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Given the choice I would use the Economie service every time as you are not paying for a lot of things that I have no need for. In reality the boat you go on is more likely to be determined by the dates and route you can travel on. Although I love riding through France if you take this route in April you are also less likely to run the risk of having to do the miles in some poor weather.
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This one come's up so often.


It all depends. Where you are starting from. If the Portsmouth ferry is on your door step then take that. If Dover is closer use the Dover crossing. Crossing at Dover will get you in to Spain in less than 24 hour's. So that one cheap over night stay. And the petrol money down. I live in King's Lynn. So Dover is the best one for me.


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Thank you everyone for your advice; it seems there is no choice so I'll be sailing with Brittany.
I'm planning one way UK to Spain to keep the mileage down reducing tyre/chain/sprocket wear and avoiding potentially bad weather through France in April.
Returning in May when hopefully it'll be warmer and drier, I'll ride through Spain and France to Calais, approx 6 weeks away
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...Crossing at Dover will get you in to Spain in less than 24 hours. So that's one cheap over night stay. And the petrol money down
These are the comparative figures I researched for my last Morocco presentation at 2014 HUBBUK. These are actual figures based on the return trip prices for October 2014. Obviously if you have an old bike then depreciation on excess milage might not come into it.

riding 700 miles each way through France
return cross channel ferry.........................£65
overnight hotel each way @£25 ............... £50
1400 mile share of servicing/tyres/depr... £140
1400 miles @ 45mpg ............................ £140
total (assuming no toll roads)................. £395

return ferry Portsmouth to Santander
solo with cabin ..................................... £340
two sharing cabin ..................................£275
four sharing cabin .................................£255

I haven't checked how the prices have moved for 2016, perhaps the gap has closed. But if you chill out for 24 hours on the Santander ferry, take in a movie, have a few drinks and relax, you are more inclined to make good progress through Spain on the way to Algeciras.
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Def the way to go, could not get a return from Spain last year as I didn't book a return and they were all full. The costs of tolls alone travelling back through Spain and France
will seriously dent the old wallet, the Spanish charge bikes at car rates and I think I personally paid for the construction of the peage once I crossed the border never again. If you could leave your trip till October I have a spare bunk in my cabin you could have for free
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what about cost of sea sick pills........arghhhhhh.....
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These are the comparative figures I researched for my last Morocco presentation at 2014 HUBBUK. These are actual figures based on the return trip prices for October 2014. Obviously if you have an old bike then depreciation on excess milage might not come into it.

riding 700 miles each way through France
return cross channel ferry.........................£65
overnight hotel each way @£25 ............... £50
1400 mile share of servicing/tyres/depr... £140
1400 miles @ 45mpg ............................ £140
total (assuming no toll roads)................. £395

return ferry Portsmouth to Santander
solo with cabin ..................................... £340
two sharing cabin ..................................£275
four sharing cabin .................................£255

I haven't checked how the prices have moved for 2016, perhaps the gap has closed. But if you chill out for 24 hours on the Santander ferry, take in a movie, have a few drinks and relax, you are more inclined to make good progress through Spain on the way to Algeciras.
And tie ya stomach down as well as the bike......
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And tie ya stomach down as well as the bike......
It's not bad. The boat has stabilisers. I take travel pills because I can even feel sick in small boat in the harbour. On the last trip I took paracetamol instead by mistake and I was still fine. Perhaps I'm cured.
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Any feedback following your trip? Or anyone else in the mean time?

Hubby on K1300 & me on R1200RS are just back from 2 weeks in the French Alps & have itchy feet to plan Spain Picos & Portugal for next June. Brittany Ferries release their Winter 17 & Summer 18 crossings in the next week or so & we are weighing up Cap Finistere on the Friday evening crossing or Baie de Seine Economie on the Saturday morning in a Premiere cabin.

How do the respective bike parking areas/strap down help compare on the two and is the smaller Seine less stable if it is rough? We both have reasonable sea legs but I stress about the bikes if it is rough!

Keen to cut down on the miles to get there as I have neck/back issues that worsen the more miles I do. We previously did Portsmouth-Caen 2 yrs ago when we did the Picos & Portugal but we wanted to try Santander on the way out to save some miles & Caen on the way home.

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I've been in force 6 seas in the Baie de Seine and didn't really notice it.

The crew tie down the bikes whilst you wait and watch.

I've sent a PM with Club Voyage discount details which will save 10% off vehicle and passenger fees.
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