Sounds like it was practically a “free trip”

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Oct 14, 2021
7:27:39am

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Disco Lemonade

Previous username: Pistol Shrimp
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Anyone ever made the drive from Utah to the east coast (Virginia)?

Graystation

10/14/21 7:07am

4 days is reasonable, 3 if you’re hustling

Noni Fruit

10/14/21 7:08am

Not a huge hurry. Wife is going with me and will fly home. Any recommendations

Graystation

10/14/21 7:27am

My favorite route:

Noni Fruit

10/14/21 7:29am

Thanks so much!

Graystation

10/14/21 7:30am

Depending on where you’re ending up, might want to turn north at Knoxville

Noni Fruit

10/14/21 7:47am

Get on I-70 at Cove Fort and drive straight to DC.

Bullrider

10/14/21 8:30am

Asheville is a beautiful. Nice rest area. You can avoid Highway 81 too

vabeachcoug

10/14/21 11:50am

Drove from UT to FL (and back) over the past three years.

beatnik

10/14/21 7:09am

I got paid to do it in Chevy Malibu once. I only had to pay for gas, food, hotel

mudpupper

10/14/21 7:10am

Sounds like it was practically a “free trip”

Disco Lemonade

10/14/21 7:27am

Does that original post still exist?

mudpupper

10/14/21 8:01pm

Yes indeed

Disco Lemonade

10/16/21 9:08am

I love the variety of people on CB. We're such weirdos.

Belboz

10/14/21 9:37am

Did Utah to NC in about two days. Are you talking about the WV tolls?

ral1988

10/14/21 7:13am

Maybe it is WV. When I google mapped it? I thought it showed the tolls through

Graystation

10/14/21 7:15am

I80 has tolls through Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania

willkie40

10/14/21 7:21am

There’s always a way to pay tolls. Some places will now just take a picture

Cougarclaw

10/14/21 7:14am

Thanks!

Graystation

10/14/21 7:16am

Alot of times tolls only save you a few minutes. I’ve had it be that it was

Powerbait DPM

10/14/21 7:57am

So, so many times

willkie40

10/14/21 7:16am

A lot of places are making the driver responsible for going online to pay the

Corn Pop

10/14/21 7:29am

Did it twice to VA from Utah. Once I busted it out in 3 days.

Virginia Ute

10/14/21 7:36am

my wife did that drive with my daughters 5 times each way (10 trips)

run26

10/14/21 9:09am

I wouldn't worry about toll roads, you can just drive through them.

Blue for Life

10/14/21 7:45am

Super helpful! Thanks!

Graystation

10/14/21 8:53am

My rule of thumb is take the googlemap time estimate and divide it by 12. That’s

Powerbait DPM

10/14/21 7:58am

Haha. That’s pretty die hard. I will take my time I think.

Graystation

10/14/21 8:54am

Typically when I made that drive I only had the weekend. I’d leave as soon as

Powerbait DPM

10/14/21 12:02pm

Drove to and from NJ (about the same)

NYC and Japan

10/14/21 8:38am

Good news! Its a home game, no need to make the trip!

BYUFootballisBack

10/14/21 9:50am

Utah to NC

ditch

10/14/21 10:18am

We moved from Orem to Loudoun County in 2009 and took 5 days…

Seito107

10/14/21 11:04am

Numerous times back in the day. What part of VA? Record 36 hours straight once

vabeachcoug

10/14/21 11:36am

Prince William County. Thanks a ton for the info. Thinking we’ll try to stretch

Graystation

10/14/21 12:10pm

probably did VA to UT every summer growing up, back and forth

vabeachcoug

10/14/21 3:35pm

I've done SLC to NC coast many times. Last time was 35 hours straight, no stops.

CopperLix

10/14/21 11:45am

Thank you!

Graystation

10/14/21 12:10pm

I drove a U-Haul towing my car from Utah Valley to South Jersey last year

Joysey

10/14/21 1:44pm

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