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chilltocam
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Best time to travel - Thanksgiving
I am going to Maryland for Thanksgiving. Plans got a little messed up and now my options for heading down there are:
Wednesday - leave from Smithtown at 4:00 pm, or wait until like 8-9pm (but that means getting there well after midnight)
or, leave at like 5:30am on Thurs morning (Thanksgiving day). I'm thinking this is probably my best option.
Thoughts?
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Posted 11/17/17 11:27 AM  |
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NervousNell
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Re: Best time to travel - Thanksgiving
Don't leave at 4 pm the day before- between normal rush hour and holiday travel that will be a NIGHTMARE of traffic getting through and out of the nyc area.
Go with either later that night or early the next AM
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| Posted 11/17/17 11:29 AM |
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Tulip9
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Re: Best time to travel - Thanksgiving
thanksgiving morning, traffic is much lighter
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| Posted 11/17/17 11:32 AM |
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blu6385
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Re: Best time to travel - Thanksgiving
Posted by NervousNell
Don't leave at 4 pm the day before- between normal rush hour and holiday travel that will be a NIGHTMARE of traffic getting through and out of the nyc area.
Go with either later that night or early the next AM
I agree it all depends on what you like to do.
Though Thursday morning I would assume it some areas you might hit traffic from others going to where they have to on thanksgiving but it would be much less than Wednesday
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| Posted 11/17/17 11:32 AM |
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Tulips915
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Re: Best time to travel - Thanksgiving
Thursday.
Leaving Wednesday is bound to be THE WORST time to leave. Rush hour + holiday traffic = NIGHTMARE.
ETA: And if you can avoid I95, do it. Take an alternate route.
Message edited 11/17/2017 11:33:35 AM.
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| Posted 11/17/17 11:33 AM |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: Best time to travel - Thanksgiving
Thursday morning the roads are typically very empty.
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| Posted 11/17/17 2:27 PM |
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ali120206
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Best time to travel - Thanksgiving
Early Thursday morning.
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| Posted 11/17/17 3:31 PM |
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canwhit
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Re: Best time to travel - Thanksgiving
We are doing the opposite. Driving trom Maryland to Long Island. We usually leave Thursday morning at 7 and breeze right through. One year we left Wednesday at 4 and it was an absolute nightmare in traffic!!
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| Posted 11/17/17 6:33 PM |
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RainyDay
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Re: Best time to travel - Thanksgiving
Posted by chilltocam
I am going to Maryland for Thanksgiving. Plans got a little messed up and now my options for heading down there are:
Wednesday - leave from Smithtown at 4:00 pm, or wait until like 8-9pm (but that means getting there well after midnight)
or, leave at like 5:30am on Thurs morning (Thanksgiving day). I'm thinking this is probably my best option.
Thoughts?
My sister drives from VA to LI every Thanksgiving and it works out way better to leave super early Thanksgiving day.
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| Posted 11/17/17 7:55 PM |
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mommy2be716
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Best time to travel - Thanksgiving
definitely thurs morning. we go to the parade every year and drive in, and never hit any traffic
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| Posted 11/18/17 7:33 AM |
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