Driving on Thanksgiving Day

[Anonymous]

I might drive from DC to Connecticut (Fairfield County, various points) on Thanksgiving Day. Has anyone done this before? I'd leave at 5 AM. TIA!

[Anonymous]

We drove from DC to Brewster NY (near Fairfield CT) on T-day a few years ago. We left at like 5am and showed up at mu husband's family house a little after 9am. Everyone was still in their PJs having breakfast and shocked to see us so early! We had no traffic at all! Good luck!

[Anonymous]

OP here.

Wow! Did you take the Tappan Zee Bridge?

What day did you drive back? I was thinking Saturday. I'm more concerned about the return drive than the drive up.

[Anonymous]

Haven't done that route, but we routinely drove from Boston to New York on Thanksgiving morning, and it was a breeze.

[Anonymous]

We've done DC to NJ and there's always more traffic than I expect. But not TOO bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've done DC to NJ and there's always more traffic than I expect. But not TOO bad.

That's been our experience as well; if you can't leave until noon on Weds, then wait until early Thurs a.m. to go. Coming back, definitely leave on Saturday -- Sunday's brutal.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks. There are supposed to be delays at the Delaware Memorial Bridge in both directions due to construction at the toll booths. I assume that means Thursday, too.

http://www.deldot.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicNewsDisplay&id=3857

[Anonymous]

Note that the delays are at the Newark, DE toll plaza, NOT the Delaware Memorial Bridge. There is a work around - I've detailed it in the NY Thanksgiving thread.

[Anonymous]

Leave by 5 AM at the latest and you should have a very easy drive. I did! (took GW bridge, Henry Hudson, Cross County to Merritt)

[Anonymous]

how bad is the road (trafic) from North Carolina to Canada on Wed. ??? has any body drove that distance before?