lawboy2001
DVC since 2013 @ BLT and AUL
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2013
About 1300 US Miles. Just long enough to go from "What the h--l is BUCK-EE's"? on the way down, to actually stopping for gas and a browse on the drive home!
Brilliant! I love this idea!!!We are between 1300 and 1400 from the Toronto, Canada area or between 2100 and 2300 KM...lol depends on which way around Lake Erie we want to go.
Always drive straight thru and always between 22 and 24 hours. That is with stops and a 2 hour power nap since I am the only driver. But I like it that way.
Have no issue driving. Last time I drove solo and loaded wife and 2 daughters up on a plane. Peace and quiet drive, had all our luggage and my clubs. Went early and played a couple of rounds before they landed. Customs had a hard time with 3 ladies travelling with no luggage, not even carry on.....lol.
Our trip is around 940 miles coming from the Baltimore suburbs and we make the trip generally twice a year now. Our best time was 13 1/2 hours when we left at around 2am. We stopped and picked up a couple grocery items and were checked in having cocktails at Stormalong Bay at Y&B by 5 pm. We started driving several years ago when DD was looking at colleges and we liked the flexibility of being on our own schedule and being able to bring a few comforts from home so unless I am just doing a long weekend with friends we drive. We both drive so that helps. We feel your pain with regards to the stretch on 95 between DC and Richmond. We have learned the best way to avoid that is to do that stretch super early. Our goal is to hit the NC line by 6 am avoiding rush hour in all the metro areas in MD and VA. We still haven’t figured out a way to avoid the traffic in that area when heading north other than to spend a night south of Richmond and hit it early in the morning again but by time we get there we see the light at the end of the tunnel and just want to get home so we never do.I have to say we do catch up on a lot of things when traveling this way but I really don't like that drive from MD thru VA very much. There are always road accidents which equal delays. This past Spring we sat in traffic for 3 hours just north of Baltimore. I always cross my fingers and offer up a little prayer going through there.
That's some good Road Warrior-ing! My days of driving that far in one day are behind me.1,050 miles from Lehigh Valley PA. Takes 15 hours give or take. Usually leave around 2-3am and get there around 6pm. We always drive straight through and always use the express lanes when available.
If that's the one on I-75 in Middle Georgia, it's about 10 minutes from my departure to WDW.About 400 miles including a
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There is no good time on 95 between Richmond and DC. It's always a mess. Either it's traffic, construction, or accidents or any combination of the 3! We usually leave MD around 5am and get to Brunswick GA mid to late afternoon which seems to work for us. Next day, we pull into WDW around noon or 1.Our trip is around 940 miles coming from the Baltimore suburbs and we make the trip generally twice a year now. Our best time was 13 1/2 hours when we left at around 2am. We stopped and picked up a couple grocery items and were checked in having cocktails at Stormalong Bay at Y&B by 5 pm. We started driving several years ago when DD was looking at colleges and we liked the flexibility of being on our own schedule and being able to bring a few comforts from home so unless I am just doing a long weekend with friends we drive. We both drive so that helps. We feel your pain with regards to the stretch on 95 between DC and Richmond. We have learned the best way to avoid that is to do that stretch super early. Our goal is to hit the NC line by 6 am avoiding rush hour in all the metro areas in MD and VA. We still haven’t figured out a way to avoid the traffic in that area when heading north other than to spend a night south of Richmond and hit it early in the morning again but by time we get there we see the light at the end of the tunnel and just want to get home so we never do.
Our last trip we actually left MD at rush hour, knowing we would hit traffic, but trying to get some of the miles behind us to break up the trip. We made it to the half way point (Florence SC) by about 1:15 am and checked into a hotel but we were so wound up from the trip we didn’t really sleep so we don’t know if we will try that strategy again. We have a trip coming up in October and are still trying to decide which way to go.
I’m in BHM too and we will fly if we get a good enough price which is about half the time. Door to door from my house to the hotel really isn’t even that much faster to fly vs drive unless we’re unlucky with traffic. If we leave the house at 6am for a 830 am flight, we’ll be at the hotel around noon Orlando time, vs 330 or 4.While flying is better. I looked for a trip we have coming up. It's $750 for the 3 of us to fly BHM-MCO. Also, there is a 1-hour drive to the airport. Parking would also have to be factored in.
Or, we could drive the 8 1/2 to 9 hours and pay about $200 in gas...
There is no good time on 95 between Richmond and DC. It's always a mess. Either it's traffic, construction, or accidents or any combination of the 3! We usually leave MD around 5am and get to Brunswick GA mid to late afternoon which seems to work for us. Next day, we pull into WDW around noon or 1.
We've also thought about staying a night somewhere before hitting Richmond and DC but never have. Now, we just make sure we stop at a rest stop and get food before hitting Richmond. So we sit and eat in the car while sitting in standstill traffic!
Howdy Neighbor!We drive from Tuscaloosa, AL and it's about 580 miles. Takes us about 9.5 - 10 hours. We fly sometimes too but it takes about five hours by the time we leave the house to drive to the airport, and hour and a half flight, and then drive from the airport to WDW.
About 1300 US Miles. Just long enough to go from "What the h--l is BUCK-EE's"? on the way down, to actually stopping for gas and a browse on the drive home!