Best and Worst Days to Drive for Thanksgiving

Triple-A expects 80 million people will hit the road for Thanksgiving year. 72 million will drive, 5.8 million will fly, and 2.3 million with take buses, trains, and other modes of transportation (I’m traveling by canoe). Here are the days/times, when you do, and DO NOT want to hit the road . . .

The worst days to leave? It depends on where you’re headed, but in general, the worst times are next Tuesday from 1:00pm to 7:00pm, and next Wednesday from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

The worst times to be heading home? Sunday, December 1st between noon and 6:00pm, and Monday, December 2nd between 9:00am and 6:00pm (which could be rough if you hit regular commuter traffic).

The BEST day to drive is next Thursday. There’s usually not a ton of traffic on Thanksgiving itself.