Best sea travel: Dover/Calais or Plymouth/Santander

hartcjhart wrote on Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:04pm:

Although Dover/Calais is a shorter crossing the drive down is a helluva lot longer especially with a pet

at least on the Portsmouth/Spain route the dog will be in a kennel where you can visit and walk it as and when you want,I think you would still need a 1 night hotel on the way down for your sanity and the dogs,there are plenty of doggy friendly hotels on the route...

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Obviously both routes may have restrictions on stopovers due to the Covid situation

If you sail to Bilbao have as little fuel in the car when you leave the UK and at the Bilbao port there is a fuel station that has the cheapest diesel ever

link here

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Estaci%C3%B3n+de+Servicio+PortuOil/@43.3510405,-3.0761666,17z/data=!4m15!1m9!2m8!1spetrol+station!3m6!1spetrol+station!2sPort+of+Bilbao,+Spain!3s0xd4e591363504843:0xe12804cd283040dc!4m2!1d-3.038475!2d43.3427109!3m4!1s0xd4e58c3e0ec17c3:0x1f76f87943b70bb0!8m2!3d43.350393!4d-3.073817

John99andrew wrote on Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:07pm:

Just to add you can also get dog friendly cabins on Santander crossing, I would not leave my dog in the kernel on board the ship becous some of the dogs cry all the time on board, it's very distressing to here them.

Beannie1 wrote on Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:05pm:

Do also think about how you will organise the PCR testing within the timeframe too. It's possible this will change or be withdrawn before you travel, but  it needs to be to be considered

John99andrew wrote on Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:18pm:

I have a friend booked sailing in March from Santander pet friendly cabin included

Alicia 11 wrote on Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:56am:

have you checked if there is a ferry when you want one?  it looks as if there are no ferries from Portsmouth to Bilbao on the timetable and the Santander leaves earlier than the 5th and later that's if you can get on with a dog without having a booking.   they are also being very s...

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...trict about who can travel if you are travelling to your main residence you need to provide proof or they may not let you on.  just turning up is not an option now.

hartcjhart wrote on Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:04pm:

Although Dover/Calais is a shorter crossing the drive down is a helluva lot longer especially with a pet

at least on the Portsmouth/Spain route the dog will be in a kennel where you can visit and walk it as and when you want,I think you would still need a 1 night hotel on the way down for your sanity and the dogs,there are plenty of doggy friendly hotels on the route...

Read more...

...

Obviously both routes may have restrictions on stopovers due to the Covid situation

If you sail to Bilbao have as little fuel in the car when you leave the UK and at the Bilbao port there is a fuel station that has the cheapest diesel ever

link here

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Estaci%C3%B3n+de+Servicio+PortuOil/@43.3510405,-3.0761666,17z/data=!4m15!1m9!2m8!1spetrol+station!3m6!1spetrol+station!2sPort+of+Bilbao,+Spain!3s0xd4e591363504843:0xe12804cd283040dc!4m2!1d-3.038475!2d43.3427109!3m4!1s0xd4e58c3e0ec17c3:0x1f76f87943b70bb0!8m2!3d43.350393!4d-3.073817