London to Madrid via Brittany Ferries Portsmouth-Santander

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London to Madrid via Brittany Ferries Portsmouth-Santander

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A journey from London Waterloo to Madrid Chamartin via Brittany Ferries' m/v Santoña from Portsmouth to Santander. Showing UK train, the ferry to Spain, cabins, food, Spanish train and scenery. For practical information on train & ferry schedules, fares & tickets see www.seat61.com...
00:00 London Waterloo
00:10 Train to Portsmouth
00:48 Portsmouth & Southsea station
01:09 Portsmouth International Ferry Port
01:53 Boarding the ferry to Spain
02:34 Club cabin
03:03 Standard cabin
03:21 The ferry sails from Portsmouth
03:25 HMS Warrior & Spinnaker Tower
04:14 Breakfast in the ferry's C Club lounge
05:21 Lunch in the Azul Restaurant
06:15 The Plaza Mayor bar
06:51 Dinner in the Azul Restaurant
07:04 Sunset in the Bay of Biscay
07:08 Dolphins!
08:04 The ferry arrives in Santander
08:33 Disembarkation
09:05 Santander Renfe station
09:33 The train to Madrid
10:12 Cafe-bar
10:46 Through the gauge-changer
11:14 The train passes Segovia cathedral
11:33 The train arrives in Madrid.

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@ianwilde5379 Ай бұрын

There is nothing more soothing than travelling on a ship. And it also helps that's all of the food looked jolly delicious!

@psrpippy Ай бұрын

I’ve just done this trip but the other way around, from Madrid to East Sussex. It’s one of the most enjoyable journeys I’ve ever made (and I was British Airways long haul crew for 31 years). After so many years of flying and airports I have a new appreciation for trains and ferry’s. More people should experience them.

@toughlifevirgina Ай бұрын

Great to see you! I've never sen the Bay of Biscay so flat! You had ideal sailing conditions!

@markharris1845 Ай бұрын

Love the vibe and the food from the Ship & the Castle. Thanks for giving them a shout - well deserved!

@1292liam 4 күн бұрын

What a fantastic ferry (Well done Brittany Ferries) + Amazing weather you had for the crossing (+ Seeing dolphins = very special) ! I took the ferry from Plymouth to Santander just a few years ago (as I live in Somerset) ..and then went by train to Malaga - I think your ferry looks maybe better than that one / Im almost compelled to go from Portsmouth, should I go again by sea. Your vlogs are better than anyones else's on YT, hands down the most informative, through what you capture, and no need for a commentary, exceptionally well edited. The food looks very good ..and the cabin, in some ways, better than the QM2 staterooms (which Ive taken 3 times now) !

@johnglenn30csardas Ай бұрын

Nice video. You can see why your format has by now been copied by so many travel KZfaqrs. Often imitated, never duplicated. Actually you have inspired some other good channels, but you do some things in such a simple way that remain unique. From a long-time viewer and subscriber. Best wishes from Hungary.

@Nooticus Ай бұрын

True, though I doubt he was the first one to make this format of travel video right?

@johnglenn30csardas Ай бұрын

@@Nooticus Actually, I think he was--if not the very first, certainly among them, and for a time the most popular. By my count, he's been doing it for at least 15 years, on and off. In 2012 I bought train tickets based on his videos and his website--Budapest to Florence via the night train from Vienna, and that wasn't the first time I had seen his videos, so I'm giving him a few extra years beyond the 12 since 2012, and since KZfaq says he joined in stone age of 2008!. Btw, he's not claiming to be the first, I'm awarding him that based on my experience. So, in any case, he is at least first among equals in my estimation. As I said, there are other good train travel channels, but he does some things in such a simply elegant and unique way, in a style that deserves recognition. Thanks for your comment. JG

@Nooticus Ай бұрын

@@johnglenn30csardas thanks for the comment too!

@dieselfan7406 Ай бұрын

Took this trip in 2011 I think. Had the a la carte in the restaurant and wanted to live on the boat forever - exquisite! Best part of the holiday.

@MilaTheTravelJunkie Ай бұрын

This looks like a relaxing and enjoyable trip! Great video.

@pmichael73 Ай бұрын

Wonderful sea conditions!

@seat61 Ай бұрын

Millpond. I was promised some Bay of Biscay action, but nada!

@vic2e652 Ай бұрын

Your web site has amazing info ...Thank you

@rezaalan3991 Ай бұрын

Great trip. Yeah, Ferry trip. Remembering me about your old trip with your family, but this time it's from London to Madrid.

@michaelbruchas6663 Ай бұрын

Would like to see more ferry trips!

@imsbvs Ай бұрын

Lucky day on the Bay of Biscay .. calm, sunny and dolphins, what more could a traveller want? I did the Plymouth - Santander trip in 1992, with the car, then took the overnight motorail service Santander - Malaga. This was before the internet was available, I found the rail service in the Thomas Cook red rail travel book, telephoned the booking office in Santander and got them to read to me (very slowly as I don't speak Spanish) their fax number. It was a TOD (ticket on departure) booking. From Malaga I toured Andalucia, visited Granada, Gibraltar, Expo 1992 in Seville and sampled the AVE high speed train between Seville and Cordoba (with a slower local service coming back). Not sure if I will ever use Brittany Ferries to Spain again, their fares have become crazy expensive compared with flying. Shame.

@user-noZTrains001 Ай бұрын

I loved it and want to do it now. Thank you.

@PedalForward Ай бұрын

Great video, thanks! It inspires me to take this trip myself. Nice to see that the ferry is powered by LNG. The Bay of Biscay is surprisingly calm - in which month did you film this?

@vandodasilvacamargo1511 Ай бұрын

Saudade desses vídeos 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@cotochris Ай бұрын

I use to use this ferry in the 80's and 90's, we named it Vomiting Venus because the initial feeries did not have stabilizers and the Bay of Biscay in the winter is not pleasant. Once had to hove-to in a strong storm and a 24hr trip took over 40 hours. I stopped using it as it was far cheaper driving though France and get local channel ferry than this one. Still, a nice way to travel and recomend it, nut be caitiopus in the winter if you don't have sea legs :)

@saltaireorangebicyclechopp8555 Ай бұрын

Plaza Mayor. 😂 Loved the vid, top quality. 👍

@NG-ew9bk Ай бұрын

I did this trip in 1991, really enoyed it, must do it again

@akoska Ай бұрын

Great video please!😀❤❤❤

@fakerating Ай бұрын

Great video!

@Floortile Ай бұрын

Excellent and informative video. One nitpick - a trap so many fall into - is that the food and drink at breakfast is NOT complimentary; you have paid for it, realistically speaking, with your ticket purchase. You (and others) should note that breakfast ‘is included.’ (If it was truly ‘complimentary’ the ferry company’s shareholders would swiftly have something to say about that!). Sorry to be a pedant!

@seat61 Ай бұрын

I’m fully aware of that - just not fussed! Complimentary sounds nicer 😊

@Nooticus Ай бұрын

Its not a trap 😂 thats what complimentary anything always means… (apart from the words use in maths or science contexts)

@caroolinafonseca 11 күн бұрын

Hi! Did you book the c-club loung? If so, was it worth the £83pp fee? Did you find the prices without the all inclusive expensive? Thanks for the video!

@seat61 11 күн бұрын

I booked a Club Cabin, so it was included. It depends how much £83 is to you. You could eat all your meals in there for the whole the trip in which case it justifies the cost versus paying in the restaurants for 2 breakfasts, lunch and dinner. But I preferred the food choice & quality in the Azul restaurant - so if I had to choose I'd spend my money on each meal in the restaurant not the lounge.

@1292liam 4 күн бұрын

Good question. I think Id like to do the exact journey he did/ or rather, the exact cabin booking, with whatever was included. I think I will go this way, when I visit Portugal next ..and/ or Galicia.

@keiththomas6861 Ай бұрын

good vlog thanks

@neilwilliams7479 Ай бұрын

Thank you the ferry trip to Spain is one always wanted to do. Now it seems the mini-cruises that used to be available are not now. So will take EasyJet to Bilbao in September sadly buy hell of a lot cheaper

@CarlosAlberto-ii1li Ай бұрын

Looks very good, excellent aspect of all food except that I am never in favour of all food being open to human elements, at least have transparent covering over it.

@cherylsemrau7100 Ай бұрын

Lovely. Was there a store on the ferry? Have you tried Japanese ferries?

@mick-km4oc Ай бұрын

good vid you went exactly a week after us only downside was the painful nigh on 6 hours wait for the 1420 train...

@seat61 Ай бұрын

Indeed! No hotel wanted to sell me a day room for 5h, i had lots of coffee in both the FEVE cafe and the mainline cafe!

@samtrak1204 Ай бұрын

What was that delicious looking meal at Ship & Castle?

@richardstreet7518 Ай бұрын

Slow boat... not a patch on when the Pont Aven ferry did it in 24 hrs..

@mikemainer3009 Ай бұрын

Noticed the Aliva train does a very poor job in aligning the seats with the windows. Hopefully you provided some tips on your website so as avoid having to be stuck in a seat with only a "view" of the bulkhead.

@tonyhollis1506 Ай бұрын

Out of interest, how reliable/quick was the wifi that you paid for? Love the videos

@seat61 Ай бұрын

Pretty good. No probs with large picture tweets or even video tweets or browsing. Didn’t try streaming video.

@croberts709 Ай бұрын

Such a calm Bay of Biscay. You lucked out! Maybe I missed it but how did you get from the ship to the center of town? I saw you were on a bus, did the ferry line provide that, or were you on a public bus from the terminal? Thanks.

@davidwebb4904 Ай бұрын

Walked. Its right there.

@seat61 Ай бұрын

The transfer bus was ferry car deck to terminal building. It’s a 6 minute walk ferry terminal to station.

@apaul9776 Ай бұрын

Excellent video, though judging by the size of those meals, are you now The Man in Seat 61 and 62?

@albertsmyth9616 Ай бұрын

I was thinking exactly that! Jokes aside, a most informative video and takes a lot of the guesswork out of this route. 👍

@apaul9776 Ай бұрын

@@albertsmyth9616 Yes, a very informative video. Makes the trip look pretty tempting... (But what about the Bay of Biscay and its reputation, says a voice in my head...)

@franciscobermejo1779 Ай бұрын

Another great one! What did you think of the ride quality of the Talgo? There's so much talk about those shared bogies/wheels...

@seat61 Ай бұрын

It was actually fine.

@adrianburn7178 Ай бұрын

Looks like a relaxing journey. How much did it cost?

@seat61 Ай бұрын

It’s on www.seat61.com/ferry-to-spain.htm

@Nooticus Ай бұрын

Very nice video. Im pretty surprised that the ferry to Spain still operates far after all ferries to Scandinavia were permanently suspended. I expect one day we will be an island with no ferries!!

@imsbvs Ай бұрын

Will always be the tunnel, and ferry services to Calais - for the freight traffic anyway!

@dackesjulag Ай бұрын

How much does it roughly cost inc cabin and how long does the crossing take please

@petercharnley7138 Ай бұрын

There's a very detailed run through of the cost on the link he put up mate. I reckon it's between £/€250-300

@dackesjulag Ай бұрын

@@petercharnley7138 thanks 👍🏻

@seat61 Ай бұрын

It’s all on www.seat61.com/ferry-to-spain.htm

@dackesjulag Ай бұрын

@@seat61 thanks

@robmurphy6077 Ай бұрын

You won’t go hungry

@Alexriga Ай бұрын

Would be nice to mention the price.

@seat61 Ай бұрын

I never show prices in a video as videos cannot be edited once uploaded - prices go out of date in a year when the video might be current for 5+ years. But I give a link to my website which shows prices in the description. www.seat61.com/ferry-to-spain.htm

@Alexriga Ай бұрын

@@seat61 Thanks for answer.

@akoska Ай бұрын

@@seat61Mr Smith! What is The seat61 at all please? What does that website work with?

@user-mu1kn5xe6u Ай бұрын

Great video.Could you post the prices?

@seat61 Ай бұрын

Prices are in the link, where they can be edited as necessary: www.seat61.com/ferry-to-spain.htm#How_much_does_it_cost

@user-mu1kn5xe6u Ай бұрын

@@seat61 Good man.Thanks a lot.

@samtrak1204 Ай бұрын

Does the ferry ever stike the dolphins?

@1292liam 4 күн бұрын

it wouldn't - they are too intelligent / fast, for that to happen. They've appeared, to check out the big ship, in their ocean

@evazampa1237 Ай бұрын

@tangatoto362 Ай бұрын

Greetings from far away (🇦🇺🦘) , thanks for the excellent video. Having experienced numerous functional but forgettable ferry trips from the UK, we expected our Brittany Ferry journey a few years ago to be the same but, oh no, it was as excellent as you’ve show. The holiday very much started upon boarding. Being French, we shouldn’t have been surprised at just how fab the grub was. Happy travels 😎