Plan Every Part of Your Next Road Trip

Gas prices swing by the week, drive times depend on more than just distance, and it’s easy to lose track of a time zone somewhere along a long route. These four tools are built to answer the practical questions that come up before, during, and after a drive, what it’ll cost, how long it’ll actually take, what time you’ll arrive, and whether your car is running the way it should.

Which Calculator Should I Use?

Trying to budget for an upcoming drive? Start with the Fuel Cost Calculator , enter your distance, vehicle type, and local gas price to see what the trip will cost before you leave.

Not sure if you’ll make it there in a day? The Trip Time Calculator factors in your realistic driving pace and however many stops you’re planning, so you get a total that accounts for more than just miles divided by speed.

Driving somewhere that crosses a time zone? The Time Zone Calculator shows the local time at your destination and how far apart the two zones are, including the handful of places along the way that skip daylight saving time entirely.

Just got back and want to know what mileage you actually got? The MPG Calculator compares your real fuel use against your vehicle’s rated figure, since window-sticker numbers rarely match real-world driving.

Every calculator here runs on the numbers you enter, your distance, your local gas price, your vehicle’s actual mileage, rather than a national average, since those figures can vary a lot depending on where you’re driving and what you’re driving. Run the numbers again closer to your trip date if prices or conditions have changed since you last checked.