Tamerlain

Does anyone know how to make any of the popular driving direction programs route you through just Canada? I'm driving home in the summer from Vancouver to Toronto, and I wanted to know how many kilometers it is, but Google, Mapquest and Yahoo are all routing me through the States. I know it's faster, but I have no interest in paying out-of-country tolls and Northern Ontario is really beautiful to drive through.

Thanks in advance.

-Tamerlain

Cynthetiq

AAA member? get a triptik from them... if not, become one, they can get you discounts on lodging and also be able to help out if you need any roadside assistance.

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alpha phi

I'd buy an atlas, and keep it in the car.
It comes in very handy when you take a wrong turn.
Something I manage to do on just about trip I take.

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Tamerlain

We had a triptick from CAA when we drove out here, we didn't use it once. It's surprisingly easy to get out here, you just hit the TransCanada Highway and head West till you hit Vancouver. I don't have it anymore though, so I can't check it for the total km.

I also have an atlas, just in case. I just wanted something easy to check the distance from here to Toronto through Canada. When we got the triptick, they asked us which way we wanted to go, so there has to be a program out there somewhere.

-Tamerlain

j8ear

How's this:

1.
vancouver
1. Starting in VANCOUVER, BC on GRANVILLE ST - go 0.0 mi
2. Turn Right on BROADWAY - go 1.8 mi
3. Turn Right on KINGSWAY - go 0.3 mi
4. Bear Left on E 12TH AVE - go 1.5 mi
5. E 12TH AVE becomes GRANDVIEW HWY - go 1.9 mi
6. Take ramp onto HWY-1 EAST - go 88.0 mi
7. HWY-1 EAST becomes HWY-3 EAST - go 4.1 mi
8. HWY-3 EAST becomes HWY-5 NORTH - go 122.2 mi
9. Take exit #374 onto HWY-5 toward JASPER - go 210.2 mi
10. Bear Right on HWY-16 EAST - go 285.1 mi
11. Take ramp onto ST ALBERT TRL NW toward HWY-2 NORTH - go 1.0 mi
12. Continue on GROAT RD NW - go 1.2 mi
13. Take ramp toward 107 AVE - go 0.2 mi
14. Turn Left on 107 AVE NW - go 1.7 mi
15. Turn Right on 109 ST NW - go 0.7 mi
16. Turn Left on JASPER AVE NW - go 0.6 mi
17. Arrive at the center of EDMONTON, AB
2.
edmonton
1. Starting in EDMONTON, AB on JASPER AVE NW go toward 100A ST NW,JASPER AVE NW - go 1.6 mi
2. Bear Left on 82 ST NW - go 1.7 mi
3. Bear Right onto YELLOWHEAD TRL[HWY-16] toward HWY-16 EAST - go 5.2 mi
4. YELLOWHEAD TRL becomes HWY-16 EAST - go 740.0 mi
5. Turn Left on HWY-1 EAST - go 52.9 mi
6. Continue on PORTAGE AVE - go 8.9 mi
7. Turn Left on SMITH ST - go 0.1 mi
8. Turn Right on KING ST - go 0.1 mi
9. Turn Right on MCDERMOT AVE - go 0.1 mi
10. Turn Right on MAIN ST - go 0.1 mi
11. Arrive at the center of WINNIPEG, MB
3.
winnipeg, manitoba
1. Starting in WINNIPEG, MB on MAIN ST - go 1.1 mi
2. Turn Left on MARION ST - go 2.5 mi
3. Turn Right on LAGIMODIERE BLVD - go 2.2 mi
4. Turn Left on FERMOR AVE[HWY-1] - go 4.5 mi
5. Continue to follow HWY-1 EAST - go 88.0 mi
6. HWY-1 EAST becomes HWY-17 - go 23.5 mi
7. Continue on a local road - go 0.6 mi
8. Continue on HWY-17 - go 283.2 mi
9. Turn Left on HWY-102 - go 20.4 mi
10. HWY-102 becomes RED RIVER RD - go 1.3 mi
11. Turn Right on HIGH ST S - go 0.7 mi
12. Turn Left on OLIVER RD - go 0.0 mi
13. OLIVER RD becomes JOHN ST - go 0.2 mi
14. Turn Right on MEMORIAL AVE - go 1.6 mi
15. Arrive at the center of THUNDER BAY, ON
4.
THUNDERBAY, ONTARIO
1. Starting in THUNDER BAY, ON on MEMORIAL AVE - go 0.2 mi
2. Turn Right on DUNLOP ST - go 0.2 mi
3. Turn Right on CARRICK ST - go 0.1 mi
4. Turn Left on HARBOUR EXPY - go 1.7 mi
5. Turn Right on THUNDER BAY EXPY[HWY-17] - go 7.7 mi
6. Continue to follow HWY-17 - go 424.0 mi
7. Continue on GREAT NORTHERN RD[HWY-17B] - go 1.1 mi
8. Continue to follow HWY-17B - go 3.7 mi
9. HWY-17B becomes INTERNATIONAL BRG[I-75] - go 0.5 mi
10. Continue to follow I-75 - go 269.5 mi
11. Take the I-475 exit toward DOWNTOWN FLINT - go 10.4 mi
12. Take exit #6 onto I-69 EAST toward PORT HURON - go 67.1 mi
13. I-69 EAST becomes BLUE WATER BRG[HWY-402] - go 0.6 mi
14. Continue to follow HWY-402 EAST - go 63.1 mi
15. Take the HWY-401 EAST exit toward TORONTO - go 31.7 mi
16. Take exit #235 onto HWY-403 EAST toward HAMILTON/BRANTFORD - go 64.0 mi
17. HWY-403 EAST becomes QEW - go 14.6 mi
18. Take ramp onto LAKE SHORE BLVD W - go 1.8 mi
19. Turn Left on PARKSIDE DR - go 1.2 mi
20. Turn Right on BLOOR ST - go 3.8 mi
21. Arrive at the center of TORONTO, ON
5.
toronto

Distance: 2928 miles, Travel Time: 64 hours 5 mins

2 928 mile = 4 712.159 232 kilometer

Man that's a long ass drive.

I did this with the yahoo beta maps/driving directions (http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/index.php) and just added cities along a route I thought might be nice to take through Canada between Vangroovy and TeeHo.

This new beta maps from yahoo is pretty freaking neat btw...

-bear

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Tamerlain

Thanks j8ear. I saw this a week ago but my account has been messed up so I couldn't respond.

-Tamerlain

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