Fairbanks Alaska to MS driving trip

Almost 70 hours worth of driving, ouch.

Buy round trip plane tickets

I have driven to MT many times and have gone different ways up and back to MS. Favorite was up through Sioux Falls across the Badlands second was down through Idaho, Utah and Arizona but tell you the drive from Flagstaff back east is terrible. Drive down through New Mexico from Colorado Springs is amazing also, really can’t go wrong any way you decide.

I would be sure to spend a day or two in/around Banff

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Buy round trip plane tickets

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Nah, its a great ride.

Provincial Parks in northern BC are worth the drive.

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50 across Colorado is really pretty as well.

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Hwy 50 is closed west of Gunnison until maybe around July 4th due to bridge repair.

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A safety closure is in place for a bridge on US Highway 50 located west of Gunnison.

The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed the bridge at the urging of the Federal Highway Administration and state bridge engineering experts….identified anomalies in the bridge on Thursday, April 18.

The goal is to restore limited vehicle access on the US 50 Blue Mesa bridge by July 4, 2024.

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Are you interested in the National Parks? You could drive through about a dozen without going too far out of your way if that interest you?

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If so, you can get the America the Beautiful annual pass for $80. Gets the driver and up to three passengers into National Parks and Federal Recreational lands. You can order it by mail or just buy one at a park entrance.

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If so, you can get the America the Beautiful annual pass for $80.

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That’s a good idea. If you are old, like me, you can get a Senior pass for life. I think I paid around $20 10-15 years ago and it has saved me $100s.

The OP would break even after about 3 NP (US as it won’t help in Canada). Yellowstone & Grand Teton are $35/vehicle or $20/person. Driving through those two would cost $70 without the pass.