Printable Road Trip Planner (Free PDF)

The route as twelve legs: from, to, how far, how long, where you stop for fuel or a charge, and where you sleep that night.

Printable road trip planner with route legs, distance, driving time, fuel stops and overnight stays
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One row per leg of the drive. The columns are day and date, from, to, distance, driving time, the time you leave, the time you arrive, the fuel or charge stop you plan to use, and the overnight stay with its booking reference. Twelve rows cover a fortnight of moving on, or a shorter trip broken into morning and afternoon legs so the long days are obvious before you set off rather than at nine in the evening.

Choose miles or kilometres before you download; the distance column and the totals line are labelled to match, so the sheet reads the way you think. The fuel or charge column matters more than it used to: an electric car wants the stop planned around where the charger is, a petrol one wants it planned where the stretch between towns is empty, and either way it is better written down at the kitchen table than remembered at the wheel. The overnight column keeps the booking reference next to the place, which is what you want at a reception desk at ten in the evening.

Under the table, a strip takes the total distance, the total driving time, what you spent on fuel or charging and the currency — no currency symbols are printed anywhere. A ruled box at the foot holds stops worth making, tolls and permits, people to visit and what to check on the car. Every cell is a PDF form field. One landscape page, US Letter or A4.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Pick miles or kilometres

    The distance column and the total line are labelled to match. Then choose US Letter or A4.

  2. 2

    Break the route into legs

    A row per stretch between stops. Fill in the distance and driving time from your map app, then the times you plan to leave and arrive.

  3. 3

    Print or fill it in

    Print at 100% ("Actual size") so lines and boxes keep their exact spacing, or fill the form fields on screen in any PDF viewer.

  4. 4

    Add fuel and beds

    Write the fuel or charge stop you plan to use on each leg and the overnight stay with its booking reference, so the sheet answers both questions at once.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. There is no watermark and no sign-up for your first 20 downloads each day; after that a free account keeps downloads going. You may print the file as often as you like for personal, school or business use.
Twelve rows, plus a totals strip and a ruled notes box. For a longer trip, print a second copy and number the pages.
Either — it is an option before you download, and it changes the distance column header and the total line.
Yes. Every cell, the trip, vehicle and driver lines, the four totals fields and the notes box are PDF form fields.
A checklist is what to pack and check before you go. This is the route itself: legs, distances, driving times, fuel stops and where you sleep.
Yes. The vehicle line is yours to fill in, and the fuel or charge and overnight columns suit campsites and service stops as well as hotels.

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