Driving to Florida

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If anyone here has gone that far driving can you give me a good map route to take that there
will not be so much tolls! I'll go as far as North Carolina and spend the night over there. Then on my
way to the Hollywood Miami area. I'm leaving Oct 21st for almost 2 weeks.

I'd also love to know about night life and meeting all the fine ladies and getting drunk!
 
If you are a CAA member, get a trip tik, it will show the best way, delays etc.

If you don't have a Garmin, this is a great time to get one.
 
GARMIN all the way.
 
CAA is a great way to go.
There is also a very good software called Streets and Trips by Microsoft. It's around $25. Sometimes available at Costco.
Or, as a previous poster suggested, it may be time to pick up a GPS.
 
HG Hunter said:
CAA is a great way to go.
There is also a very good software called Streets and Trips by Microsoft. It's around $25. Sometimes available at Costco.
Or, as a previous poster suggested, it may be time to pick up a GPS.
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I have used my Garmin to find routes, food and hotels. Never disappointed me yet.
 
Mr. Lucky said:
If anyone here has gone that far driving can you give me a good map route to take that there
will not be so much tolls! I'll go as far as North Carolina and spend the night over there. Then on my
way to the Hollywood Miami area. I'm leaving Oct 21st for almost 2 weeks.

I'd also love to know about night life and meeting all the fine ladies and getting drunk!
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There are 2 main ways to get to Florida from this area.

1) Take I-75 from the Windsor/Detroit cross. This is a route, pretty flat, pretty boring drive and pretty much a toll road free way of getting there.

2) The scenic route is to cross at Fort Erie/Buffalo and do the I90 to I79 to I77 to I26 to I95 route. This has toll roads on I90 and I77 for a total of less than 7 bucks the last time I went back in 2002 or so. This route is also about 200 km shorter.

Get yourself a good road atlas or GPS that covers the USA and Canada and you should be good to go. Google maps can also give you the directions and be told to avoid toll roads where possible.

Cheers
 
About 10 years ago,we went to Florida, driving a beatup old chevy van, towing a small trailer.

Because wqe were not in a rush and because we wanted to see as much of the US as we could, we decided to stay off the toll roads, and take secondary and tertiary roads all the way. We also tried to avoid going through major cities as well.

I don't remember where it was exactly, but I will never forget one mountain pass we drove through and as we came over the top we saw before us a valley, big and deep, filled with fog below us, the sun shining above us... it was an incredible sight.

We spent a few days getting there, stopping to camp in our trailer along the way, mostly at campgrounds.

If all you want is to get there quickly, then use the toll roads... they are fast and efficient. But if you want to see the US, don't.
 
Diode said:
I90,79, US19,77, 26 is the..

Best way...Except take US Hyw 301 South from Orangeburg SC (Off I 26)..
Head as far as the Fla/Geo. Border...
I95 is busy and under construction alnog parts of that route...
A simple and enjoyable drive!
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The construction on 95 in SC & GA has been going on for a couple years, it's nothing to concern yourself with. Check your watch when you get to FL and decide if you want to take the I-295 loop around Jax or go thru the middle on 95. Have a safe trip and be nice to truckers. :D
 
Diode said:
I90,79,77, 26 is the..

Best way...Except take US Hyw 301 South from Orangeburg SC (Off I 26)..
Head as far as the Fla/Geo. Border...
I95 is busy and under construction alnog parts of that route...
A simple and enjoyable drive!
Click to expand...


Excellent route, avoid I-95 as much as you can as it is a major truck route and under perpetual construction. Anything below Richmond is probably safe, but going down through Charlotte and cutting over on 26 into South Carolina is a very pleasant drive.

Use Google Maps - its free and its accurate.
 
North Carolina is too far to call it a day, imo.

6-7 hrs will get you to Washington. Find some place on priceline and rest.

Another 6-7 will get you to South Carolina.

Then another 6-7 to get to Daytona Beach.

And four to get to Miami.

I would fly.
 
I have driven there and back numerous times, on I-75, I-90, and in between. I find that 75 is the fastest, and well serviced. I thought 90 would be more interesting, because it is more developed, near the coast, but it wasn't. The middle route is more mountainous and scenic, but hence a little longer. I once came back that route, with a truck full of kids and a 30' travel trailer, with my transmission failing. Most of the way we only had second and fourth gear, but we made it. My mechanic was shocked that we did.
 
I do have a new cool GARMIN!

Once in N.Y. state i goto take the 90 W.
and take 77 all the way south to South Carolina and take
the 95 down to south Florida

Driving directions to Miami, FL
2,453 km – about 23 hours 41 mins


Anyway thanks for all your info. If I am tired then yes I would definitely stop!


I will be hanging at the Hooters in Hollywood FLA.
 
Just to be clear, if you take 90 west to 77 you've gone way out of your way.
90W to 79S to 16S to 77S to 26SE to 95.
As mentioned previously, food & lodging as not as plentiful as I75 but the scenery is nicer.
But I would go stir crazy if I spent three days driving it.

Hobbying in the Sunshine state is a little more risky than TO. As with any new place, be careful down there.
 
Mr. Lucky said:
If anyone here has gone that far driving can you give me a good map route to take that there
will not be so much tolls! I'll go as far as North Carolina and spend the night over there. Then on my
way to the Hollywood Miami area. I'm leaving Oct 21st for almost 2 weeks.

I'd also love to know about night life and meeting all the fine ladies and getting drunk!
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if you live in Toronto/GTA take the 401 to windsor. cross the border and take interstate 75 which goes to Florida
 
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