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cheap source for channel crossings?
« on: 09 September 2008, 20:28:53 »

Need to find the cheapest way to get my car across the water, going to Holland. Boat preferred over train, anybody seen some recent offers?
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #1 on: 09 September 2008, 20:50:18 »

seafrance are doing some silly prices at moment  1p for a crossing !!!!! not sure how many a day there is but worth checking out thats for sure
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #2 on: 09 September 2008, 20:54:19 »

just checked the date range i want on Sea France, they want £59 for a return. leave friday come back Monday.
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #3 on: 09 September 2008, 20:55:16 »

boats are such a drag, train much faster....
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #4 on: 09 September 2008, 20:55:32 »

assuming you don't have LPG
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #5 on: 09 September 2008, 20:56:07 »

thats not bad last one i had was £125 return for a week , or you can try speedferries or norfolk line they go to dunkirk and boats are all pretty new

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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #6 on: 09 September 2008, 20:57:41 »

shuttle is silly money quick but ive had enough of it whilst working on continent driving, 6 times a week gets a bit much sometimes .
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #7 on: 09 September 2008, 21:04:29 »

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boats are such a drag, train much faster....

don't like the train, its just like being in the tube in your car.

No time to get up and enjoy some fresh air, watch the white cliffs disappear, and grab a fried breakfast.
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #8 on: 09 September 2008, 21:08:12 »

Trying to find the place i last used - affliliated with one of the "booze'n'fag run" sites - they had a link to very discounted rates.

For Holland, it'd probably be Norfolk Line or P&O, wouldn't it?
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #9 on: 09 September 2008, 21:16:19 »

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boats are such a drag, train much faster....

don't like the train, its just like being in the tube in your car.

No time to get up and enjoy some fresh air, watch the white cliffs disappear, and grab a fried breakfast.
Thats the point - get the crap part of journey over with.

And you don't have to stay with your car....
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #10 on: 09 September 2008, 21:20:56 »

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boats are such a drag, train much faster....

don't like the train, its just like being in the tube in your car.

No time to get up and enjoy some fresh air, watch the white cliffs disappear, and grab a fried breakfast.
Thats the point - get the crap part of journey over with.

And you don't have to stay with your car....


But i like that crap, get to stretch legs for a decent amount.
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #11 on: 09 September 2008, 21:22:40 »

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boats are such a drag, train much faster....

don't like the train, its just like being in the tube in your car.

No time to get up and enjoy some fresh air, watch the white cliffs disappear, and grab a fried breakfast.
Thats the point - get the crap part of journey over with.

And you don't have to stay with your car....


But i like that crap, get to stretch legs for a decent amount.
But the extra hour it takes, I'd rather stop elsewhere on route and stretch legs properly, and have a decent breakfast, rather than the plastic shite they server up on the ferrys
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #12 on: 09 September 2008, 21:32:06 »

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boats are such a drag, train much faster....

don't like the train, its just like being in the tube in your car.

No time to get up and enjoy some fresh air, watch the white cliffs disappear, and grab a fried breakfast.
Thats the point - get the crap part of journey over with.

And you don't have to stay with your car....


But i like that crap, get to stretch legs for a decent amount.
But the extra hour it takes, I'd rather stop elsewhere on route and stretch legs properly, and have a decent breakfast, rather than the plastic shite they server up on the ferrys

Tunnel looks like its £40 or so more...
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #13 on: 09 September 2008, 21:35:01 »

never paid more than £40 return on tunnel  :-/
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Re: cheap source for channel crossings?
« Reply #14 on: 09 September 2008, 21:36:36 »

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boats are such a drag, train much faster....

don't like the train, its just like being in the tube in your car.

No time to get up and enjoy some fresh air, watch the white cliffs disappear, and grab a fried breakfast.
Thats the point - get the crap part of journey over with.

And you don't have to stay with your car....
And what do you do, go down to the Golden Oldies Coach and chat up the women?  ;) ;D
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