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Driving Across Spain...suny?

Shadow Leader

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I'm trying to work out whether it's worth attempting to go and see some mates next week. Typically they're useless and haven't yet given me a definitive address but they assure me they'll be "somewhere between Alicante & Valencia but I don't know the exact place" :confused:

Now, seeing as Relks is ignoring my text (I know he's done Gib to Alicante, I'm sure he said c.4 hours) I'm wondering if anyone else would have a scooby how long it would take to get to Alicante/Valencia from Gib. The AA (bless them) reckon about 8 1/2 hrs drive to Valencia (my arse) and even 6 1/2 to Murcia! I find that hard to believe when I'm sure Alicante is c.4 hours and it's further on than Murcia is! A friend of mine, Javier, reckons c.5-6 hours to Valencia which sounds more like it but with so many guesstimates I don't really have a clue!

Any help would be appreciated....
 
I've got a recollection of driving Barcelona to Valencia in about 4 hours, and being fleeced at a series of toll roads. I remember having visions of having to hole up Valencia precisely because I'd spent everything trying to get there, the tolls were extortionate and seemed to be on me every 30 minutes. Must have driven Valencia to Madrid too, but can't remember it. Got no recollection of flying it or train, and since my mate completely bottled out of driving in Spain full stop, it would have been me that did it. Madrid back to Barca through Aragon took ages, but it was a long winding scenic route I elected (precisely to avoid said toll roads)
 
:lol: I fear it's not really going to be practical - not for a night anyway. Flights are bloody extortionate though - I object to paying £300+ for a night on the piss before I even start drinking!!!
 
Get a map and a scale rule and work it out I reckon. All depends on the quality of the roads. I don't remember the motorways being busy, but certainly expensive.
 
It is quite a long drive from Gibraltar to Valencia:
780km

It will take more than 6h to make the journey.


It is a trip I would avoid to do driving a car.
 
SL, if you end up passing anywhere near Benidorm 09-13 Oct let me know and I'll buy you a beer.

Anyone else for that matter...
 
Cheers everyone - I was keen to do it last night but I'm not sure it's worth the effort! Of course if my useless mate could give me a bit more of an idea where their house is (well, I think it's between Alicante & Valencia...) it would be a lot more useful as she's not narrowing it down a lot!

Cheers Dessie - if I am anywhere near that region it'll be next week though, 5th to the 6th. Have a good holiday!
 
Time Mile Instruction For Toward
Summary: 375.7 miles (5 hours, 28 minutes)
09:00 0.0 Depart Alicante on N-340 [Paseo Conde de Vallellano] (West) 1.6 mi
09:03 1.6 Take Local road(s) (RIGHT) onto Calle México 0.2 mi
09:04 1.8 At roundabout, take the FOURTH exit onto Ramp 0.2 mi N-330 / E-15 / A-7 / Valencia / Murcia / Madrid
09:04 2.0 Merge onto N-330 1.9 mi
09:06 3.9 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto A-7 [E-15] 42.7 mi E-15 / A-7 / Murcia / Cartagena / Aeropuerto
09:42 46.6 At Exit 390, road name changes to E-15 [N-340] 53.4 mi
10:27 100.0 At Exit 578, keep RIGHT onto 578 0.1 mi N-342 / Velez-Rubio / Granada
10:27 100.1 Road name changes to N-342 10.5 mi
10:36 110.6 Road name changes to A-92N 73.9 mi
11:38 184.4 Merge onto A-92 [N-342] 73.2 mi
12:39 257.6 At Exit A-359, keep RIGHT onto A-359 [177] 16.0 mi A-359 / Málaga
12:52 273.6 Merge onto N-331 17.3 mi
13:07 290.9 Merge onto E-15 [N-340] 18.4 mi
13:23 309.3 *Toll road* At Exit N-340, keep RIGHT to stay on E-15 0.3 mi E-15 / A-7 / Marbella / Algeciras
13:23 309.7 *Toll road* Road name changes to A-7 [E-15] 17.6 mi
13:38 327.2 Stay on A-7 [E-15] (West) 3.0 mi
13:41 330.3 *Toll road* At Exit N-340, keep STRAIGHT to stay on A-7 [E-15] 15.3 mi E-15 / A-7 / Estepona / Algeciras
13:54 345.6 Road name changes to E-15 [N-340] 1.2 mi
13:55 346.8 Road name changes to A-7 [E-15] 0.2 mi
13:55 347.0 *Toll road* At Exit 153, stay on A-7 [E-15] (West) 13.2 mi E-15 / A-7 / Guadiaro / Algeciras / Cádiz
14:06 360.2 At Exit 133, stay on A-7 [E-15] (South-West) 0.6 mi
14:07 360.7 Road name changes to E-15 [N-340] 8.2 mi
14:13 368.9 At Exit 119, keep RIGHT onto Ramp 0.1 mi N-351 / San Roque (Este) / Vía de Servicio / La Linea / Gibraltar
14:14 369.0 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s) 21 yds
14:14 369.0 Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) 164 yds
14:14 369.1 Bear LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) 98 yds
14:14 369.2 Bear RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s) 0.5 mi
14:15 369.7 Merge onto Local road(s) 109 yds
14:15 369.7 Turn LEFT (South-West) onto Local road(s) 76 yds
14:15 369.8 Bear LEFT (South-East) onto Local road(s) 0.1 mi
14:15 369.9 Bear RIGHT (South) onto N-351 2.9 mi
14:20 372.8 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto N-351 [Avenida de España] 0.8 mi
14:22 373.6 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto N-351 [Avenida Príncipe de Asturias] 0.6 mi
14:23 374.2 Keep STRAIGHT onto N-351 0.2 mi
14:23 374.4 Turn RIGHT to stay on N-351 0.2 mi
14:24 374.6 Road name changes to Local road(s) 1.1 mi
14:28 375.7 Arrive Gibraltar (UK)

SUMMARY
Driving distance: 375.7 miles
Trip duration: 5 hours, 28 minutes
Driving time: 5 hours, 28 minutes
 
Sorry DOM you need to get there first............... :rolleyes:

Time Mile Instruction For Toward
Summary: 375.7 miles (5 hours, 30 minutes)
09:00 0.0 Depart Gibraltar (UK) on Local road(s) (North) 1.1 mi
09:03 1.1 Road name changes to N-351 0.2 mi
09:04 1.4 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Local road(s) 98 yds
09:05 1.4 Road name changes to Calle Gibraltar 21 yds
09:05 1.4 Turn LEFT (West) onto Avenida Príncipe de Asturias 0.2 mi
09:06 1.6 Keep STRAIGHT onto N-351 [Avenida Príncipe de Asturias] 0.6 mi
09:08 2.2 At roundabout, take the FOURTH exit onto N-351 [Avenida de España] 0.3 mi
09:09 2.4 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto Avenida de España 0.5 mi
09:10 3.0 At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto N-351 [Avenida de España] 3.0 mi
09:15 6.0 Merge onto Local road(s) 54 yds
09:15 6.0 At Exit 1, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto E-15 [N-340] 9.1 mi E-15 / N-340 / Estepona / Málaga
09:23 15.1 *Toll road* At Exit 133, road name changes to A-7 [E-15] 13.6 mi
09:34 28.6 Stay on A-7 [E-15] (East) 65 yds
09:34 28.7 Road name changes to E-15 [N-340] 1.5 mi
09:36 30.2 *Toll road* At Exit N-340, keep LEFT onto A-7 [E-15] 15.2 mi E-15 / A-7 / Marbella / Málaga
09:49 45.4 Stay on A-7 [E-15] (East) 3.0 mi
09:51 48.4 *Toll road* Stay on A-7 [E-15] (East) 17.6 mi E-17 / A-7 / Málaga
10:06 66.0 *Toll road* Road name changes to E-15 0.1 mi
10:06 66.1 Stay on E-15 [N-340] (North-East) 18.4 mi
10:22 84.5 Keep RIGHT onto N-331 [241] 17.5 mi N-331 / Córdoba / Granada / Sevilla
10:37 102.0 Keep RIGHT onto A-359 15.7 mi A-359 / Granada
10:50 117.7 Merge onto A-92 73.4 mi
11:52 191.1 Keep RIGHT onto A-92N [N-342] 74.0 mi A-92N / Baza / Murcia
12:54 265.2 Road name changes to N-342 10.9 mi
13:03 276.1 Merge onto E-15 [N-340] 53.0 mi
13:48 329.2 At Exit 764, road name changes to A-7 [E-15] 42.5 mi
14:23 371.6 Keep RIGHT onto Ramp 0.1 mi
14:24 371.8 At Exit 71 A, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto N-330 1.9 mi Puerto / Alicante / Alacant
14:25 373.6 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto Local road(s) 0.2 mi N-332 / Cartagena / Centro Ciudad / San Gabriel
14:26 373.8 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto Calle México 0.2 mi
14:26 374.0 Road name changes to Local road(s) 10 yds
14:26 374.0 Turn LEFT (North-East) onto N-332 [N-340] 87 yds
14:27 374.1 Bear RIGHT (North-East) onto N-340 [Avenida Elche] 1.6 mi
14:30 375.7 Arrive Alicante

SUMMARY
Driving distance: 375.7 miles
Trip duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Driving time: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cost: £43.22
 
Cheers Merlin! It might be a piece of piss but I really can't be bothered with a maybe 6/7 hour drive (they're further on than Alicante, nearer Valencia allegedly) on my own - far too much hassle for one night!! Still, they've been threatening to come to Gib for long enough now - they'll have to make good on that!
 
The train network in Spain is rather bizarre and the lines tend to run more north to south rather than across the country. So it can be tricky trying to get somewhere via train, especially from my neck of the woods! There is a good station in Algeciras though - but the line pretty much only goes north to Madrid. I could go to Valencia via Madrid but it's really not worth it for a day or two - there are only 2 trains a day to Madrid and one of those is the night train that leaves around 2130 and gets to Madrid around 9am! It would take so long to get to Valencia it's just not worth it for a night. Thanks for the idea anyway!
 
Originally posted by Shadow Leader@Sep 28 2006, 05:58 PM
Cheers Merlin! It might be a piece of piss but I really can't be bothered with a maybe 6/7 hour drive (they're further on than Alicante, nearer Valencia allegedly) on my own - far too much hassle for one night!! Still, they've been threatening to come to Gib for long enough now - they'll have to make good on that!
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DOM... no, that was a sarcastic remark i.e. "a piece of piss" all that way to have a glass or ten and then to drive back, no I think you have made the correct decision..... ;)
 

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