Brittany Ferries 2024 Booking
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Hi David, Having had to cancel this years trip I will be rather keen to see what is on offer-especially after discovering that the Plymouth sailings may be altered.
After having to cancel my trip in May I wondered if I would be able to go later but couldn't understand why I could not get a price for a Tuesday night crossing, I was looking June, but noticed it was available later in the year.
I then saw on the BF website that some Tuesday night crossings were cancelled, but could find nothing online to say why, however, I had to drop our Grandson off as he was going on trip to Spain on the Pont Aven, so spoke to the BF staff and they told me that the Tuesday crossing would only be in peak holiday season Easter and summer school holidays and that Pont Aven would spend the night in Plymouth when there were no sailings.
They also said that they had been told that the sailing schedule for 2024 would possibly show changes-I did ask what the reason was, but they couldnt/wouldnt say.
I did notice that Friday crossings on the Pont are now cheaper than a Tuesday night, which was not the case last year, and did consider a late September trip, but gave up on that due to other commitments, so 2024 cant come soon enough!
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Slight variation on this discussion but I've been looking at the possibilities of booking for this September. Rather shocked to see prices start at £2000 for car and caravan. Is that what others have been paying this year or is this because it would be a relatively late booking?
Just checked that the last time we used this crossing was 2014 when it was around £1000, so maybe the current price should not come as a surprise.
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We travelled to Bilbao mid June, and we’re on our way home now. Car + Swift 480 caravan, Club plus, 2 berth cabins with C lounge passes included, both crossings.
We booked July last year, so meals were included, and very good they were, too.
Total pice was £1383.
So, yes, looks like the prices have increased, as they have with just about everything else.We plan to book for next year though, nevertheless, as soon as the crossings go on sale. A style or holiday that we both absolutely love.
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Some of you are rich. There are better bargains elsewhere for everyone else.
Two adults with a motorhome for £181 return Newhaven -Dieppe in September. And with 20% off for anyone over 60 that brings it down to £145 return.
It might be even cheaper in the winter.
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We are going to spend the whole of September on a site in Devon, indoor pool, sauna, jaccuzzi, £995, maybe £200 for diesel, job done.
Personally i think BF to Santander/Bilbao is very expensive for couple of years we have done Portsmouth Caen and made the journey thru France part of the holiday, last October we had to change the sailings to Portsmouth Santander as there were strikes in France and no diesel. We only live 20 minutes from Portsmouth port so more convenient for us to use BF
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32 hours on a ship to Bilbao or 12 hours driving time across France from Dieppe.
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Well I suppose we could go one further and sail to Calais on the cheapest crossing of all and simply drive the 1200km to Bilbao!
Actually, we did that in reverse one year when Brittany ferries went on strike while we were away with no prospect of an early resolution. I received a text from BF saying casually 'please make your way to Calais'! We did get a refund, though, plus a gratis Calais-Dover crossing.
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Personally i think BF to Santander/Bilbao is very expensive
It possibly depends on outfit and where you live in the UK. The larger outfit you have the more expensive it is on the ferries. For me the Portsmouth - Bilbao route is extortionate and inconvenient even though I live equi distant from Portsmouth and Folkstone. There is no extra costs for size of outfit on Eurotunnel although for a car and caravan the costs are more than a motorhome.
I have just worked out the difference for me to get to Alicante:
via Portsmouth-Bilbao:
return fare £1733 plus fuel for the return trip Bilbao to Alicante of £327. Total £2060
via Eurotunnel:
return fare £270 during socialable hours plus fuel for the return trip £736. Total £1006
The saving, for me and someone who does not mind driving down from Calais, is over £1000! I have ignored the small costs of night stops and I avoid the expensive tolls except where absolutely necessary. The journey is as Rufs says, part of the holiday and overnight halts can be interesting.
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"(Re Rufs and his month in Devon: I'd happily spend a month on the C&CC site at Slapton Sands. Lovely place.)"
Yes we did visit but not stayed, Slapton sands/Blackpool sands are on my favourite list, we stayed at Moorview mid June only 10 units on a 70+ site great, i think if you do Devon and Cornwall mid June or September the crowds have mainly gone, just got our invoice for month away in September, Devon, £984 2nd Sept thru 30th Sept FS pitch, swimming pool, sauna, jaccuzzi, the BF Portsmouth - Santander return £1500 and i cant think of anything more boring than bobbing around at around 10 knots for goodnes knows how long, seems to vary now. Might do Portsmouth - Caen next April but seriously weighing up the options of not taking the caravan again, can always stay with daughter.
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Good points WTG, I would easily have to book a year in advance to secure a suitable cabin whereas for Eurotunel it can be just weeks before we go. I have just saved myself about £25 by booking through the Club as opposed to direct with Eurotunnel. I am out of Tesco vouchers.Spent them all on my last trip.
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Crossings on sale for 2024 now!
Just booked for Bilbao, and managed to get Commodore suite cabins for both crossings. 🙂Salamanca ferry, Early June to mid July.
Car, caravan, 2 people. Flexi booking. £1565. ( we’re not CV members)
Well pleased.
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The two of us can fly to Australia and back for that price.
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You most certainly can 🙂.
But after paying just over £2,500 each, for 4 days in Istanbul, hotel, food, drinks etc, direct flights from Manchester and Champions’ League final tickets, Brittany Ferries to Bilbao and back seems very reasonable. 🙂.
You could do reps to Australia and back for that price. 🙂
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