What is the best way, most economical way to travel from Southern England to the Netherlands by car?
This all depends on how much driving you are prepared to do. The most direct route across sea from Southern England to Holland would be the Harwich to Hook of Holland ferry. If you are prepared to drive more and spend less on public transport then you may be better off with a short crossing to France. I myself would use Harwich-Hook of Holland as I enjoy travelling across the sea and find it a lot more relaxing than driving.
Willeke has given you all the options so I won’t repeat that, but can give you the personal experience of “by car”(I have two youngsters so it is sometimes tough as well) Basically ferry-wise, the Harwich<>Hoek of Holland crossing costs an arm and a leg and is a slow crossing now that they have done away with the fastcrafts (too expensive to run because of the fuel price). It is more expensive per mile/km to go by ferry than drive. So if you want the most economical route then look to Dover-Calais From Dover-Calais, you have the tunnel, but this is also much more expensive than the ferries even when you book well in advance. So look at the ferry crossings with Norfolk Lines and P&O. There is not much price difference between them (being direct competitors) and they run different “special deals” so one week the one is cheaper and the other week the next is cheaper. I have used both many times and the service & crossing is essentially the same. Accessibility is decent on board and you ca
