As Memorial Day weekend begins, travelers are hitting the roads and taking to the skies to celebrate the unofficial “start of summer.” AAA estimates that 44 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles from home between Thursday and Monday, with 2 million of them expected to be outside the home. of New England. “I'm going to Florida for Memorial Day weekend,” Mauser Portnow said. The family boarded a plane departing from Burlington's Patrick Leahy Airport on Wednesday before the travel rush. “So I'm going to visit my cousins,” she said. “So they're all really excited to get out.”Meanwhile, other travelers headed north to our area, including Mike Weber and his family, who headed north for the holidays. I am. “We'll be in Maine in a few days, so we wanted to start north and go through Vermont and New Hampshire and spend a few days seeing it all,” Weber said. Ta. But it's not just Memorial Day that he celebrates. “His wife and I just celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary, so this is a little family trip to celebrate,” he said. Below are AAA's best and worst times to drive from Thursday to Monday. Thursday, May 23rd Best time: Before 11am and after 7pm Worst time: Between noon and 6pm Friday, May 24th Best time: Before 11am and after 7pm Worst time: Between noon and 7pm Saturday, May 25th Best time: Before 1pm, after 6pm Worst time: Between 2pm and 5pm Sunday, May 26th Best time: Before 1pm Worst time: Afternoon Between 3pm and 7pm Monday, May 27th Best time: After 7pm Worst time: Between 3pm and 7pm
As Memorial Day weekend gets underway, travelers are hitting the roads and taking to the skies to celebrate the unofficial “start of summer.”
AAA expects 44 million Americans to travel more than 50 miles from home between Thursday and Monday, including 2 million from New England.
“We're going to Florida for Memorial Day weekend,” said Mauser Portnow, whose family flew out of Burlington's Patrick Leahy Airport on Wednesday before the travel rush.
Portnow said he was looking forward to spending the holiday weekend with his loved ones.
“And we get to see our cousins. So we're all really looking forward to it,” she said.
Meanwhile, other travelers are heading to our area, including Mike Weber and his family, who headed north for the holidays.
“I'm having a family gathering in Maine in a few days, so I'd like to start in the north and then move south to Vermont and New Hampshire, taking a few days to see everything,” Weber said.
But Memorial Day isn't the only day he celebrates.
“My wife and I just celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary, so this is a little family getaway to celebrate,” he said.
Below are AAA's best and worst times to travel by car from Thursday through Monday.
Thursday, May 23rd
Best time: Before 11am and after 7pm
Worst time: Noon to 6 p.m.
Friday, May 24th
Best time to go: Before 11am and after 7pm
Worst time: between noon and 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 25
Best time: Before 1pm, after 6pm
Worst time: Between 2pm and 5pm
Sunday, May 26
Best time: before 1pm
Worst time: Between 3pm and 7pm
Monday, May 27
Best time: After 7pm
Worst time: between 3pm and 7pm
