You want to be prepared for everything, but you also don’t want to weigh yourself down. Just because you’re on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t be a little bougie. If we’re feeling fancy ,we’ll get a whole selection of meats and cheese and make charcuterie boards to-go.
We keep ours stocked with sandwich fixings, protein bars, and water. It may seem like sacrilege to not be seeking out “the best thing to eat in ,” but whittling your list down to the absolute can’t-miss spots will be lighter on your wallet. Driving from New York to Washington, DC, for example, can cost as much as $35 in tolls-each way.ĭining out can be one of the biggest money sucks. It never adds that much extra time and you can score substantial savings. Turning off toll roads has been another money saver. When you get up to places like Montana, where the speed limit is 80 mph, you’ll see how quickly your tank drains. Speeding can lower your fuel economy by as much as 40%. Also, driving the speed limit will help you stretch your gas-not to mention, it’s kind of the law. We’ve found price differences for as much as $1 a gallon, which really does add up over time. We love using GasBuddy, which maps out the gas prices in the area, allowing you to score the cheaper gas.
Don't plan to cross the country in six days if you can only handle four hours of driving at a time.Ī few more ways to save money on a road trip Everyone's tolerance for driving is different, too you'll need to gauge your threshold. Sometimes following an itinerary that is already crafted for you takes a lot of the guesswork out, which many people prefer. Did you know it’s only a 10-hour drive from New York to Detroit?Ī great resource is the book Road Trip USA, which highlights the country’s most scenic two-lane highways. You also may be surprised at how little time it actually takes to get from one place to the next. You may be surprised at how naturally a route forms. Start by making a list in Google Maps of all the places you want to see. For me, that meant Badlands National Park, Glacier National Park, the Colorado Rockies, and the Southwest-which dictated that we drive the northern route until northwestern Montana, and then pivot straight south through Wyoming and Colorado before turning west again and taking the southern route. The most important thing is to design the road trip around what inspires you. Personally I don’t like having to choose, so our road trip route incorporated a little bit of both. You’ll hear people talk about the “north” route, I-90 from Boston to Seattle, or the “south” route, I-10 from Jacksonville to Los Angeles.
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Planning the route: north, south, or a little of bothĪrguably the most important part of planning a cross-country roadtrip is deciding how to get from coast to coast. Get a little help from those who’ve blazed the trail before you: From trip planning to money-saving, here are some tips I’ve picked up along the road. Whether by RV, camper van, rental car, or whatever trusted chariot you’ve got sitting out in the driveway, pulling off a cross-country road trip is incredibly rewarding-but it does take work. For many of us, remote work has left the door wide open for new methods (and longer timelines) for exploration. Road trips have always been part of America’s DNA, and despite skyrocketing gas prices, there’s still never been a better time to see just what those amber waves of grain are all about. And with zero urgency to stop anytime soon, it’s safe to say this extended road trip has turned into, well, a lifestyle. At the very best, it would be the trip of a lifetime.įour months later, we’ve only just reached California. When my partner and I packed up and left New York City for a cross-country road trip, I knew it was going to be, at the very least, fun.
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