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Pyrenees Collection makes getting to the Pyrenees easy, offering self-drive ski holiday packages. We offer Eurotunnel with free FlexiPlus upgrade as well as ferry crossings. Read on to find out more about our self-drive offerings and the benefits of driving to the French Pyrenees. |
Driving is by far the most flexible option, where you are in control of your own timetable, can take as much luggage as you need (including ski equipment at no extra charge), stop en-route as and when you choose. You can also stay in more than one resort and take day trips to areas of interest, while maximising your skiing and leisure time in the resort.
Pyrenean resorts are just 2 hours further by road from the majority of French Alps resorts. |
Sanef, the French motorway operator has now extended its Liber-t automatic toll payment service to UK motorists. To use the service all you need to do is register online and they will send you a small electronic transponder (or tag) that you attach to your windscreen just behind the rear-view mirror. As you approach the barriers, a device by the barrier will read your transponder (or tag), securely extract your unique reference and then automatically open the barrier without you having to stop. View here to sign up |
EuroTunnel |
FREE FlexiPlus upgrade available on selected dates. | |||
Folkestone - Calais
Car + 8 passengers |
2015-16 peak dates supplement |
35mins crossing time - up to 3 departures/hour
IMPORTANT: LPG vehicles not permitted. | ||
A single supplement of £20 per car applies for travel on the following peak dates: Out Folkestone-Calais 25-26/12 & 25-26/03 In Calais-Folkestone
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£99 Flexiplus supplement applies
Out Folkestone-Calais 09,10,11,12,13/02 In Calais-Folkestone 19,20,21,22,23/02
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FREE FlexiPlus Upgrade for all bookings except on selected dates above. FlexiPlus includes dedicated Priority Check-In, use of Exclusive Lounge with complimentary facilities* and priority boarding. (*only available to cars up to 1.85m high) | ||||
Extra car: £200 return (plus appropriate supplements) |
P&O Ferries 2015/16 |
Why P&O Hull-Zeebrugge/Rotterdam? | |||
Save miles in the UK and arrive first thing in the morning fresh and ready for your journey in either Zeebrugge or Rotterdam. Zeebrugge to the Alps is roughly the same distance as Calais whilst Rotterdam adds about 70 miles. The P&O ferry terminal is in Europort which lies approximately 24 miles from the centre of Rotterdam. | ||||
Sailing |
Off-Peak |
Peak |
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Hull-Zeebrugge / Rotterdam Car* + 2 passengers |
Deduct £53 |
Deduct £28
Hull-Zeebrugge/Rotterdam 18,19 Dec; 24,25,26 Mar; 1,2,8,9,10 Apr
Zeebrugge/Rotterdam-Hull 18,19 Dec, 24,25,26 Mar, 1,2,8,9,10 April 2015 |
Crossing time 10-13 hours
1 overnight per day
Extra Passenger £7 | |
Dover-Calais Car+9 passengers |
Deduct £53 |
Deduct £18 Dover-Calais 18,19 Dec; 25,26 Mar; 1,2 Apr Calais-Dover 28 Mar, 2,3,4,9,10 April 2015 |
90 mins crossing time - every 45 mins at peak times
Extra Passenger £7 | |
Breakfast & Dinner, save up to 10% on board price by pre-booking. £24 for adults & £12 per child Hull route - length per M above 6m and height per M above 2.4m - £28 |
Brittany |
Portsmouth-Caen
Car* + 5 passengers |
Mid Week Supplement |
nil |
6 hours crossing time
up to 3 departures /day | |
Weekend Supplement
(Fri out/ Sat in) |
£22 /car | ||||
Extra passenger
supplement |
£24 |
High car* Supplement |
£28 |
Also available Poole/Portsmouth - Cherbourg, Portsmouth-St-Malo, Plymouth-Roscoff | |
*Car above 1.83m - add above supplements
Other Brittany Ferries routes (each way prices): Poole-Cherbourg & Portsmouth-Le Havre (Economie): £10 discount Mid week and £22 discount weekend | |||||
On board accommodation has to be booked on overnight crossings with P&O Ferries from Portsmouth & Hull and Brittany Ferries, please enquire for cabin and Club Class seat prices. |
Please note that the supplements shown are calculated on the basis of our tour operator allocated space. Occasionally, space may not be available at these fares, in which case we may have to charge the operator's full brochure price. If this occurs, it will, of course, be made clear to you at the time of booking.
The same operator must be used for the outward and return journey.
On Saturdays when it is snowing, Police/Gendarmerie will often stand at the bottom of these roads and will prevent any vehicle without special equipment from going any further. Cars equipped with snow tyres will only need to add chains if snow is very deep and has not been cleared at all (when driving out of a steep driveway for example). Snow tyres are also not so good on pure ice. 4x4 vehicles make it a lot easier to drive in snow conditions but snowchains are still required in certain circumstances, so the advice is still to have them even with a 4x4 vehicle.
Snowchains are like insurance. You will be extremely glad you have them if you arrive in the French Alps late at night and find yourself stuck 20 miles from your final destination or if you get stuck early in the morning trying to get out of your car parking space in the resort on the day of departure and there is no one around to help you!