Guest Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I've done that route about half a dozen times. I've found that the quickest route to the Brenner Pass from Calais is Lens > Cambrai > Mons > Charleroi > Namur > Luxembourg > Saarbrücken > Karlsruhe > Stuttgart > Ulm > Memmingen > Kempten > Füssen, then over the twisty bit via Fernpaß to the A12 and along the Inntal to Innsbruck. Then turn right towards Italy Pretty much the way we go to the lakes, but last year went down to Stuttgart,then along the Bodensee ,nipped over the corner of Swizzerland and down the Stelvio. You can nip into Leichtenstein too,to bag another bumper sticker. John F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Same approach when I took the Blingo to Sweden. I might have checked the oil and tyre pressures too, at some point. We didn't. That's why we had to buy a new tyre in Stoke and to this day don't know whether there was any oil in the engine or not. The Moog and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Pretty much the way we go to the lakes, but last year went down to Stuttgart,then along the Bodensee ,nipped over the corner of Swizzerland and down the Stelvio. You can nip into Leichtenstein too,to bag another bumper sticker. I bagged Liechtenstein back in the '90s Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I bagged Liechtenstein back in the '90s Same here. And I lifted every single septic plastic kit the credit card allowed from a model shop in Vaduz.Getting past the German customs Rottweilers on the way home was an event of much hilarity.Not for them, mind. John F and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Fearn Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 We did Derby to Milan in the old Panda in June. We did: Day 1: Derby to Dover (easy)Day 2: Dover to Epernay (France) (easy)Day 3: Epernay through Switzerland over the Susten Pass to Milan (tough) French motorways are expensive but fast, I'd say it cost ~50 euros each way through France. Switzerland costs ~40 euros for a vignetteItaly, again tolls are surprisingly expensive. If you want to make real progress through the eastern side of France motorways are really your only choice. If you get chance to go over Stelvio, i really recommend it. I'd recommend staying up there for the night too as its stunningly quiet and beautiful. The road isn't exactly the worlds best driving road (imo) but it is good. Barry Cade and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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