Enter your trip distance, fuel efficiency, gas price, and estimated costs for tolls, food, and lodging to get a complete road trip cost breakdown. You'll see your total fuel cost, per-person cost, and a full expense summary so you can budget your journey before you leave the driveway.
Total Trip Cost
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Fuel Cost
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Fuel Used
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Toll Costs
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Food Costs
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Lodging Costs
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Cost Per Person
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Total Distance
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Enter your trip distance, your vehicle's fuel efficiency, and the current gas price. Then add optional costs for tolls, food, lodging, and other expenses. The calculator combines all these inputs to give you a complete cost breakdown including total trip cost and cost per person.
In the US, miles per gallon (mpg) is the standard. If you're traveling in Canada or Europe, liters per 100 km (L/100km) or km per liter may be more familiar. Choose whichever unit matches your vehicle's spec sheet or dashboard display. The calculator converts automatically.
Check today's average gas prices at sites like AAA or GasBuddy, then enter that price along with your vehicle's MPG and total trip distance. The calculator divides the distance by your fuel efficiency to find gallons needed, then multiplies by the gas price.
Yes. Select 'Round trip' from the trip type dropdown and the calculator will automatically double the distance — and therefore the fuel cost — while keeping your per-day food and lodging costs tied to the number of days you enter.
The biggest factors are trip distance, your vehicle's fuel efficiency, and local gas prices. Beyond fuel, tolls (especially on East Coast and Midwest interstates), lodging, and food quickly add up. Driving a more fuel-efficient vehicle or carpooling with more passengers significantly reduces per-person costs.
Keep your tires properly inflated, avoid aggressive acceleration and hard braking, and use cruise control on highways to maintain steady speeds. Comparing gas prices along your route using apps like GasBuddy can also save several dollars per fill-up over a long journey.
Toll costs vary widely by route and vehicle type. Use a toll estimator tool like TollGuru or your state's turnpike website to get an accurate estimate, then enter that total in the 'Toll Costs' field. E-ZPass and other transponders often offer discounts over cash tolls.
The per-person cost is calculated by dividing the total trip cost by the number of passengers you enter. It assumes all costs (fuel, tolls, lodging, food, other) are split equally. If travelers have different budgets for food or lodging, adjust those individual fields to match your actual plan.