Travelling through France and Spain in Oct '22

Yes and my first sentence did say

"towing a caravan." so that OP was in no doubt...

Zaragoza - Calpe = 440 KM 4hrs 4 mins

Aranjuez - Calpe 439 KM 4hrs

and my last sentence did say

"Just a different take, hope this helps"

and i did say

"Zaragoza, last time we used the municipal site at Zaragoza it was not great but i believe it has improved"

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"Agreed that the distance from Aranjuez, and from Zaragoza, to Calpe are the same, but the journey from Urrugne to either is not. Urrugne to Aranjuez is a 5 hour trip; Urrugne to Zaragoza is just under 3 hours. Precisely why we choose the Zaragoza route."

yes we are in agreement Urrugne to Aranjuez is a 5 hour trip rather than the 3 hrs to Zaragoza, but we normally stay in the south Murcia region so the journey from Aranjuez is much shorter than from Zaragoza, swings and roundabouts really.

I was wondering if the OP was looking for campsites rather than Aires as he has 2 dogs, the Spanish type aires we have stayed on have not really been dog friendly as they are quite close to the main road so you have to be vigilant and make sure dog is secure, most campsites have dog friendly areas that are secure, hence why i gave the sites we have used which are dog friendly.

so, question, in January which route is most likely to be affected by snow?

this year in late March in the Madrid area going south to Aranjuez there was evidence of much snow in the mountains, although all the roads were clear.

p.s. we will be travelling back in early January, tks to the 90 day rule 

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As mentioned earlier, there are also plenty of lovely free Aires along the route.
I also agree with ET's comment that it might be better to do some sections on the toll...the A63 south of Bordeaux is a case in point.

Calais to Calpe is about 20 hrs, non toll...4 days of 5 hrs, or 5 days of 4?

Park4night is a great app for finding all sorts of stopping points, free and paid..

here's a possible itinerary that includes two lovely free Aires...

Calais to Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton (free aire)

.....to Couhé (Valence en Poitou) (free aire)

....to La Rouletta nr St Jean de Luz/Urrugne (regular stop for over winterers)

....to Zaragosa

....to Calpe

I've bumped this up as it's more or less a duplicate of a second thread which I'll now lock.

The duplicate thread can be found >here<.

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