Time per miles

We use the 50mph rule of thumb. (If my thumb is working!!)
We like to minimize the interstate exposure when we can.

That works for me, long distance driving, with the breaks I need and the two-lanes I frequently drive.

Shorter trips work differently, the 200 miles to my daughter's house is no more than 2:40, two potty/wake-up stops and picking up a sandwich at one of them, even with most of the distance on 65 mph two-lanes and four towns that slow to 20 mph in the CBD.

Traveling all rural superhighway, my average might get close to 60 mph, if I have someone younger to share the driving, getting past my sleepy times.

Here is some data from our current trip, still in progress.

We have traveled 2283 miles. Travel time (from start of travel each let to turning off the engine in the camp site) is 45.33 hours. 2283 / 45.33 is approximately 50.36 miles per hour. The traveling has been a mix of Interstate and good two-lane roads. We have traveled from North Carolina to Michigan and on to the UP of Michigan. We travel with four dogs and stop to walk them. We usually stop for lunch. We stop for fuel, when needed.

Over 30 years of RVing, we have found that estimating 50 mph for a days drive provides a very good estimate as to how long the drive will be.

Tom

I’d say if you have to ask, you haven’t driven very far, which seems weird unless you’re like 16 years old or a hermit.
There’s no one size fits all answer.

Based on the RVers that passed me today on the interstate, I'd say 75-80 mph is safe. But then factor in some time for blowout repair, etc.

Depending on the highway 50-55 mph average factoring in stops. Even traveling at 70 mph where speed limits allow.

On the interstate, 100 miles is right around 90 minutes. On surface roads. 100 miles takes about 2 1/2 hours.

for a full days driving towing I figure about 2 1/2 hours on average. That takes into account gas stops, rest stops traffic etc. For short trips on open interstate 2 hours, secondary roads 2 1/2 hours.

When towing For trip planning I use streets and trips with a 15 minute stop every 2 hours, fuel every 250 miles and highway speeds one notch slower than average, in town average. And we usually shoot for 300-350 miles/day, 400 max. Don't stretch beyond that unless we are planning to stay longer than overnight.

Unless there is a big snafu from construction, accidents, etc. this usually gives us a very good time estimate.

non towing on long trips we can usually average 50+ish mph on a 700-800 mile day including quick lunch and dinner stops. But then I'm traveling on the interstate with speed limits anywhere from 65 to 80 mph.

Straight line interstate with no road construction, or back country roads though the mountains of West Virginia? Interstate will equal 1 hour 40 minutes at 60 mph. Mountaisn of West Virginia will take you 4 or 5 hours to navigate all the hair pin turns.

donn0128 wrote:
In over 30 years of travel for business I always used 50MPH average and was rarely ever late for an appointment.

That is fine except when traveling secondary highways. My transition drive from Buxton Trail head to Beachside SP is only 136 miles, but takes at least three hours. NEVER plan on making good time of Oregon 101, especially in the summer.