Driving to OKW From Upstate NY

[walter]

In a couple of weeks, my wife & I will be driving for the first time to OKW (always flew). Any experiences (positive or negative) on driving from upstate NY down to "home". Thanks

 

[mel&me]

Depends on how long you are taking to get there. I have driven down 2 times to Florida. Once it was straight thru both ways. Once took a couple days there and straight thru back. The scenery is nice but myself I will never drive again unless I am taking at least 2 -3 days each way. Make stops check out other things, just enjoy the U.S. never will I drive to a place farther than 8-10 hrs. I will fly. If you drive straight thru your first day there you loose just to rest. I have driven other places also that have taken anywhere between 10 - 17 hrs. It has become wasted time to me. Would rather fly and spend extra time at destination than in a vehicle.

 

[mel&me]

One area that is excellent to view is Virginia Mountains. Make sure you are in daylight at least one direction. How long are you taking to dive?

 

[Disney Doll]

I would love to drive to Florida as long as I had enough time to really enjoy the drive, and wasn't doing a straight through kind of thing. I like making the journey part of the trip.

 

[Eeyoregal]

We now live in NC but are originally from Buffalo. We've driven down to FL three times since moving here and it can be a long drive even from here. We've also driven home (NY) a few times and I can't imagine adding those trips together. But some people are better road-trippers than I am

From here, we pick up I95 in SC and it's a really straight drive. I find the driving tips from this site invaluable. It helps us to know what restaurants/service stations are coming up and to judge how much further we have to go.

Here's the link:
http://www.wdwinfo.com/Transportation/index.htm

Hope this helps! Have a hot dog from Ted's for me!

 

[Macnjac87]

Hi Walter-
We drive every year to WDW from Southampton, NY (about 2 hours East of NYC) We leave at about 5 am and drive until Santee, SC (about 11 - 12 hours) (The Hampton Inn is brand new and clean and includes breakfast for about $65 per night) The next morning we try to get on the road again by 8 am and we usually check into OKW by 1 pm; get a cocktail and hang by the pool until our room is ready! We have 3 kids and have a DVD player with headphones in the Suburban so the drive is actually quite nice. Here is a link to a great I-95 website with lots of great info.http://www.usastar.com/i95/homepage.htm
please let me know if I can answer any questions for you!

 

[Sunkissed]

Hello to my fellow upstate NY-ers!!

I would not recommend driving from here to Florida under most conditions. However, if you make the drive a part of your vacation (take a few days, stop at Gettysburg, etc.), it might not be that bad. I am NOT a fan of motor vehicles, under any circumstances, so my opinion may be a bit biased. Good luck, though, and enjoy your trip!