Driving Time Debates

Comments discuss and debate estimated driving durations for various trips, comparing Google Maps times, personal experiences, traffic impacts, and feasibility versus flying.

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NY LA ETA YMMV theroadchoseme.com SF wikioverland.org drive trip hour hours miles driving traffic mexico day san

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fuzzybear3965 β€’ Apr 25, 2024 β€’ View on HN

Wait. Am I missing something? Isn't that ~90m of car time assuming mild traffic?

TomMarius β€’ Jun 12, 2017 β€’ View on HN

Why? That's just a hour and a half to two hours of highway driving.

ambicapter β€’ Jan 25, 2017 β€’ View on HN

12 hour drive? Wasn't quicker to grab a plane?

sroussey β€’ Jul 24, 2020 β€’ View on HN

Don’t worry, the drive can take that long if you are planning on a weekend trip.

philwelch β€’ Jun 22, 2011 β€’ View on HN

Google says it's less than 8 hours with traffic. I've easily made 8 hour drives in a single day.

catlover76 β€’ Sep 21, 2025 β€’ View on HN

Seems good. If you're driving, you kind of have to bracket ~10 hours for that trip anyways.

mintplant β€’ Jul 30, 2024 β€’ View on HN

Doubtful. I've done that car trip multiple times, it's a 7-9 hour drive.

goodpoint β€’ Feb 10, 2023 β€’ View on HN

More like 51 minutes. Of driving.

Ancalagon β€’ Aug 29, 2019 β€’ View on HN

I have the same question. I'm guessing its $21/hr of driving time?

thebean11 β€’ May 27, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Isn't that like 2 hours each way..? That's like a quarter of your day, no thanks.