How can I save money on a road trip? What are the best ways to travel by car?

My husband and I have just returned from Shapotou, Qinghai Lake, and Chaka Salt Lake, and we have a car for the two of us, passing through Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, and Ningxia Autonomous Region along the way, traveling for 15 days and driving nearly 3,000 kilometers. Before the trip, we prepared a bed, a gas stove, a car rice cooker, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and our point of view was to go out to relax, enjoy the beautiful scenery, taste the special food of various places, and save money appropriately. Go out to play accommodation costs to account for a certain proportion, we choose to live in a car and live in a hotel combined, in Qinghai Lake we chose to live by the lake, and a few self-driving cars together in the car, that is, enjoy the sunset and sunrise of Qinghai Lake, and meet new friends, but also save the first accommodation fee, want to take a bath and have a good rest, we choose to stay in a small city or county, in Haidong City, Qinghai Province, that is, clean and cheap.

Along the way, we tasted fragrant lamb, special small noodles, yak yogurt, made our own rice, boiled eggs, and fried vegetables, so that we enjoyed the food and nutrition, so that the body remained healthy. I chose to travel by car, choose my own comfortable way of traveling, and do what I want to do when I am happy, I am from this point of view. ‍‍

I have more than 10 years of self-driving travel hobby, every year will always take a little time, as short as 10 more than 20 days, long more than 1 month for a small long-distance self-driving trip, I think the most money-saving way to travel is to eat, self-driving process on the Internet to understand the local specialty snacks along the way and the information of well-known specialty stores, to avoid "being slaughtered" and not to eat characteristics, it is best to choose to share more people of restaurants are generally cost-effective. In addition, it is best to spend about 200 yuan on the car to purchase outdoor kitchen utensils such as convenient pots and stoves, prepare some convenient food on the car, and buy some ingredients along the way, suitable for the climate, time and environment, and find a place with a water source along the way to get it together for 20 minutes. Even if it's early, you can easily get it in a hotel room!

Save money on living, in fact, go out to play and live in a clean and hygienic place, not necessarily the pursuit of luxury, enter the store first consult the room and see the house in the settlement, or ** related apps online according to the destination in advance agreed, look at everyone's comments on the Internet, understand the cost performance. If you book one day in advance, you will usually get a discount! I recommend that friends who often travel by car, or spend less than 1000 yuan to buy a complete set of tent sleeping bags, outside the hotel does not have its own nest.

Camping in the wilderness by car is also one of the most memorable episodes of the whole trip. The outside of the hotel is good without its own nest good! ‍‍

Self-driving travel I generally recommend eating and living in the car, because if you live in the hotel, the cost is also a lot, you can simply modify it in the car, well, live in the car, so that the cost of accommodation is saved to eat, eat your own food, we can generally live in some small villages and towns in the tourist destination, buy some materials, do it yourself, this cost will save a lot of money compared to when we eat in the hotel, so these two aspects of life are more. ‍‍

When traveling by car, my requirements for accommodation are that the room is clean and tidy, and there is hot water to take a bath. I will first check the accommodation of the destination on some travel apps**, but I generally do not book a room online immediately, I will drive to the hotel to confirm that the accommodation environment is indeed as satisfactory as described on the Internet, and then bargain with the hotel, and then compare with the ** posted on the Internet, and finally choose to place an order online or on the spot according to the situation! Finding accommodation in this way can not only avoid the phenomenon of boring hotels found online, but also save money. ‍‍

My experience is that if you are in the mainland, try to settle near the university, eat in the university cafeteria at night, and if you want a meal card, you can borrow it from your classmates, give him cash, and give a little more, so that you can spend 50 yuan in the university cafeteria, which can basically be a luxury meal. ‍‍

I have never booked accommodation for self-driving travel in recent years, always choose accommodation about 20 to 50 kilometers away from the planned destination, eat and live ** is not high, rest well and then drive to the scenic spot, the age is not so much sleep, the morning driving spirit is good, arrive at the scenic spot is just an hour, enter the scenic spot early to play, play easy, never met the slaughter, and eat and live cost-effective. Remember, eat and live far away from scenic spots, far away from famous places, anyway, we have a car, not a bad distance.

My wife and I are retired seniors, since October 2015 began to migratory bird self-driving tours, about 5 months away every year, now on my own experience to talk about my own views, I think the best self-driving trip is to be able to travel with friends and two families, (preferably two people have a driver's license so that you can replace driving) This is the best saving plan, first of all, from the food, housing, transportation can save 40% of the cost. ‍‍

As long as the self-drive tour avoids peaks and holidays, student holidays. Accommodation is generally not too expensive, you can bring a cassette stove to eat, and simple kitchen supplies, it must be very expensive to eat in many attractions and not delicious, you can make some food by yourself will save a lot of money. If you have enough time, it is best to take the national highway, the high-speed speed is too fast and you can't stop at any time, and you will miss a lot of scenery.

The most cost-effective way to travel by car is to travel by bed and car! Save money, casual, free and convenient! That's how I fulfilled my desire to see the world! Get rid of the fuel cost on the road, and basically don't incur too much expense! ‍‍

Don't eat and live too close to the attractions, usually go to the big supermarket to buy more things, and try to find scalpers for attraction tickets, you can save a lot of money, the key is that you have to have a vision. Zhengzhou to Jinan, Qingdao, Rizhao, Yantai, Weihai, Penglai, Changdao, Dalian, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Beidaihe, Summer Resort, Hengshui, a month, spent less than 20,000 yuan.

My husband and I also drive once or twice a year, about ten days each time, I haven't walked abroad, I go domestic, and the accommodation saves money is to choose a place to live twenty to thirty kilometers away from the scenic spot, don't rush to the tourist season is generally a little more than 100 yuan, or a little less, clean and hot water, that is. It's better to find a restaurant where the locals eat. Basically, if you catch up with the tolls for one or two days and go back, you can save some of them.

Self-driving is not to save money, but to be convenient, right? Of course, there are ways to save money, which is to try to live near the local people eat and drink, and there is no need to say anything else If you can survive for a long time in the local area, it must taste good and reasonable.

Bed car travel, the best kind of SUV can be flat, add a top box to store some necessities, plus tents, folding tables and chairs, gas stoves, where to live, to eat there.

For self-driving trips to Europe and the United States, borrow and return the car as much as possible, so that the cost of borrowing for 7-8 days is as much as the cost of borrowing only 1 day for returning the car across cities or across borders.

The poor family is rich, and the most important thing is to be safe! It is recommended not to go out without money, and don't be afraid to spend money when you go out. Eat wan fast food, go to a big restaurant by the sea and eat it will not be slaughtered.

First of all, the fuel-saving car, five corners per kilometer and one yuan of fuel consumption, 10,000 kilometers of travel is 5,000 yuan, enough to eat and sleep.

Our family travels to my husband by car, complete cooking utensils, car refrigerator, ice cream, beer, food constantly, the local vegetable market check-in to prepare the ingredients, of course, will also taste the local characteristics, about 5 cars, the children to the camp on the projection, barbecue grill, copper fire, men cook, women into the village to collect local chicken eggs, very happy!

If you can choose, it is best to travel in the off-season, or you can choose to travel for the last two days of free of charge on the ** week. Reluctant to live in the car, not good rest. Most of the people I want to eat are local and special, after all, food is also an important part of tourism.

Eat and live in the car, you can buy a domestic RV, which is also cheap and inexpensive and practical.

The accommodation fee is a very large part, and you can live in the car as much as possible.

Self-driving travel can sleep in the car, with a cassette stove and convenient, if the time is long, occasionally stay in the hotel to take a bath or something.

I'm a road trip enthusiast and don't eat around a scenic spot. To live, you can find a county seat about 5 kilometers to 10 kilometers away from it. Eat and live in the township, so that you can spend a lot less!

Buy a motorcycle, bring your own pots and pans,

Rub the car, eat, drink, and play.

If you want to save money on a road trip, then I recommend doing the following. The first is that when you are traveling by car, you should try to choose those free scenic spots, and do not go to those places that have to be charged. Then when you go to bed at night, you can try to choose some more remote B&Bs, not the central area.

When it comes to eating, try to choose some local specialties, which are not only cheap but also very distinctive.

One. Enjoy the scenery for free

Each place will have different views, some of which require a fee, and some of which are not. If you're traveling by car, I think it's best to visit some of the places where you don't need to pay for them. Most of the scenery in those places that don't need to be charged is still relatively good, and they are relatively natural and not artificially decorated.

And if you travel by car, there will actually be a lot of particularly beautiful scenery on the road, which are not to be missed. <>

Two. Stay in a cheap B&B

Some people go out on a road trip and they will go to expensive hotels at night, and if you want to save money, you can go to some of the cheaper B&Bs to stay in. Then when looking for a homestay, you should try to choose those that are more remote, and don't look for them in places like the city center. Because if you live in those central areas, the room you need will definitely be much more expensive, which is definitely not necessary.

Three. Eat food specialities

Every place will have some local specialties, and most of these specialties are relatively cheap. So I think in terms of eating, you should try to find some local specialties to eat, so that not only does it not cost much, but you can also eat the most authentic and authentic food.

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Do your homework on the tourist destination. There are too many artificial attractions that are charged now, the tickets are high, and the homogeneity is serious. It is necessary to visit scenic spots selectively, and it is best to focus on natural landscapes and scenic spots, and avoid scenic spots such as carnivals, glass plank roads, and playgrounds.

In this way, we can not only appreciate the ecological beauty of nature, the heavy beauty of history and culture, but also save silver. Take advantage of the preferential ticket policies of the scenic spot. For example, some people with disabilities are free of charge, some are free of charge for press cards and military officer cards, some are free of charge for teacher certificates and physician certificates, some are free of charge for members of writers and photographers associations, and some are free of charge for tour guide cards and large passenger A licenses.

It is best to get a free ticket, at least more than half of the tickets may be exempted. The author relied on a photography certificate, which can be free of two-thirds of the tickets in the country. What preferential policies are not met, you can hang a tourist group at the entrance of the scenic spot, please lead the tour guide to help buy group tickets, and generally you can enjoy at least 20% off the discount.

Unless there are special circumstances, the tour guide will be helpful and help you.

1. The vehicle should be as full as possible. Although for long-distance self-driving tours, it is generally better to sit in a car for four people, but in order to share the cost of traveling with more people, it is still appropriate to sit one more person and five people. Second, in order to save money, try to take advantage of the opportunity of free highways on holidays.

3. Visit more self-driving tourism festivals held in other places. There are preferential policies for external reception, and we participate more.

First, don't take the high-speed, the most beautiful scenery is on the road. Second, don't live in the store, modify the bed car. Third, look at the natural scenery and do not enter the scenic spots. Fourth, don't go to the store, cook by yourself in the car. That's what I did. You can still save money and count me as losing!

Go to a place closer to home, stay in a cheap hotel, try to go to a place that doesn't require tickets, don't buy some things indiscriminately, don't eat expensive food, just see more scenery, so that you will save money very much.

Take the highway, live in a homestay, choose a scenic spot with affordable tickets, travel together as a family, park your car in the free parking lot, these self-driving tours can save a lot of money and play for a few more days.