The Best & Worst Times for Thanksgiving Travel

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AAA predicts nearly 80-million Americans will be traveling over Thanksgiving this year, setting a new record.

Traffic will likely be the busiest on the Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and evenings before the holiday.

Roads are expected to be the most crowded the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving, with peak traffic between 1 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday (November 26th) and between 1 and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to INRIX.

On the way home from the holiday, the worst traffic is expected to be Sunday (December 1st) from noon to 6 p.m. and Monday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Before Thanksgiving, the least traffic is expected to be before 11 a.m. on Monday, November 25th, before 10 a.m. on both Tuesday the 26th and Wednesday the 27th.

After Thanksgiving, the best driving times are predicted to be after 1 p.m. on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday after the holiday, and before 8 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on Monday

Source: AAA


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