47¢/km

[dr_whom]

I always feel like I'm getting away with something when I submit a travel funding reimbursement form for a trip on which I drove. One reason I drive is because it's cheaper than flying; but I'm getting reimbursed roughly the same amount for driving as I would have spent on plane tickets. (And I know, wear and tear on the car, plus time spent driving when I otherwise could have been working or resting; but still.)

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[qnmark.livejournal.com]

That's even higher than the rate at which Americans are reimbursed. One of the people I went to grad school with was reimbursed at ¢55/mile and his advisor had to tell him not to volunteer to drive.

[dr_whom]

Yeah, 55¢/mi or so has been the standard for the last few years in the US. Obviously it's higher in Canada at least in part because gas is substantially more expensive here.

Of course, the trip I'm getting reimbursed for, 70% of the driving distance was in the US, and about that much of the gas expenditure as well.