Some things I find interesting after accidentally mapping from my work to SF:
Your trip is 2812.3 miles and will take 2455.1 minutes.
1.7 days? I found it hard to believe it would only take two days to drive the width of the country, but other maps/sources show the same time, minus breaks of course.
For 21 miles per gallon using premium (my car; ugh), the cost of a one-way trip driving yourself is $561. If ownership cost of the vehicles is assumed the same, the hourly rate for your driver is almost $108/hour (though i'm sure there's some taxi-specific costs i'm missing).
It really makes a striking case for how inefficient hired transit can be. But the above are transit options for a single passenger that can happen at any time or schedule. What about mass-transit options?
A Greyhound bus ticket from Baltimore to SF is only $244 and two days, 15 hours. There are five transfers.
An Amtrak train ticket from Baltimore to SF is only $318, and three days, 5 hours. There are three transfers.
And a one-way Delta flight from BWI to SFO is $171, and 10 hours 49 minutes. There is one transfer.
The IRS calculates that the cost per mile to operate a car in 2014 is, on average, $0.56 per mile. This factors in the fixed (amortized cost to buy a car) and variable (gas, maintenance) costs.
Based on that, the cost to drive 2812.3 miles one way is actually $1574.89.
It really makes a striking case for how inefficient hired transit can be. But the above are transit options for a single passenger that can happen at any time or schedule. What about mass-transit options?
A Greyhound bus ticket from Baltimore to SF is only $244 and two days, 15 hours. There are five transfers.
An Amtrak train ticket from Baltimore to SF is only $318, and three days, 5 hours. There are three transfers.
And a one-way Delta flight from BWI to SFO is $171, and 10 hours 49 minutes. There is one transfer.