Thinking of a round trip to Rome in February.Suggestions plz

[legendracer]

I'm thinking of doing a road trip to italy in mid February for 4 days in total.

Please help me with your suggestions and considerations to be taken.

Thank you

[BananaFama]

4 days to Rome and back is madness ,unless you're starting from Naples or something .

2+ days of driving leaves you 1 and a bit in the city .

I've done Surrey to Modena and back in 2 days though ,never again .

[legendracer]

BananaFama said:

4 days to Rome and back is madness ,unless you're starting from Naples or something .

2+ days of driving leaves you 1 and a bit in the city .

I've done Surrey to Modena and back in 2 days though ,never again .

Thanks. Seems just drive without any stop to walk and see.

Where else to do a roundtrip in this time? Not much interested in France.

I would like to stop somewhere every night and then proceed next day making it back to UK by 4th day end.

[omniflow]

legendracer said:

Thanks. Seems just drive without any stop to walk and see.

Where else to do a roundtrip in this time? Not much interested in France.

I would like to stop somewhere every night and then proceed next day making it back to UK by 4th day end.

If you're not interested in France then start with the overnight ferry from Harwich -> Hook of Holland. That would put you in Holland at 8am on the beginning of Day 1. Through Germany to Austria and then over the Brenner pass into Italy. You would need winter tyres for Germany, Austria and Italy. Personally I wouldn't book the stops, I'd drive until I couldn't be bothered to drive any more and then find a hotel.

[fatboy b]

That’s a long way for 4 days. Also you’ll need winter tyres on if you haven’t already.

https://www.uniroyal-tyres.com/car/service-knowled...

[daqinggregg]

If you are one a deadline, you may enjoy the drive down, you certainly will not enjoy the drive back!

Four days, fly and hire a car.

[legendracer]

daqinggregg said:

If you are one a deadline, you may enjoy the drive down, you certainly will not enjoy the drive back!

Four days, fly and hire a car.

It's madness and I have almost decided to go for it with summer tyres.

Now I do wish to see mont blanc and Chamonix area en route.

Would it be sensible to stop at Chamonix for Friday night and continue to rome on Saturday morning?

Then start return by Sunday noon and stop for night somewhere in mid Switzerland? And reach Dunkirk by monday evening.

Or just use the Switzerland main land for both ways as that seems fastest which has tolls.

I have done 10+ hours of driving previously and the return did seem boring and hence thinking of using different route.

[Antony Moxey]

I might suggest if you wanted to drive to Rome and back in four days then why not just do laps of the M25 instead as you'll be doing little else except driving. At least on the M25 you can go home if you get bored with simply driving and doing nothing else.

[DB4DM]

That's 4 days averaging 600-700 miles per day if you're starting from say London. Really? 40-50 hours of driving in 96?