Route 66 advice please!!

JoanneC_2

My friend and I are planning to drive Route 66 across America next year (prob Sept). We're both nurses so need to do it MoneySaving style!!! Does anyone have any advice re. car rental, places to stay, insurance, flights etc and any general Route 66 tips!!
Thanks in advance!

nads

Hi,

All I know is it's from New York to California.

I don't mean to be sexist but be careful! and have a great trip you lucky sods!

Channelman

Joanne,
Have a look at this website.
It has all you need to know about Route66
Cheers and have fun, Channelman

http://www.historic66.com/

blindman

Route 66 is no longer the drive it used to be. Lots of sections of the old road are now Interstate Highways which bypass all the small towns etc.

Do you intend to do ALL of the route or just the original sections?


I did the bit near Williams

Route 66

and combined Monument Valley, Canyon Lands (Deadhorse State Park) and the Grand Canyon.

Try to use Autodriveaway for one way car drives.

Try Priceline for cheap hotels

Open an Alliance and Leics account for free travel insurance.

Flights, look at cheapflights and try to avoid seasonal increases by starting out just before\after seasons and fly into smaller airports for possible savings.

If you need more info, just ask.

Party_Animal

There's a really good book. I think its the Rough Guide to Route 66. It has everything you need in. Only small and less than a tenner.

JoanneC_2

This website is great, everyone is sooo helpful and friendly!! Keep the advice and tips coming!!!

LesD

Hi Joanne,

That's one of my ambitions too!

Just need to point out (although I assume you really do know this) that it goes from CHICAGO (not New York) to L.A.!!!

nelly_2

I'll second rough guide books they are great.

We drove Newyork to Washington this year all on an Interstate and it was seriously dull not that it bothered us we just wanted to get there fast but keep in mind they are not an interesting drive.

Edit added;

Ive just noticed Amarillio is on the route, you realy need to take the Peter Kaye cd with you, pull over near a sign for it, shout someone over for directions then press play

JoanneC_2

I've already downloaded a few Route 66 songs to my ipod including:
Is this the way to Amarillo?, Texas til I die, Twenty-four hours to Tulsa, California here we come, etc!!!! Any more suggestions?

blindman

This web-site has a few....