Phoenix to Toronto, May 2020

Thanks for the replies.

@romore: You think thru Cleveland/Buffalo/Hamilton would be preferable?

We will likely pass by Niagara Falls on the way back home, stopping in Ohio to visit family.

THX

Google Map's best route is I-40, I-44, I-70, I-69 to Fort Wayne, then through Detroit to Port Huron for crossing into Canada.

If it were me, in Michigan I would stay on I-69 all the way through Lansing and Flint to Port Huron, avoiding Detroit. (I try to avoid the congestion of large cities whenever possible.)

It is hard to avoid St. Louis, but there are good bypass routes using I-270. The southern bypass is slightly shorter than the northern. The direct route through St. Louis is two minutes shorter unless there is traffic congestion. (There is often a delay at the downtown Mississippi River bridge.)

You are the best judge on how to get from Phoenix up to I-40.

I would agree with I70-I69 to Port Huron/Sarnia border crossing and then 402-401 to Toronto.
402 and 401 are virtually the same as any U.S. interstate highway. Once you get with a 30 mile radius of Toronto, highways are like any big city highway, busy and crowded about 20 hours a day.
Going through Niagara, longer going around the east end of Lake Erie and you still get bad traffic on QEW highway.


Ken

Would you do better entering Canada at Niagara Falls? 401 is a gong show, I would spend as little time as possible on it.