How to plan a road trip itinerary without packing in too much driving

“Planning a trip to Fuji can be a great challange and a big consumer of time, pacience and eat out the enjoyment of visiting the place.”source ↗

“The processes of choosing a rental car company was itself a pain in the ***”source ↗

“Work is flying me to Chicago next week (land Monday night) and I have a short window for some sightseeing, from Tuesday morning until approx 5pm when my conference starts.”source ↗

“Obviously way too short!! But I’ll make the most of what I can, any recommendations are super appreciated :)”source ↗

“I would love to have someone look over the itinerary I've made for us and give some suggestions. In particular, I'd love some suggestions for more spots a local would hit that might not come up on Google, especially with food.”source ↗

“So we are now trying to scramble and plan a trip with a week and a half of notice.”source ↗

“We are in need of help to have a successful last minute trip.”source ↗

“Any other advice is welcome, we need the help!”source ↗

“Is this too much to pack in / any recommendations on any locations I'm missing for my first trip?”source ↗

“I’m planning to visit Argentina for about 10 days in Feb 2027, but I’m not sure where I should go, and hence would be grateful for your help!”source ↗

“I know Argentina is a big country, and 10 days won’t be enough for me to do all the highlights at all.”source ↗

“If I wanna visit El Chalten and El Calafate, is it possible to visit somewhere else in the same trip? If yes, would you recommend visiting Bueno Aires + Colonia del Sacramento, Ushuaia, or Iguazu Falls?”source ↗

“Where in Central America would you visit for 10 days with a 2 year old and 4 year old in January?”source ↗

“Need suggestions for 8-day Spain itinerary”source ↗

“Hello everyone! I am planning a trip to France for October 3-11! I am very excited to go with my husband for the very first time! I have a very loose plan in mind as of now and need advice/suggestions.”source ↗

“So I am torn on whether we should take an extra day here to enjoy in the Riviera or we should make our way up for an extra day in Provence.”source ↗

“My wife, our 3-year-old, our 1-year-old, and I will be traveling to Japan for 26 days from April into May. We’ll be flying into Tokyo and would love some help planning an itinerary that works well with two young kids.”source ↗

“This feels very rushed to me.”source ↗

“Trip starts off well....then descends into madness.”source ↗

“Then the wheels come off your plan.”source ↗

“Paris to Munich? Not an easy jump. Then it gets worse.....Munich to Milan? Why Milan? Going way out of way to hit Milan makes no sense.”source ↗

“To me 8 days, including travel, seems very hushed for an international trip”source ↗

“how do you figure out what to do each day? Do you go to new places and figure out what you want to do when you’re there? Or do you have an idea or what you want to do already?”source ↗

“Wife and I are thinking of doing a last minute trip to Spain around mid October or early November this year.”source ↗

“Where could be some good cities to visit loosely based on this trip idea? Alternatively, I'm curious also about heading north from Barcelona to see San Sebastian too.”source ↗

“I know we can't see everything in 12 days, but the options are overwhelming.”source ↗

“Do we stay in Zermatt instead of just doing a day trip? Do we try to spend a few nights on the French boarder and eat our weight in cheese and chocolate? Do we go east and try to take a train into northern Italy?”source ↗

“We were thinking about going to Hokkaido since lots of people go there during winter but we're a bit afraid it's too far from Tokyo and we won't be able to see a lot of different things there, also traveling with train can be quite expensive.”source ↗

“Day 8. ????? Help me out guys”source ↗

“I've put together a very loose itinerary, but I'm unsure whether it's too much for 8 days or whether there are better places we should be visiting instead.”source ↗

“We'd rather see fewer places properly than spend the whole trip driving around.”source ↗

“this is for next week so finalizing plans kind of late.”source ↗

“First time visiting LA! We’ll be staying in Redondo Beach for about a week with a rental car, then driving to Las Vegas.”source ↗

“Trying to group things together to avoid spending the whole trip in traffic. Does this look realistic?”source ↗

“Is this too much driving from Redondo or is it reasonable? Would you change the order, drop anything, or add any first-time LA must-sees?”source ↗

“We want to rent a car but are not sure how to structure the itinerary in a way that doesn't get too tight.”source ↗

“I know there will be a bit of driving and I don't have a sense of whether it will make the itinerary too packed. So would really appreciate input here.”source ↗

“Hey guys, I’m traveling to Cancun for 16 nights for the winter holidays. I’m wondering what are the best places to stay or visit.”source ↗

“Does this sound good? Also what are some good day trips for these places, besides the obvious Chichen Itza? Also what would be the best place to spend New Year’s Eve? Also is there a good midpoint to visit between Merida and Tulum besides Valladolid?”source ↗

“10/10 - brutal day...lets say you leave Oakland at 9am, you get to Yosemite by 2? Leave Yosemite at 8? Hotel in Bishop by 10pm?”source ↗

“That’s… a lot of driving. Have you mapped it out with road construction and other possible delays? Honestly sounds exhausting.”source ↗

“this is way too much for 7 days, you’ll spend most of it checking into hotels and driving between viewpoints instead of actually seeing anything”source ↗

“I have too many ideas about what we could do and would appreciate any input from those who have been to markets there.”source ↗

“Where’s the best location for Abel Tasman?”source ↗

“Is a stop needed between Fox Glacier and Wanaka?”source ↗

“My parents are watching the kids so can't really push it unfortunately”source ↗

“I have booked a two way ticket to Amsterdam and would like to do a road trip. have 10 days and plan to visit three countries with just one city as a focus! is this doable ? which city would you guys suggest?”source ↗

“Thanks so much. I really struggle with the nap temptation. The flight to Tokyo would land at 5pm local time, so I could theoretically go find some food and push through to a respectable 9pm bedtime?”source ↗

“I’m finalizing my Turkey itinerary for this October and could really use some input from those who have been.”source ↗

“Should I rent a car for Istanbul, or is it too chaotic?”source ↗

“How do I book a good one without getting scammed or overpaying?”source ↗

“I’ve put together an itinerary for my 9 full days in Saudi Arabia, and I’d like to ask whether you think the time is well balanced between the different stops.”source ↗

“After Al Ula, I’m very undecided about whether to fly to Riyadh or keep the car and head north to Wadi Al Disah, then return along the west coast, stopping at places like Umluj and Yanbu.”source ↗

“Looking for a place maybe up to 3 hours from southern cook county Illinois to spend 3-4 days away from the house. My wife likes nature and strolling through shops.”source ↗

“Does this look good or would you change anything?”source ↗

“Edit: alternatively on Friday we could leave Saint-Tropez early and spend the day at the Verdon Gorge before driving to Nice. Would be a lot of driving but still possible I guess.”source ↗

“Porto needs MINIMUM 1 full day just to see all the sights. 2 full days are better though. Don’t do this to yourself please”source ↗

“You need 2 days **minimum**. Day trip is not enough.”source ↗

“Eventually I’ll need to get back to Lima in a day time span to fly home, what is the best way to go about this?”source ↗

“Affordable option is 23 hour travel time with 16 hour stop in Bogota.”source ↗

“I'm a little late to the planning, but I'm going to Albania in a few days.”source ↗

“Key consideration: I won't have a car, so I'll be depending on public transportation, which obviously doesn't give me as much freedom :/”source ↗

“8 nights is not that much, quality always better than quantity.”source ↗

“I could use some help brain storming a bachelor trip for myself and that boys.”source ↗

“Would like to keep it affordable. Don’t want to ask my buddies to drop a bag for a weekend.”source ↗

“I'm planning a big trip with my boyfriend, it was supposed to be a gradutation trip but we couldn't do it in the summer so we've pushed it back to next year but since I start my new job in march we would have to do it in february.”source ↗

“I'm not sure if the italian leg will be nice in February and now I'm thinking should we do it in two parts?”source ↗

“I would prefer to book in advance with someone professional, reputable, and recommended by this community.”source ↗

“My issue is planning my itinerary and if we are doing too much.”source ↗

“I think the travel and constant travel/hotel hopping will make us tired so debating removing one city.”source ↗

“Right now I have the feeling this may be too ambitious. But what should I leave out, where should I remove or add days?”source ↗

“I want to also go to Paris for the day Amsterdam and Brussels on train. Should I try to fit all those cities into a 7 day trip?”source ↗

“How many days would you schedule in Tokyo to recover from jet lag? I booked two nights at the Four Seasons Marunouchi, and I wasn’t sure if we’d spend them delirious and sleeping or able to explore.”source ↗

“Which leads me to my dilemma of sorts. I want to plan a solid multi-country trip to Europe for me and 2-3 friends.”source ↗

“My question is, on top of a 5-6 hour flight there and back, is driving 12.5 hours over 6.5 days excessive?”source ↗

“not including flights and hotel, how much should I expect to spend for about a week in Oahu with my wife?”source ↗

“just want to to get a rough idea based on other people’s experience”source ↗

“Hello this would be my first time traveling this far and even backpacking so i just want to know if this journey is possible to make.”source ↗

“After travel expenses i will have around a grand that i plan on spending during my journey. What is the bare minimum i need to make this work and at least survive?”source ↗

“I don’t want to over prepare because i want to decide what i want to do while on the trip and not beforehand.”source ↗

“I want to take my father to meet Auschwitz this time, but I need to know if this has ever happened to someone, because Auschwitz is huge and takes a long time to see everything and going in with more time would help a lot.”source ↗

“Has anyone seeing this post appeared earlier than the supposed and managed to get in?”source ↗

“I’ve been thinking about it for a while but stupidly left it this late to book (1 month before) and it worked out more expensive than I thought.”source ↗

“Should I just book it, or am I being crazy?!”source ↗

“Is it possible to do a day trip from here to Porto? Is one day enough time?”source ↗

“Have you factored travel time in at all? Or conversely, have you only factored in travel time and aren’t spending any time in these places?”source ↗

“I have 8 nights in Spain; flying in and out of Madrid. ... I'm wondering what to do with the other nights, and where to go in Andalusia?”source ↗

“Would you recommend flying to Osaka the next morning, or is there a better way to maximize our time since we only have about a week?”source ↗

“How many weeks would you suggest or how many days needed per!”source ↗