Countdown to Dunkirk
This post is for my own information, as I always forget the length of the last part of the journey to Dunkirk from the junction of the A18 and A10 at Jabbeke near to Ostende and Bruges. Jabbeke has a large service station on both sides of the motorway, so it is sensible pitstop both ways.
It took forty minutes from Jabbeke to the ferry at Dunkirk. Remember that the Dunkirk ferry is some way west of the actual town at junction 24. At the moment you should add another five minutes for bridge repairs west of Dunkirk. If they are bad, you can actually go into Dunkirk itself and take the D601 to the port.
Incidentally, there is a BP garage at Dunkirk on the motorway. I usually fill up there with diesel for the Jag as it’s cheaper than in the UK. But petrol is more expensive, so the Lotus comes through empty.
Don’t be caught out though with fuel when taking the ferry for Dover to Dunkirk. You have to travel almost to Jabbeke to get fuel on the motorway. Once I had to go off to look for petrol for the Lotus. Judging by the amount I put in that day, I was running on the fumes in the tank.
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