driving to villamartin from santander

Hi Tony

I am also driving that route this month but I have never driven it before but I have booked a hotel in Valladolid which is roughly three hours from Santander . I was looking really to stay in Burgos but couldn’t find a hotel to suit as we are travelling with a pet. I have only driven from Villamartin to Madrid once before but seen lots of what I would call motels by the roadside . I booked my hotel via the Accor website it has many different hotels for various prices . Hope this helps 

Hi Tony and Susan

We have driven 3 times and would suggest you don't try to get hotel in Madrid their prices start from €400 a night so do your research.

Regards Cathie 

Two years ago we came to Murcia area from Bilbao on the ferry,as we had slept all night,and we both drive we did the route in one go,just pit stopping,the route through was brilliant,roads  fantastic and it only cost us about 23euros in tolls. We got to our house about 11.30 at night,and will be travelling back to uk in July for a holiday,and are doing the same again, you can do it without an overnight stop if you have to drivers,and we are both of a senior age. Hope this helps.

Can you advise the route down to Murcia although we are driving from Santander any advis ewould be most helpf

It's only about 8 hours from Santander to your base,as I'm sure you would be well rested on the boat journey,you should have no problem with a straight through drive.Why bother getting a bnb?You could go to the carrefour 24 hour supermarket at Playa Flamenca and get any essentials necessary.Hope this helps.

thanks for that .we are driving down to villamartin from santander never done it before and we are a  hesitant about the drive  is their any chance you can tell us the route you took and of any do?s and dont?s or any other tips would be very helpfull 

                                             Tony Susan xx

hi thanks for that can you tell us what route you take from santander to villamartin and the best way to get though Madrid or around it i think it might be best to drive all  the way as their is me and my wife that can drive 

thanks tony susan x

I can't remember the exact route,but if you put the address into your sat nav,of where you are going it will give you the route,we did not enter Madrid,but bypassed it,you can still see the planes flying in and out, the route for us was beautiful,some of it reminds you of houses they would perhaps have in Austria. We did it in one go,with two drivers  was easy,just stopped for the necessaries.hope you get on okay.

thank you so much that has given a lot of confidence ,and i think we will take your advice and do it in one go 

          take care tony susan xxxx