we have done bilbao - portsmouth, santander - plymouth, and driven through france on numerous occasions.
the santander ferry is by far the nicer ship, the crossing time is quicker than portsmouth, so no hanging about on a ship if you are not keen. If you get sea sick do not go across the bay of biscay in winter!
I f you want to make 3-4 days each way thru france part of the trip then ok but if you are just 'going thru' then dont bother.by the time you've got ferry/train across channel, driven 800 miles worth of fuel, tolls, overnight stop unless 800 miles a day is ok etc the cost difference to taking a ferry is negligable.
take a book, sit back relax and take the santander - plymouth ferry.
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