Randal S. Olson · Optimal road trips

An optimal road trip across South America according to machine learning

Restored in 2026 with open data. Originally published March 14, 2015. Read the original post. Routes are recomputed on OpenStreetMap, so distances can differ from the original.

An optimal road trip across South America according to machine learning 36 stops · 18,222 mi · 443 hours driving
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Stops
36round trip
Distance
18,222 mi29,325 km
Time driving
443 hours18.5 days nonstop
Legs
3634 road, 2 flight or ferry

Plus 2 flight or ferry legs (1,104 mi straight line, dashed on the map), not counted above.

The original post quoted 18,148 mi.

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Stops in order