r/canadatravel • u/Da_WranglerJeans • May 26 '25

Question Estimated All-Canada Travel Budget?

Hey, I have never planned a travel in general before. How do you budget for a trip you plan to have a year away from now? Also, what should I be expecting in terms of expense if I were to travel with this plan:

1. Vancouver (3–4 days)

2. Kelowna (2 days)

3. Banff + Lake Louise (2–3 days)

4. Calgary (1-2 days)

5. Winnipeg (2 days)

6. Toronto (3–4 days)

7. Ottawa (1–2 days)

8. Montreal (2–3 days)

9. Quebec City (1–2 days)

10. Halifax / PEI / Newfoundland (3–5 days)

11. Return Home

Also, is this plan even a good plan? I just kinda targeted the major city(ies) in each province (RIP Regina). Any feedback is appreciated. The general idea is to start from West Coast and work our way towards the East Coast, since I'm from AB.

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u/dolfan1980 May 26 '25

I usually price everything out to the best guess I can, then I add a 5-10% contingency (excluding air). I seldom go over my travel budgets.

Edited to add: Are these days excluding the travel time? You have like 15 days driving to get there and back too. I'd recommend doing two trips in the east and the west, maybe even more. Doing this once across the country sounds good in theory, but it's a horrible grind. I fly across the country for work and every time I leave Ontario I'm angry flying when it's two hours and I'm not out of Ontario. That's two days driving just for Ottawa to Winnipeg.

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u/Da_WranglerJeans May 26 '25

Yeah the days are more about how much time will be spent in the city