Interstate 5

FlyingMouse · Post by **FlyingMouse** » May Mon 19, 2008 3:13 pm

Hey All!

We have a family reunion in Sacramento at the end of June. We'll be flying into Ontario on a Thursday, and driving to Sacramento the next day. How's the traffic going to be? Mapquest says 6.5-ish hours. It has us going on I-10, I-210, and I-5. The reunion is on Saturday. We'll be driving back down on Sunday and hitting Disneyland on Monday (June 30). How's Sunday traffic coming back down?

Thanks!

Lion Sleeps Tonight · Post by **Lion Sleeps Tonight** » May Mon 19, 2008 4:18 pm

So you're going from Sacramento to Anaheim? I'd say around 6-7.5 hours, depending on pit-stops and traffic. I think I did that route at least twice, and it's not too bad. Afternoon traffic is iffy.

kcarts · Post by **kcarts** » May Sat 24, 2008 5:44 pm

Why not fly right into Sacramento? Or SF/Oak? Or San Jose?

FlyingMouse · Post by **FlyingMouse** » May Wed 28, 2008 8:58 am

kcarts wrote:Why not fly right into Sacramento? Or SF/Oak? Or San Jose?

We have free and reduced-priced tickets on Southwest. To use them on the days we needed, flying into Ontario was the best option. We did look into flying into one city and flying out of another, while getting a one-way car rental. But the seats just weren't available.

kcarts · Post by **kcarts** » May Wed 28, 2008 1:55 pm

I see. Just seemed like a long ride after a flight. Although I prefer road trips to being cramped in a plane.

FlyingMouse · Post by **FlyingMouse** » Jul Sun 06, 2008 4:01 am

Drive report. On the way up, drove I-5 part of the way, and Hwy 99 the rest. On the way back down, I-5 all the way. The only traffic to slow us down was around Magic Mountain(mostly a few miles south of there). Far left lane was stop and go, the rest was 20 to 40 mph. We probably could have averaged 80 mph for the whole trip, but kept it under 75.

Odd thing we noticed traveling the vast stretch of vineyard and almond country: trucks use the right lane, autos use the left. Autos stay in the left and pass using the right. At points, it almost seemed dangerous to have such a large speed difference between trucks and autos. Guess that's why I'm not the Governator.

HakuOni · Post by **HakuOni** » Jul Sun 06, 2008 10:24 pm

yea everyone on the west side drives like maniacs. its been years of driving but i still cant help but scream whenever some car honks really loud. i hope you guys dont get into any accidents and that you all have a safe trip there and back!
Have a magical day!

elizabethswann · Post by **elizabethswann** » Jul Sun 06, 2008 10:36 pm

It might be kind of bad coming down into the Southern California area since that's always terrible with traffic, but hopefully it'll be better overtime.