Your advice for Williamsburg

[FLDVCFamily]

Just don't go during the March or April school break. We drove from NY on a Good Friday- never again! Was an absolute traffic nightmare starting in DC through Alexandria and down. Took us 16 hours, including a car break down due to our brakes wearing out from the traffic, which literally didn't move and then just inched up on 95 every so often. Never again!

I agree- take a ride to Virginia Beach. Maybe do the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Also Busch Gardens, Jamestown.

My husband and I and our son were there for 7 nights. Lots to see and do.

THANK YOU!!!! I was about to pull the trigger on Easter week (our spring break) for myself and the kids. We'd have to fly and then drive from the airport, but considering I'm alone with the kids I don't want to be stuck in hours of traffic in an unfamiliar place.

Was the traffic bad once you were actually in Williamsburg?

Also, which airport do people fly into when they go there? Would we hit heavy traffic from the airport to the Marriott Manor Club in Williamsburg?

 

[taterhed]

Two things:

Traffic can always be bad on the approaches to the beach (Va Beach). That being said....Always check the traffic before committing to that route.. Especially around school holidays.

Fall: Amazing weather, foliage and relatively quiet. A great time to visit. But: If the tropical storms (let alone a hurricane) start marching up the coast, you can easily catch a week of soaking N'oreaster rain. That area doesn't dry-out well either. This year, it was the first week of October. Just a thought.

 

[pedro47]

Two things:

Traffic can always be bad on the approaches to the beach (Va Beach). That being said....Always check the traffic before committing to that route.. Especially around school holidays.

Fall: Amazing weather, foliage and relatively quiet. A great time to visit. But: If the tropical storms (let alone a hurricane) start marching up the coast, you can easily catch a week of soaking N'oreaster rain. That area doesn't dry-out well either. This year, it was the first week of October. Just a thought.

Check 1680 AM on you radio for the latest traffic updates

 

[taterhed]

I actually am a HUGE fan of Waze and Google maps (traffic).

But, you're right:

Highway Advisory Radio

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) operates a network of Highway Advisory Radio transmitters throughout the state to keep motorists informed on traffic and travel conditions and construction information.

Transmitters broadcast on 1620 AM in VDOT’s Northern, Southwestern and Central regions, and on 1680 AM in the Eastern Region.
The broadcasts are aired 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

 

[pedro47]

I actually am a HUGE fan of Waze and Google maps (traffic).

But, you're right:

Highway Advisory Radio

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) operates a network of Highway Advisory Radio transmitters throughout the state to keep motorists informed on traffic and travel conditions and construction information.

Transmitters broadcast on 1620 AM in VDOT’s Northern, Southwestern and Central regions, and on 1680 AM in the Eastern Region.
The broadcasts are aired 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

We are also a great fan Waze.