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Originally Posted by tpop1
Repost of previous post ...hope it helps....
We drive from Clinton CT to FL a couple of times per year. Previously Sarasota, now The Villages(20 hours driving).
Since I work on a company PC (Desktop not Laptop) driving is the only feasible way to travel back and forth with this computer .
We do 2 days...1 long day(12-14 hours) and 1 short day(6-8 hours). I've done this mostly with the wife but sometimes alone. We found that driving anything shorter on the 1st day, ends up with us sitting on a bed in a motel room, waiting for dark to fall asleep.We drive til 10-11PM and get a room wherever we stop.
Sometimes we make reservations during our Christmas travel....busy time.
Our normal practices & recommendations are: - Try to travel on Sat. & Sunday if possible,
- Make Tappen Zee / GW Bridge decision based on radio traffic reports(WCBS 880 Traffic on the 8 minute mark, 1130 Bloomberg radio on the 5's, and 1010 WINS on the 10's)
- Getting an EZ Pass for tolls can save 1-2 hours during busy travel at tolls(good for all tolls til you hit the FL line).,
- Take 895 outside Baltimore to the Harbor Tunnel(avoids Baltimore Center city traffic)
- Take the BW expressway & 295 Balt. to D.C. (straight shot and avoids I-495 around D.C.)
- Take I-295 around Richmond(few miles longer, but much faster...avoids Richmond
- traffic and curves)
- IN FL we take I-95 to I-295 south above Jacksonville to I-10 to 301 south.
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Good advice.
We got EZ Pass some time ago. Unfortunately it doesn't work in Florida but we rectified that by getting SunPass.
We have tried getting off I-95 just after Wilmington and going through Delaware/Maryland to connect with US-301, through Annapolis and connecting with I-295 north of Richmond. It used to work great but that part of Delaware and Maryland has grown to the point where traffic is terrible.
From some parts of NY state and most of New England (not Clinton, Ct.) I-84 to I-81 to I-77 to I-26 to I-95 is an option. A lot more miles but not the intense traffic found in The Northeast Corridor.
There is no good way to get there from here. Another option is, consider the day of the week, time of day, weather, local activities along the way, etc., then throw a dart at the map (blindfolded) or consult a Ouija board.