From Manchester

to Normandy

D-Day beaches, the Tapestry and Mont-Saint-Michel

5 days · 976 km · by car, two people

Real routes and published prices — no guesses

Fuel€12259 litres at an average €2.09 a litre
Price per litre on the wayUnited Kingdom €2.07 · France €2.21
Motorway tolls in France€9.70A13
Motorway tolls in France≈ €8.00An allowance: 165 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
Dover–Calais ferry€135Car + up to 5 passengers
Dartford Crossing€4.13Car
M6 Toll€8.74Car (class 2)
4 nights€304≈ €76 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
Food€200≈ €40 a day for 5 days, cheap eats

Fuel: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, week of 2026-10-04. Tolls, vignettes and ferries: the operators' and authorities' published prices. Nights and food: typical prices in each country for the kind chosen.

Dover–Calais ferry€135DFDS / P&O Ferries / Irish Ferries · about 1.5 h on board · Car + up to 5 passengers · The operator's prices
Motorway tolls in France€9.70Paid on the road: A13
Motorway tolls in France≈ €8.00An allowance: 165 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
Dartford Crossing€4.13
M6 Toll€8.74
Low-emission zoneLondon: ULEZ — £12.50/day if non-compliant (covers all Greater London)

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Night 1 · Watford€74Best Western White House Hotel · hotel
Night 2 · Dover€74Travelodge · hotel
Night 3 · Bayeux€78Hôtel Reine Mathilde · hotel
Night 4 · Bayeux€78Hôtel Reine Mathilde · hotel

Priced for budget hotels: typical prices in each country, not a booking.

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Warwick CastleWarwick Castle is a medieval castle developed from a wooden fort originally built by William the Conqueror during 1068. The original wooden motte-and-bailey castle overlooking the River Avon was rebuilt in stone during the 12th century.
194 km
Warwick Castle
Day 1 · 194 km into the day · a lunch stop
Warwick Castle is a medieval castle developed from a wooden fort originally built by William the Conqueror during 1068. The original wooden motte-and-bailey castle overlooking the River Avon was rebuilt in stone during the 12th century.
Wikipedia · DeFacto · CC BY-SA 4.0
Canterbury CathedralCanterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
490 km
Canterbury Cathedral
Day 2 · 28 km before tonight's stop
Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is on the site of one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site.
Wikipedia · Hans Musil · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-André-sur-CaillySaint-André-sur-Cailly is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
788 km
Saint-André-sur-Cailly
Day 3 · 270 km into the day · a lunch stop
Saint-André-sur-Cailly is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Wikipedia · Pascal RADIGUE · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bayeux TapestryLa tapisserie de Bayeux ou broderie de Bayeux, successivement désignée « Telle du Conquest » par les chanoines de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux, toilette de la Saint-Jean et toilette du duc Guillaume au XVIIIe siècle, ou encore tapisserie de la reine Mathilde au XIXe siècle, est une broderie du XIe siècle inscrite depuis 2007 au registre international Mémoire du monde par l'Unesco.
1 km
Bayeux Tapestry
Day 4 · in Bayeux
La tapisserie de Bayeux ou broderie de Bayeux, successivement désignée « Telle du Conquest » par les chanoines de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux, toilette de la Saint-Jean et toilette du duc Guillaume au XVIIIe siècle, ou encore tapisserie de la reine Mathilde au XIXe siècle, est une broderie du XIe siècle inscrite depuis 2007 au registre international Mémoire du monde par l'Unesco.
Wikipedia · Myrabella · Public domain
Omaha BeachOmaha Beach was one of five Allied beach landing sectors of the amphibious assault component of Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
16 km
Omaha Beach
Day 4 · 16 km from Bayeux
Omaha Beach was one of five Allied beach landing sectors of the amphibious assault component of Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
Wikipedia · Chief Photographer's Mate (CPHOM) Robert F. Sargent, U.S. Coast Guard · Public domain
Mulberry harbourLe port Mulberry est un port préfabriqué construit en Angleterre puis assemblé sur la côte normande pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour permettre l'approvisionnement des Alliés dans les jours qui suivirent le débarquement de Normandie.
10 km
Mulberry harbour
Day 4 · 10 km from Bayeux
Le port Mulberry est un port préfabriqué construit en Angleterre puis assemblé sur la côte normande pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour permettre l'approvisionnement des Alliés dans les jours qui suivirent le débarquement de Normandie.
Wikipedia · Post-Work: User:W.wolny · Public domain