i want to drive from texas to canada?

Question

i want to drive from texas to canada?

Answer 1

Wow, way longer of a drive than a day and 15 hours. I drove from austin to seattle and that was a 3 day drive, while driving almost 15-20 hours each day, it's like a 3500 mile trip or so. I believe you do need a passport now to get into canada, and if you are only going for a week, then you don't need a visa or anything like that. Visa's are for longer stays such as schooling.

Answer 2

Well the gas here is much more expensive than in the States so you may want to include that into your budget. As far as a passport, you used to be able to just cross with picture ID or a birth certificate, but I think that they recently changed that and so I am not sure of the current way. I heard that they are making it so you need a passport. You would have to look into that.

Answer 3

that drive, frankly is idiotic if you have 10K to spend. Even if you are too young to rent a car, you could easily take cabs wherever you need to go.



I live in Houston and have family in Pennsylvania. It takes 23 or so hours to get to PA. Then from there we drive into Ontario, CA, which takes an additional 5 hours or so just to get to the border of canada.



That is over a day of driving. Even with gas prices under 2.00 in a lot of places, flying is the only way to do this logically.



You do not need a passport to drive into Canada as of October 2008. But you do need one if you fly for some reason.

Answer 4

No. you don't need a passport.

Answer 5

Many Canadians drive from Eastern Canada down to Florida every year to avoid the cold weather and snow. We call them "snowbirds". So if they can drive down, you can certainly drive up. Driving from Texas to someplace in Ontario (like Ottawa) will probably take you three days of driving. If you drive with very few stops and can get on the interstates with little or no slowdowns for traffic through major cities or for construction areas, then you might be able to make it in two days. The only times I would recommend driving that much of a distance would be: 1) You are two or more people in the car and it will save you significantly from buying plane tickets. 2) You'll be in Canada for a long time and this will save you on a car rental. 3) You are unable to fly for some reason and taking a bus or train would just be too long. Regarding point #1, airfare from Dallas to Ottawa this time of year is about $450 return per person. Driving will take about 8-10 tanks of gas, getting about 400-500 miles per tank (8 tanks X $50 per tank = $400), but that's for the car load. If you have four people, you split the gas costs. The thing you also have to factor in is the TRAVEL day vs VACATION day ratio. If you realize that you will have to lose three days driving to Ottawa, and then three days driving back, then your actual time you spend in that destination better be worth it. I would not want to drive for a total of six days and then only spend 3-4 days there!

Answer 6

You don't need a passport if your driving, you can stay for six months. But you do need to take photo ID and your birth certificate. Dress for the weather of the season you're coming in.. It'll be too cold/hot/wet if you take the wrong kind of clothes.

Answer 7

well you are going to be driving for about 1 day and 15 hours!

Answer 8

You don't need a passport if you're driving, not until June 2009. I think you're good for 6 months without a visa. You'll have enough money, that's good. It's going to take a few days to drive one way, it's about 2,000 miles. If you're going between now and April, it will be winter in the northeast so make sure your car is ready for winter--anti-freeze, cold weather wiper fluid, winter weight oil, winter wipers, ice scraper, shovel, lock de-icer, winter clothes in the car, etc, and it would be a very good idea to have snow tires or all-seasons at least.