17 Oct 2009 8:45 AM:

Everytime I have done Bilbao - Benidorm it has been towing a large caravan and I have managed it the journny in around 10 hours.  However that is by driving at about 60 mph when in really the speed limit with a caravan in Spain is 47 mph. The thing is the roads are so quiet away from the big cities and the police are so scarce that it is quite easy to do.  I have a friend who did the journey in his car and it took him 7 hours.

As for the Madrid route the distance is about 30 miles shorter but I really din't want to get involved with the Madrid ring road system with a big caravan.  The way I go you only have to negotiate three awkward junctions, one in Zaragoza and two around Valencia.  The trip is actually a real pleasure.

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15 Oct 2009 10:48 AM:

I have done Portsmouth-Bilbao a few times and although a bit pricey it is well worth it.  From Bilbao I take the route towards Logrono then on to Zaragoza.  From there take the new dual carriageway that opened last year all the way to Valencia and then the coastal motorway to Benidorm, or wherever you are staying.  The roads are good with plenty of petrol sations either on the main road or just off.  The tolls are about 35 Euros.  Bilbao to Benidorm is 484 miles.

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