Gas Buddy's Affordable Last-Minute Spring Break Roadtrips

It might not seem like it everywhere, but spring break is literally only weeks away.

To help consumers with their spring break travel plans, GasBuddy, home of a popular community-based gas price comparison app, has compiled a list of affordable road-trips that can be taken for around $200.

In addition, the GasBuddy website features a calculator that can be used to fine-tune any trip anywhere in the U.S.

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Cheap Gas

For those who need further incentive – besides just getting away for a few days – GasBuddy has predicted that this year’s springtime gas prices will be the lowest since 2009.

The current national average price for a gallon of gas is $2.33, more than $1.09 cheaper than at the same time last year.

“For over six years we have been weary of hitting the road with prices pushing $4 a gallon,” said According to GasBuddy petroleum analyst, Allison Mac, “Although prices are ticking back up because of seasonal changes, overall they are still cheaper than where they were in years past.”

Trip Cost Calculator

In addition to the well-known GasBuddy app, used by many motorists to find the cheapest gas prices on a daily basis, the GasBuddy website features a Trip Cost Calculatorthat can be used to find the cheapest stations along a travel route.

The Trip Cost Calculator lets users plug in the make and model of their car plus starting and ending points. With that information, the calculator provides a list of the cheapest stations along the route and provides an estimate of how much the entire trip will cost in gas money.

Selected Spring Break Destinations

Using the Trip Cost Calculator, GasBuddy compiled a list of popular spring break destinations that travelers can drive to (and back) for around $200.

Prices arrived at were based on driving a Ford Explorer (auto, 3.5L, FWD), the best-selling SUV midsize SUV according to Edmunds.com.

Gas prices were those reported as of Feb. 23, 2015.

Focus On Florida

For those in the Midwest and Northeast, weary of winter weather and anxious to travel to Florida, the examples below could be of interest.

1. Philadelphia, PA to Orlando, FL ($167 round-trip)
2. Boston, MA to Daytona Beach, FL ($201 round-trip)
3. Detroit, MI to Panama City Beach, FL ($163 round-trip)

California Bound

Travelers in the Northwest seeking that Southern California sunshine or a little Las Vegas action (and heat) might want to consider one of these options.

1. Portland, OR to Huntington Beach, CA ($197 round-trip)
2. Seattle, WA to Santa Cruz, CA ($168 round-trip)
3. Denver, CO to Las Vegas, NV ($120 round-trip)

Hitting The Slopes

Those lucky enough to live where it is warm all year-round might be more interested in hitting the slopes before summer wipes away the snow.

1. Los Angeles, CA to Park City, UT  ($123 round-trip)
2. San Francisco, CA to Jackson Hole, WY ($151 round-trip)
3. Phoenix, AZ to Aspen, CO ($118 round-trip)

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Appalachian Alpine Action

East Coast warm climate dwellers have ski-slope options not far from them as well.

1. Chapel Hill, NC to Stowe, VT ($133 round-trip)
2. Gainesville, FL to Lake Placid, NY ($211 round-trip)
3. Atlanta, GA to Bretton Woods, NH ($194 round-trip)

At the time of this writing, Jim Probasco had no position in any mentioned securities.