A wee trip to Unterturkeim

[Martyn1993]

So I'm planning a road trip to Unterturkeim in Stuttgart at somepoint this year to visit the MB museum, factory and Gottlieb Daimler memorial and probably make a trip to Hockenheim whilst I'm over there. I could just get a flight out and go for a long weekend but I'd love to take the 190 to it's home. My question is, has anyone on here done the trip before? If so, what is the best/cheapest route for ferries etc. I'm travelling from the Edinburgh area, and was thinking maybe Dover - Dunkirk. Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

 

[219]

I haven't driven to Stuttgart , but have done Hull to Rotterdam and either to the north of Germany ( Hamburg and Osnabruck on different trips ) or down to Austria or Italy .

The southern crossings are shorter , and cheaper , but from here in Scotland , Hull is an easy drive , catch the evening ferry , then you arrive fresh the next morning and ready to go . If you drive to the far south , you're either going to need an overnight stop or you'll arrive knackered for the short crossing , which isn't long enough to rest on , then will still be knackered on the other side .

On my drives to Austria/Italy I got a day's travel in on the continent , following the Rhine , and stopped overnight before continuing , but if not going just so far then Stuttgart might be doable in a day , as long as you are rested when you come off the ferry at Rotterdam .

 

[flango]

Does the Rosyth - Zebrugge ferry still run? Failing that you have Newcastle - Amsterdam both used to be cheaper than Hull - Rotterdam which I do very regular but the company pays

 

[Charles Morgan]

Stuttgart is about 500 miles from Calais via France. I did it in one day on my own, via the French autoroutes, which are way less tiring than an autobahn / Brussels ring but I didn't enjoy it.

Personally I'd fly and hire.

 

[219]

Does the Rosyth - Zebrugge ferry still run? Failing that you have Newcastle - Amsterdam both used to be cheaper than Hull - Rotterdam which I do very regular but the company pays

No - I'm fairly sure the 'Superfast' service discontinued a year or two back .

I haven't used it , but I would have suggested it otherwise .

Am I right in thinking Newcastle is seasonal ? I haven't used them either ( DFDS ? ) .

 

[flango]

No - I'm fairly sure the 'Superfast' service discontinued a year or two back .

I haven't used it , but I would have suggested it otherwise .

Am I right in thinking Newcastle is seasonal ? I haven't used them either ( DFDS ? ) .

Superfast was taken over by DFDS and looks like they still run from Rosyth and North Shields all year round.

 

[219]

Stuttgart is about 500 miles from Calais via France. I did it in one day on my own, via the French autoroutes, which are way less tiring than an autobahn / Brussels ring but I didn't enjoy it.

Personally I'd fly and hire.

I just looked it up : Rotterdam to Stuttgart is 381 miles , according to Bing maps , so definitely doable in a day , even with breaks along the way - not much more than my trip to Aberdeen and back that I did on Thursday , or less than driving from here down to London which I've done many times .

Personally , I'd pay a bit more for a northern crossing and a lot less driving ( the saving in fuel will go some way towards the higher ferry cost ) but the main reason would be breaking the driving into manageable chunks , and getting a good rest overnight between the two driving legs - the extra mileage to the south coast is as much as the continental leg , then you still have as far to go again on the other side !

 

[flango]

My other comment would don't do Hockenheim nothing to see. Do Nurburgring and the F1 circuit or Spa in Belgium on the way back you can drive both those

 

[Martyn1993]

Thanks for all the helpful replies guys! I think I will go with either the Newcastle or Hull, will make it a far more relaxing trip. And thanks for the Hockenheim warning! I will see what's on at the various tracks nearer the time.