Getting to St Andrews by car from...

Hey there,

my parents and I were thinking how to get to St Andrews by car (because of the amount of luggage etc.) We could either drive from Germany (Berlin) or from France (Paris).
Does anyone have any experience with the ferries or the Eurotunnel?

Thanks!

Do you know from where the ferries depart?

Hey there,

my parents and I were thinking how to get to St Andrews by car (because of the amount of luggage etc.) We could either drive from Germany (Berlin) or from France (Paris).
Does anyone have any experience with the ferries or the Eurotunnel?

Thanks!

Ferry departs from Calais (northern France), you take the M2, M11 and A1, you then switch over to Carlisle and take the M6, which takes you all the way to Glasgow and from there you're heading north east towards Dundee.

At least, I think that's how I went from France to Glasgow.

Thanks for that. So do you know how long this would take? Approximately..?

Yeah does it still run i thought the company went out of business ?

Hey there,

my parents and I were thinking how to get to St Andrews by car (because of the amount of luggage etc.) We could either drive from Germany (Berlin) or from France (Paris).
Does anyone have any experience with the ferries or the Eurotunnel?

Thanks!

To be honest with you, I would not recommend driving all the way from Berlin to St. Andrews (I was considering it!). It is time consuming (even more so if you miss the ferry), very stressful and expensive. And bear in mind you can only do 100km/h on UK highways (no unlimited speed zones ).

Here's a suggestion: fly to EDI with your parents and let them check in your additional luggage (1x suitcase + 1x carry-on luggage + 1x laptop bag per person). From EDI you could either take the airport shuttle or rent a car (although I'm sure it'd be quite confusing with driving on the wrong side ). I would also recommend flying with British Airways, as they allow your suitcase to weigh 23kg and they only make you pay like 30-40 Euro for a suitcase that weighs 32kg or less. However, don't mention that your suitcase is heavier than 23kg at the check in - they didn't make me pay on numerous occasions

As I said, just a suggestion!

Paulina, it's been on the news here that the ferry to Rosyth will close on 15th December 2010 so if your parents ever want to come visit you, they will have to go by a different route.