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Anyone rather drive than fly for a long trip?

Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:03 pm
Posted by lsu xman
Member since Oct 2006
15553 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:03 pm
6hrs drive or book a flight?
Posted by FieldEngineer
Member since Jan 2015
2123 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:03 pm to
Six hours? I’m driving.
Posted by Byrdybyrd05
Member since Nov 2014
25713 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:03 pm to
Paraglide!
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
58132 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:04 pm to
Yeah six hours is about tops for me for driving.
Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
8809 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:05 pm to
I love a road trip. Moved to Pennsylvania in 1998 and I love the drive from Baton Rouge to New York City.
Posted by killedbyindians
Earth
Member since Jun 2022
1172 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:06 pm to
Drive. You’d be a third of the way or possibly half way to your destination by the time you even board a flight then you have to rent a car or Uber everywhere.
Posted by Byrdybyrd05
Member since Nov 2014
25713 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:06 pm to
After driving 10 hours to Orlando, 6 hours is the most I want to drive going forward
Posted by 0x15E
Outer Space
Member since Sep 2020
12685 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:07 pm to
6 hours is a long trip?
Posted by WPBTiger
Parts Unknown
Member since Nov 2011
31040 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:07 pm to
8 hours or longer drive before I consider flying
Posted by wfallstiger
Wichita Falls, Texas
Member since Jun 2006
11432 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:08 pm to
Drive...Don't fly
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
25639 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:09 pm to
7 hours is usually my breakover point. I will take shorter flights if I am tight on time but if not I don't mind driving up to 500 miles. Longer than that and I need a good reason to drive. Our camp is about 775m and we usually drive there because we are almost always hauling things back and forth.
Posted by Cracker
in a box
Member since Nov 2009
17711 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:09 pm to
Drive!!!!
Posted by Landmass
Member since Jun 2013
18137 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:09 pm to
Flying sucks.

And 6 hours? That's a 45 minute flight from runway to runway. That's not even worth the hassle of going to the airport and blowing 2 hours, dealing with other people, shite parking, rental cars, and they'll likely lose your luggage.
Posted by UncleRuckus
Member since Feb 2013
7654 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:10 pm to
6 hrs is driving for sure
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120272 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:10 pm to
10 hours is about the driving limit for me
Posted by Tiger985
Member since Nov 2006
6463 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:10 pm to
quote:

After driving 10 hours to Orlando


The drive to Orlando isn't bad. I kind of enjoy it.

The ride home is like a torture and the reason we usually fly now.
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
64587 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:11 pm to
I did this exact thing just a couple months ago. Drove from just north of Bham to Peoria, IL for a work conference. Think it was a little over 9 hours drive time plus stops, just shy of 600 miles. I stopped once for fuel and twice to eat (breakfast and lunch). I’d made the same trip via air just a couple months before. The experience was so horrid (and I fly a lot) that I chose to drive this time. I enjoyed it so much more than flying, from now on unless I have to cross an ocean, I’m most likely going to drive.

Disclaimer: I get a vehicle allowance, have a company fuel card, and get paid mileage for business travel. But even if I didn’t, driving is far better than flying now. Our air transportation system has, in many cities, completely broken down and no longer functions.

ETA: it took less travel time driving to Peoria in August than it did to fly in June due to the repeated delays at literally every stop. And my truck is far more comfortable than even first class on a flight.
This post was edited on 11/2/23 at 10:14 pm
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
12352 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:11 pm to
I enjoy road trips. I don't consider 6 hours that long. I would rather drive 6 hours. I have been on driving trips to Colorado and Wyoming.
Posted by Akit1
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2006
7611 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:11 pm to
I can’t imagine that. The entire flying process is so much fun - baggage claim, TSA, boarding, seat recline, deplaning, baggage claim.

Under 6, getting into car
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
21901 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:11 pm to
8 hours or less, I’m probably driving. Its 45 minutes to drive to the airport and have to be there 1.5 to 2 hours before the flight. Add in time in the air, waiting on baggage claim, then dealing with getting a rental car and the amount of time saved flying isn’t worth it.

More than 8 hours, it depends on how long I’ll be there, how much driving I’ll need to do once there, and how much longer than 8 hours the drive is.
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