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Road Trip Gas Cost Calculator: Estimate Your US Trip with This Week's Prices

Tool · Fuel costEIA 2026-11-02

Enter the distance, pick a car and a region, and see how much gas you'll need, what it will cost and the cost per person, using weekly prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Works for EVs too.

Car fuel economy figures are rough typical values. Use your rental's actual numbers.

This week's prices

2026-11-02
California$5.75/gal$1.52/L
West Coast (CA, NV, AZ and more)$5.30/gal$1.40/L
Rocky Mountains (UT, CO and more)$4.21/gal$1.11/L
US average$4.15/gal$1.10/L

Prices are EIA's average retail prices for the week of 2026-11-02, taxes included. Prices vary a lot by station and are usually higher in national parks and remote areas.

Data source

Gas prices: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) weekly retail prices, public U.S. government data, updated weekly.