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JohnES wrote:To Mareillana,
Nobody has replied to your request because there are so many options open to you when crossing the channel which then depends on your route and stays over night, You have not stated where in Spain you want to go. (you would have been better to start your own post). The quickest way for you from Lancashire to Callosa de Segura ( I am assuming) is to drive down to Folkstone using motorways M6, M1, M25 and M20. You then take the shuttle to northern France and head towards Paris. You take the motorways that go around Paris and head south towards Perpignan. You then go all the way down the east coast of Spain on the motorway E15 I think towards you destination. This will take you 24 hours including the travel through the tunnel. I suggest that you will need two stopovers.
The other option is to drive down to Portsmouth and catch the overnight ferry and start off fresh through northern France .
Some people like to travel from Portsmouth to northern Spain and travel down past Madrid etc.
Once you have decided your preferred route across the channel you can use VIAMICHELIN .com website to plan your route.
It will also give you hotels to stay at each destination point.

nigieboy wrote:If you have a smart phone upkoad google maps.that will give you routes.you can also set it to avoid tolls etc.
Cheap hotels in france as stopovers include Ibis ,F1, etc.
My advice..decide your route then check for hotels and plan how long you want to drive each day.Off the auto routes through France can be very calming but slower! Bon voyage..

ajkechadwick wrote:We make the journey with our dogs twice a year and over the last 5 years have devised the best route for us which avoids the vast majority of tolls in fact we spend around 12 euro in total on tolls but still use mainly motorway or dual carriageway. It is doable in one day but we have an overnight at a Premiere Classe dog friendly motel. If you pm me your email I will send you the route.