Thanks to those with positive replies. We have been to San Francisco. We were trying to decide where

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We are going to the upper west coast (San Francisco to Vancouver) June28th-July 16th. Is it best to fly to Frisco and drive to Seattle and then ferry to Vancouver? I've read of the possible long waits crossing the border. Since we are renting a car in US, is it best to ferry across and rent another car in Canada or keep the one from US? Any tips are welcome. We don't have any special itinerary.
What is it that you want to see in northern California other than I-5? Fly to Portland or Seattle and if you want to go to Vancouver (the city), either take the Amtrak train or bus.These cities are quite walkable and there is no need to drive a rental car in the cities.
If you do drive into Canada, you will have no long wait it get into Canada. cheap rental cars new york city The problem is the long wait to get back into the US at Blaine WA. You might do better going east from Vancouver cheap rental cars new york city and then crossing at a lesser used crossing.
Do not take the bus or drive between Seattle and Vancouver. Traffic will be horrendous with the bridge out on I-5. If you take Amtrak, be sure it's the train and not a bus, as Amtrak also runs busses. There are few alternatives to I-5 and traffic will be a nightmare until they get this fixed.
Thanks to those with positive replies. We have been to San Francisco. We were trying cheap rental cars new york city to decide where to start our trip and not have to back track. We have not been to Portland, Seattle, or the Vancouver cheap rental cars new york city area. We do want to drive the coast and spend time in Seattle and or Portland. cheap rental cars new york city We do however want to go to Vancouver area and drive to Whistler. I realize that is a lot, so I am asking for the best posssible information. Taking a train is an option. If we start in Frisco (San) that is, it will be oneway car rental. We will fly home from Seattle cheap rental cars new york city after visiting Vancouver. Our tickets are with Southwest. As far as my budget, we are not trying to keep it on the cheap side, but somewhere in the middle. We would like to stay on the upper coast for a few nights. We have 2 1/2 weeks. We do not have a specific itinerary. We are open. We will not be going on long hikes, however, we do want to do some short ones.