Add them to your notes or bump the food/extras figure. This tool focuses on fuel, hotel, and food.

Can I plan a round trip?

Enter the full round-trip distance, or run the calculator twice for each leg.

What if I camp instead of hotels?

Set hotel to the camp fee and nights to match, or zero them out.

Road Trip Cost is built around driving fuel plus hotel and food. Trip Cost is a simpler total of transport, lodging, food, and extras.

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Road Trip Cost Calculator

Combine fuel, lodging, and food for a road-trip budget.

Distance (mi)

mpg

Fuel price / gal

Hotel nights

Hotel / night

Food / day

Days

Results update as you type.

Last updated 3 October 2026

Enter distance, mpg, fuel price, hotel nights and rate, daily food, and trip days. The result totals fuel, lodging, food, and the grand total.

fuel cost = (distance ÷ mpg) × fuel price
lodging = nights × hotel
food = food per day × days
total = fuel + lodging + food

600 mi at 30 mpg and $3/gal, 2 hotel nights at $100, food $50/day for 3 days → fuel $60 + lodging $200 + food $150 = $410.

Fuel economy is treated as constant.
Tolls, parking, and attractions are not included unless you fold them into food or another line mentally.

Where do tolls go?: Add them to your notes or bump the food/extras figure. This tool focuses on fuel, hotel, and food.
Can I plan a round trip?: Enter the full round-trip distance, or run the calculator twice for each leg.
What if I camp instead of hotels?: Set hotel to the camp fee and nights to match, or zero them out.
How is this different from Trip Cost?: Road Trip Cost is built around driving fuel plus hotel and food. Trip Cost is a simpler total of transport, lodging, food, and extras.