do i drive or fly
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Pro
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From: st george utah
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do i drive or fly
in 23 days i get to go on vacation from utah to so cal
now the problem i have 7 days it will take 3 1\2 days to drive and 1 day
to stop and see mom
or i can fly in 2hr and have more time with the wife
and go see mom in a few weaks and will it snow and i will be in my corvette so i guess it will be ok at tourest traps
now the problem i have 7 days it will take 3 1\2 days to drive and 1 day
to stop and see mom
or i can fly in 2hr and have more time with the wife
and go see mom in a few weaks and will it snow and i will be in my corvette so i guess it will be ok at tourest traps
Pro
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From: South of I-64 Illinois
What's the total mileage door to door?
in 23 days i get to go on vacation from utah to so cal
now the problem i have 7 days it will take 3 1\2 days to drive and 1 day
to stop and see mom
or i can fly in 2hr and have more time with the wife
and go see mom in a few weaks and will it snow and i will be in my corvette so i guess it will be ok at tourest traps
now the problem i have 7 days it will take 3 1\2 days to drive and 1 day
to stop and see mom
or i can fly in 2hr and have more time with the wife
and go see mom in a few weaks and will it snow and i will be in my corvette so i guess it will be ok at tourest traps
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From: Frederick, MD
I live about 50 miles north of you and southern Cal (Long Beach) only took about 11 hours, with part of that stuck in LV traffic on the freeway they have been completing for about forever now.
Weather is of course a concern so if you don't have another reliable vehicle then flying is the way to go. However, airlines won't get my dime if I can avoid it. Baggage fees, check in fees, seat preference fees, security lines, questionable maint practices by certain airlines (one was just fined millions last year for not doing inspections). For the cost it was cheaper for us $225 RT per person x 3 or about $200 in gas and that was with my Yukon XL Denali.
Keep an eye on the weather though if you only have the Corvette.
Weather is of course a concern so if you don't have another reliable vehicle then flying is the way to go. However, airlines won't get my dime if I can avoid it. Baggage fees, check in fees, seat preference fees, security lines, questionable maint practices by certain airlines (one was just fined millions last year for not doing inspections). For the cost it was cheaper for us $225 RT per person x 3 or about $200 in gas and that was with my Yukon XL Denali.
Keep an eye on the weather though if you only have the Corvette.
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From: Frederick, MD
To compare time say you are going from Salt Lake to Los Angeles. You'll have to leave 2 hours before your flight to get to the airport in time, 2 hour flight, then rental car time/traffic to your destination. You are probably looking at 6 hours. Cruise at the speed limit and normal stop breaks and it is 11 hours, or 5 hours more each way. Of course things change with weather but the airline schedule gets screwed up with weather also. While you might only be going from Utah to LA, your airplane probably started its journey elsewhere.
The weather and if you have another vehicle should be your main concern.
The weather and if you have another vehicle should be your main concern.
Melting Slicks
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From: Las Vegas NV
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If your total time from airport arrival, flight/landing, arriving airport would be more than what it would take to drive, then you have your answer.
Example; It takes me about 7 hours to drive from Nashville to New Orleans, give or take.
The same trip, flying, can take 8 hours by the time I arrive at the airport early to check in, etc, etc, security checkpoints, blah, blah, make a connection, wait, blah, blah...
Frankly, I'd rather drive.
Example; It takes me about 7 hours to drive from Nashville to New Orleans, give or take.
The same trip, flying, can take 8 hours by the time I arrive at the airport early to check in, etc, etc, security checkpoints, blah, blah, make a connection, wait, blah, blah...
Frankly, I'd rather drive.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Los Angeles CA
Yea if you call 80 degree weather punishment then I guess it is. 
To the op if the weather is right on your travel days I would totally drive. I hit L.A. from South Jordan (right across from you) in about 10 hours at normal speeds in decent weather. I actually have driven back and fourth pretty much all four seasons and even through the storms it took me about 11 hours max.
To the op if the weather is right on your travel days I would totally drive. I hit L.A. from South Jordan (right across from you) in about 10 hours at normal speeds in decent weather. I actually have driven back and fourth pretty much all four seasons and even through the storms it took me about 11 hours max.
Safety Car
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From: Loveland CO to Central Coast CA
And I agree, do the drive. I've done it many times, 10-12 hours depending on stops & Vegas/LA traffic & road construction.
For a 1,000-mile trip, air travel nowadays isn't much of a time- or cost-saver for me:
-- 1 hr packing for carry-on only
-- 1 hr drive to airport & satellite parking
-- arrive 2 hrs early for shuttle, walking, security lines, food, etc.
-- 1 hr flight delay {insert p.c. reason}
-- 2 hrs actual flight time
-- 1+ hr rental car & ground transport to destination
Anyway, I hate waiting in lines & being crammed into a tiny seat & getting sick from germ-infested airplane recirculated air. And raise your hand if you've ever had to sit next to an overweight, burrito-belching, swine flu-infected, hygiene-challenged fart-machine with carry-on souvenirs from a 6-country vacation.
Enjoy the drive!
Team Owner
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From: Southern Utah
They have really improved the freeway in Vegas just in the last 6 weeks. It was necked down to two lanes on the north side of town for a while, and that was brutal, but it is better now. Also they have 'expess' lanes for part of the way through town.