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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do this drive a couple of times a year. Leave at 4:30 if you can at all swing it. On a normal day you'll be in NJ in about 2 hours, which is unthinkable any other time of day.

Starting this early it almost never makes sense to take the Tappan Zee. Go for the GW bridge, but keep a map app on to redirect you if there's construction or accidents.

I don't know that I've ever done the same route through CT twice. Some combination of 15 and 95 is the way to go, so long as you get there early enough.

The bridges over the canal are a crapshoot. Traffic there will depend more on the day of the week than the time of day.

Getting up early really makes the difference. Traffic gets worse as the day goes on, so every delay compounds itself with delays further north. Taking alternate routes like the Tappan Zee or up to 84 in CT only "saves" time by going around the most congested areas. I find that leaving a half hour earlier will save up to 2 hours in travel time, whereas byzantine detours might shave 30 minutes off a traffic-clogged nightmare. [/quote]

I agree with all of this. I’ve done this drive 3-4 times a year. I typically monitor the routes as I go through NJ, 9 times out of 10 I go over the GW. I aimed to be in my car driving with kids in pjs in the back BY 5 at the latest. My goal was always 430, but getting last minute food/snacks/electronics always takes me longer than hoped and I know myself well enough to not get up before 4. [/quote]

Totally worth it, unlike some other places.[/quote]

It is, but it is a solid 9 hour drive without traffic and absolutely minimal stops (depending on where you are heading on the Cape, we go to my parents in Chatham). [/quote]

Travel time doesn't matter to people who like that area, or have family and friends in that area. [/quote]

Ahh, yes it does when your hamstrings are cramping, babies are screaming and you are just entering Rhode Island. There’s no denying the drive is rough if you go straight thru. I’m the Chatham driver. Yes, it’s worth it, but it ain’t fun. [/quote]

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