have a look at http://balearia.net/eng/indexbalearia.htm
ibiza swim
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This time last year we were driving over, trailer in tow 
Because of the trailer we decided to get the ferry from Portsmouth to Bilbao (33 hours and they do some pretty good deals if i remember correctly) then drove to Barcelona and then got the ferry from there to Ibiza. A friend of ours has just done the same trip as opposed to driving the whole way and thanked us for the tip.
We actually missed out ferry crossing from Barcelona and thought we'd have to pay the whole lot again, we were so relieved when we got there the following day and explained we'd missed our crossing and all we had to pay was a €50 admin fee (or something like that)... something worth knowing!
Hope you have a pleasant journey
Because of the trailer we decided to get the ferry from Portsmouth to Bilbao (33 hours and they do some pretty good deals if i remember correctly) then drove to Barcelona and then got the ferry from there to Ibiza. A friend of ours has just done the same trip as opposed to driving the whole way and thanked us for the tip. We actually missed out ferry crossing from Barcelona and thought we'd have to pay the whole lot again, we were so relieved when we got there the following day and explained we'd missed our crossing and all we had to pay was a €50 admin fee (or something like that)... something worth knowing!
Hope you have a pleasant journey
i took the seacat to cherbourg, down the left side of france - along the bottom to bordeaux and turned right at toulouse (all motorway) and went down the side of andorra (actually tried to drive through andorra but thats another story), through the tunnel to the border and then straight down to barcelona and turned right down the coast to valencia
the next time i did it i didnt turn right at andorra - i turned right at perpignan
a nice drive is go down the coast of france to biarritz and then across spain through pamploma, zaragoza etc
the next time i did it i didnt turn right at andorra - i turned right at perpignan
a nice drive is go down the coast of france to biarritz and then across spain through pamploma, zaragoza etc
hellokittty
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We have driven over from the UK twice. If you get an early ferry from Dover on Day 1, you can be in Ibiza by Day 2 (if you're prepared to properly bomb it down the motorways - luckily the hubby loves driving)
The first time we did from Calais to Barcelona and sailed from there. The second time we sailed from Valencia - half the sailing time but more driving.
Both trips cost about £500 each way - including petrol, toll charges, ferry costs etc.
My best tip - get a Sat Nav! Invaluable.
)The first time we did from Calais to Barcelona and sailed from there. The second time we sailed from Valencia - half the sailing time but more driving.
Both trips cost about £500 each way - including petrol, toll charges, ferry costs etc.
My best tip - get a Sat Nav! Invaluable.