What is the longest that you have driven

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  • ryno0618
    ryno0618 Posts: 361
    18 hours by myself. Just stopped for gas and drive-thru. Orlando to St Louis. Pulling a boat.
  • jmelyan23
    jmelyan23 Posts: 1,648 Member
    A total of about 34 hours. Started in Bethlehem, PA all the way to Orem, UT, just over 2,000 miles. Switched on and off driving with my husband. I never complain about the 3 1/2 hour trips I make to Idaho anymore, lol.
  • happilysingle69
    happilysingle69 Posts: 27 Member
    Wow me and my sweetie are planning to drive from Pittsburgh to New Orleans this summer is around 1100 miles... Road trip....:laugh:
  • CristlNothem
    CristlNothem Posts: 54 Member
    SLC, Utah to New Orleans, LA. It is about 1750 miles. Were taking 2 cars and a 2 year old. we definitely took our time though as it is like a 30 hour drive. split it up into 2 1/2 days
  • k8lyn_235
    k8lyn_235 Posts: 507 Member
    drove from columbus, oh to santa maria, ca in 4 days. we did take a pit stop in vegas so it really could have been 3 days. did around 12 hrs of driving each day! we got so sick of music.. we ended up buying a book on tape - greatest thing we ever did. really helped time pass :)
  • graycaro
    graycaro Posts: 71 Member
    Little Rock to Santa Fe. 880 miles. Took about 16 hours total with stops for food and switching drivers.
  • Jipples
    Jipples Posts: 650 Member
    Bout 340 or so yards
  • delilah47
    delilah47 Posts: 1,658
    The longest *time* I have driven is 14 hours without a rest. I was headed from Seattle to Boston and hit a blizzard in Burley, Idaho and drove to Evanston, Wyoming before finding a motel. Couldn't see s**t. From there on just drove about 500 miles a day. Then a year later, drove back, stopping in Las Vegas for a few days. Since then I have been on many road trips, I love to drive.
  • laurcampbell
    laurcampbell Posts: 54 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:

    ditto - that is too funny!
  • classycouture
    classycouture Posts: 888 Member
    Atlanta, GA to Galveston, TX! Roughly 13 hours. I was actually coming from Virginia Beach, but we stopped off in Atlanta for the night.

    I've also done VA Beach to Southern NH so many times, I don't need directions anymore! (but that's only about a 10 hour trip)
  • JACKYGETNMYBODYBACK
    JACKYGETNMYBODYBACK Posts: 85 Member
    last summer philly to miami- hated it- never again- i will be flying next time
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I've driven about 700-750 miles by myself before. Another 200 would be rough, but totally do able! I recommend stopping to eat, whether it is at a restaurant or pack your own food and stop at a rest area to eat it. You've got to get out of the car more than just gas stops!
  • RikanSoulja
    RikanSoulja Posts: 463 Member
    From Tampa, FL to Queens, NY about a 18-19 hr drive or 1200 miles all in one shot I was the only driver. I passed out for a day once I got to my grandmas house though.
  • lelaspeaks
    lelaspeaks Posts: 163 Member
    I drove from Denver, CO straight to San Francisco, CA and then from San Francisco, CA straight to the Black Hills in SD. It was about 30 hours back. Recommendations - books on CD, someone with, and games.
  • blazergrad
    blazergrad Posts: 603 Member
    Longest in one day is a little over 800 miles from my home just outside Birmingham, AL to Wichita, KS ... ultimately on my way to Colorado Springs. That was a GREAT road trip!! :happy:

    My wife was with me, but I did all the driving.
  • Ctripp86
    Ctripp86 Posts: 45
    Michigan to Maine. It was about 800 miles. My husband drove the first 10 hours, I drove for approximately 20 minutes and ran over something in the road so he took over driving for, not only the remainder of the trip...but the remainder of our lives.
  • big_drake
    big_drake Posts: 78
    You guys make mine look like an sunday afternoon drive. I went 710 miles. The rough part was starting at 4:00 am after a night of a couple post softball beers. Also God bless Sirius radio, there is nothing good on Wyoming radio if you can find a station at all.
  • candidglances
    candidglances Posts: 28 Member
    about 830 miles
  • iron_jj
    iron_jj Posts: 446 Member
    Longest drive on my own was about 550miles, only stopped for gas, took me ~7h. Bless german highways with no speed limits. :wink: With company the longest drive was about 1250 miles, Forks WA to Murrieta, CA. 22h and never again.:grumble:
  • darkknightfan
    darkknightfan Posts: 396 Member
    Back when I was a dog breeder I drove from Central Michigan to Springfield MO to pickup a pair of dogs .. The round trip was 1400+ and took about 24 hours.
  • classycouture
    classycouture Posts: 888 Member
    Michigan to Maine. It was about 800 miles. My husband drove the first 10 hours, I drove for approximately 20 minutes and ran over something in the road so he took over driving for, not only the remainder of the trip...but the remainder of our lives.

    Hahaha, this is hilarious!
  • marinemomx2
    marinemomx2 Posts: 143 Member
    Michigan to Maryland too many times to count at about 940 miles! My two sons drive from Camp Lejeune, NC to Michigan every time they are on leave straight through which is about 1240 miles which is a drive I could never do!
  • Onperch
    Onperch Posts: 45 Member
    1,687 miles in 27 hours. From Pennsylvania to Colorado. Straight through, by myself. No coffee or energy drinks. I had a late start the day I left. I drove all night and most of the next day. The sunrise the next morning was shining right in my eyes and it kept making me squint. That makes it even harder to stay awake.

    All I kept thinking about was the sleep that I was going to get once I got to Colorado. BUT my sister was there patiently waiting for me to arrive. And did she let me instantly crawl into a nice comfy bed ? Of course not ! She drug me out on the town for some partying. But hey... who can refuse their little sis ? ;)
  • jaric01
    jaric01 Posts: 132 Member
    Denver to Dallas in about 11 hours. I think it's 800 miles. Should've started earlier. Once the sun went down, I started getting sleepy.
  • jaric01
    jaric01 Posts: 132 Member
    Michigan to Maine. It was about 800 miles. My husband drove the first 10 hours, I drove for approximately 20 minutes and ran over something in the road so he took over driving for, not only the remainder of the trip...but the remainder of our lives.


    LMAO!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Alone, from Buffalo, NY, to somewhere on the coast of SC (I stopped to sleep there, so I can't remember exactly where I was).

    With someone else, from near Jacksonville, FL, to Charlottesville, VA, and back.
  • Lempi
    Lempi Posts: 7
    My sister and I drove from Vancouver, Canada to the Grand Canyon last March (over 1600 miles) , non-stop except for a 2 hour layover because of a snowstorm in the mountain passes of Northern California. Two drivers, but we did it without stopping to sleep. Best trip ever!
  • 2dayirun4me
    2dayirun4me Posts: 336 Member
    From Ohio to Thibodaux Louisiana 16 hr drive.
  • Lempi
    Lempi Posts: 7
    To MarineMom. You must be very proud! My two boys are in the Canadian Armed Forces and they will drive any distance on leave!
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    9 hours and 25 minutes to make a 640 mile drive alone. That was close to the maximum I could do alone.

    I could probably do about 11 hours in a car with another person.

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