Road Trip Planner Spreadsheet | Road Trip Budget, Fuel Cost Calculator Excel Google Sheets | Gas Mileage, Itinerary & Packing Planner

Plan your perfect road trip WITHOUT the stress of overspending or forgetting essentials.

🎁 FREE BONUS INCLUDED — Fuel Cost + Trip Budget Estimator (a $14 value): estimates your fuel cost and totals the whole trip budget before you leave. Yours free with this template.

This Road Trip Planner & Fuel Budget Spreadsheet does the math for you — just enter your vehicle's MPG and the current gas price, and it automatically calculates your total fuel cost for every leg of the trip.

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📦 WHAT'S INCLUDED (12 Tabs)
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✅ Trip Setup — Enter your vehicle MPG, gas price, travelers & budget targets
✅ Trip Dashboard — See total costs, per-person stats & budget overview at a glance
✅ Route Planner — Map up to 20 stops with distances, drive times & auto-calculated fuel costs
✅ Daily Itinerary — Day-by-day schedule with activities, locations & estimated costs
✅ Trip Budget Tracker — Log every expense by category (gas, food, lodging, activities, tolls)
✅ Lodging Comparison — Compare hotels & campsites by price, rating & amenities
✅ Packing Checklist — 70+ pre-loaded items organized by category (car, personal, kids, pets)
✅ Meal & Snack Planner — Plan meals, estimate food costs & track packed vs. restaurant meals
✅ Entertainment Planner — Queue podcasts, playlists, audiobooks & 10 car game ideas
✅ Toll Calculator — Track EZ-Pass vs. cash tolls with savings tracker
✅ Post-Trip Review — Budget vs. actual analysis with lessons for your next adventure
✅ Instructions — Step-by-step guide to get started in minutes

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⭐ KEY FEATURES
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🚗 AUTOMATIC FUEL COST CALCULATOR — Enter MPG + gas price = instant fuel budget for your entire route
📊 156 BUILT-IN FORMULAS — Everything calculates automatically as you plan
💰 BUDGET vs. ACTUAL TRACKING — Know exactly where every dollar goes
👥 PER-PERSON COST BREAKDOWN — Split costs fairly across all travelers
📋 DROPDOWN MENUS — Select categories, meal types & payment methods from built-in lists
🎯 COMPLETE PACKING LIST — Never forget jumper cables, chargers or snacks again

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🔧 HOW IT WORKS
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1️⃣ Download the file and open in Excel or Google Sheets
2️⃣ Go to Trip Setup — enter your vehicle MPG, gas price & budget
3️⃣ Add your stops in Route Planner — fuel costs calculate instantly
4️⃣ Fill in your itinerary, meals & packing list — you're ready to go!

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💻 COMPATIBILITY
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✔ Microsoft Excel (Desktop, Online & Mobile)
✔ Google Sheets (Free — just import the file)
✔ Works on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad & Android

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📥 INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
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This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped. You'll receive the .xlsx file immediately after purchase.

Questions? Message us anytime — we're happy to help!

📗 HOW TO OPEN IN GOOGLE SHEETS (free & easy):
This is one file that works in BOTH Excel and Google Sheets — there's no separate file to find, you just import the download once:
1. Go to sheets.google.com and open a blank spreadsheet
2. Click File ▸ Import ▸ Upload
3. Drag in the .xlsx file you downloaded from this order
4. Choose "Replace spreadsheet" and click Import data
All tabs load as a full Google Sheet saved in your Drive — edit it on any device. (Prefer Excel? Just double-click the file to open.)

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VIDEO TUTORIAL INCLUDED
This template comes with a step-by-step video walkthrough to help you get set up in minutes. Your tutorial link is included with the instant download.