Has anyone toured Route 66?

[laserblazer]

I'm looking for holiday ideas.

[sted]

no but one day i want to

[xenonive]

Depends which part you are talking about ? I've done the part from Grand Canyon to Las Vegas , the old towns are good to see but not much else on the route . We stopped at Kingman which has lots of Route 66 history and shops . Some of the route now doesn't exist as interstates have been built over the route .

[laserblazer]

@xenonive I think the Grand Canyon is a must, so it's a question of the best way to get there. Where to fly in to and the best routes to take. It doesn't have to be Route 66.

[witch]

One of our teachers did it this summer - can get info or put you in touch if you want

[laserblazer]

That would be great thanks @witch

[witch]

That would be great thanks @witch

 

I will ask her if it is OK to give you her school email

[xenonive]

I did a month road trip last year , two weeks in east coast and two weeks in west coast , for the west we flew in to Phoenix , headed north via Sedona which is great place to stop for the views of red rock mountains then headed to flagstaff/Grand Canyon . We left Grand Canyon to Death Valley and joined the Route 66 till Kingman then headed to Las Vegas . After few days in Las Vegas (stratosphere hotel is good , cheap but off the main strip but bus every 15 mins )we drove to Yosemite national park at a place called bass lake which has lodge not too far in to the park so we could drove to near by town for supplies . After couple of nights in we drove over to the coast and headed up to San Francisco for a couple of nights there before getting our internal flight back to New York . Cost was about £3k for everything for a month and driving and fuel was split between four of us. We booked hotels on the road via mobile so could stop where we wanted and got twin rooms to keep costs down . Motel 6 , super 8 and days inn are all cheap and nice enough to stay in , usually breakfast is included . Things we learnt are they are strict on jaywalking , got stopped by police twice late at night for crossing the main road not at pedestrian crossing . If you want to visit Alcatraz you need to get tickets before you go as booked up over two weeks in advance. You have to pay for fuel before you fill up , you can leave $50 then fill up and go back for change but we found half a tank cost about $30 for large SUV . If you want any more info let me know .

[Sylv3r]

I did the west coast of the US last year starting in San Francisco and finishing off in Las Vegas, with LA, Santa Monica, Colarado River, Grand Canyon, Yosemite Park and Route 66 (plus others I can't remember) in between. Loved the holiday and can wholeheartedly recommend it.