How to get there?

If we consider that this is a motorcycle trip, then there are a few options.

1. I can ride all the way there and back - Eurotunnel and/or short ferry
2. I can take the Brittany Ferry one way and ride the other way
3. I can send the bike on a truck and fly down to collect it possibly ride back

I have to admit the third option only appeared after I had read an article this afternoon where some guys packed their bikes up with a specialist transport company, then they flew and met the bikes and  as they were "professionals" they left the truck to bring the bikes back and the flew home.  Possibly not for me, but worth pricing up?

"But" I hear you say, riding is the point of a bike/motorcycle trip. And you would be right.

So I have been mostly looking at options 1 and 2.  

1. The return trip is in the environs of 1800 miles from the Eurotunnel terminal at Calais to Motorland. On top of that will be all the wrong turns and detours en-route to get to petrol and to hotels. On top of that there will be petrol getting to and from the circuit on practice/qualifying day and race day. Eurotunnel is 6 miles from my house.  So the petrol budget would need to be about £200.  I'd estimate two stops on the way down and two on the way back. A total of 7 nights in paid accommodation @ say £50 a night. plus food.
   
   
2. The Brittany ferry with a bike, rider and the cabin would be around £375 one way. Accommodation included. Depending on when it sails and arrives in Spain there may be an additional hotel needed on top of the three nights near the circuit. Bilbao is 275 miles to the circuit (£20 in petrol?)  Maybe a lot more to a hotel. The ride home another 900 miles so that's £100 in fuel. That could mean six nights in hotels at the same £50 a pop.

I'll look at option 3 another time. Looking at the above it does make the long ferry and ride one way look a lot more expensive.  But it does include a cruise!

It looks like there is a lot to be considered.