Southern Spain in February/March

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All depends on route, site costs and length of stay. My return travel and site costs came to aproximately £1500 for the 7 weeks away. I would expect a considerably longer stay than 2 months for £2500.

peedee

I should add my world wide health insurance comes free with my bank account and I have annual European wide breakdown insurance with the RAC which costs £5 per week so add £35 to my costs to cover the 7 weeks.

peedee

I could do 4 months at that price ET.

peedee

Yes, we are just coming to the end of 4 months in southern Spain, and £2500 is almost spot on.  That is for the excess cost over what we would have spent anyway at home.

Roughly:

Ferry ((Bilbao):    £800

Fuel:   £300

Campsites en-route £200

Long stay site: £1100

European breakdown addition:  £100

 

 

 

Over the last few years our average cost of 9 weeks in Spain in May/June has been £400 per week. That includes food, fuel, sites, tolls and eating out. The only additional cost is the ferry at about £900 for Portsmouth to Santander. We have a 7 meter caravan so don't use aires. We use ACSI for the sites. In May / June electricity is included in the nightly cost.

Peedee. just wanted to say that I enjoyed you journey details...you covered many of the roads we have done and also some of the sites...

last time, I missed out the Zaragoza site completely on the outward trip and, on the return, we stayed at the aire in Teruel...

the Zaragosa bypass/orbital can be fun, especially when heading towards Pamplona....interesting junction....

thanks again for sharing.. 

BB thanks, isn't that what CT is about, sharing information. I find that by the time I have driven the 200 miles via the Somport  and got most of the way round Zaragoza I have had enough. Mind you I think the municiple there is over priced and I did consider staying elsewhere on the way back. Teruel would be too far for me. A fellow traveller did point me in the direction of another aire but I could not find it on my maps. It was at a place called Cascais or something like that.

Junction 33 is quite complex and it easy to find yourself heading for Madrid on the A2 instead of Zaragosa center and the campsite. Fortunately it is easy to correct the error by pulling into the garage about a mile along the A2, refuel and the exit of the garage takes you to a bridge which allows you to return onto the A2 but heading back towards Zaragosa and the site.

peedee

Thanks for all your prompt replies and info. You have given me plenty of things to think about, will get back to you all if I have any more questions.

Vic, hopefully minus some fixed costs at home...gas, electric, water (all metered for us).....

some even SORN their car when away in the van for months. the Govt are quick enought to grab it.....