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Driving Spain to UK with a pet

Posted: Sun Mar 4, 2018 9:03pm
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ksloan5

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We are looking to travel with our young pointer from the Costa de Almeria area to the UK for a trip. Pet cabins on the ferry from northern Spain already booked out for when we were thinking of travelling, so now we're looking at driving through France.

Any advice on route and pet-friendly places to stop overnight?

cheers

Karen S and Karen C

Posted: Mon Mar 5, 2018 10:47am

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Posted: Mon Mar 5, 2018 10:47am

We always use Eurotunnel as it is quick and stress free for the dog as it stays with you in the car. 

We make 3 overnight stops (but have done the journey with 2 stops). 

We have used https://www.booking.com to find pet friendly accommodation and usually stop near Rouen and Bordeaux in France, then near Tuerel in Spain. Another option is to use https://en.gites-de-france.com/list.html for B&B's in France and https://www.zonasrurales.com/ for similar in Spain.

You might also find the following websites useful:

https://about-france.com/tourism/no-tolls-routes.htm

https://about-spain.net/travel/no-tolls.htm

As they offer routes than minimise tolls and also explain the requirements for travel in both countries.

The French autoroutes have frequent "Aires" which have toilets and picnic areas and space to exercise your dog. Tryt to avoid filling up with fuel on the French autotroutes as they are more pricy, most french towns and cities have supermarkets with fuel facilities that are much cheaper. Fuel in Spain is generally cheaper than France and the UK.

Enjoy your trip.

Posted: Mon Mar 5, 2018 2:19pm

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Posted: Mon Mar 5, 2018 2:19pm

Thanks for the advice!

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:35am

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:35am

Hi sloan, as above, booking.com list thousands of pet friendly hotels in spain and most likely france too.

Your route and timings may be decided by your pets needs to stop, toilet and stretch his 

/their legs lol.

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:38am

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