We now have itineraries for most stretches of the Trans-Canada on our web site.
In estimating time for a trip, use the following table. If you are driving for distance, you can probably average 100 km per hour cross-country. Your speed will be much slower in densely populated areas, especially when travelling during "rush hour". The big issue in planning a cross-country trip is the daily driving hours, which will determine where and how you will overnight.
I once drove 3500 km in a day and a half, with 5 adults taking continuous turns driving & co-piloting in 4 hour shifts (with a 15 minute break for gas, food & bathroom). Adults travelling might handle up to 8-12 hours of butt-time, sitting in a car. If you are travelling with children, stopping at rest stops and several of the along-the-way attractions (especially when travelling with children), you can probably average about half that. In the summertime, daylight hours in the western provinces (which lie further north), can give you 16 hours of daily light while in the winter, you can be lucky to get 6 hours of
daylight (assuming roads in good, plowed & clear condition). To make your trip planning easier, our community attractions information has included average times at many of the attractions along the way.
Match your trip's start and end points in the table below. If a row-column puts you in the wrong kilometres (blue) or miles (white) area, try column-row to get right units.
Kilometres (in BLUE)
Miles (in WHITE)
Calgary, AB
4964
294
4586
5059
293
3739
3540
1508
3998
763
6245
623
2742
2051
3471
1061
1080
2314
3857
1371
1915
Charlottetown, PEI
3085
4983
378
426
4581
1218
1418
6471
965
4154
1253
4413
2222
2912
1986
6080
6161
7332
2122
3593
6698
Edmonton, AB
183
3096
4605
5078
524
3829
3720
1464
4088
843
6264
526
2922
2232
3651
1289
1300
2048
4021
1350
1757
Fredericton, NB
2850
235
2861
473
3944
899
1099
6093
634
3776
1659
4035
1844
2534
1667
5702
5783
6954
1744
3215
6320
Halifax, NS
3144
265
3155
294
4624
1372
1512
6468
962
4151
1347
4410
2212
2903
2080
6071
6151
7329
2119
3590
6436
Medicine Hat, AB
182
2847
326
2451
2873
3356
3157
1891
3615
515
5810
462
2447
1757
3176
1352
1463
2751
3546
988
2460
Montreal, QU
2323
757
2379
559
853
2085
182
5247
257
2930
2499
3189
998
1688
523
4856
4936
5767
904
2368
5474
Ottawa, ON
2144
881
2312
683
940
1962
113
5047
459
2730
2698
2935
798
1488
396
4656
4737
5908
901
2169
5274
Prince Rupert, BC
937
4021
910
3786
4019
1175
3260
3136
5506
2317
7752
2048
4249
3559
4978
1509
1590
1408
5284
814
2722
Quebec City, QU
2484
600
2540
394
598
2246
160
285
3421
3189
2246
3448
1257
1947
787
5115
5195
6367
1157
2627
5733
Regina, SK
474
2581
524
2346
2579
320
1821
1696
1440
1976
5435
254
1932
1242
2661
1790
1889
2892
3035
572
2601
St John's NF
3881
779
3892
1031
837
3610
1553
1677
4817
1396
3377
5701
3503
4053
3266
7073
7184
8370
3617
4737
8051
Saskatoon, SK
387
2742
327
2507
2740
287
1982
1824
1273
2143
158
3543
2338
1648
3067
1699
1810
2632
3418
777
2339
Sault Ste Marie, ON
1704
1381
1816
1146
1375
1521
620
496
2640
781
1201
2177
1453
704
729
3710
3821
4769
1099
1370
4476
Thunder Bay, ON
1274
1809
1387
1575
1804
1092
1049
925
2212
772
2518
1024
437
1419
3020
3131
4079
1789
692
3786
Toronto, ON
2157
1234
2269
1036
1292
1974
325
246
3093
489
1654
2029
1906
453
882
4439
4550
5498
371
2100
5207
Vancouver, BC
653
3778
801
3543
3772
840
3017
2893
938
3178
1112
4395
1056
2305
1877
2758
111
2434
5557
2339
2784
Victoria BC
671
3828
801
3593
3822
909
3067
2944
988
3228
1174
4464
1125
2374
1946
2827
69
2515
4920
2451
2895
Whitehorse, YK
1438
4556
1273
4321
4554
1709
3584
3671
875
3956
1797
5201
1635
2963
2535
3416
1512
1563
5645
3398
3050
Windsor, ON
2397
1319
2499
1084
1317
2203
562
560
3283
719
1886
2248
2124
683
1112
231
3453
3057
3508
2470
5575
Winnipeg, MB
852
2233
839
1998
2231
614
1471
1348
506
1632
355
2944
483
851
430
1305
1453
1523
2111
1535
3109
Yellowknife, NWT
1190
4193
1091
3928
4000
1528
3402
3278
1692
3563
1615
5004
1454
2782
2353
3235
1730
1799
1895
3465
1930
Sample trip planning calculation: from Montreal to Calgary: 2323 miles or 3739 km. Which should take about 37 hours. If travelling with adults in a hurry this may take 3 days, on a leisurely pace (7 driving hours per day and a couple of attractions) 5 days, and with kids (5 driving hours per day, with stops at all waterslides, oversize statues, and mini-golf courses along the way) 7 days. Add time for stopovers in cities like (for example) Ottawa and Winnipeg, or for recuperation from late nights out in such cities.
