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USA cross country

Last post 07-06-2009 12:31 PM by Mike Leco. 1 replies.
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  • 07-02-2009 7:51 AM

    • nairam
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    USA cross country

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    Hello first please excuse my english I'm from Romania. Me and my wife plan to visit USA at the end of from 25 april to 25 may 2010. We was close to do this this year but the financial crisis has stroke serious our budget. The next year we will do this for sure. I expect from you some advices regarding the expenses and what to do... first the expenses. and then the Route. I estimate this:

    Costs for one month in the period 25 april – 25 may 2010, for 2 person, to travel in USA

    Airline Tickets:

    Bucharest – Dulles Int’l Washington & San Francisco – Bucharest

    1800 Euro ~ 2286 USDRent a car for 30 days with full insurance = 2673 USDAccomodation 2 persons one room ~ 100 USD/ 1day x 30 days= 3000 USDDifferent expenses 100 USD/day x 30 days = 3000 USD

    Total estimated cost: 10959 USDMoney for emergency situations = 3000 USD

    Total need of money = 13959 USD

     Our Route:

    Flight from Bucharest to Washington DC Dulles Airport

    Arrival on 25 April 2010

    2 – 3 hours for custom formalities and pick up the reserved car 26, 27, 28 April
    Washington DC at the Best Western Rosslyn/Iwo Jima Hotel or similar, to visit:

    White House, Lincoln Memorial, National Cathedral, Georgetown, Vietnam Veterans Memorial etc.

    29 april

    Washington DC - New York

    375km which 362km on motorways

    30, 01, 2 may visiting New York

    To visit:

     

    03 may

    New York - Niagara Falls

    Time 06h58 which 06h40 on motorways

    Distance 664km which 656km on motorways

    04 May visiting Niagara Falls and sleaping arround

    05 may

    Niagara Falls – Chicago

    Time 09h40 which 09h15 on motorways

    Distance 893km which 879km on motorways

    06, 07, 08 may visiting Chicago

    To visit:

    09 may

    Chicago – Springfield

    Time 08h40 which 08h09 on motorways

    Distance 822km which 806km on motorways

     

    10 may

    Springfield – Amarillo

    Time 08h11 which 07h46 on motorways

    Distance 883km which 872km on motorways

    11 may going to

    Amarillo - Winslow

    Time 07h45 which 07h37 on motorways

    Distance 888km which 884km on motorways

     

    12 May

    Winslow – Grand Canyon - Las Vegas

    Time 08h20 which 03h30 on motorways

    Distance 694km which 375km on motorways

    13, 14 visiting Las Vegas

    To visit:

     

    15 may going to

    Las Vegas – Los Angeles

    Time 05h12 which 04h46 on motorways

    Distance 464km which 453km on motorways

    16, 17, 18 may visiting Los Angeles

    To visit:

    19 may going to

    Los Angeles – Yosemite National Park

    Time 07h24 which 04h20 on motorways

    Distance 572km which 382km on motorways

    20 may

    Yosemite National Park– San Francisco

    Time 04h22 which 01h22 on motorways

    Distance 309km which 119km on motorways

    21,22,23,24 May

    Visiting San Francisco

    To visit:

     

    25 May

    To the Airport

    In case of emergency we cancel some days from San Francisco

     

  • 07-06-2009 12:31 PM In reply to

    Re: USA cross country

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    I believe your itinerary and your expenses are reasonable. 

    Here are a few observations on your expenses:  If you rent a car in New York and leave it in San Francisco, the rental company will charge you a "drop-off fee".  That charge can be vey high, perhaps $500 to $1000 extra.  Make sure you check on the price of all the fees with the rental company.  You can find hotel rooms at $100 per night in most cities, but the price in New York City will probably be nearly $200 per night.  If you stay in hotels outside of the cities, you can sometimes find nice hotels for $75 or even $50 per night.  In the big cities near the center, they will usually be more expensive.

    Your itinerary is possible, but it will require much driving.  As you cross the Midwest, there will not be many interesting things to see, just long hours of driving through miles and miles of corn fields.  In the southwest, there is much to see, and you will not have time enough to see most of it.  Many people living in the US, would prefer to rent a car in the East, drive around and see the attractions, then take an airplane to the West, rent another car, and drive around to see the attractions.  This is usually less expensive and less tiring, plus it allows more time to see the interesting attractions.
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