Countdown to your road trip
🚗 Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Your road trip is 33 days away.
📌 That date is just an example. Set your own below and you'll get a link with your date in it, and this page keeps the background.
That's 4 weeks and 5 days to go.
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Everything applies to the counter live, and rides along in the link and the embed code.
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Playlist, snacks, and a departure time somebody will definitely be late for. Set the date below and share it with the car.
Pick your date in the picker above. The link you get back carries the date, this background and every colour you changed.
Playlist, snacks, and a departure time somebody will definitely be late for. 🚗 Set the date below and share it with the car.
Driving time works like a supermarket queue. Whatever the map says, add a bit. At a steady 60 miles an hour a 300 mile leg is five hours before anybody stops for coffee.
- Plan on roughly 400 to 500 miles a day if you want the trip to stay fun.
- Set a target time to the actual departure hour, because that is the bit people argue about.
- Share the link with whoever is driving second. 🛣️
Rough driving times at 60 mph
| Distance | Driving time |
|---|---|
| 100 miles | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| 300 miles | 5 hours |
| 500 miles | 8 hours 20 minutes |
| 1,000 miles | About two days with stops |
Questions people ask
Can I count to the departure time?
Yes. Set the exact hour and the counter runs down to it.
Will it work offline in the car?
The page needs a connection to load, but once open the counter keeps ticking on its own.
More background: Road trips on Wikipedia