Thanksgiving Trips Could Take Four Times As Long: AAA

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — AAA predicts even more Americans will go more than 50 miles for Thanksgiving this year. That's 54.3 million people, the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2005.

If you're driving, give yourself a lot more time. AAA worked with INRIX, a global mobility analytics company, to analyse when travel times will be at their nastiest. And it's the evening commute period, with travel times starting to increase on Monday. The tri-state area should be one of the worst, they said; drivers in San Francisco, New York City and Boston will experience nearly quadruple normal drive times.

• The worst time for New York: 6 – 8 p.m. Tuesday.
• The most congested section: I-95 W, exit 7 to Hamilton Bridge

If you already have plane tickets, so you can't adjust your travel times, better adjust your getting-to-the-airport times. AAA predicts getting from Manhattan to JFK via the Long Island Expressway will take an hour and 19 minutes during the Tuesday evening rush.

In most cases, the best days to travel will be on Thanksgiving Day, Friday or Saturday.

Whenever you travel, you'll be paying more for gas. AAA says Thanksgiving gas prices are the highest in four years, $0.31 cents higher than last year.

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