For those folks driving!

[plastiek]

 

[Octoberbride03]

Good thing i decided to browse over here last night. I never visit this forum.. Anyhow, Dh and i are driving from VA to Port Canaveral in Oct for our cruise. Anybody herer have any experience wth that trip?

We're leaving from Chesapeake and plan on driving over to Emporia to pick up 95 and take it all the way down.

 

[zumbergc]

Neighbors are planning to drive to WDW.
We live in columbus, ohio. Anyone know how long or the best route to take, any suggestions on good places for an overnight stay, they have 2 kids.

Thanks

Connie

 

[Ham Ham]

Neighbors are planning to drive to WDW.
We live in columbus, ohio. Anyone know how long or the best route to take, any suggestions on good places for an overnight stay, they have 2 kids.

Thanks

Connie

Long 1st day, stop in Brunswick, GA short 2nd day arrive at Disney by 12:00
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&hl=e...564495,-80.430908&spn=19.928566,38.496094&z=5

 

[disneydaddvc]

Yo Jaylie

You driving to WDW or HH? I will be driving to HH on 6/21. Check ou the rt95 web page with hotels listed. I95exitguid. Good luck driving with gas prices. Still cheaper than flying. Start the drilling for our own oil.

 

[frndofpooh]

We're going to drive from WDW to the DVC at hilton head. Has anyone does this drive??

We've done this drive many times. Count on 5 1/2 hours without traffic. Depending on the time of day and time of year, it will take between 35-55 minutes to get to the resort in HH after exiting I-95 (take Exit 8 from I-95). Feel free to let me know if you need more information. Have a great trip!

 

[freesone]

Sorry, forgot to mention the route (90-84-81-77-26-95). I was reading a post from another MA person for a few pages back! Any info on where to stay would be appreciated (just one overnight is what we are looking for each way). Again...thanks!

If you can make it to Savannah(about 18 hours)from MA, the Springhill Suites is right off of 95. Very nice, clean with free breakfast(a little more than a continental). Then you have about a 4 or 5 hour drive to WDW.

 

[Mdoyle07]

Hi,

I'm planning to drive to Disney next summer with my two boys. About how long will it take from Providence, RI? I'm debating between going straight down 95 and going the 90/84/81/64/95 route. Any suggestions would be very helpful!

 

[BelleLovesTheBeast]

I'm so glad to find this post. I'll be driving down in Oct. There is a lot of great info here that I haven't been able to find anywhere else.

 

[cranbiz]

Hi,

I'm planning to drive to Disney next summer with my two boys. About how long will it take from Providence, RI? I'm debating between going straight down 95 and going the 90/84/81/64/95 route. Any suggestions would be very helpful!

I always go I95 and don't do the 90,84,81 etc route. It's way to much out of the way. Pick your time properly and you will almost always avoid traffic hassles.

Before I moved to FL, I made many trips and stay on 95 except in MD (895) and (495) and then in VA (295) around Richmond. depending on the time of day in Jacksonville, I may or may not take 295.

Driving straight thru it will normally take me 19 to 22 hours from Deltona (45 minutes north of WDW) to Carver, MA

In fact, I'm heading north in a couple of days for a week and 95 is the route of choice again.

 

[LIIRISHMAN]

Hi,

I'm planning to drive to Disney next summer with my two boys. About how long will it take from Providence, RI? I'm debating between going straight down 95 and going the 90/84/81/64/95 route. Any suggestions would be very helpful!

The western route will take you several more hours then the I-95 route. My advice to you is to plan your trip to treavel at off-peak hours. I travel from L.I.,NY and travel at night. Once your passed Richmond traffic is light barring an accident. I would try to leave Providence late evening this will allow you to miss most of the heavy traffic. Good overnight stops would be Florence,SC or Santee,SC. That will leave you a 7 -8 hr drive the next day. Good luck and have a great vacation

 

[RJBMickey]

We've drove to WDW six times now (it will be our seventh in september) from central Massachusetts. We usually take the I-95 route straight down with mixed results. We are contemplating taking the 90-84-81-77-26-95 route this year. I have been told the positives of this route are no tolls, light traffic & congestion. I am also considering going the 90-84-81-64-95 route.

Does anyone have any experience with either of these routes?

I'd appreciate any help I could get. Thank you!

 

[cpl100]

This year we are going to Williamsburg VA first and thought I might get some driving and hotel tips here again.

We are leaving MA at 6 p.m. at night (can't leave earlier due to work) on a Thursday and plan to drive over the Tappanzee and stop somewhere below NYC the first night and then continue to Williamsburg the next day.

Here are my questions:

1. Concerned about where to stay that first night (reasonable price, proximity to road the next day and ease of traffic in the a.m. when we start again)

2. Concerned about D.C. traffic when passing through there. (Best times to go through it, etc. Considering our starting point that morning I fear we'll be there in rush hour!

3. Wondering if any VA people might know a better way to get there to avoid D.C. altogether.

4. I got the mapquest directions but am very open to local expertise.

Thank you.

 

[RJBMickey]

This year we are going to Williamsburg VA first and thought I might get some driving and hotel tips here again.

We are leaving MA at 6 p.m. at night (can't leave earlier due to work) on a Thursday and plan to drive over the Tappanzee and stop somewhere below NYC the first night and then continue to Williamsburg the next day.

Here are my questions:

1. Concerned about where to stay that first night (reasonable price, proximity to road the next day and ease of traffic in the a.m. when we start again)

2. Concerned about D.C. traffic when passing through there. (Best times to go through it, etc. Considering our starting point that morning I fear we'll be there in rush hour!

3. Wondering if any VA people might know a better way to get there to avoid D.C. altogether.

4. I got the mapquest directions but am very open to local expertise.

Thank you.

We, too, drive from MA. On our usual trip we left at 2 AM and drove all the way to Savanah, Georgia, arriving around 9 PM. We get a good nights rest and arrive in WDW at around 3 in the afternoon.

As far as DC goes, you can avoid it all together by taking route 495, looping around DC, and then getting back on 95. I believe this was built right into our directions that we printed from the AAA website. Hope this helps!

 

[skipsmom]

Hello everyone! We will be driving to the world from New Orleans next month and could anyone suggest a good place to stop for the night about half way or more.

Thanks!!

 

[mudman]

Hi,

I'm planning to drive to Disney next summer with my two boys. About how long will it take from Providence, RI? I'm debating between going straight down 95 and going the 90/84/81/64/95 route. Any suggestions would be very helpful!

We drove down from the North Shore of MA in April 2008. We did the 90/84/81/64/95 route going south it was a Friday. It was beautiful and stress free (no traffic or tolls).

Coming home since it was a weekend (Saturday) we figured we would do the 95 route since we wouldn't hit work traffic. Big mistake! It was way more time and stress. We didn't hit any MAJOR traffic, but the hold up at tolls ended up taking more time (still less milegae, but more stress and TIME).

Having compared routes so close together. We decided we will NEVER do 95 all the way again.

Hope this helps you.

 

[MouseTrip07]

We are planning a Dec 13-19 trip and have been deciding between driving/flying, there are 4 of us, myself, DH, DD6 and DS4. We are thinking the best route would be 77 to 95. AAA estimates the trip would be about 15 hours for us, we live south of Cleveland. I have 2 questions...

1. Does 15 hours sound like a reasonable estimate? (of course not counting stops) and

2. If we are planning to leave the afternoon of the 12th and drive about 8 hours, does anyone know where about that will land us for an overnight stop?

We could use help in general with this trip. We appreciate any guidance you could give.

Thanks,
Jennifer

 

[Ham Ham]

We are planning a Dec 13-19 trip and have been deciding between driving/flying, there are 4 of us, myself, DH, DD6 and DS4. We are thinking the best route would be 77 to 95. AAA estimates the trip would be about 15 hours for us, we live south of Cleveland. I have 2 questions...

1. Does 15 hours sound like a reasonable estimate? (of course not counting stops) and

2. If we are planning to leave the afternoon of the 12th and drive about 8 hours, does anyone know where about that will land us for an overnight stop?

We could use help in general with this trip. We appreciate any guidance you could give.

Thanks,
Jennifer

We drive form the Toronto area and the net says the trip should take about 20 hours. It took us 24 hours of traveling time including fuel stops, meals & traffic.

I would leave early on the firs day and try to get 10 -12 hours of driving in so the trip the next day to WDW will be shorter.

Try to avoid Charlotte, NC rush hours, nothing compared to NYC, DC ot T.O. traffic, it really isn't that bad but why sit in traffic on your holiday

Look at the Columbia, SC or Brunswick GA area lots of motels and services

 

[KristiMc]

We are planning a Dec 13-19 trip and have been deciding between driving/flying, there are 4 of us, myself, DH, DD6 and DS4. We are thinking the best route would be 77 to 95. AAA estimates the trip would be about 15 hours for us, we live south of Cleveland. I have 2 questions...

1. Does 15 hours sound like a reasonable estimate? (of course not counting stops) and

2. If we are planning to leave the afternoon of the 12th and drive about 8 hours, does anyone know where about that will land us for an overnight stop?

We could use help in general with this trip. We appreciate any guidance you could give.

Thanks,
Jennifer

Hello,

We are in Twinsburg and are planning on driving down in October. About 8 hours away would put you in the Charlotte, NC area and 12 hours would be in the Savanna, GA area. You need to add in your stopping times also.

Have a great trip

 

[kristytru]

we are going to be driving our RV down to Fl from Morris County, NJ for the first time. B/C of propane tank, would like to avoid Chesapeake tunnel and WDC beltway. does anyone have a map of these alternate routes? For the life of me, I can't figure out where I would pick up rte 64!