Wish upon a star,
We just got back yesterday from WDW and drove from Enfield in northern ct. Most people say to drive thru NJ, Washington DC on 95. After hearing the horror stories here and at work regarding the traffic and general mayhem around Washington, we decided to go 84 east to 81 south. We cut off on route 64(? or was it 66?, check a map) then 17 to 95. no traffic, it was wonderful. It takes a little longer but was worth it for the peace of mind. It still took 2 days, but we stopped each evening and also stopped for a big sit down breakfast each day at Cracker Barrel. We stayed at a Hampton Inns and a Comfort Inn. I liked the Hampton Inn much better. We drove until we didn't want to drive any longer. I didn't think the drive was bad at all, but I enjoy road trips and we had no children with us which would make the trip a bit longer I would think.
The trip tik and freetrip.com both said the mileage was approximately 1320 miles with this route, we found it to be more like 1400. Took aproximately 24 hrs. We drove 13 hrs the first day and started out at 5a.m. each morning. I'd do it again in a heartbeat, it was a nice easy drive.
