Best way to get to Morocco?

MikeV8SE · Feb 29, 2012

Off to Morocco in August, was wondering what the best way to get there is?

1. I can ship the car there in a container and fly out to meet it, which is £800 each way - seems bloody expensive to me.

2. Drive to Portsmouth, ferry to Santander, drive the length of Spain. Ferry is £1,000 return, fuel approx £250 each way for UK and Spain legs (unless they have LPG in Spain?)

3. Any cheaper/easier alternative I should consider? I am short on time, so the less travel days either end of the actual trip, the better - hence driving through France is not an option, have done it a million times before and have no desire to do it espeically for this trip!

Cheers!

Griffdowg · Feb 29, 2012

time vs. $$$

dont ship it, it will cause a headache.

Ferry vs drive it - roughly the same time and I worked it out as roughly the same money but that was in October when then ferry was £600. If I had to do it again I would drive it, I got very bored on the ferry, but that depends on the type of person. I also spent a boat load (no pun...) of money on that thing, drinking, gambling, shopping, eating

how much time have you allocated to the whole trip?

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MikeV8SE · Mar 1, 2012

Well the trip is 14 days and if I can get away with a couple of days either end I'll be happy. It's an organised trip with Trailmasters, so the Morocco element is a fixed 14 days, I've just got to get to Algericas in the most timely and cost efficient way possible!

Being in a V8 (albeit on LPG) I think the ferry may swing my way financially, plus I don't see the point on putting all those extra miles on the vehicles, particularly fully laden with a rooftent just sat on a motorway.

Does anyone know if LPG is available in Spain? Also, any idea how much the Spanish tolls will be? I know from the Alps to Calais is a similar distance and about 80 Euros, would it be similar?

Cheers!

bmp42 · Mar 1, 2012

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MikeV8SE · Mar 1, 2012

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tacr2man · Mar 3, 2012

Have you looked at putting it on a truck(car carrier) to say Malaga, and then easy jet ?

lr110 · Mar 7, 2012

so what is the best way to morocco then??

MikeV8SE · Mar 7, 2012

lr110 said:
so what is the best way to morocco then??

Flight to Marrakech I imagine, but I'm driving to Portsmouth, sailing to Santander and then driving the length of Spain from there

lr110 · Mar 8, 2012

flight would be a very bad idea, my landy would still be in england!

Griffdowg · Mar 9, 2012

lr110 said:
so what is the best way to morocco then??

On the Marrakech Express

Nash & Crosby Marrakesh Express - YouTube

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tacr2man · Mar 9, 2012

V8SE did you enquire car carrier price from UK to Malaga ? pretty busy route both ways .

uk_vette · Mar 9, 2012

Hi Mike,

I still think it's cheaper and quicker to Dover ---> Calais
Then hit the free A75 almost all the way to Spain / France border. via Millau is only 750 miles toll free, and fast.
Then another 800 miles to Algeciras via Madrid, toll free almost all the way.
I guess at 20 mpg, or is 20 mpg a little optimistic ? your looking Calais to Algeciras would set you back £350.

Or maybe get a mate to drive it to Malaga the week before you go? pay his Ryanair fare and beer money?
And you and him meet in Malaga airport.
Malaga is only 2 hours to Algeciras.

vette

MikeV8SE · Mar 9, 2012

tacr2man said:
V8SE did you enquire car carrier price from UK to Malaga ? pretty busy route both ways .

I was quoted £800 each way to ship the car there and back.

uk_vette said:
Hi Mike,

I still think it's cheaper and quicker to Dover ---> Calais
Then hit the free A75 almost all the way to Spain / France border. via Millau is only 750 miles toll free, and fast.
Then another 800 miles to Algeciras via Madrid, toll free almost all the way.
I guess at 20 mpg, or is 20 mpg a little optimistic ? your looking Calais to Algeciras would set you back £350.

Or maybe get a mate to drive it to Malaga the week before you go? pay his Ryanair fare and beer money?
And you and him meet in Malaga airport.
Malaga is only 2 hours to Algeciras.

vette

We paid £1,000 for the ferry, which is overnight each way, Portsmouth - Bilbao outbound and Santander - Portsmouth coming back. So works out £250 each, each way - which isn't bad.

To be honest, I didn't see the point of sticking another 1,500 miles on the car and driving through France (quite boring on the autoroutes). If on LPG an 'equivalent' 24mpg (prob 20-22mpg with the roof tent) is achievable, if not LPG then the 'genuine' cost is around 15-18mpg (maybe 12-14mpg with roof tent)?

Hangar53 · Apr 9, 2012

Fair play.. I did Maroc on my bike in 2010, PM-Santander, but returned St-Malo, purely so I could detour over the Pyreneese, and visit Oradour sur glane on the way back.
I wouldn't drive the length of France as well as Spain again, unless I was sightseeing, more time in maroc I say..
May bump into you over there, as plan on taking 4 wheels over there this time, instead of two, and roughly about the same time this year too.

dr eves · Apr 16, 2012

What trip are you doing around Morroco? You know that you could save some time and money if you fly with Easyjet, rent a Land Rover in Malaga and take the ferry from Algerciras - it is only a two hour crossing from there. I have used those guys before and am sure they would sort out a competitive deal for you, and they don't usually have a problem taking it out of the country. It might be a viable alternative for you?

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