What is the longest that you have driven

TylerJ76
TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
edited December 18 in Chit-Chat
in one day?

I have a 900 mile trip coming up that I am planning on doing in one day.
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  • steph124ny
    steph124ny Posts: 238 Member
    900 is doable. I live in VERY upstate NY. Think Canada, not NYC....LOL! We drive to Myrtle Beach, SC in one day. It's about 850 miles....takes about 15 hours with stops for the kiddos.
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    900 is doable. I live in VERY upstate NY. Think Canada, not NYC....LOL! We drive to Myrtle Beach, SC in one day. It's about 850 miles....takes about 15 hours with stops for the kiddos.

    I figured it was doable. I will be doing it by myself, so stops will be at a minimum.
    Going to leave around 3am...hopefully to my destination around 5.
  • supermom2002
    supermom2002 Posts: 180 Member
    Houston TX to San Diego CA. straight thru. but had somebody to drive with me so we would switch on off.
    Orlando FL to Detroit. by myself. with a 2yo and a cat in the car. can't say i'd ever do that again.

    Best thing you can do is get some good music, plan out your rest stops, gas stations etc. And pull over if you're tired. Not worth the risk.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I drove from Chicago, Illinois to Camp Pendleton, California in 1973. Only stopping for gas. Approximately 2,000 miles. On a motorcycle. Right after I made bail.
  • poshcouture
    poshcouture Posts: 610
    From Houston, Tx to Colombus, Ohio.
  • BradyMommy
    BradyMommy Posts: 82 Member
    I drove from Chicago, Illinois to Camp Pendleton, California in 1973. Only stopping for gas. Approximately 2,000 miles. On a motorcycle. Right after I made bail.

    This may be my new favorite MFP post! :drinker:
  • vanillasugar
    vanillasugar Posts: 246 Member
    Anchorage, Alaska to Indiana. But will confess to having a driving partner to trade off shifts. Was loads of fun too. But the Al-can is scary :noway:

    ETA: Ooooops. Just caught the "in one day" part. Can't recall how many miles was done in one day...approx 650 I guess
  • jjelizalde
    jjelizalde Posts: 377 Member
    San Diego, California to Everett, Washington in 26 hours straight.
  • 42kgirl
    42kgirl Posts: 692 Member
    We drive to CT every year from GA. We do it in a day. A very long day!
  • callmeBAM
    callmeBAM Posts: 445 Member
    Pulled a trailer from Brownsville TX to Apex NC (top speed 65)
    1,516 miles.

    took an hour nap at a rest area in Alabama
  • Expialidojess
    Expialidojess Posts: 441 Member
    1300 miles from Iowa to South Carolina - 22 hours only stopping for gas and food. It was horrible and I vowed to never again drive that long without stopping and sleeping.
  • Pengi81
    Pengi81 Posts: 336 Member
    Wow - all your replies make mine not even worth posting!

    Longest I've done is from South London to Manchester, that was only 4.5 hours (roughly 220 miles)

    Pah!

    I long to do a USA road trip
  • Abells
    Abells Posts: 756 Member
    great music will push it! haha

    I drove from Atlanta, GA to North Jersey straight. About 14 hours -- not too shabby.
    About 850 miles



    Might be driving from NJ to colorado soon - should be fun
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    21 hrs.
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Drove to and from Burlington, Vermont in a single day. Some 850 miles total.
  • Ironman2be
    Ironman2be Posts: 140 Member
    I drove from Chicago, Illinois to Camp Pendleton, California in 1973. Only stopping for gas. Approximately 2,000 miles. On a motorcycle. Right after I made bail.

    This is awesome.. I made that drive but to 29palms only stopping for gas...minus the trip to jail.
  • bjshields
    bjshields Posts: 677 Member
    15 hours from Baltimore to IN. It was in the summer, and we saw multiple huge storms (like 5) in a day. It was the craziest drive I've ever taken. Followed by a lot of alcohol. (too much, but that's another thread!) Good luck! :smile:
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    The longest I've been the driver by myself was from Baltimore, MD to bfe Maine (just under 600 miles). I had company in the car.

    The longest I've swapped out and went straight through was Charlotte, NC to Bradenton, FL (just over 600 miles).
  • MzLisa25
    MzLisa25 Posts: 8 Member
    Southern New Jersey to Niagra Falls, Canada with seven 14-year old girl scouts. Took 11 hours with 2 stops. Not sure of the milage.
  • rllewell
    rllewell Posts: 234
    If you are doing your trip during a work day make sure you time your drive to NOT go through major cities while during their rush hour. 900 is doable with good music and stretching breaks every 2-3 hours. Get out of that vehicle and walk around for awhile and get some fresh air.
  • WJZR
    WJZR Posts: 98 Member
    A few years ago i drove from Orlando FL to Reading PA, in two and a half days. The first day we drove from 8 am till 10 pm with stops only to grab a bite to eat and pee. the second day was more of the same, but we started out at 5 am and drove till 10 pm. by then i could not see straight. I was the only driver, I was about 50 at the time - but had two other adults (witout drivers licenses or training) with me. Oh, yeah and i was driving a rented 21 foot Penske van, with a guvn'r on at 65 mph. that was one long and stressful ride. we listened to books on CD though, and went through about 5 Sherlock Holmes books and many music CDs too. Listening to books keeps me awake better than music. Good luck, enjoy the scenery, spring is so pretty.
  • mikeyboy
    mikeyboy Posts: 1,057 Member
    Very do-able! I drove from northern Ohio to Memphis Tenn. in 11 hrs. then ate some tastey BBQ and went golfing for 4 hours!
  • almostfortysix
    almostfortysix Posts: 69
    Several times we drove from Delray Beach Fl. to Holcombe WI without stopping. Then we moved to Maine and drove from Central Maine to Holcombe WI without stopping. From Deray it's between 28 and 30 hours depending on traffic and from Maine it's between 20 and 22. I NO longer will drive it straight through.
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    I'm not sure

    My partner tells me I drive her around the bend all the time, I reckon thats pretty far
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    Pittsburgh PA - Orland/St. Cloud Flordia. Stop only for gas and car got great MPG. Made it in 13 hours. Not telling how fast was the average. Lets just say glad for the truckers out there. Was a family ER.
  • beccadaniixox
    beccadaniixox Posts: 542 Member
    I do a 300 mil drive at least 4 times a year now for moving to/from school in the Fall/Summer.
    I'll be doing that fun drive in 2 days!
    Best part is I'm just going from Jacksonville to Boca Raton. Gotta love how long Florida is!
  • artbkward
    artbkward Posts: 238 Member
    About 820 miles from Lincoln, NE to Columbus, OH
  • AggieLu
    AggieLu Posts: 873 Member
    You can definitely do it. I drove from Chicago to Mssoula, MT: 24 hours, 1700 miles
  • mzhokie
    mzhokie Posts: 349 Member
    12 hours from Va to FL when our daughter lived down there. Had to go see the grandson. We would leave after work and drive 4-5 hours and the rest the next day so we got there in the afternoon but we would do the whole thing on the way back. The last time we did it with our dog so a few more stops along the way but still doable.

    When I was younger... 20's,30's... I loved to drive. I especially loved to drive at night. Now I'm older and my eyesight isn't what it use to be so night driving isn't as much fun. Double check when you might hit rush hour in some places.... nothing worse than getting stuck in morning or evening commute when you could have avoided it. Down load some traffic apps for your phone. In some states you can call 511 for traffic updates.

    Roadtrips are fun. Pack a cooler. Cut up a ton of veggies and make some healthy snacks. Grab some protein bars, almonds, etc. For me road trips were always about junk food, sugar, etc. So I have to be prepared or I'm in the gas station picking up horrible things! hehehe
  • Shweedog
    Shweedog Posts: 883 Member
    Texas to Oregon. In total it took 34 hours and was ~1950 miles. We drove straight through.
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