ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Labor Day weekend is here and as you can imagine many people, will hit the road or take flights to celebrate.
The best time to get your road trip started is any time before 12 p.m. Friday.
Maranda Harterson and her husband drove to Florida from Texas for a family reunion. They got their Labor Day traveling started very early by leaving on Monday and making a pitstop to visit family in South Carolina.
“We are headed to Cape Canaveral,” Harterson said. “We are going to get on the Glory Cruise for a family reunion in Florida. So far, the roads have been excellent. I have enjoyed it. We just had a little bit of rain, but other than that, everything was perfect. It was calm. Not too much traffic. It was just wonderful.”
AAA has a breakdown of the best times to be on the road over the next four days:
- The best time to drive on Friday is any time before noon.
- Saturday, the best times are between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., as AAA says that will be the busiest day on the road with people taking day trips or going out of town.
- On Sunday, it is best to drive before 11 a.m.
- On Labor Day, the best time to be behind the wheel is before noon.
There are also some bad times to be driving.
- AAA says the worst time to drive on Friday is between noon and 8 p.m.
- The worst time on Saturday is between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
- On Sunday, the worst time is between noon and 5 p.m.
- The worst time to be on the road on Labor Day is between 1 and 4 p.m.
AAA says there are going to be some notable differences in three areas this holiday weekend.
Flights within the United States, hotel stays and car rentals are all cheaper this Labor Day weekend compared to last year.
According to AAA, domestic flights are 6% cheaper with an average cost of $720 for a round-trip ticket.
Hotel rates are 11% lower. Car rentals are 3% cheaper than Labor Day weekend 2024.
AAA says Friday is going to be the busiest day to pick up a rental car.
Starting Friday at 6 p.m., AAA is offering its “Tow To Go” program.
That is its free program to prevent people from driving impaired.
AAA would give a free ride to anyone who needs it and tow their car within a 10-mile radius.
It is available to anyone until Tuesday morning at 6 a.m.