We are taking a trip from UK to Salzburg. It is a longish drive and I want some suggestions of a nice/interesting stopping off point - maybe for 1 night, on the way down.
Google route is along this route:
Reims Metz Karlsruhe Augsburg Munich
We plan to stop off at Reims on the way back.
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Bit of a funny route, your direct non toll motorway route via Luxembourg for cheap fuel would be Calais, Lille, Namur, Luxembourg, Trier, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Munich. I guess google has never driven down there in a truck.
Going thru France will cost, car only £31 in tolls one way.
Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 01/3/2011
Bit of a funny route, your direct non toll motorway route via Luxembourg for cheap fuel would be Calais, Lille, Namur, Luxembourg, Trier, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Munich. I guess google has never driven down there in a truck.
Going thru France will cost, car only £31 in tolls one way.
Post last edited on 01/03/2011 11:16:36
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I would go that way or
Luxembourg - Saarlois - Pirmasens - Karlsruhe, saves 150+ kms.
Quote: Originally posted by raddy59 on 01/3/2011
Thanks for that So any suggestions for a nice stop off point?
Sorry we did ignore your main question a bit, didn't we :)
viaMichelin is showing 10.25hrs and 1119km (700mls) for that route. For me, that's way too much to be doing in 2 days, I tend to stop after 300mls at the absolute max. For me, the problem with attempting nearly 400 mls in a day is the potential for huge delays at roadworks, etc, which can see you driving late while exhausted trying to reach your stopover point, then having to start again the next day.
If you're going to attempt that much mileage each day, then tbh it doesn't really matter where you stay, as you'll just be using it as a sleeping point. It really depends when your ferry arrives and how you want to split the mileage up, but somewhere around Strasbourg / Karlsruhe would seem logical ?
Personally I would go for 2 stops around Chalons and Stuttgart.
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Hi. I can't comment on a stopover am afraid, but I've done Calais to near Salzburg three times now (the fourth time coming up in August). I personally find the best route through Belgium to Aachen - Koln - Frankfurt - Nurnburg - Munich - Salzburg. It's possible in a day, but it's fairly tiring!!
Not sure what day you are travelling but try to avoid travelling from Munich to Salzburg on a Saturday as the road is worse than the M25! And don't forget you'll need a Vignette (toll) sticker to travel on the Austrian motorways.
I agree about the motorway around Munich..we got in a very bad jam just due to volume of traffic.can't remember the day of the week but think it was probably the weekend. also agree about using route through France, I know we were glad to get back into France on way back having found german motorways very busy. On the way we stopped at the municipal in Metz. Easy to find and very close to town.
A good site for a stop off would be Campingplaz Adam at Buhl south of Karlsruhe. It is close to the A5. There is a lovely lake. You don't say what outfit you have but if you have a caravan they have a special overnight area.
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Calais - Austria
