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Which Will Cost More?It used to be that driving was the hands-down winner in the cost comparison, but that was when gas prices were much cheaper. Even with the higher cost of fuel, driving will often cost less overall. AAA offers a fuel-cost calculator that can help you determine approximately how much your road trip will cost. When you compare that figure to the cost of a plane ticket for each member of your family plus (possible) additional airline fees in addition to the cost for parking or a shuttle to the airport plus the cost of a rental car or local transportation at your destination, driving seems to be the smart option financially. What's More Convenient?This is another factor that is not as clear-cut as it once was. It used to be that flying was a fairly glamorous and low stress enterprise, where you sat back and relaxed while you traveled. Driving, on the other hand, was hours of tedium punctuated by refereeing fights between Junior and Sis in the back seat. Neither of those are still the case. Flying now involves long waits and intrusive security measures before you get on an overcrowded plane. And in the digital age, driving can mean the whole family (except the poor driver) gets a chance to catch up on their favorite media-dvds, audiobooks, or blogs while eating up the miles. To decide which mode of travel will be more convenient depends a great deal on how far you have to go. It's worth it to calculate the amount of time you will be traveling door-to-door in both cases to decide which method is most likely to have you still talking to each other once you get there. What's Safer?This is the one component that is easy to calculate. Flying is one of the safest modes of transportation, and driving is the most dangerous way to travel. It's easy to forget these facts since we drive every day and fly rarely - and because every airplane crash makes the news while we hear next to nothing about the thousands of car wrecks that occur every single day in America. If you do decide to drive, take your safety seriously by making certain your car is in good condition before you leave, by buckling up, and by placing your small children in appropriate child-safety seats with 5-point harnesses. For our trip to Virginia, we decided to brave the potential frustration and definite cost of air travel rather than give up two days of our vacation in travel time. My husband probably won't admit it, but I'm sure we made the right decision by flying. This article originally appeared on MoneyNing.com. Let us know what you think (or read what others thought) here.
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