Anyone ever drive from the north to Florida? Looking to do this route from Toronto to Miami next spring to go to an event.The last two years I've flown and the flight goes for $3-400CAD and the car rental is about $3-400 CAD for the week. Is it retarded to consider driving down instead? I've driven upto 16 hours in one straight shot before.
>>2828698Thousands of Canadian snowbirds drive from Canada to Florida every winter. It's a tiresome slog on interstate highways. Traffic jams do happen. Police monitor speed everywhere. You get to experience the bleakness of freeway exit "civilization", big gas stations and franchise restaurants with fat people waddling to and from their cars. Every now and then you see a hot girl, but within a few seconds she's either went into the building or gotten back into her car.
go through WV it's really pretty and you can stop at the new river gorge and see the bridge and/or do a hike above the gorge if you have timealso recommend the brady bend overlook if you have time its not ON the way but it isn't farthere's old growth trees at cook forest state park
>>2828698>for the weekWhat exactly are you going to even see? That's a four hour drive every day, it's going to wear you out not to stop anywhere.
>>2828711This basically. Driving late at night can alleviate some of this, but you run the risk of night construction.
>>2828721if you go to see the bridge, spend an extra hour or so to do the drive down into the gorge and under the bridge, it's a pretty neat drive. it's public one way switch backs all the way down and back up, road starts near the visitor center, but not really marked, but you can see it on a map program.
8 hour drive is my limit.It would take me three painful days to drive there, and three painful days to drive back.Which I would never do because flying is the obvious answer.
>>2828910until the wings snap off because you boarded a boeing, lol
>>2828698Yes from New England Don't do it it's fucking hell
>>2828698You are going to be MISERABLE after that drive down and then you'll spend the week dreading the trip back homeFly. Price alternate airports like Buffalo or Detroit
>>2829027That's hardly a bad drive and there's cool shit all along the way down Appalachia if OP enjoys nature.
I’ve done the drive from Michigan a few times, either the western route on I-75 or the one through West Virginia then I veer off through Ohio. Apart from Appalachia it sucks—I-95 or 75 through Atlanta are hell on wheels. Try to time it so you’re going through the mountains during daylight, and do Atlanta either late at night or dawn if you go that way. Scenery, Appalachian crafts and music, and Civil War battlefields north of Atlanta are good reasons to linger and take a break.
>>2828698Dont forget your piss bottles.
>>2828698You're going to spend $300-400CAD on gas and food round trip if you drive. Instead of getting to Miami in a couple of hours now it's a couple of days. Think about what your own time is worth>>2829161>That's hardly a bad drivet. retard>>2829199>Scenery>Appalachian crafts and music>Civil War battlefieldsI think OP is just trying to get to Florida he wasn't asking about boring shit to do on the way
Why not drive to New York or Detroit and fly from there?
>>2828698I did upstate New York to Miami. Stopped in Alexandria VA, Savannah, and Orlando along the way. Great time.
>>2828698My family used to drive up to Chicago every summer. We'd stop at rest stops and sleep in the car (or motorhome when we had one). It's a very long drive, but not a bad one, I'd really recommend not trying it in one go. It's not safe and you'll seriously feel like shit. You'll enjoy driving through Appalachia if you take more scenic routes. Stop at Cookout when you're in the south. Avoid Atlanta at all costs.
>>2830178>CookoutIf you like a high amount of low quality slop, it's hard to beat
>>2828698I did Boston to DC once and it was a grueling, boring 8 hour slogcan't imagine doing even morei've found i can't be bothered driving longer than 4 hours. 4 hours is just short enough to still be tolerable
>>2830327t. doesn't have adaptive cruise controlalso that's LITERALLY the most boring highway possible the goal there is to get the most people from a to b as rapidly as possible it's not meant to be scenic it's meant to connect cities, you have to go west towards the mountains if you want pretty
>>2828698I did a straight trip down 95 to Jacksonville from Pittsburgh in 7 hrs slamming the pedal to see my exOnly 1 gas stopCooked tf out of my engineNever seen so many gators in all my life
>>2828698I’ve don’t this exact drive through the right unhighlighted path. Retarded 19 year old, Drove straight off multiple energy drinks in winter and only slept for like 2 hours in a gas station parking lot. almost swerved into a cop car falling asleep Fatigue is no joke on those 10+ hour drives. You gotta break it up into like 1-2 motels at least. you probably save a couple hundred but you also run up your mileage.
>>2830523Actually scratch that you’ll be paying a bit in gas. You’re probably better off flying unless you wanna plan around round trip stuff. I think the price would be comparable minus the rental car.
>>2830527*plan around road trip stuff
>>2829161>>2828698It's fine until you cross into FL. The drive from the border to Miami is like being stuck in limbo.
>>2828698done the reverse. unless you REALLY LOVE driving, just fly bro
>>2828698Just fly unless you have time to kill and want to save on a rental car. Its a boring drive unless you take the alternate route listed and detour to Pigeon Forge for Dollywood and other peak Americana or really want to see a Buccees.
>>2830523Most I've ever driven in one day was 950 miles on I-40 from El Reno, Oklahoma to the hills west of Kingman, Arizona. The biggest downside of those marathon drives, any construction delays or traffic jam will leave you punching the wheel in frustrated rage at the wasted time. Driving vast distances in pursuit of opportunity can be a very empowering experience if you haven't done it before. Of course, it can also be a tremendous letdown when something falls through and you find yourself roughing it somewhere out in the California desert, alone and unwanted, no idea of where to go or what to do next. Everyone else is living their busy little lives, but you are left out.
>>2828698take the amtrak down to miami
The added cost of gas will be over $200. You also need several meals and probably a hotel room along the way. Not to mention that Miami is a nightmare to drive around in and there's a high likelihood that the rental might get damaged by some illegal in Florida with no insurance. All that aside, it's not a fund drive. West Virginia is extremely boring. I95 is terrible. The alternative route through Detroit Cincinnati and Atlanta is arguably worse. So fly.
>>2830523dude that sounds like the best
>>2831815>West Virginia is extremely boringLOLif you don't know where the good hikes are and aren't willing to get off the highway at allnew river gorge is pretty accessible off major highways>>2831815cincinnati isn't bad and you have the red river gorge nearby
>>2828698I started in upstate New York with a sibling, stopping in Alexandria, Savannah, and Orlando. Grand time.
>>2837772Ah shit, I keep forgetting how slow this board goes and how I already made this reply a month ago.
>>2828698I personally go through Western Virginia instead of West Virginia for my long Island to SE Florida drives (though both are crazy but beautiful if it snows on your drive). Roanoke is a pretty solid city or stop in, Charlotte is a corporate backrooms hellhole, Savannah is beautiful and should absolutely stop there.
>>2830327That's because I-95 in West Connecticut has been under horrible construction for eons and the boswash area always sucks to get around during rush hour
