I am looking for suggestions in planning a route from central Texas to Portland, Me. I would like to avoid large cities and too many toll roads. Our schedule allows us 5 days to get there. Thanks

NashvilleGettysburgDelaware Water Gap (Accord, NY)PortlandI would use Good Sam Trip Routing to select exact highways and overnight stops. Specify "avoid Tolls".

I-30 in TX toI-40 in AR toI-81 in TN toI-380 (near Scranton, PA) to I-84 in PA toI-90 (Mass Pike) go one exit toI-290 in MA to I-495 in MA toI-95 in MA to PortlandYou pay to cross the Hudson River in NY and you pay for 12 miles on the Mass Turnpike plus about 70 miles of I-95 in ME.I-20, I-59, I-75, I-40 then above might be quicker depending on where you are in TX.I have a place in the RGV and relatives in NH and have tried every route there is.

alfredmay wrote:I-30 in TX toI-40 in AR toI-81 in TN toI-380 (near Scranton, PA) to I-84 in PA toI-90 (Mass Pike) go one exit toI-290 in MA to I-495 in MA toI-95 in MA to PortlandYou pay to cross the Hudson River in NY and you pay for 12 miles on the Mass Turnpike plus about 70 miles of I-95 in ME.I-20, I-59, I-75, I-40 then above might be quicker depending on where you are in TX.I have a place in the RGV and relatives in NH and have tried every route there is.Thanks, This looks good. About how much are the tolls? Do you have good places to stop?

alfredmay wrote:I-30 in TX toI-40 in AR toI-81 in TN toI-380 (near Scranton, PA) to I-84 in PA toI-90 (Mass Pike) go one exit toI-290 in MA to I-495 in MA toI-95 in MA to PortlandYou pay to cross the Hudson River in NY and you pay for 12 miles on the Mass Turnpike plus about 70 miles of I-95 in ME.I-20, I-59, I-75, I-40 then above might be quicker depending on where you are in TX.I have a place in the RGV and relatives in NH and have tried every route there is.This is a pretty good route. I've travelled it dozens of times and there's nice scenery and traffic usually isn't too bad. Expect a lot of construction from Pennsylvania north.

alfredmay wrote:I-30 in TX toI-40 in AR toI-81 in TN toI-380 (near Scranton, PA) to I-84 in PA toI-90 (Mass Pike) go one exit toI-290 in MA to I-495 in MA toI-95 in MA to PortlandYou pay to cross the Hudson River in NY and you pay for 12 miles on the Mass Turnpike plus about 70 miles of I-95 in ME.I-20, I-59, I-75, I-40 then above might be quicker depending on where you are in TX.I have a place in the RGV and relatives in NH and have tried every route there is. We also use this route every year going from just west of Knoxville to New Hampshire. The Tolls last spring were $3.05 for the NY bridge toll, $3.15 for the mass pike to exit 11A and $5.00 for the Hampton tolls. Not sure what the Maine toll at Kittery is now but would guess it is under $5.00. These rates are based on billing to our EZPASS. We were in a motor home with a toad. The only city we find a little hairy is nearing Hartford, so we try to get there early afternoon before the rush hour and although the lanes keep shifting, we try to stay in a center lane to avoid the aggressive people entering from the on ramps.

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alfredmay
Explorer
Apr 23, 2015
I-30 in TX to
I-40 in AR to
I-81 in TN to
I-380 (near Scranton, PA) to
I-84 in PA to
I-90 (Mass Pike) go one exit to
I-290 in MA to
I-495 in MA to
I-95 in MA to Portland

You pay to cross the Hudson River in NY and you pay for 12 miles on the Mass Turnpike plus about 70 miles of I-95 in ME.

I-20, I-59, I-75, I-40 then above might be quicker depending on where you are in TX.

I have a place in the RGV and relatives in NH and have tried every route there is.
Allworth
Explorer II
Apr 23, 2015
Nashville
Gettysburg
Delaware Water Gap (Accord, NY)
Portland

I would use Good Sam Trip Routing to select exact highways and overnight stops. Specify "avoid Tolls".

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