Turkey Trot: Your Thanksgiving Travel Guide

One click away: travel resources for planes, trains and automobiles.

ByABC News
February 19, 2009, 6:51 AM

November 21, 2007 — -- A record 38.7 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more this Thankgiving, making Wednesday one of the busiest travel day of the year.

Whether you're getting behind the wheel, hitting the rails or catching a plane this year, referring to the following travel resources could mean the difference between arriving in time for turkey instead of pumpkin pie.


About 31.2 million travelers are expected to drive to their holiday celebrations, making traffic inevitable. The following sites offer real time updates on the jounry ahead.

ALBANY, NY, (I-87)

BOSTON, MASS TPKE

CINCINNATI, OH (I-75)

WASHINGTON D.C. (I-66)

DENVER, CO (I-25)

DURHAM, NC (I-44)

HOLLAND TUNNEL, NY/NJ

KANSAS CITY, MO (I-70)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (I-94)

N.J. TURNPIKE

RICHMOND, VA (I-95)

SEATTLE, WA (I-405)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (I-10)


Thanksgiving has become synonomous with airport horror stories. Check out your flight stats ahead of time.

AMERICAN AIRLINES

DELTA

JET BLUE

UNITED AIRLINES

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

ATA

FLIGHT STATS.COM


In spite of rising gas prices, about 31.2 million travelers were expected to drive to holiday celebrations.

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