Anonymous
11/19/2025 09:18
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
News said 4:30pm Tuesday is the height of traffic.
Anonymous
11/19/2025 08:13
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
As someone who takes the 15-83-81-78 route instead of 95 all the time, you will avoid all the crazy drivers, unpredictable traffic and not to mention save $.
Anonymous
11/19/2025 06:52
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Tues pm is literally when everyone will leave. Schools are all closed Wednesday.
Yes we have school age children and a long drive to Boston. This is just the first leg.
We can’t afford to fly, and our family can’t fly or drive so this is the way unfortunately.
OK, so Westchester is just a stopping point on the way then? I think it makes sense to take the PA route through Allentown rather than 95.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 20:28
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
I would personally take the longer more predictable route.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 20:07
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
if you are eventually trying to get to Boston and end up doing the PA route, consider going up to 84 in Scranton and going east from there. Avoid NY and Westchester completely.Anonymous wrote:So the Google Maps say to drive up 95, that it will take 4.5h even at the 4pm when we are departing. I strongly suspect that we should go through Allentown along the PA route, which is 5.5h but I think will be more predictable and a true prediction of route duration.
Is there any chance that leaving on 95 from DC on Tuesday will really be not that bad, or should we take the long way 'round?
Anonymous
11/18/2025 19:56
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
Anonymous wrote:Tues pm is literally when everyone will leave. Schools are all closed Wednesday.
Yes we have school age children and a long drive to Boston. This is just the first leg.
We can’t afford to fly, and our family can’t fly or drive so this is the way unfortunately.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 19:51
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
Tues pm is literally when everyone will leave. Schools are all closed Wednesday.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 15:12
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
Personal preference. We are 95 ride or die from Arlington to CT. My parents hate 95 and prefer the PA route.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 14:49
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
Anonymous wrote:So the Google Maps say to drive up 95, that it will take 4.5h even at the 4pm when we are departing. I strongly suspect that we should go through Allentown along the PA route, which is 5.5h but I think will be more predictable and a true prediction of route duration.
Is there any chance that leaving on 95 from DC on Tuesday will really be not that bad, or should we take the long way 'round?
I would rather take 95 and leave at the tail end of rush hour instead. More options for alternate routes if needed.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 13:19
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
It will almost surely be longer than 4.5 hours, but Thanksgiving outbound traffic is more spread out nowadays, so it's not quite as predictable as pre-covid.
I'd wait until 6 PM if possible and fire up Waze and go where it tells you.
I'd wait until 6 PM if possible and fire up Waze and go where it tells you.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 12:58
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
It will probably take you 2 hours just to get to Baltimore.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 12:54
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
I would not leave DC at 4pm on Tuesday.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 12:49
Subject: Driving Westchester Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
So the Google Maps say to drive up 95, that it will take 4.5h even at the 4pm when we are departing. I strongly suspect that we should go through Allentown along the PA route, which is 5.5h but I think will be more predictable and a true prediction of route duration.
Is there any chance that leaving on 95 from DC on Tuesday will really be not that bad, or should we take the long way 'round?
Is there any chance that leaving on 95 from DC on Tuesday will really be not that bad, or should we take the long way 'round?