Majorca Island Travel Forum

I wonder if anybody could recommend a good quick route from uk to Majorca suggesting the best ferries and accomodation en route, bearing in mind that one of the travellers will be a cocker spaniel ?
My friend has bought a house there and will be wanting to drive there with her dog, probably next April or May.

i went via santander [via plymouth]but i was going to terriblemolinos[joke sorry torremolinos or go thru france

There is no "quick route"!
You could take the Chunnel or a cross channel ferry crossing and drive through France into Spain, then to Barcelona and take the ferry from there to Palma Mallorca.
Or P&O Porstmouth to Bilbao/ Britanny Ferries Plymouth to Santander and drive to Barcelona, then ferry to Palma Mallorca.

I suggest you look at a couple of good maps,obtain ferry schedules and prices for P&O and BF. (Sorry - google for Barcelona - Mallorca ferries - I am away from home & don't have details to hand; (Car + 2 pax about £230 last time).

Use www.via michelin.com to work out the route - driving directions give mileages and driving times.

For overnight hotel stops in France I recommend Logis-de-France, online booking with maps available to make your choices. French hotels tend to be dog friendly.
Look for at least a minimum of 2 "ears of corn" and 2* for comfort and quality at reasonable prices.

With a last stop in France near the Spanish border an o/n in Spain might not be necessary.

If you choose either of the long Spanish crossings (not cheap) I would stay in Paradors en route to Barcelona - but we qualify for the generous over 60's discount!

I hope this will give you something to work on but get back when you have made some basic decisions about the route, for more detailed recomendations.

I came up with this as an idea of time and cost of single crossing.

http://www.aferry.to/faresearch/results.asp?sd=8665677903320071017213337

Many thanks for that information, especially recommendations for overnight stops. Will get the Michelin route as you suggest. I always find their maps to be the best as well! Regards Jan

Have you made the journey to Mallorca yet? I have done it twice, once from Bilbao to Barcelona and from Calais to Barcelona. The latter is obviously much quicker by road, I did it in just over 7 hours, but the ferry journey was very long from Portsmouth.

You have probably done it by now but if you want any tips please contact me.

I want to send some furniture over and was wondering if anybody was taking a van to Mallorca, don't suppose you know of anybody. Just 2 chests of drawers.
Look forward to hearing from you.

Jennifer Gonzalez

Hi Jennifer,
My friend's house move has been delayed unfortunately til around September or October, so haven't made the journey yet.When she does it will be with only her personal belongings in her car, she is not taking any furniture so she will not be taking a removal van, I don't know of anyone that is either I'm sorry.