Roadtrip Toronto to Orlando

[JimboNC]

19: US-19 S becomes US-19 ALT S 1.85 miles
20: Merge onto I-77 S (Crossing into VIRGINIA). 82.58 miles
21: Merge onto I-77 S via EXIT 81 toward CHARLOTTE 229.02 miles
22: Merge onto I-26 E toward CHARLESTON. 52.88 miles
23: Merge onto I-95 S via EXIT 169A toward SAVANNAH 320.19 miles
24: Merge onto I-4 W via EXIT 260B toward ORLANDO. 67.98 miles
25: Merge onto US-192 EXIT 64B toward DISNEY WORLD. 2.21 miles

Is there a better route to take? without all the different changes?
It seems that if I start in Detroit the I-75 is the way to go but it is
1 hour to Buffalo or 4 hours to Detroit from Toronto. I really want
to get there the fastest route possible.

I don't know the routes from TO through the northern states. Have you tried http://www.mapquest.com for routing? If you come by I-79 and I-77 the largest metro city is Charlotte, but you will pass several good smaller cities in North Carolina which have good accommodations, Statesville is one with motels and dining places just off I-77.

I-26 and I-95 take you to Charleston, South Carolina, a great place to visit and fine dining places. Ask locals where the BEST seafood restaurants are. Fried seafood platter: fish, clams, shrimp, deviled crab, rice, hush puppies. Yummm. Also, Savannah, Georgia is a great place to visit.

BTW, "hush puppies" are not shoes, they are fried corn bread balls Southerners use to make to feed to the dog when it begged at the table.

North Carolina cops usually stop the *last car* in a bunch speeding.

JimboNC

 

[JimboNC]

TIP: On a map draw a straight line from TO to Charleston, West Virginia and see which highways are closest to the line.

 

[Wuster]

I used to drive I-95 from Baltimore to Miami and NC to Miami. There's nothing wrong with I-95.

Oh my friend, I-95 between DC and Baltimore has gotten very crowded over the years. They keep adding more homes out there in PG and Howard County and the only way to get in & out is via I-95.

There is always some sort of back up or accident on the road.

Given the chance, I always try to avoid I-95. But that is my personal preference.

BTW - You can tune into WTOP (103.5 FM) for traffic reports every 10 mins when you're in the DC area. It covers from just south of Baltimore to almost Quantco in VA.

 

[doctorz]

Oh my friend, I-95 between DC and Baltimore has gotten very crowded over the years. They keep adding more homes out there in PG and Howard County and the only way to get in & out is via I-95.

There is always some sort of back up or accident on the road.

Given the chance, I always try to avoid I-95. But that is my personal preference.

There are a few parallel routes to I-95, including the BW Parkway or Route 29 (at least north of 32). But midday I-95, in my experience, is okay. I actually don't think I-95 between DC and Baltimore is as bad as I-95 in Virginia south of the Capital Beltway.

Having said that, one reason we chose not to live in Howard County is because I didn't want to have to deal with I-95 as a commuter.

 

[Stargazer]

We drove our 5 from New York to Orlando last April and took the autotrain for the other leg of the trip. The drive really isn't bad. We took I-95 all the way, and stayed in Fayetteville, North Carolina. If you opt to travel via I-95, there is a great website that has information on lodging, food, gas, etc along I-95. It also has an I-95 forum. [www.usastar.com/i95/homepage.htm]

Have a great road trip!