Driving Questions

[dsneygirl]

Dh and I are probably driving for our October trip and I have a few questions. Anyone have the exact milleage from their last trip. Maybe from the border via I 79 through to I95?

Also anyone have an estimate on what they spent on gas? We have a full size sedan usually a full tank gets me a little more than 500k on the highway.

Thanks

 

[DSNY FN]

We took my moms minivan in 2001 and we filled up every 500K and that was roughly at half a tank. It ranged from 10.00 US to 5 dollars US in Valdosta it was cheap gas there at 79 cents a gallon. We travelled at about 110KPH hope this helps. This was also going 401 to I75 from London to Disney

 

[DisneyLisa]

According to our trip log from last year it was 2022 kms from the Lewiston Bridge to WDW. I was driving a 2002 Pontiac Montana and spent approximately $285 in gas for the whole trip (including shopping trips, etc. in Orlando but excluding gas used to get from Ottawa to Waterloo where I picked up a friend who came with us...that added another 1000 km and extra gas onto our whole trip). We payed anywhere from $1.195/gal in Georgia to $1.669/gal in Florida last year. Hope this helps you with your budgeting.

 

[wee-haggis]

Hate to be a downer on you but the price of gas has increased dramatically in the US and I think you will find the 2002 prices a bit off.
With all these cut-throat prices being issued by the likes of Air Transat (from $59+taxes each way thru December and in October Jetsgo offering similar)I think it might make sense to look at flying and renting a car .You can also save a couple of valuable days that can be used in WDW instead of driving....as well as the wear and tear on your car engine... and your brain!

 

[dsneygirl]

Originally our plan was to fly but there were no good fares for the time we were going (we usually fly from Buffalo). The kicker about the $59 sale is that the taxes are $187 so that means its now over $300 a person.

Also we are camping this trip which is the biggest reason we are driving.

I appreciate all the feedback so keep it coming.

 

[DisFan2]

Driving is the ONLY way to go! (Particularly if you have a fear of flying, or in my case, a fear of dying in a plane crash). Shopping, seeing the sites, seeing the leaves turn from the local reds and oranges to greens to palms! The anticipation builds on a car trip in a way that flying just can't match. I love going in October, and feeling those warm balmy breezes when you hit North or South Carolina - can you beat Savannah, Georgia in the fall? Going from the defroster to a/c, listening to local radio... I envy you!

Gas prices are falling - by October, I'll bet you're into the 1.50 - 1.60/gallon range. And even if the gas price isn't in the same lower range that it has been in recently, the HUGE rise in the CDN $ (almost 10 cents better than this time last year) more than makes up for it!

Need a navigator?

 

[emmalgin]

Just use

www.mapquest.com

It will chart the distance and direction to the km. I did it by postal codes/zip codes last week to Hilton Head and was very happy. They even estimate time including stops.

Basically It was 1600 km to Savannah.

 

[tigercat]

How do you get directions from a place in Ontario?
tigercat

 

[emmalgin]

Just go to directions and follow the instructions. Put in either the address/postal codes/zip codes.

Very simple.