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Trip budget

Move the sliders for days and travellers, pick a style, say whether you drive: the estimate updates line by line, flights excluded.

What will my trip cost?

Style
  • Accommodation1 room × 13 nights$2,860
  • Food & drink$80 per person per day$2,240
  • Activities & toursmuseums, tours, shows$980
  • Car rental + gasinsurance included, ~$25 gas a day$1,330
  • Park passAmerica the Beautiful, per car$250
  • Travel insurancemedical cover, roughly$126

Estimated total, excluding flights

$7,786

$278 per person per day

Averages for 2026 including taxes and tips. New York, San Francisco and Hawaii run 30–50% higher; the rural West and the South, lower.

How it works

The model uses daily averages for 2026, taxes and tips included: a room per two travellers, food and activities per person, and for a road trip a rental car with about $25 of gas a day plus the annual park pass.

It is an order of magnitude, not a quote. New York, San Francisco and Hawaii run 30–50% higher; the rural West and the South, lower.

The full explanation, with the rules and the examples, is in our guide: Budget.

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