nj2obx

Heading to the OBX for the second year in a row with the family. Last year took an overnight stop in DC, finished the trek Saturday am. HOWEVER, ran into tons of traffic in the Williamsburg area, and along the way.

Would love some advice to time the trip either directly from NJ to Corolla, or with an overnight stop. Looking to minimize traffic delays, make it in the shortest time possible.

Thank you.

tomfuller

Take US 13 south from Newark Delaware. Stay in Salisbury if you want to cut the trip in half. Take the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel into Norfolk and then US 17 to head for OBX.
Stay out of Washington DC if you want to avoid traffic tie ups.

obxgirl

>>US 17 to head for OBX.

nj2obx

Thanks for the advice. Any tips on getting around DC? I always end up sitting in and around the area and never quite know the best way.

emalloy

If you take the advice of the above posters you don't go near DC.

emalloy

Continued, go down the Garden State to Cape May, take the Ferry to Lewes DE, take 13 to the Bay Bridge,etc.

Dukey1

Take 13 or perhaps even 113 south from 95 or take the Cape May ferry to Lewes and south from there.

You will, as was NOTED, not be anywhere close to DC but I am telling you from LONG experience...if you don't plan it right and get into that Wright Bridge back-up, you could easily spend a LOT more then 1.5 hours to get across.

Case in point happened to us a couple years ago when we got delayed leaving home from the DC area. Got to the end of the Chesapeake Expressway fine and THERE is where the traffic became bumper to bumper.

Take heed.

familythattravels

We went last year. From Eastern PA to Kill Devil Hills. Took 9 hours no traffic were over the bridge by 9am left home around midnight drove through the night. Hubby drove most of the way I took over around 5am. Kids slept minimal stops - IMO less painful than an extra hotel night.