Originally Posted by
MarLim
You don't say where in France you pick up the wine and where in Austria you want to deliver it. But why passing through Switzerland and not going through Germany, where you don't have all the hassles with customs? Even assuming that you want to go from Mulhouse to Bregenz, you will probably not loose more than 1 hour by going through Germany.
Ah, now this is interesting. Are you suggesting to go via Freiburg-Überlingen-Friedrichshafen? Google Maps claims this only takes 30 mins longer than via Basel-Zürich-St.Gallen. Impressive if it's true! How are the roads and how is the traffic? FWIW we'd be travelling on a Sunday.
Last time I avoided Switzerland I was coming back from Champagne and from that far North I went via Karlsruhe-Stuttgart-Munich. That's
definitely the long way round
I'm a bit nervous about weekend traffic at the moment as there have been horrendous tailbacks (both in and out of Austria) at the weekends due to all the skiers...