Driving from WI on a Saturday

[Cakesy]

We are driving down to Disney in May from Kenosha, WI (roughly 35 minutes south of Milwaukee and 45minutes north of chicago when traffic is light). Leaving on a Saturday. Never driven to Florida.
I’m not a drive straight through person, and the kids won’t fall back to sleep if we leave in the wee hours of the morning. We are all fairly used to road trips, but 12-14 hours in one day is my limit for car time.
Was thinking of stopping a little north of ATL for the night. Thoughts? Is that about 13-14 hours? (I know from experience that google is always a pretty big underestimation.)

where do we need to watch for traffic? I know Nashville can get hairy, but I’m usually headed there on a Thursday or Friday- how’s a Saturday afternoon?
Will Atlanta be bad on the Sunday morning?

thanks in advance!!

 

[EACarlson]

Here is a multi page thread from last month about driving from Chicago with some good advice.
https://www.disboards.com/threads/driving-from-chicago-to-walt-disney-world.3822501/

 

[maxiesmom]

Atlanta traffic is always bad--it just has different levels of bad. If you want to stay north of it, the earlier you get thru the better off you will be.

 

[LadyBeBop]

Normally, I’d say stop below Atlanta to avoid morning rush hour. However, I’m making an exception for you.

Going through Atlanta on a Sunday morning should be easier than going through it on a Saturday afternoon or night.

Mapquest shows the trip from Kenosha to Marietta (just north of Atlanta) to be about 11 1/2 hours straight through, but you have to allow time for rest and gas. 13 hours seems reasonable.

I don’t like driving through Nashville, but that’s because of the sudden lane changes. Traffic shouldn’t be too bad on a Saturday afternoon.

When are you going down?

 

[Cakesy]

Normally, I’d say stop below Atlanta to avoid morning rush hour. However, I’m making an exception for you.

Going through Atlanta on a Sunday morning should be easier than going through it on a Saturday afternoon or night.

Mapquest shows the trip from Kenosha to Marietta (just north of Atlanta) to be about 11 1/2 hours straight through, but you have to allow time for rest and gas. 13 hours seems reasonable.

I don’t like driving through Nashville, but that’s because of the sudden lane changes. Traffic shouldn’t be too bad on a Saturday afternoon.

When are you going down?

that was really helpful thank you so much!
We are heading down for the second week of May. Leaving Saturday 5/8.

 

[brockash]

You really shouldn't hit any traffic issues through Nashville on a Sat...unless there's a freak accident or something...can't help with the rest though.