How long does it take you to drive to the beach?

[Rita]

I'll let you know Saturday morning. We are leaving from Dallas on Friday night & lookling at a 14 hour trip. We'll see. It could be much longer than that if we can't find gas. :shock:

Let me know what route you take. We're going in October and planning to take the "North" route. Usually go across on I 10 though through Mobile.

From Arlington - 13 hrs for us if drive straight through w/short stops. Usually stay over somewher though. May not be rooms this time.

 

[RiverOtter]

3 hrs

Bragger :!:

 

[Landlocked]

Bragger :!:

I know. What is so stupid is how we can never seem to get time to go down there.

But not for long!!

 

[Jdarg]

I'm thinking our short term real estate goal should be to move CLOSER to the beach (5 hours or less instead of 12). More financially realistic.

Then later on move TO the beach.

 

[kathydwells]

3 hrs

OMG LL...you should be there at least once a month!!! It takes me 6 to 6.5 hours, and I am considering a once a month trip!!!!

 

[Landlocked]

OMG LL...you should be there at least once a month!!! It takes me 6 to 6.5 hours, and I am considering a once a month trip!!!!

Once a month is hard to pull while I'm sitting in this stooooopid desk on the weekends!

 

[RiverOtter]

OMG LL...you should be there at least once a month!!! It takes me 6 to 6.5 hours, and I am considering a once a month trip!!!!

It takes that long from Lacy Springs :arrow:

 

[Landlocked]

It takes that long from Lacy Springs :arrow:

Kathy must take her time. When I'm on the way to the beach, all you'll see is smoke and rubber flying.

 

[katie blue]

From our home in ATL it's about 5 hours 10 minutes "rolling time". Add any stops to that. We try to stay no more than 5 miles over speed limits.

My husband is a map geek, spending most of the drive down calculating times and routes :roll: , but usually nails our arrival time pretty accurately by the time we leave our driveway. After much experimentation, the fastest route we've found from Atl to east side of 30-A is:

85 --> 185 --> 80/280/431 (Phenix City) --> 231 --> Hwy 109 (south of Dothan), becomes Hwy 77 --> Hwy 20 --> Hwy 79 --> 98.

 

[kathydwells]

It takes that long from Lacy Springs :arrow:

Well, my twin sister always comes down with me....she is speed limit freak! and I have a 12 year old that thinks he has to pee every hour!!!