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I have travelled by car between England and Switzerland by car approximately 150 times in my 61 years! I do not generally go via Strasbourg (for historical reasons I won’t bore you with) however I did go that way in October 2021 (via the cheaper route avoiding the A4 toll beyond Reims) ie Calais – Reims (A26) – Vitry le Francois (N4) – Nancy – Strasbourg, then down through Alsace to Mulhouse and Basel (worth stopping in the wine villages around Obernai etc)
The usual ‘family’ route (if going to eastern Switzerland) is a little bit more cross country Reims – Troyes – Langres – Vesoul – Belfort – Basel, but another variation is Reims – Vitry le Francois – Nancy – Epinal – Remiremont – Col de Bussang – Mulhouse – Basel. Yet another is Nancy – St Die – Col du Bonhomme – Colmar
Another tip: to avoid the complicated routes through the centre of Basel, you can dive into Germany so you would go: Colmar – Mulhouse – A36 Ottmarsheim – German route 5 tio junction 68 Dreieck Weil am Rhein, then turn East following signs to Rheinfelden (which has a half a town in Germany and half in Switzerland. Cross the Rhein river and the border there then turn East onto Swiss motorway A3
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Hi Al Berry,
Welcome to MySwissAlps.
We drove to the UK a few times via Basel, Reims and Arraz to get to Calais.
Be sure to read this for practical tips about driving in Switzerland: http://www.myswissalps.com/car
Regards,
Anna
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Thanks for replying and giving ne an idea of what’s involved. I will certainly look into the suggested route.
I was after a route for the return journey to the UK. I am looking at going via Luxembourg to Calais.