Travel News Best And Worst Times To Travel For Thanksgiving

What's the Best (and Worst) Time to Leave for Thanksgiving to Avoid Traffic?

According to AAA's analysis, the worst traffic falls on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving between noon and 9 p.m., while Wednesday, often the season’s most hectic travel day, will be most congested from ... Read More

Planning Thanksgiving travel? Here's when traffic will be the worst

The days with the worst traffic during Thanksgiving week are expected to be on Tuesday, Nov. 25, between noon and 9 p.m., and Wednesday, Nov. 26, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. as travelers head to their ... Read More

Google Data Pinpoints the Best (and Worst) Times to Travel for Thanksgiving 2025

Navigate the holidays like a pro by learning when to hit the road as well as the busiest times to go Black Friday shopping. Read More

The Best and Worst Times to Travel for Thanksgiving

AAA predicts 82 million Thanksgiving travelers. See the best and worst times to hit the road and where traffic will be heaviest. Read More

Thanksgiving travel to reach record levels in DMV; best and worst times to drive

More than 1.6 million Washington-area residents are expected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to AAA. Read More

7 million Southern Californians to travel for Thanksgiving. See best and worst time to drive

The 2025 Thanksgiving travel season is expected to be the busiest on record, with nearly 82 million Americans, including 6.78 million Southern Californians, planning to leave town for the holiday. Read More

Thanksgiving travel: Best and worst times to leave in DC, Maryland and Virginia

If you’re hitting the road this Thanksgiving … you definitely won’t be alone. About 82 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home, a new record, according to AAA. Of those, ... Read More

Best and worst times Southern California drivers should hit the road ahead of Thanksgiving

Almost 7 million Southern Californians are planning to hit the road, sky, or seas ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, according to the Auto Club of Southern California. The company projects that ... Read More

Thanksgiving travel: Best and worst times to drive this week

Whether your driving, flying or taking another mode of transportation, here's some helpful information for getting to your destination. Read More

Thanksgiving travel: These are the best and worst times to drive in California

An estimated 81.8 million people will travel during the Thanksgiving period (Nov. 25–Dec. 1), setting a new domestic travel record. Read More

Best and worst times to travel this Thanksgiving. What to know

About 6 million travelers are expected to fly, a 2% increase from last year. Domestic roundtrip fares average $700, similar to 2024. Thanksgiving Day is typically the cheapest day to fly, while Dec. 1 ... Read More

Thanksgiving 2025: Best and worst times to travel for the holiday

Nearly 82 million people are projected to travel over the nation's busiest holiday period, up from 80 million last year. Read More