nyc: I am driving from Montreal to NYC this summer and was wondering how much would the tolls cost on my route to NYC? Is there a better alternate route that will be more economical?|||there is the ny thruway (87) which is about $5.50 in tolls (for the thruway only) plus the cost of bridges or the option of going through vermont on the 89 to the 91 to the 95 (no tolls but bridges) or even taking route 9 all the way down (it is a small road) through ny, given time and distance going through the thruway would probably be the most practical, although going through vermont is beautiful.|||$17.85 in tolls. Go to Burlington, cut right to upstate NY, travel south through Saratoga (stop at Fort Ticonderoga), continue south until you arrive in NYC.|||To your first two answers, I'd just like to add that although Autoroute 15 Sud (which becomes I-87 once you cross the border) is indeed the quickest route, it would be worth it to make a small detour to avoid crossing the border there, i.e. a lesser road into NY state (219 Sud to Route 22 in Mooers, NY, for instance), because it isn't unheard of to wait for literally over two hours to use the Autoroute 15/I-87 crossing.