event that attracted a lot of grateful drivers for the two hours that it lasted. though it mostly people still had to pull out the wallet to top up their tank. here s a look at how much it has cost them to fill up some of the most popular vehicles and america with today s national average of $4.82 a gallon. it s on the $64 to fill up a toyota corolla compacted bestseller florida bread the nissan altima a midsize car will run about $78. and the ford f150 pickup truck, the top-selling vehicle and 19 states will set you back nearly $111. to fill up a 23-gallon tank, i would spread all depends where you live with the most pain at the pump here in the west. california has the highest gas prices at 6025 cents a gallon followed by hawaii and alaska. well over five bucks along with nevada and oregon. it is a lot cheaper to fill up in the south. georgia and south carolina looking at about $4.33 a gallon. mississippi and louisiana right around there.
take that 10k and get out of here and figure out another travel day, christina. 10k i will take that money might switch my flight to delta pre-dismissed connecting flights and figure out what to do with our kids while they are stuck at the airport. it is a big headache. alexis mcadams thank you again for that report. one might cost you time and money but hitting the road this holiday weekend is no bargain either. aaa says the average price of a gallon of gas is $4.82. state gas taxes are driving that price even higher. senior correspondent claudia callan is live in los angeles with more, claudia. i take christina the fireworks are still few days away. but travel this holiday weekend is off to a booming start despite inflation, despite high gas prices. $6.59 at this gas station and los angeles. way above the national average of $4.82 with kids out of school
night never get to the places that they had planned on. the question is how bad do people want to get to the destination? that is a question delta asked the passengers the other day were flying to minnesota courts and ports they offered 10,000 dollars, not in waivers but 10,000 dollars in cash to help people change their flights to another time just so they could get some those people on those overbooked flights. rich: and then you how bad it is alexis at laguardia thank you very much. alicia: flying might cost you time and money but hitting the road this holiday weekend is no bargain either for aaa s of the average price of a gallon of gas is a $4.82. state gas taxes are driving that price even higher. claudia s live in angeles with more, hi claudia. hey alicia. i ve been talking to people filling up here for $4.59 a gallon per year really to get the sense despite the high gas prices people are just so ready to take a road trip. they want to make it to that barbecue.
will take a trip close to home. 57 percent higher than pre-pandemic levels. while it is cheaper to fly than drive the, the cost of gas, as you mentioned, is in no way minimal. the national average at $4.82 for a gallon of regular, that will cost you $7 a 5 to fill up a toyota camera. here in california that ll be $99. so we decided to check in with drivers about their plans for the holiday weekend. some plans, of course, are ooh too important to forgo, but not everyone will be hitting the road this weekend. i ve just got to deal with it, that s all i can do. going to the doctor, going to the grocery store. i ll definitely be at costco. so, you know, the discount places and using rewards and sufficient like that. exactly. i was going to vegas but gas going up, nah, just cheaper to stay home. reporter: while some folks are choosing to drive rather
canceled or delayed and waiting hours at the airport. just in time of those road trips, half a dozen states just raise their gas attacks including california by 3 cents. bring the average cost here to $6.27 a gallon. way above the national average of $4.82 per if you are monday tens of millions hitting the roads, place across the country will be conducting sobriety checkpoints. keep that in mind along the best times to leave or stay put between noon and 9:00 p.m. would be the worst time to travel according to aaa. as for heading back, if you can leave on monday while people are still celebrating the holiday, you can expect to see a lot less congestion and safer roads out there. mrs. claudia, good to see you thanks. rich: beachgoers beware. signed decision sharks are lurking to waters close to the shore break that story is next. plus inflation taken a major