By Road and Ferry - Montreux to Cork, Ireland - tips on route

Transportation, Travel and Trips
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Hello All,

I will be driving from Montreux to Cork, Ireland at the end of March 2017.

The route is ..

Montreux---road---Cherbourg(France)---ferry---Rosslare(Ireland)---road--Cork City

The general idea is to start early in the morning from Montreux and arrive late evening in Cherbourg(900 km) to take the ferry for a overnight trip(avoid hotel stay) arriving in Rosslare in the afternoon and then take a 3 hour(200 km) drive to Cork City.

I have done this trip before and I thought the tolls were on the higher side. I did travel mostly on the AutoRoutes though and actually prefer them.

Any suggestions on different routes to lower tolls, fill up with cheaper fuel maybe or just maybe try something different this time :-)

I kind of ruled out the route via UK, as that will involve 2 ferry crossings and a hotel stay, bumping up the costs, but will be interesting to hear others ideas in any case.

Hope to hear some interesting suggestions or anecdotes even! Either way, thanks for reading and have a nice weekend.

Ciao,

Suleman

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You can get excellent advice on this route planner from Michelin. The total estimated costs €227,90 include Swiss Vignette €37,35 Tolls €65,16 Fuel €125,39, but exclude 2 Ferry and hotel costs.

The example is via UK, but you can play with it an find out the costs via Cherbourg.

https://www.viamichelin.co.uk/web/Ro...=&arrivalDate=

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Isn't the fuel cheaper on the French side?

I guess the ideal locations to fill up would be off the autoroutes.

Any favourites to fill up off the autoroute after crossing over from Geneva?

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No, I always drive via Luxembourg. You can't win all the time. You could fly to Dublin and rent a car.