Road trip itineraries
Road trip routes to drive
Hand-built, day-by-day itineraries for the UK, Europe and beyond. Open any route for a full plan, then clone it and tweak the stops and pace to make it yours.
Scottish HighlandsNorth Coast 500
Plan the North Coast 500 with a realistic 7-day itinerary from Inverness through Wester Ross, Sutherland, Caithness and the Black Isle.
- Duration
- 7 days
- Distance
- 516 miles
North East EnglandNorthumberland 250
A 5-day Northumberland 250 itinerary linking castles, coast, market towns, Kielder, Hadrian's Wall and the Cheviot Hills.
- Duration
- 5 days
- Distance
- 250 miles
Aberdeenshire & MorayNorth East 250
A 6-day North East 250 itinerary through Aberdeen, Royal Deeside, the Cairngorms, Speyside and the Moray Firth coast.
- Duration
- 6 days
- Distance
- 250 miles
Dumfries & GallowaySouth West Coastal 300
A 5-day South West Coastal 300 itinerary around Dumfries & Galloway, the Solway Coast, Mull of Galloway and South Ayrshire.
- Duration
- 5 days
- Distance
- 300 miles
CumbriaLake District Road Trip
A 4-day Lake District road trip itinerary linking Windermere, Coniston, Hardknott, Wrynose, Borrowdale, Honister and Ullswater.
- Duration
- 4 days
- Distance
- 180 miles
Peak DistrictSnake Pass
A focused Snake Pass driving guide for the A57 between Glossop and Ladybower, with Peak District stops and safety notes.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Distance
- 14 miles
West Coast of IrelandWild Atlantic Way
A practical Wild Atlantic Way itinerary down Ireland's full west coast, from Donegal to Kinsale, with the best sections to drive if you have less than two weeks.
- Duration
- 10–14 days
- Distance
- 1,600 miles
Berwick-upon-Tweed to NewcastleNorthumberland Coastal Route
A slow 3-day Northumberland coastal route by car, from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Newcastle via Lindisfarne, Bamburgh, Craster and Alnmouth.
- Duration
- 3 days
- Distance
- 75 miles
Western CanadaBritish Columbia to Alberta
A British Columbia to Alberta road trip itinerary from Vancouver through the Okanagan and Rockies to Banff, Jasper and Calgary, including the Icefields Parkway.
- Duration
- 7–10 days
- Distance
- 600 miles
Asturias, Cantabria & Basque CountryNorthern Spain Road Trip
A 10-day northern Spain road trip itinerary through 'Green Spain' — San Sebastián, the Basque coast, Bilbao, Cantabria, the Picos de Europa, the Asturian coast and Santiago de Compostela.
- Duration
- 10 days
- Distance
- 850 miles
FranceFrance Road Trip
A grand-tour France road trip itinerary and map — a Paris loop through the Loire Valley, Dordogne, Provence, the French Riviera and Burgundy.
- Duration
- 12–14 days
- Distance
- 1,500 miles
North West HighlandsDurness to Ullapool
A drive guide for the Durness to Ullapool leg of the NC500 — the wild Assynt coast via Kylesku, Lochinver and Ardvreck Castle.
- Duration
- 1–2 days
- Distance
- 95 miles
Pacific Northwest, USAOregon Coast Road Trip
A 5-day Oregon Coast road trip itinerary down US-101 from Astoria to Brookings, with real towns, viewpoints, the Oregon Dunes and best time to go.
- Duration
- 5 days
- Distance
- 363 miles
New England, USANew England Road Trip
A 7-day New England road trip itinerary looping from Boston through coastal Maine, the White Mountains, Vermont, the Berkshires and Newport.
- Duration
- 7 days
- Distance
- 700 miles
Eastern Seaboard, USAEast Coast Road Trip
A 12–14 day East Coast USA road trip itinerary down the Eastern Seaboard from Boston to Miami — New York, Washington DC, the Outer Banks, Charleston, Savannah and Florida.
- Duration
- 12–14 days
- Distance
- 1,500 miles
California Coast, USACalifornia Road Trip
A 5-day California coast road trip down Highway 1 from San Francisco to Los Angeles, with real towns, Big Sur viewpoints, the best beach stops and when to go.
- Duration
- 5 days
- Distance
- 470 miles
California Coast, USAPacific Coast Highway Road Trip
A 7-day Pacific Coast Highway road trip down California's Highway 1 from San Francisco to San Diego, with Big Sur, real towns, distances, the best viewpoints and when to go.
- Duration
- 7 days
- Distance
- 600 miles
Utah, USAUtah National Parks Road Trip
Utah's Mighty 5 in one loop from Las Vegas — Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches and Canyonlands, with real towns, hikes and the best time to go.
- Duration
- 7 days
- Distance
- 1,045 miles
Virginia & North Carolina, USABlue Ridge Parkway Road Trip
Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway end to end — Shenandoah's Skyline Drive down through Mabry Mill, the Linn Cove Viaduct, Mount Mitchell and Asheville to Cherokee and the Smokies.
- Duration
- 6 days
- Distance
- 574 miles
Coast to Coast, USACross Country Road Trip
A 12–14 day cross country road trip itinerary from New York to San Francisco — Chicago, the Badlands and Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, the Great Basin and Lake Tahoe.
- Duration
- 12–14 days
- Distance
- 3,500 miles
Pacific Coast, USAWest Coast Road Trip
An 11-day West Coast road trip itinerary from Seattle to San Diego — Mount Rainier, the Oregon Coast, the redwoods, San Francisco, Big Sur and the southern California beaches.
- Duration
- 11 days
- Distance
- 1,650 miles