Ferry from UK to Spain

When you say "Move over" is that permanently? 

We used to use the ferry from Portsmouth to Bilbao and the journey to Spain took a day and half.

I think the journey from Bilbao to Alicante is about 800 km and if you drive direct will take about 8 hours. (I always incorporate a stopover in my journey)

Steve  

Yes we are moving over permanently .

Thanks for the info..

When do the ferries stop operating,?

Thanks

I don't know when the ferry stops but I would imagine it would be on their website. Have you acquired your Visa for the move?

Steve 

Hi ,

Had our appointment for NLV last Monday (13th).

Just waiting for answer which will take 2-3 weeks..and will hopefully be a YES..

Then I wish you all the best for your future. We retired to Benidorm 7 years ago and never looked back. The paperwork etc to get you fully settled will test your patience but stay calm!!

Steve 

Thanks Steve

I think it would be an idea to look at the Brittany Ferries website. Depending on what pet you have, and how large, it may have to be in a kennel. There are limited pet friendly cabins on some routes but these get booked up months in advance.

https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/information/pet-travel/customer-advice

I used to think that the Bay of Biscay was a permanent maelstrom but I have found this article which puts it more into perspective but obviously ferries are smaller than cruise ships so may suffer more if there is a storm.

https://emmacruises.com/bay-of-biscay/ 

My personal choice was to drive down through the tunnel, booking pet friendly accommodation as we went.

We’ve recently done Plymouth - Santander and will be returning on Monday same route. From north of England it was a straight forward run down with plenty of stops to stretch/swap drivers. Pleasant ferry crossing overnight and we had a straight run down to guardamar it took about 10 hours with stretch/coffees/toilet stops. Loads of places to stop only thing to watch for is not all petrol stations are 24hours if you are travelling late. . Lots of info on Brittany website and I messaged them with queries via FB messenger. Hope that helps. If you want discount on your crossing happy to share our code: S08AXB. (0=zero)