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UK to Chamonix, Selfdrive how much?
 Poster: A snowHead
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Hey guys, Not sure if I've posted this in the right place.

Just wondered if anyone can tell me from experience how much it would cost in total if we were to drive to Cham from the uk?

Many thanks.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

if you look at this site - viamichelin.com

and tell it where you want to go to, and from (you could live in Dover or Aberdeen, and you could drive a diesel mini car or a gas guzzler...), it'll give you a very good idea of the cost. And the route.

There are also many Snowheads threads on this topic - try a search. snowHead
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Thanks for the link!
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Fuel 3-4 tanks (depends on car).
Tolls €130ish (based on last year.
Ferry Varies book early can be as less than £50 return. Mine is £25 one way this year (ie this Friday Laughing Laughing Laughing )

If you get the ferry right and can split costs it works out well. 2-3 drivers makes it much easier.
Also you can plan it so you get to ski 8 days not 6.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

or avoid france drive through germany and switzerland and pay no tolls
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Cham is one of the fewresorts where it's great to have a car. It cost me approx £350 from Essex return.
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midgetbiker wrote:
or avoid france drive through germany and switzerland and pay no tolls

through switzerland you will then have to pay the swiss vignetts, a motorway toll per year. think we payed around 90 euro 4 years ago
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 After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
After all it is free Go on u know u want to!

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think we payed around 90 euro 4 years ago

then you were robbed. 40 Swiss francs, I think it is.
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Ricklovesthepowder, What! It was 40chf for 2009 (about £26).
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pam w, sorry didn't see your reply (never got past Rick's post).
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Including wear and tear, about £500 - 1500 return, depending on the type of car.
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avalon42, Will vary depending on your UK start point of course. 300 miles each way to Dover for starters from the NW.
Drove to Tignes for newyear ,08.
Derv £250
Tolls approx £100
Chunnel approx £120(boxing day)
Recovery insurance £40
Chains/snow tyres if you don't already have them.
We enjoyed the exercise but it doesn't make economic sense for just 2 adults. snowHead snowHead snowHead
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 You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.

£370.00 all in

we go 5 up, cham last year, meribel this year in my 330d estate, big thule roof box for ski's board and boots bags in back two of us share the driving.

its tight and we couldnt do it without the roof box, but we prefer to drive timings etc,

Breakdown is as is
Tolls £90
Breakdown single trip £30
Diesel £200 thats door to door 1444 miles return.
Ferry is £50 return with sea france

This works out at £74.00 each not bad really it only is really achievable with 4 ppl in the car.

We went with Erna Low last year and got the euro tunnel included in out price which made it even cheaper. Also my insurance I am covered for third party driving so no extra cost

as said earlier via michelin is very good but only do their route from calais to cham, not your house in uk.

Cheers Andy
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