Tolls while traveling across the US
Hello, we will be traveling across the US to Maine from Wi. next year and going through quite a few states. We are unsure how to address the tolls we will encounter. Please advise what is the best way...
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I just took 80/90 across from Iowa to Niagara Falls, NY (Up 90 on the NY toll way). The tolls were about $2 in IL, $8 Indiana, $15 in Ohio and $15 in NY for a 6 wheel vehicle <20k lbs.
Just remember to use the service plaza's on your way for fuel and stops. The fuel prices were nearly the same as off highway (and you don't pay extra to get on/off).
All the tollways have cash lanes going off where we stopped, but they do say if the exit is EzPass Only. EZPass/IPass are the same when you get past Illinois. All the Illinois tollways are Open Lane Tolling, meaning, you don't have to slow down or move over to the toll booth, just drive - lanes are marked EzPass/IPass only. Illinois is the only one that you I know you can skip the booth and pay on-line, just take down the booth numbers and pay on-line within 7 days.
I use an Illinois IPass setup for the C without towing. This has no service fee and paid the same for a license plate mount as I would for a windshield mount. Class C, the plate mount you won't have issues with it not reading, anything without an overhang an windshield mount works. If you do get a plate mount, use bolts with locking nuts (the non-nylon type) to secure it to make it theft resistant.
Now, if you don't care to drive south then north through the states to Maine (and the toll roads) the northern route through Canada is pretty scenic and really only tolls are crossing the borders. Just an idea.
Just remember to use the service plaza's on your way for fuel and stops. The fuel prices were nearly the same as off highway (and you don't pay extra to get on/off).
All the tollways have cash lanes going off where we stopped, but they do say if the exit is EzPass Only. EZPass/IPass are the same when you get past Illinois. All the Illinois tollways are Open Lane Tolling, meaning, you don't have to slow down or move over to the toll booth, just drive - lanes are marked EzPass/IPass only. Illinois is the only one that you I know you can skip the booth and pay on-line, just take down the booth numbers and pay on-line within 7 days.
I use an Illinois IPass setup for the C without towing. This has no service fee and paid the same for a license plate mount as I would for a windshield mount. Class C, the plate mount you won't have issues with it not reading, anything without an overhang an windshield mount works. If you do get a plate mount, use bolts with locking nuts (the non-nylon type) to secure it to make it theft resistant.
Now, if you don't care to drive south then north through the states to Maine (and the toll roads) the northern route through Canada is pretty scenic and really only tolls are crossing the borders. Just an idea.
