<p>I am from St. Louis and and I have a cousin whom is attending graduate school at University of Arizona. He asked me to come down to look at colleges and look at them, since I was interested. So I told him I would.</p>
<p>My question is... Should I drive down there, which would be a 22hr drive. Or should I spend the money and fly down there?</p>
<p>Calculate how much the plane ticket would cost vs. the cost of gas and most likely staying overnight. And, do you really want to drive 22 hours?</p>
<p>I'd recommend flying. Check out some of the smaller, domestic airlines like Song and Independence.</p>
<p>$434 round trip. Gas would be about $300.</p>
<p>Ehh, your call but all that TIME in the car, what's that worth?</p>
<p>Unless there is something (colleges, relatives, sightseeing) along the way, definitely fly. Also, is that 22 hrs one-way? Don't forget that the drive home will also be 22 hrs!</p>
<p>It's not just gas. You'd be driving 1400 miles one-way, and 1400 miles back. A car gets a lot of wear in 2800 miles! Heck, you'll almost need to change your oil before and after you go!</p>
<p>22 hours safely would come out to about 3 days if you're driving alone. add in two nights for lodging and you're at the 450$ mark already. then, add in the cost of food during the trip each way as well as chalk's reccommendation of that oil change.</p>
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