Cheap road trips
Cheapest US Road Trips Under $25 in Gas
Looking for an affordable weekend escape? These short drives — all under 200 miles — typically cost between $10 and $25 in gas one way for a 28 MPG sedan at $3.45/gal. Perfect for day trips, food tours, or beach runs.
Routes (90)
Jump to all 90 routesNew York, NY → Newark, NJ
10 mi · 0.2 h
San Francisco, CA → Oakland, CA
10 mi · 0.2 h
Minneapolis, MN → St. Paul, MN
11 mi · 0.2 h
Los Angeles, CA → Long Beach, CA
23 mi · 0.4 h
Denver, CO → Boulder, CO
28 mi · 0.5 h
Flagstaff, AZ → Sedona, AZ
28 mi · 0.5 h
Philadelphia, PA → Wilmington, DE
29 mi · 0.5 h
Miami, FL → Fort Lauderdale, FL
30 mi · 0.5 h
Seattle, WA → Tacoma, WA
30 mi · 0.5 h
Dallas, TX → Fort Worth, TX
36 mi · 0.6 h
Washington, DC → Baltimore, MD
41 mi · 0.7 h
Detroit, MI → Ann Arbor, MI
42 mi · 0.7 h
Oakland, CA → San Jose, CA
45 mi · 0.7 h
Salt Lake City, UT → Provo, UT
46 mi · 0.7 h
Boston, MA → Providence, RI
49 mi · 0.8 h
San Francisco, CA → San Jose, CA
49 mi · 0.8 h
Toledo, OH → Ann Arbor, MI
52 mi · 0.8 h
Boston, MA → Manchester, NH
57 mi · 0.9 h
Omaha, NE → Lincoln, NE
59 mi · 1.0 h
San Jose, CA → Monterey, CA
60 mi · 1.0 h
Pensacola, FL → Mobile, AL
62 mi · 1.0 h
Toledo, OH → Detroit, MI
63 mi · 1.0 h
Philadelphia, PA → Atlantic City, NJ
67 mi · 1.1 h
Albuquerque, NM → Santa Fe, NM
69 mi · 1.1 h
Kansas City, MO → Topeka, KS
70 mi · 1.1 h
Denver, CO → Colorado Springs, CO
75 mi · 1.2 h
Baltimore, MD → Wilmington, DE
76 mi · 1.2 h
Hartford, CT → Providence, RI
77 mi · 1.2 h
Atlantic City, NJ → Wilmington, DE
77 mi · 1.2 h
Augusta, GA → Columbia, SC
77 mi · 1.2 h
More routes (60)
Myrtle Beach, SC → Wilmington, NC
78 mi · 1.3 h
Buffalo, NY → Rochester, NY
79 mi · 1.3 h
Austin, TX → San Antonio, TX
80 mi · 1.4 h
Sacramento, CA → Oakland, CA
81 mi · 1.3 h
Baltimore, MD → Harrisburg, PA
82 mi · 1.3 h
Louisville, KY → Lexington, KY
83 mi · 1.3 h
Orlando, FL → Tampa, FL
84 mi · 1.4 h
Lexington, KY → Cincinnati, OH
86 mi · 1.4 h
Rochester, NY → Syracuse, NY
87 mi · 1.4 h
Philadelphia, PA → Newark, NJ
89 mi · 1.4 h
Chattanooga, TN → Huntsville, AL
89 mi · 1.4 h
New Orleans, LA → Baton Rouge, LA
89 mi · 1.4 h
Milwaukee, WI → Madison, WI
89 mi · 1.4 h
San Francisco, CA → Sacramento, CA
89 mi · 1.4 h
Portland, ME → Manchester, NH
90 mi · 1.5 h
Bakersfield, CA → Santa Barbara, CA
90 mi · 1.5 h
Harrisburg, PA → Wilmington, DE
94 mi · 1.5 h
Seattle, WA → Bellingham, WA
94 mi · 1.5 h
New York, NY → Philadelphia, PA
95 mi · 2.0 h
Providence, RI → Manchester, NH
95 mi · 1.5 h
Asheville, NC → Knoxville, TN
95 mi · 1.5 h
Chicago, IL → Milwaukee, WI
96 mi · 1.5 h
Boulder, CO → Cheyenne, WY
96 mi · 1.5 h
Albany, NY → Hartford, CT
98 mi · 1.6 h
Savannah, GA → Charleston, SC
98 mi · 1.6 h
Fort Worth, TX → Waco, TX
99 mi · 1.6 h
Birmingham, AL → Montgomery, AL
100 mi · 1.6 h
Birmingham, AL → Huntsville, AL
100 mi · 1.6 h
Colorado Springs, CO → Boulder, CO
100 mi · 1.6 h
San Diego, CA → Palm Springs, CA
100 mi · 1.6 h
Columbia, SC → Charlotte, NC
101 mi · 1.6 h
San Francisco, CA → Monterey, CA
101 mi · 1.6 h
Oakland, CA → Monterey, CA
101 mi · 1.6 h
Charleston, SC → Myrtle Beach, SC
103 mi · 1.7 h
Dallas, TX → Waco, TX
103 mi · 1.7 h
Los Angeles, CA → Santa Barbara, CA
103 mi · 1.7 h
Sacramento, CA → San Jose, CA
104 mi · 1.7 h
Eugene, OR → Bend, OR
104 mi · 1.7 h
Philadelphia, PA → Baltimore, MD
105 mi · 1.7 h
Louisville, KY → Cincinnati, OH
106 mi · 1.7 h
Newark, NJ → Scranton, PA
107 mi · 1.7 h
Boston, MA → Hartford, CT
109 mi · 1.8 h
Philadelphia, PA → Harrisburg, PA
110 mi · 1.8 h
Richmond, VA → Virginia Beach, VA
110 mi · 1.8 h
Washington, DC → Harrisburg, PA
111 mi · 1.8 h
San Diego, CA → Long Beach, CA
111 mi · 1.8 h
Long Beach, CA → Palm Springs, CA
111 mi · 1.8 h
Austin, TX → Waco, TX
112 mi · 1.8 h
New York, NY → Atlantic City, NJ
113 mi · 1.8 h
Washington, DC → Richmond, VA
114 mi · 1.8 h
Newark, NJ → Atlantic City, NJ
114 mi · 1.8 h
Cleveland, OH → Toledo, OH
115 mi · 1.9 h
Oklahoma City, OK → Tulsa, OK
115 mi · 1.9 h
Denver, CO → Cheyenne, WY
115 mi · 1.9 h
Phoenix, AZ → Tucson, AZ
115 mi · 1.8 h
Long Beach, CA → Santa Barbara, CA
115 mi · 1.9 h
New York, NY → Scranton, PA
116 mi · 1.9 h
Boston, MA → Portland, ME
116 mi · 1.9 h
Washington, DC → Wilmington, DE
116 mi · 1.9 h
Los Angeles, CA → Palm Springs, CA
116 mi · 1.9 h