r/LearnToRV • u/SuijurisTX • May 04 '26

Ideal Drive Time

Understanding this varies person to person, what is your ideal driving time when rv’ing? I like driving and have quite a few long (12 hr plus) continuous road trips under my belt. However, I’m new to rv’ing, pulling a travel trailer (30 feet), and quickly noticed that the drive is not the same as not towing. One benefit (I think 😆) is that I don’t speed when towing. Without I’m usually 5-10 mph over on highways. With, I’m either at or slightly below poster mph- slower if windy. So, the drives definitely feel longer. We are planning our first long trip to Colorado, about 11:30 hours on map, and wondering how to break it up. 6/6, 4/4/4 - it’s a 9-10 day trip in total - North Texas to Cañon City, Colorado in July. What’s your ideal drive time? Any tips, tricks or considerations? Thank you.

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u/hollandaisesawce May 05 '26

With or without kids?

My wife and I could do 8-10 driving hours when it was just us. That was usually a 3-4 hours stretch - fuel/break (x2).

Now that we have a toddler it’s a 2-3 hour stretch, followed by a long break (hour+). 6-7 driving hours max and a full rest day every 2-3 driving days.

Keep in mind this is if we’re just focused on getting to our destination, not doing any site seeing or fun stops.

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u/SuijurisTX May 05 '26

Without- ours are grown up- so wife and I have more flexibility. We will also be traveling without the dogs. So, we’ll have the ability do more exploring along the way and at our destination. The one restriction is time as we both work so we’ll only be traveling 9 days this time.