Driving to london

Naked Lepper

Any1 ever done it

how long did it take

is it an easy drive

any idea roughly on how much the ferry is for a car (i know to check the websites but cant get much info from anything from google)

is dub - liverpool or to holyhead better?

Maccattack

ha ha ha. 'snort' ... good one....

beer enigma

I drive it from Cork once a month..........

Dunno where you are based, but its way easier to get the ferry from Rosslare to Pembroke - you're almost on the M4 which takes you right into London.

Holyhead is a pain as you have to get right across wales & then either go cross country or down to the M4.

jor el

The Rosslare-Fishgard journey is a bit quicker, about 3.5 hours, and is close to the M4. I did it a few years ago and it took about 4 hours to get to the M25 London Orbital. That was as close to London as I was going, went north from there to Peterborough. It's 3-4 lane motorway practically all the way so it's an easy enough drive. Make a few rest stops though, good to get out and stretch a bit.

Check Irish Ferries or Stennaline websites for price, it varies at different times of the year.

Naked Lepper

in Dublin but getting to rosslare shouldnt present any significant difficulties!

beer enigma

Naked Lepper wrote:

in Dublin but getting to rosslare shouldnt present any significant difficulties!

Jor El is right - fishguard is easier & the Stena ship is way nicer than Irish Ferries - I have a yearly ticket with IF, so I have to use Pembroke.

If you are doing it - there's a boat that gets in around 1am.....nothing on the road to London if you can handle the sleep deprivation

iguana

It takes about 6 and a half to 7 hours in total depending on where in London you are going to. And the Holyhead route is the fastest way. Look at Irish Ferries for prices, which vary depending on when you're travelling.

I'd advise taking an early morning ferry so you can be in London before rush hour. And factor in the time for a couple of rest stops. Bring about £10 in sterling coins with you as several of the motorways on the fastest route are toll roads. But they are worth taking as they will save you a lot of time and the toll roads are almost always clear of traffic.

The route itself is pretty boring once you get onto the motorway in Wales it is almost all motorway. It helps to have someone with you to share the driving and navigating as the motorways can be a bit maze like.

The route is available here.

Naked Lepper

cheers for info ppls

beer enigma

iguana wrote:

It takes about 6 and a half to 7 hours in total depending on where in London you are going to. And the Holyhead route is the fastest way. Look at Irish Ferries for prices, which vary depending on when you're travelling.

I'd advise taking an early morning ferry so you can be in London before rush hour. And factor in the time for a couple of rest stops. Bring about £10 in sterling coins with you as several of the motorways on the fastest route are toll roads. But they are worth taking as they will save you a lot of time and the toll roads are almost always clear of traffic.

The route itself is pretty boring once you get onto the motorway in Wales it is almost all motorway. It helps to have someone with you to share the driving and navigating as the motorways can be a bit maze like.

The route is available here.

I'd have to disagree with Holyhead - I'm from London originally and literally drive 12 times a year - Holyhead is fine for the midlands, but the journey through angelsea & across wales takes ages - with fishguard you're on the M4 within an hour

zuutroy

Yep done it loads of times....I've always gone to Holyhead on either the 8:15 Stena sailing from Dublin or the 11:10? from Dun Laoighre. The Dublin one gets in a little earlier then its onto the A5 then A55...(this is purely from memory so maybe wrong) A51 near Chester then its the M6 (The only toll along the way), M1 then M25 to wherever in London you're going. Around 7 hours should do it including breaks and its pretty straightforward..

Ruu_Old

Moved from AH. Make a note of it OP.

Mythago

Pembroke/Fishguard - Stansted usually about 5.5 - 6 hours, as you come down the M4 join the M25 exit at last possible moment, always a big queue with plenty of big gaps to slide into! Also, splash out on the stena plus for express boarding & disembarking. Getting out ahead of the artiucs will knock an hour off your journey time. Night ferries are best as the moring ones mean hitting the M25 near peak times.

Holyhead - Stansted similar time but not as straight forward as pembroke/fishguard.

And yes I know stansted isn't quite london, but it is a little further distance wise