1800 km long-distance driving alone is best to take the expressway or the national highway, which one is not in a hurry to save money?

Many people have experienced long-distance self-driving or driving home all the way. This kind of long-distance driving, in the case of no hurry, is it better to take the national highway or the expressway? Today, let's talk about it briefly. Pony, talk about your opinion first.

Generally speaking, as long as the distance is more than 100 km and there is no need to stop halfway, I will choose to take the expressway. The most important reason for choosing to take the national highway instead of the high-speed highway is the high-speed charge, but taking the high-speed highway is actually not much more expensive than taking the national highway. Last year, we set out from Jinan to go on road trip in Weihai. Compared with the cost of taking the national highway and the expressway, the difference may be 150 yuan.

If you take the expressway, the road conditions are better, you don't need to stop, and the average fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is also relatively low. My car runs at a high speed, and the fuel cost is about 4 cents per kilometer. If you take the national highway, there will be some traffic lights and speed limits in the middle. It is easier to stop and go, and the average fuel consumption per kilometer is about 45 cents. Look at the distance from Jinan to Weihai. If you take the expressway, the total distance is 5 1 1km, and the expressway toll is 195 yuan, with a total cost of 399.4 yuan. If you take the national highway, the total distance is a little more, 529 kilometers, and the intermediate toll is only 10 yuan. According to the fuel cost of 45 cents per kilometer, the total cost of running the national highway is 248.05 yuan. The difference between running the expressway and running the national highway is 15 1.35 yuan.

However, it takes four hours to run the expressway, and time is life. Even if there is nothing urgent, it is better than spending all your time on the road and saving a few hours to get to your destination ahead of time. If you are going home to visit relatives, anxious to return, if you go home four hours early, you may have a reunion dinner with your relatives. If you go back to work in the city from home, you will arrive four hours early, and the journey will be tiring. You can have a deep sleep and rest for 4 hours to adjust your physical condition.

Moreover, under the above circumstances, it is more expensive than taking the national highway 150 yuan, saving 4 hours, which is still realized under all normal circumstances. If you accidentally exceed the speed limit or run a red light when you take the national highway, you may be fined one or two hundred yuan. If you have been fined twice, the cost of taking the national highway will be more expensive than taking the expressway. Moreover, taking the national highway is particularly prone to traffic jams. When there is a big traffic jam, it takes much longer to take the national highway than the expressway.

Moreover, it is very tiring to drive for a long time, especially driving a car with manual transmission. Although it is not easy to run at high speed, the road is smoother and you will be happier. Therefore, running the expressway is more worry-free and comfortable than running the national highway.

However, there is also a situation where running the national highway is more cost-effective than running the expressway. That is, before you reach your destination, you have other destinations. For example, I drove home, and there was a good scenic spot on the way. I'd like to take a look by the way. After getting on the expressway, the journey is too far. If you don't have to catch the bus, it's more worry-free to run the national highway at this time. In addition, it is more cost-effective to run the expressway as soon as you arrive.

The above content is pony's personal opinion, hoping to help you. You are also welcome to comment in the comments section below. Do you think it is cost-effective to run a long-distance bus on the expressway or on the national highway?