Ferry Costs
I was participating in the other thread about taking the ferry from Whittier to Bellingham, and didn't want to derail the thread.... Since I'd love to skip canada and all the hassles of not bringin...
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joe b. wrote:
I am not convinced that with today's fuel prices, that the ferry is that much more than driving.
In this case (for me), it's about $13,000 more than driving. I get 17mpg with my camper towing a medium weight trailer. I generally budget for 15mpg with a little buffer space. That's about $1,800 in fuel costs from the kenai to Oregon and back. I don't expect to spend more than $2K. I've done this 9 times already.
No matter how you compare the costs, its considerably more expensive and just as long (time wise) to take the ferry on this route.
Now...2 young kids and a small (less than 10') vehicle? That would only cost twice as much as driving, maybe not...because hotels in canada cost a fortune during the summer.
