Best route from tunnel to Camposol

Hi, we are doing the same in 3 weeks. Folkestone to Calais eurotunnel then 2 overnight stops in France then onto Camposol with our shihtzu. Good luck! 

Please let me know how you get on, I’ll be very interested. 

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Hi,

We have been driving from west NL  to Camposol and reverse for some 8 years, so are passing by Calais.

We have tried basically  all alternate routes over the years ,but find this the best route (provided you are prepared  to take the tollroads in France):

Calais, Rouen, Le Mans, Poitiers, Bordeaux, San Sebastian, Pamplona, Zaragoza, Teruel,Valencia, Alicante, Murcia.
(In Spain just some short stretches of toll road after crossing the border until Pamplona; from Valencia follow the A7 and NOT the AP7 tollroad).

This route is always very quiet, basically all 4 lane motorway and crossing the Pyrenees is a lot easier than elsewhere. There is an alternative road ( RN : roads without toll)  following basically the same route, but that will add days! to the trip while single carriage way only ,limited speed and loads of HGV´s and roundabouts.

You will find through the various route planners that the route via Paris, Montpellier,Le Perthus, Barcelona etc. is some 50 km shorter but you almost certainly have to face delays at both Paris and Barcelona circular roads, which at best are substantial plus more toll road costs from ES border until Valencia.

Further, if you are looking for sleepover addresses where your dog(s) are allowed to stay in your room ( we always travel with ours) , you will find that in France to be quite easy (usually for a small oncost e.g. 5€), but in Spain almost impossible .

Hope this helps!

All Ibis hotels accept dogs - we came down from the tunnel via Poitiers and Zaragoza - stayed in Ibis budget hotels in both places with our dog - excellent.