Hi we arrive in San Francisco on the 12th Oct and fly out of New york on the 23rd Nov.
Places we definately want to go are
san fran
Rocky Mountains
Grnad Canyon
El paso ( or somewhere northern mexico)
Texas (probably austin or Houston )
New orleans
Nashville
Chicago
Naiagra Falls
philladelpia
new york
we are also open to possibly Florida but its not a must.
Need advice on what you think best mode of transport would be with not a huge budget-around 200-250 pounds per week (roughly $400-450 US$)
but that has to include transport, accomodation, food etc
I know we dont have long but this is all we have to work with so really need any advice/help/suggestions you may have !!
Thanks
Reply to this You can rent a car between US$25-35/day, if you stay in cheap motels, like motel 6, thats about US#40-50/night. Gas is way cheaper here than in the UK also.
In my opinion, traveling by bus is awful, there are alot of homeless people on them & they're sooo slow. I would rent a car, then you can travel at your leisure, plus you'll get to see so much more. If you cant afford a car the whole time, then try riding the bus between some destinations and renting a car for others.
To save on food, you should buy food at the grocery stores. It will last you so much longer, and is healthier anyways.
Have a good trip!!
Dana
Reply to this Thanks for your help!
We were looking at some internal flights too and think this may work out a bit cheaper to get across the larger parts of the country that we are not too bothered about missing ( although we would like to see it al-our time frame does not allow it)
Looking at our sugested route, which parts would you recommend gettnig a flight or a bus and which do you think driving would be the best option?
We have checked out car rental prices for the whole 6 weeks and our budget wont allow for it so we would probably rent for one 2 week period.
Any suggestions?
Reply to this For internal flights, I would say fly either from Nashville to New York, or skip New Orleans(unless you go during an event its not that great) and fly from Houston to Nashville. Taking a bus from the Grand Canyon to Texas wouldnt be that bad. It's just a straight, very long road in the desert.
Your stops are good choices, you'll get to meet all kinds of people with all different accents
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