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Hi guys, anyone undertaken this? planning on leaving soon, what is the most scenic route, best stops on the way (I'm thinking will have to stay over 1 night somewhere) only have 7 days and will be in budapest for 3 so want a fairly direct route.
Thanks in advance.
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I did that from Izegem, Belgium a while back and just followed the route google maps gave me... My van was a little slow on the Autobahn around Frankfurt because there are some steep passages but otherwise ok.
wasn't the plan to go sightseeing, left 23oclock and arrived at Austrian/hungarian border late afternoon day after, around 5 I think, with an hour or 3 sleep...
So Bruxelles Köln Frankfurt Nurnberg Passau Wien...
Have a nice trip
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Don't know about the journey or driving long distance across Europe like that. However, I have just come back from a short holiday in Budapest and must say it is a fantastic city. Amazing food, brilliant bars and nice low prices for most everyday consumables. Also seem to love cars, I saw at least three mustangs of different generations throughout the city, and in a small alley between bars found this lot;    Not sure why they were there, my Hungarian isn't fantastic. I'd recommend learning some good phrases and basic pleasantries! But good luck getting there! |
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I drove down to the south of Romania and back in the CSK last year, came back via Budapest. Amazing city.
I drove from Budapest up to Linz and then from Linz to Cologne. However I would probably stop at Nuremberg if you only want one stop.
The motorways in the south of Austria are horrific compared to the north, I stayed in the outside lane the whole time. Also be aware you need a vignette for the Austrian motorways and you need to drive with your headlamps on all the time in Hungary.
Itching to get back down to that part of Europe, it was fantastic, you should check out some of the spa's in Budapest while you're there!
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Actually you might like to look at an overnight in Vienna, I found the road heading into Vienna to be fun and the city was a lovely place too.
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those cars are awesome, will try and find when there!
Ok so I might go from UK to Switzerland, then to Vienna and stop off few a couple of days in Budapest. Maybe on the way back a different route
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Switzerland is expensive, also check the rules on winter tyres, would be wise to find a set anyway, if its 5degrees here at sea level you can bet it will be a damn sight colder up some mid european hills.
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A mate emigrated out there last year (or was it earlier this year?). Anyway, he drove out in an older Merc' estate and from memory he only stopped for comfort breaks and fuel/food. I'll ping him an email to see what route he took.
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We drove a bunch of Hillman Imps to Budapest back in 2001 I think. We basically went through France, all the way through Germany, then Austria, then into Hungary. We did it in 3 days, day 2 across the whole width of Germany was a big lengthy!
All in all, an amazing achievement for a bunch of cars sporting 875cc of throbbing power!
Sorry I can't remember the exact route though!
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Heard back from my mate in Budapest:
"I would say that the quickest route is Calais, Brussels Aachen, Frankfurt, across the border at Passau and then Vienna. That's the one I did it in 18 hours. A lot of it was in the dark and rain, so I only got to see Germany. Best place to stop is between Frankfurt and Passau, but I guess that depends on speed and what you are driving.
This time of year, you need to have winter tyres fitted to go through Austria, and snow chains in the car for Hungary. Also, vignette is needed for Austria, which you can buy in petrol stations in Germany close to the border, and the same applies for Hungary. The Hungarian vignette is best bought at the service station just across the border when you get to Hungary. There is a little booth that sells them there. As someone else said, headlights are mandatory on the motorway in Hungary.
Is it the most picturesque route? Possibly not, but if you want get there the quickest it is. If you want to do some good driving routes, then a possible detour is to go further south in Germany, and do the mountain pass between Garmish Partenkirchen and Innsbruck and go via the alps. It's meant to be quite picturesque."
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1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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