Vancouver, BC - Las Vegas (West Coast down, ID back up)

[benjis_monikuss]

Awesome, thanks!

[DonnaR57]

The pass is $20 per vehicle and is good for 7 days.

Unless you are planning to go to more NP's during the year's time, the Annual Pass ($80) may not be worth it. We had to figure out our own needs for this summer, so it pays to look at the national park sites and do the math.


Donna

[glc]

The only tolls in the area are the bridges in the SF area. They all do accept cash except the Golden Gate, where you have to either have a FasTrak transponder or go on a license plate photo system. You can prepay or they will mail you an invoice.

[benjis_monikuss]

Perfect! Well $20 it is.

And we decided to skip SF this time around, we're sticking to the 1-5 then we'll go through Stockton to the CA 99 and head to Bakersfield from there.

Also, when in the Seattle area I'm wondering if it's possible to avoid the I-5 (assuming this would be busier?) and taking the 405 on that leg? Or are they both pretty much the same?

[benjis_monikuss]

Does anyone know about having to obtain an international driving permit to drive in the states? My Canadian friends drive there all the time so I'd assume my Canadian licence would be fine? Just don't want to get any unwanted trouble.

[Lifemagician]

An international driver's licence is no more than a translation of a licence which has not been issued in English. If your licence is in English, no need to bother.

Lifey

[glc]

Your Canadian license is valid here, but you also need proof of insurance that's valid in the US.

[benjis_monikuss]

Oh, would my provincial car insurance be enough or do I need to purchase some kind?

[glc]

All you should have to do is verify with your insurance company that it's valid here, and possibly get an ID card proving it. I know our insurance is valid in Canada and our insurance companies do offer ID cards, so I assume yours is probably the same.

[benjis_monikuss]

Yeah, I looked it up and my insurance is valid in every state/ province in Canada and America and even some in Mexico hahaha. Good to know. I will have insurance papers in the dash, they don't present us with ID cards.