HELP! Driving from St Louis...what gas stations will I pass

[ready to relax]

I am trying to budget gas, and interested in possibly opening a card for gas, and the question...is there a specific gas station all the way down 64, 24, 75, 475?

 

[OKW Lover]

You will find all the major brands and many, many "off-brands" along the way. Go to www.gasbuddy.com for the average price of gas in any particular area. If you've got a smart phone you can use Waze to find out the cost of gas near by you at any time.

 

[NotUrsula]

As a general rule, the three gasoline brands you will most often encounter on that route will be BP, Shell, and Exxon/Mobil. RaceTrac stations are very common in the Southeast as well, I think they self-brand their gasoline. AFAIK, all of the toll roads in Florida are serviced by Shell at the moment, but you won't be on that many toll roads if you are only heading to WDW.

Here locally, Phillips runs good incentives on their gas cards (UGas uses Phillips), but IME you won't find many Phillips dealers in the Southeast. Note that QuikTrip isn't all that common along that route, either, except in the Atlanta area.

Note that if you take the Alabama route you may find a different mix.

FWIW, I *strongly* recommend the Alabama route if your timing would otherwise send you through Monteagle on 24 in the wee hours or in predicted bad weather; that is a killer road for truck accidents when conditions are sub-optimal. (I was hit once by an out-of-control semi -- that's NOT an experience that I ever want to repeat.) The Chattanooga route *is* shorter, but the potential for danger through Monteagle has to be taken into account. It's perfectly safe in the sunshine, but gets very nasty fog overnight, and trucks can have serious trouble on the grades at anytime if it is wet.

 

[AGoofykindagirl]

We made the trip to Central Illinois last April. (We are in Winter Garden, about 8 miles north of MK as the crow flies). To help us in driving, I took a notebook and my Google maps app and followed the road all the way from here to Decatur Illinois. I made notes of mile markers and had 4 sections: restaurants, rest area, hotels, and gas stations. Granted things may have changed (closed or sold) but for gas the most common ones I have listed are BP and Kangaroo Express (did not see KE in Illinois). Did not see very many Exxon in TN. The notebook was great because when we stopped at the rest area, we could decide about meals and lodging depending on what weather radar showed ahead.

 

[stasijane]

I drive down from Jeff city several times a year and I usually get a Shell or Exxon gift card. I see plenty of both on the way down. I also use the Gasbuddy app for my phone. It lets me see the gas prices so I know if I should stop early for cheaper gas or keep going.