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Driving from NOLA to Washington DC
Posted on 10/20/16 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 10/20/16 at 5:17 pm
Anyone ever done it? Looking at a trip next April, wondering if driving is a viable option.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 5:34 pm to BasilFawlty
Are you moving or just going for fun? I wouldn't recommend the drive if you're trying to go for a week, unless you have a tough time flying. it's about 17 hours (day and a half probably, unless you like to push it) and it doesn't get very pretty until the second day in virginia.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 5:41 pm to BasilFawlty
I drove from philly down, stopped in dc and nashville. I'd do the same thing if i had to drive again (stop in nashville)
Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:01 pm to BasilFawlty
My dad did it while I was living up in DC. Spent the night in Tennessee on the way up to split up the drive. Drove 16 hours straight on the way back. Not too bad of a drive.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:36 pm to BasilFawlty
The quickest way has the halfway point usually around Knoxville. Personally, I'd do something like this:
Drive NOLA to Chattanooga. Raft Ocoee in the morning (if running). Drive Chattanooga to Charlottesville. Then finish off the drive the next day. Plenty to stop and see along this route.
Drive NOLA to Chattanooga. Raft Ocoee in the morning (if running). Drive Chattanooga to Charlottesville. Then finish off the drive the next day. Plenty to stop and see along this route.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:57 pm to BasilFawlty
I have done it, it is a long, slow drive through Virginia, depending on where you stay, parking could be expensive or hard to come by. Southwest has direct flights that are pretty damn cheap...
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:31 pm to BasilFawlty
Its a tough but doable drive, mainly because once you hit Virginia the speed traps (and radar scanners are illegal in va) are everywhere. So people drive the actual speed limit.
Make it to knoxville in one day and you can summit DC by the following pm.
Make it to knoxville in one day and you can summit DC by the following pm.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:57 am to BasilFawlty
I've done DC to Tuscaloosa and back for a long weekend. Sucked and wouldn't do it again.
Posted on 10/22/16 at 3:51 pm to BasilFawlty
We did it a few months ago. Drove straight through to Richmond spent the night. And they next morning there before finishing a short drive to D.C. It worked out great. Richmond was a great night time and early day stop before hitting D.C.
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