Originally Posted By dzy76 What time of the day is best to avoid when driving to places of interest from the DL resort area? If we were going in the morning, what time is the worst to avoid? And again in the afternoon-evening?
Originally Posted By 4Disnee We have traveled to DL many time and so far we have not found a time that we could totally say is awesome. lol But we have found that later in the evening is still busy but not as bad as the A.M. but that is on a weekday also. We have found that Saturday mornings are really nice for heading home for us. They usually flow really nice about 55 or so and that is fast for that area. Someone that lives in the area may be able to help out more. Darkbeer is always awesome maybe he can help out on this one for all of us! )
Originally Posted By 4Disnee Hello dzy76, On Saturdays we usually hit the road around 9 to 9:30 A.M. and have never had any problems. We we travel down on the weekdays we usually hit traffic once we hit the bottom of the Grapevine and it usually takes us 2 to 2 1/2 hours to get to DL from there and that is around 7:30 A.M. when we are at the bottom of the GV. The traffic ususally gets heavy for us around MM and is stop and go for a while then clears up and then stop and go. We have found that if you say in the left hand lanes it makes it much easer to merge do to the fact that it is much easer than trying to change lanes in a huge Pick up. lol But we have alway hit traffic on the weekdays in the morning. We usually get to our Hotel between 9 and 10.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee The Grapevine is a huge mountain that you have to go over if you are traveling to Los Angeles down I5. It usually takes 45 min to 1 hour to get up and over the mountain.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee You are so very welcome. We drive always from Northern California bay area and it usually takes us 6.5 hours. I was alway afraid to drive it but once we did it was all good. I hope you have a wonderul trip!!!
Originally Posted By dzy76 4disnee thanks. I know we will. Once I wrap my mind around this driving thing. We've always flown. But the price of air is killing me. Especially now that they are big enough to help drive. And I really want them to see why I love California so much. It's beautiful.
Originally Posted By Elderp On the 5 7-9am weekdays are bad, up more north it clogs up between 4-6:30pm. On the 91 & 57 5-7pm is not fun either. All surface streets are good during the day, perhaps busier at one time or another but never clogged too much
Originally Posted By dzy76 Makes sense. I guess we'll just have to hope for the best with traffic. I'm just afraid I'll get in a lane and can't get out and miss an exit! Looks like I'll be getting into Anaheim later - I'm thinking 9ish. We'll probably leave early afternoon after seeing the park one last time.
