Free Travel Calculators & Trip Planning Tools
Free travel calculators, planners, checkers and printables for every part of a trip. Search, pick a topic, or scroll through them all.
Flights & airports
Flight times and distances, what TSA lets you bring, delay compensation, PreCheck, jet lag and when to leave for the airport.
- Flying With a PetYour airline, pet and route → in the cabin or not, the fee, and the carrier that fits.
- Flight Time & Distance CalculatorTwo airports: the distance, how long the flight takes, and when you land.
- Flight Delay & Cancellation Compensation CalculatorDelayed, cancelled or bumped: which law covers your flight, what it pays, how to claim.
- Can I Bring It on a Plane?Type an item: TSA's own answer for carry-on and checked bags, word for word.
- Can I Fly With This ID?Your ID against TSA's list: REAL ID, expired or temporary licenses, kids, and the $45 ConfirmID.
- Distance Between Two CitiesAny two cities: the straight-line distance, the direction, the time difference and the flight time.
- When to Leave for the AirportYour flight, airline, bags and drive: when to leave home, with your airline's own deadlines.
- TSA PreCheck vs Global Entry vs CLEARYour trips a year → PreCheck, Global Entry, NEXUS or CLEAR+: five-year cost, per flight, and TSA's rule.
- Jet Lag PlannerYour two cities and your usual sleep → the days to adjust, and a day-by-day daylight plan.
- Unaccompanied Minor Rules by AirlineCan a child fly alone on your airline, on that flight? The ages, the fee each way and the flights allowed, airline by airline.
- Missed Connecting Flight: What the Airline Owes YouWhat happens when you miss a connection: the new flight, meals, hotel and compensation you are owed, and what to do at the airport now.
- Cancelled Flight: What Your Airline Owes YouWhat you get when your flight is cancelled: the refund, the new flight, the meal and hotel your airline promises, and EU or UK compensation.
- Delayed Flight: What Your Airline Owes YouWhat you get when your flight is late: the meal, hotel and credit your airline promises, when you may take a refund, and EU or UK compensation.
- How Long Is the Flight? By DestinationJapan, Hawaii, Italy and 25 more: the flight from 19 US airports, both ways, and the time change.
Luggage & packing
Will your bag fit, what checking it costs, liquids in ml and oz, the plug adapter to pack, and a packing list for your trip.
- Airline Bag Size CheckerEnter your bag: personal item, carry-on or checked, on every major airline.
- Packing List GeneratorYour trip, nights and weather in: a printable checklist with how many of each.
- Baggage Fee CalculatorWhat your checked bags cost each way and round trip, airline by airline.
- Military Baggage Allowance by AirlineActive duty, a dependent or a retiree, on leave or on orders: the free checked bags on each airline, how heavy and how big.
- Liquids & Luggage Weight ConverterType the size on a bottle: ml ↔ fl oz and will it pass security. Plus luggage kg ↔ lb.
- Lost, Delayed or Damaged Bag: What the Airline Owes YouLate, lost or damaged checked bag: what the airline owes under US rules or the Montreal Convention, the bag fee back, and your deadlines.
- One Bag for Every AirlineTick the airlines you fly: the biggest carry-on and personal item that fit them all, and which one is the tight one.
- Suitcase Size Chart: What Size Do I Need?Your trip length: the suitcase size to take, its measurements, and which of 21 airlines take it in the cabin or checked.
Passports, visas & ID
Passport validity, fees, name changes and photos, whether you need a visa or a passport at all, and the ID TSA accepts.
- Passport Validity CheckerValid long enough for your trip? Each country's 6-month rule, and the day to apply for a new one by.
- Passport Fee CalculatorWhat your passport costs, who you pay, and whether you can renew online, by mail or must go in person.
- Passport Name Change & Replacement CheckerName change, a misprint, lost or stolen: which form, what it costs, and what to send.
- Do I Need a Visa?Every country: no visa, an online authorization, an e-visa or a visa, for a US passport.
- Do I Need a Passport?Puerto Rico, a cruise, Canada or Mexico by car: a passport book, a passport card, or just an ID?
- Global Entry Renewal Planner: When to Renew & the InterviewThe date on your card: when the renewal window opens, the 24 months you keep if you send it in time, and the interview on arrival.
- Global Entry Interview Locations Near YouYour town: the nearest Global Entry enrollment centers from CBP's own list, and the airports where you can interview on arrival.
- What to Bring to Your Global Entry Interview: ChecklistYour interview's place and who you are: CBP's documents, plus what your enrollment center asks for in its own words, ready to print.
- Passport & Visa Photo MakerYour own photo, cropped to the U.S. passport, U.S. visa or Schengen size with the head inside the rules; save it or a 4 × 6 print.
- Child Passport Checker: Under 16, Newborns and TeensA baby, a child or a teen: who must come to apply, what to bring, what it costs and when it runs out.
- Minor Travel Consent Letter: Free Form to PrintA child traveling abroad without both parents: the letter, filled in and ready to print, who signs it and what to carry.
- SENTRI or NEXUS? Time Saved at Your CrossingSENTRI or NEXUS for your crossing: the minutes its lane saves at your usual hour, the fee and who may apply, in CBP's words.
- Baby & Infant Passport PhotoYour baby's photo, taken at home on a white sheet, turned upright and cropped to the U.S. passport's 2 × 2 in with the baby rules.
- UK ETA Checker: Do I Need One?Your passport and trip: a UK ETA, a visa or neither, the £20 fee, the last day to apply and when it runs out.
- ETIAS Checker: Do I Need It for Europe?Your passport and trip: ETIAS, a visa or neither, whether it applies to your dates yet, the €20 fee and how long it lasts.
- EES Checker: Europe's Entry/Exit System and YouYour passport and situation: whether Europe's EES registers you, the photo and fingerprints it takes, and how long it keeps them.
International travel
Travel advisories, the Schengen 90/180 rule, plugs, tipping, driving abroad and a map of the countries you have visited.
- Driving Abroad CheckerWhich side of the road, and is the US International Driving Permit recognised?
- Travel Advisory MapEvery country's State Department advisory level, today, on one map.
- Schengen 90/180 CalculatorYour stays in Europe: days used of the 90 in any 180, the last day you can stay, and any overstay.
- Travel Adapter & Plug FinderHome and up to three countries: the plug adapter for the trip, the voltage, and what each device needs.
- Countries & States Visited MapTap where you have been: your count of the 195 countries, your continents, the 50 states, and a map to share or print.
- Travel Map With PinsPin every city you have been to on a world or U.S. map, count your countries and states, and share, print or embed it.
- How Much Cash Can I Fly With?Cash over $10,000 at the border: report it or not. And the $800 (or CAN$800) you can bring home duty-free.
- Plug Adapter by DestinationEurope, the UK, Japan, Canada and 25 more: the plug types, what they look like, the voltage, and whether a US plug fits.
Road trips & cars
Gas and trip costs, MPG, Florida tolls, the halfway point to meet, used cars, repair prices and mileage rates.
- Florida Toll PlannerRental car toll program, your own SunPass or Toll-By-Plate: what each costs, cheapest first.
- Used Car AnalyzerA VIN in: check digit, recalls, owner complaints, your price against similar listings and what to offer.
- Car Repair Cost EstimatorWhat a repair costs across the US, from every publisher that prices it — and whether your quote is fair.
- Road Trip Cost CalculatorGas at this week's official price, car wear, tolls and nights on the road — and fly or drive.
- MPG CalculatorMiles and gallons from your fill-ups → your car's real MPG, L/100 km, range and cost a mile.
- Halfway Point CalculatorTwo to five starting places: the town to meet in, how far each of you travels, and directions.
- Which Toll Pass Works Where? E-ZPass, SunPass & MoreYour toll pass against every state on the road trip: where E-ZPass, SunPass, Peach Pass or a Texas tag works, and where not.
- Missed a Toll? How to Pay It Before a FeeThe road, and whether you have the bill: how that agency bills a car without a pass, how long before a fee, and where to pay.
- Rental Car Toll Programs: What Each Company ChargesYour rental company and state: what its toll program adds per day, its all-inclusive plan, and what your own toll pass would cost.
- Tire Date Code CheckerThe last four digits of each tire's DOT code → the week it was made, how old it is, and whether the four were made together.
- How Old to Rent a Car: Age & Young Renter FeesThe youngest age each rental company takes in your state, the young renter fee a day and for your trip, and who pays none.
- How Far and How Fast Can You Drive on a Spare Tire?The top speed and distance your carmaker's manual (or the tire maker) prints for your spare, and whether the tire shop is within it.
- Driving to Canada or Mexico: Can My Car Cross?Your car or a rental into Canada or Mexico: documents, insurance, the Banjercito permit and the rental company's rule.
- Border Wait Times: Mexico and Canada Crossings NowCBP's newest wait at 71 crossings into the U.S., by lane, and the hour the line is usually shortest.
Plan & when to go
The best time to visit, rainy and hurricane seasons, your vacation days, and a day-by-day itinerary.
- Travel Itinerary BuilderYour trip day by day, printable and shareable, with a free AI day planner.
- Hurricane Risk for Your TripHow often a storm hit your destination on your dates, in the last 50 seasons.
- When to Go: Best Time to VisitWeather month by month for 179 places, and where it is best in any month.
- PTO Optimizer 2027Where to take your vacation days in 2027 for the longest breaks.
- Minimum Age to Check In at a HotelHow old you must be to check in, in your state and at your chain: 18 or 21 on the hotels' own pages, and what a younger guest needs.
- How Old to Book an Airbnb or VrboYour age, the platform and where the home is: can you book, what a host can ask on top, and when Airbnb's under-25 rule stops you.
- Water Temperature by Month: Cancún, San Diego, Myrtle Beach & 49 More BeachesPick a beach and a month: how warm the sea is, the warmest and coolest months, and how it compares with NOAA's comfortable range.
- Great Lakes Water Temperature by Month: Lake Michigan, Erie & 18 Beach TownsPick a Great Lake or a beach town and a month: how warm the water is, the warmest and coolest months, and how it compares with NOAA's comfortable range.
- Great Lakes Ice Cover by Month: Does Lake Erie, Michigan or Superior Freeze?Pick a Great Lake and a month: how much of it is ice in a typical winter, whether it freezes over, and each winter's peak since 1973.
- Weekend Getaway Finder: Trips Within a Drive of YouYour town and how far you will drive: our own guides to the beaches, cities and nature inside that circle, nearest first.
- Vacation & Trip CountdownThe days, sleeps and weekends until your trip, counting live, the weather then, a wallpaper, a paper chain and a blog widget.
- Typhoon Season by DestinationHow often a tropical storm or typhoon came near Tokyo, Okinawa, Manila, Hong Kong, Vietnam or Guam, month by month.
- Sargassum Season CheckerNOAA's seaweed risk at 29 beaches today, and month by month: Cancún, Tulum, Punta Cana, Florida.
- Where to Travel, Month by MonthTwelve months: every place at its best, with highs, rain days and storm odds.
- Rainy Season by DestinationCosta Rica, Thailand, Bali and ten more: the wet and dry months, and how much rain.
- Hurricane Season by DestinationJamaica, Cancún, Hawaii and 23 more: storm odds by month and every storm since 1976.
Budgets & money
What a trip really costs: daily budgets, bag and passport fees, tipping, mileage rates and passes worth buying.
- Trip Budget CalculatorHotel and meals at the government's per diem rates, plus your flights and extras: a total, per person and per day.
- U.S. Travel Tipping Calculator: Valet, Uber, Bellhop & MoreValet, bellhop, housekeeping, Uber, the concierge: how much to tip each on a U.S. trip, and the cash your whole trip needs.
- Tipping Calculator by CountryHow much to tip in 30 countries: restaurants, taxis, hotels and guides, in local currency.
- Mileage Reimbursement CalculatorYour drives at the IRS or GSA mileage rate, each at the rate on its date — 76¢ a mile since July 1, 2026.
- Cost of Living Comparison: States and CitiesTwo states or cities: how much more or less life costs, the salary you would need, and rent, goods and utilities.
- Cheapest Places to Live in the US: States and CitiesAll 50 states, or all 384 US cities, ranked by prices, rent, goods or utilities, and any state's cities: Florida's cheapest and dearest.
Cruises & ferries
What a cruise really costs, what you can bring on board, the documents you need, and the island ferries of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
- Cruise Cost CalculatorGratuities, whether the drink package pays off, and the real cost per night.
- Cruise Dress Code: Formal and Elegant Nights by LineYour line and cruise length: the dressy nights, what counts as dressed up, and what the dining rooms turn away.
- How Old to Go on a Cruise: Age Rules by Cruise LineWho is going and the line: the age to sail without someone 21 or older, the drinking age on board and the youngest baby, in the lines' own words.
- Can I Bring It on a Cruise?An item and a line: allowed or not on the five big cruise lines, in each line's own words.
- Alaska Cruise by Month: Weather, Whales and What to WearPick your month, ports and cruise line: each port's highs, lows and rainy days, the whales and salmon runs that month, what to pack, and the dressy nights.
- Vieques & Culebra Ferry PlannerEvery Ceiba boat of your day to Vieques or Culebra: the terminal, the landing, the last boat back and the fare.
- St. Thomas to St. John Ferry PlannerEvery boat of your day from Red Hook or Charlotte Amalie to St. John, the car barge, St. Croix: the last one back and the fare.
Florida & Puerto Rico
Beach conditions, tides, tolls, rocket launches, glowing bays and hurricane odds in Florida and Puerto Rico.
- Rocket Launch Viewing PlannerThe next Florida launches in your time, where to watch, and can you see it from home.
- Florida Beach Conditions TodayA Florida beach today: NWS warnings, sea temperature, red tide, sunrise and sunset.
- Florida Tide TimesA Florida beach and a day: NOAA's high and low tides, rising or falling now, and the week ahead.
- Florida Bioluminescence PlannerThe dark nights to see Florida's glowing water: the moon, the hours with it down, and what glows that month.
- Puerto Rico Bio Bay PlannerThe dark nights at Mosquito Bay, Laguna Grande and La Parguera: the moon, and what to know about each bay.
- Florida Sinkhole Map & CheckerEvery sinkhole and subsidence incident reported to the Florida Geological Survey, counted around your town and mapped.
- Florida Springs Finder: Swim, Tube & Dive Near YouYour town and what you want to do: the springs where you can, nearest first, with the fee, the water and who runs each one.
- Where to See Manatees in Florida: Season, Places & SwimmingYour town and the month you go: the nearest places manatees gather, how you see them there, the season, the fee and the rules.
- Florida Scallop Season: Is It Open Where You Are Going?Pick the town and the day: is bay scallop season open there, how many days are left, the bag limit, the gear and the license you need.
- Florida Lobster Season: Is It Open Where You Dive?Pick where you dive and the day: is lobster season open, the mini-season dates, the bag limit, the size and the permit you need.
- Florida Fossil & Shark Tooth Hunting: Peace River Level & Beach TidesPick a Peace River spot or a shark tooth beach and a day: the river's level today, the best months, the low tide, and what you may keep.
- Do I Need a Florida Fishing License?Visitor or resident, age, salt or fresh, shore, pier, charter or boat: whether you need a Florida fishing license, which one, and its price.
- Florida Fish Seasons: Is It Open Where You Fish?Pick your town, a fish and a day: is snook, red snapper, grouper or redfish season open, the days left, the size and the bag limit.
- Florida Crabbing Season: Blue Crab, Stone Crab and Land CrabPick the crab, your town and the day: blue crab trap closures, stone crab season and claw size, land crabs, the limits and the license.
- Florida Oysters, Clams and Shrimping: Seasons, Limits and Areas by CountyPick oysters, clams or shrimp, your county and the day: open or closed, the limits and sizes, and where FDACS posts each area's status.
- Sea Turtle Season in Florida: Nesting, Hatching & Turtle WalksYour Florida beach county and month: which sea turtles nest or hatch then, how many nests it had, and the public turtle walks near you.
- Kennedy Space Center Visit Planner: Your Day, TimedYour day at Kennedy Space Center, timed to when you arrive: the hours, the last bus tour, and what fits before closing.
- Canaveral National Seashore & Playalinda Beach: Open Today?Pick the beach and the day: Playalinda or Apollo Beach hours by season, the fee, Black Point Wildlife Drive, and the launches that close it.
- Florida King Tide CalendarYour Florida beach's highest predicted tides of the next 12 months, ranked, the months they fall in and the next one to come.
- Florida Shelling Planner: Low Tides, Beaches & the Shell RulesPick a shelling beach and your dates: the low tides of your trip, the best morning, the hours and fee, and which shells you may take.
Outdoors & night sky
Northern lights, the 2027 eclipse, golden hour and sunset times, national park passes, glowing water and ski sizes.
- Ski & Snowboard Size CalculatorSki and board length from two published charts, plus poles, board width and boot size.
- National Parks Pass CalculatorTick your parks: is the America the Beautiful pass cheaper than the gates?
- Northern Lights TonightThe Kp your town needs, NOAA's forecast for your dark hours tonight, the moon, and where to go.
- Golden Hour & Sunset CalculatorAny place and date: sunrise, sunset, the golden and blue hours, and which side of the plane sees the sunset.
- 2027 Total Solar Eclipse PlannerAugust 2, 2027: total or partial where you are, the times, and the nearest totality — from NASA's elements.
- Shark Tooth Island (Wilmington, NC): Low Tide Times and How to Get TherePick your day: the low tide at Shark Tooth Island near Wilmington, NC, while River Road Park is open, the week ahead, and how to get there.
- Shark Tooth Beach, Jekyll Island (GA): Tide Chart and Low Tide TimesPick your day: the tide chart at Jekyll Island, the lowest tide in daylight, the week ahead, and the walk to Shark Tooth Beach.
- Altitude Sickness & Acclimatization PlannerYour nights at altitude against CDC's pace and risk table: Cusco, Machu Picchu, La Paz, Colorado, Kilimanjaro.
- What Is My Elevation? Height Above Sea LevelThe height where you stand, or at any place, and what it means for altitude sickness on your next trip up.
- National Park Reservations Checker: What to BookYour parks and dates: which need a timed entry, a permit, a sunrise ticket or a parking tag, and when booking opens.
- Moon Phase Calendar: Every Full and New MoonEvery moon phase for a month or a year in your time zone, the full moon names, and the dark nights between.
- The Next Lunar Eclipse From Your TownEvery lunar eclipse to 2045 from NASA: the next one and the next blood moon you can see from your town, each phase in your time zone.
- Stargazing Planner: The Darkest Nights Near YouAny place and night: dark hours with the moon down, the Milky Way, tonight's clouds, meteor showers and dark-sky parks.
- Light Pollution Map: How Dark Is the Sky Near You?NASA's light at night for any US place: how it ranks, the darkest sky within 50 and 100 miles, and the nearest dark-sky park.
- Hiking Time Calculator: How Long Will This Hike Take?Distance and climb: the hiking time by Naismith's rule and the NPS's pace, when you are back, and when to turn around before sunset.
- Epic vs Ikon Pass Calculator: Which Pays Off?Your resorts and ski days: which 2026/27 pass covers them for less — Epic, Epic Local, Ikon or Ikon Base.
- Ski Trip Cost Calculator: Your Ski Days, Added UpWho is going, how many days and the prices you are quoted: the whole ski trip, a person a day, and when a season pass costs less.
- The Next Solar Eclipse From Your TownEvery solar eclipse to 2035 from your town: total, annular or partial there, and when — from NASA's elements.
- Northern Lights by PlaceAlaska, Michigan, Iceland, Colorado, Chicago and 26 more: the Kp each town needs, tonight's forecast, and the dark months.
- Sunrise & Sunset Time by CityNew York, San Diego, Seattle and 28 more: sunrise, sunset and the golden hours every month, the latest and earliest of the year.
Photos, postcards & maps
Postcards and travel posters from your own photos, where and when a photo was taken, and maps of the places you have been.
Kids & games
Road-trip bingo, the license plate game, printable scavenger hunts and a map of everywhere you have been.
- Road Trip Bingo & License Plate GamePrintable bingo cards, a new set every time, and the license plate game.
- Scavenger Hunt GeneratorA different printable hunt for every child: nature, beach, camping, road trip, city, zoo, park, museum or airport, and photo hunts for grown-ups.
- Christmas Lights Scavenger HuntA printable hunt for a drive or a walk past the holiday lights: a different sheet for every child.
- Christmas Light BingoBingo cards for the Christmas lights drive: a different card for every player, in pictures or words, printed two to a page.
Every trip raises a handful of small questions that decide how it goes: will this bag get past the gate, what do I actually need to pack, what will it really cost. These free tools answer one of those questions each, from your own numbers, in a few seconds. Nothing to sign up for and nothing to install, and they work on your phone at the check-in desk as well as on a laptop at home.
Where the rules come from
A tool is only as good as the rule behind it. Airline bag limits come from each airline’s own baggage page, never from another blog, and every tool prints the date its rules were last checked next to the answer. Rules change, so each dataset has a shelf life: when a date gets too old, it gets checked again before it is trusted. For anything that affects whether you can board or enter a country, the tool links the official page, and you should check that page before you travel.
Share an answer, or keep it
Every result has its own link. Copy link saves exactly what you entered, so you can send your packing list to whoever is traveling with you, or check your bag size again at the airport without typing it twice.
Put a tool on your own site
Every tool has an Embed button. It gives you a short piece of code to paste into a page on your blog or website. The tool works there exactly as it does here, free, with a credit line linking back to TravelMagma.
More from TravelMagma
The tools answer the quick questions. For the rest of the trip, like where to stay, what to skip and what it is really like, start with the latest TravelMagma guides.