Sleep! I find this is a very easy way to add in extra costs to your trip, mostly if you like the creature comforts and don’t feel like roughing it. When I was 15 my family and I did a cross country Canada road trip as a family, we hauled a 5th wheel and drove from Alberta all the way through to PEI, down to Nova Scotia and then all the way home. It was a trip I really cherish, especially now that my dad has passed.

We are driving across Canada from Alberta to Ontario with our 2 young kids, and while we’ve had experience in the drive before, we haven’t done it with our kiddos yet. Here is what our pre-planning looks like: accommodations, travel time, estimated cost and more!