How can I get to Portugal without Flying?

Question

Hi,

We are a family of 7 and we want to get to Portugal but none of us want to fly this time.

We dont mind, train, ferry, car etc.. Any ideas of the best way to get to Portugal from the UK?

Thanks

Answer 1

Try train, ferry car, etc.

Answer 2

Take Euro star to PAris and then the train! It's gonna be  costly tho! The trains are outrageous and the Eruostar is about 150£ ± a few but if u insist then  I would seek out the French Trains,...They are the fastest and cleanest with the best on board service + foods.

You should start you adventure the very moment u leave the UK,..

Voila ! Au Revoir and Bon voyage

Answer 3

Swim. Or Canoe.  

Answer 4

If I was you I do it by car... You know much more places... If you come by car you can sleep at the Basque Coast (Biarritz, France) it has great beaches... it is a awesome  place! Then you can pass by some places in Spain. And finally you should enter Portugal by the north region (Porto). And do all the coast... You have to go to Porto, then can pass trough Aveiro, Coimbra, Leiria, and go to Lisbon. Then it depends on what you want. If you prefer beaches go to Algarve!

Answer 5

go by ferry or by underground sea train first to france than portugal

Answer 6

Tie a rope everyone than throw your self to the ocean and swim has fast has you can you won't take more than some months but the good thing is that there are no sharks there ;)

Answer 7

Ferry from Plymouth to Santander, or Portsmouth to Bilbao. Arrival at Santander or Bilbao take the train to Madrid. Change at Madrid and take the high speed train (AVE) to Seville. From Seville you can either hire a car or take the coach to Faro in the Algarve. It won't be cheap but it will be great to see a lot of Spain that is missed by people who fly. The train will go through some beautiful country.

You could drive from the ferry. From Bilbao you take the AP68 motorway, then the AP1 to Burgos. Then head for Valladolid and Salamanca on the A62.. From Salamanca it is motorway all the way to Seville. Seville is a beautiful city and well worth a visit. Now you take the motorway A49 into Portugal and the Algarve. Your choice of resort is up to you.

Below is the website in English for the Spanish train services.

http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/ingles.html

Answer 8

why don't you try walking and swimming

Answer 9

Take Britanny Ferries from Plymouth to Santander, or P & O Ferries from Portsmouth to Bilbao - both in the North of Spain.  It's not a long drive into Portugal, but if you want to go to the Algarve in the south, then allow a couple of days and book a hotel on the way

Answer 10

Britney Ferries

Answer 11

You can go by car to Paris, and then you can take a train to Portugal.

There is a lot of options. But I think the best wall is by CP (Sud Express).  

Answer 12

drive to poole . get the ferry to cherbourg then drive, drive drive. or drive to portsmouth. get a ferry to santander, then its a shorter drive. get brittany ferry's brochure. www.brittanyferries. co.uk or something like that.  

Answer 13

drive and enjoy the ride.

ps: The rest of Europe drive on the "wrong" side of the road (if your are British).