Pyrenees road trip advice

[JoshsZ4M]

Once you price the Bilbao / Santander ferry , then factor in the spend whilst on board for 24/30 hrs the channel ferries or tunnel & a drive down through France will appeal a whole lot more
Its more than doable to leave the Tunnel early morning & be at the border near San Sebastian by early evening , just avoid the central toll route through Paris / Le Mans / Tours (its boring & expensive ) though my choice would be Tunnel & do 6 hours then overnight stay
Ultimately its a roadtrip better to drive & stay a night , see somewhere than pretend you are on a cruise for a day / day & half itching to get free .
Take the west coast route down & stay over in La Rochelle , then the Spanish border at San Sebastian is a easy 4-5 hr drive

Cheers for the advice I’m kind of reconsidering already on the ferry, if only because of the sailings times and days... could be better routes as you say. Will post some updates of our plan as it progresses

[Lance]

It’s been about 15 years since I’ve done the UK to Spain ferry, and have just booked motorcycle spaces for next year. Was quite surprised at how expensive it is now!

One of our group is going in a car which has a roof box, that with a cabin is in excess of £1k return

[mr wilks]

It’s been about 15 years since I’ve done the UK to Spain ferry, and have just booked motorcycle spaces for next year. Was quite surprised at how expensive it is now!

One of our group is going in a car which has a roof box, that with a cabin is in excess of £1k return

Plus the onboard spends & its a pricey way to get to what is relatively easy anyways , think its around 700m from the Tunnel to the border with Spain , with fuel , overnight stay ( optional ) + tolls that should be doable with £250 so £500ish return + Tunnel (£200) & done in a shorter timeframe .
The long ferry is only a option id ever consider if you had a partner who hated being in the car for long periods & for myself that's not gonna end well for either of us