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Three Countries, One Crossing

Belgium, Germany and France without a single airport: canal houses, forest roads, then the half-timbered waterways of Strasbourg before pointing the car back at Calais.

  • Bruges' canals on the first evening
  • Two days of Black Forest ridge road
  • Strasbourg's Petite France by boat
Duration
9 nights · 10 days
Destinations
3 stops · 3 countries
Travel style
Three countries in one unhurried loop
Indicative budget
£1,540–£2,080
Ferry crossing
Dover – Calais
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Every detail is editable: change the dates, add a stop, swap a hotel or start again from the ferry.

The route

1,463 km · about 19 hours driving in total

Drawing the route…

P · ferry port1–3 · overnight stopDashed line · suggested route, illustrative

Night by night

The suggested shape of the trip, in driving order. Take it as it is, or treat it as a starting point and move a night, swap a hotel or drop a stop.

  1. Outbound · Dover – Calais1h 30m crossing
  2. Drive from Calais · 1h 35m · 122 kmillustrative estimate
  3. 1

    BrugesBelgium

    2 nights · nights 1–2

    A city that rewards an early start: bell towers, still water and waffle steam on cobbles that stay empty until the coaches arrive. Park the car on the edge and walk the rest.

    Suggested stay

    Minnewater Apartments · apartment · from £122 a night

    Suggested attractions

    • Rozenhoedkaai · free
    • Groeningemuseum · £14
  4. Drive from Bruges · 7h 45m · 606 kmillustrative estimate
  5. 2

    The Black ForestGermany

    4 nights · nights 3–6

    Forest roads that fold into one another, thermal towns, and the kind of quiet you only find an hour off the motorway. Bring walking shoes.

    Suggested stay

    Waldhaus am Bach · guesthouse · from £132 a night

    Suggested attractions

    • Triberg Waterfalls · £9
    • Schwarzwaldhochstraße · free
  6. Drive from The Black Forest · 55m · 74 kmillustrative estimate
  7. 3

    StrasbourgFrance

    3 nights · nights 7–9

    Petite France is a canal postcard; the European quarter is a different city entirely. Between them, the cathedral and a wine route that starts at the tram stop.

    Suggested stay

    Petite France Maison · guesthouse · from £176 a night

    Suggested attractions

    • Petite France · free
    • Strasbourg Cathedral · £10
  8. Drive from Strasbourg · 8h 30m · 661 kmillustrative estimate
  9. Return · Dover – CalaisSailing home