Rossen Reports: Best & worst times to travel Memorial Day Weekend
Rossen Reports: Best & worst times to travel Memorial Day Weekend
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Rossen Reports: Best & worst times to travel Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day is the official kick-off to summer and summer travel. The travel app Hopper says about 17 million people are going to be crowding the airports this weekend.These will be the busiest ones from Hopper: Atlanta (ATL) - 1,139,904 expected passengers (Busiest time to depart: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.) Dallas (DFW) - 739,151 expected passengers (Busiest time to depart: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.) Denver (DEN) - 683, 724 expected passengers (Busiest time to depart: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.) Los Angeles (LAX) - 647,148 expected passengers (Busiest time to depart: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.)Las Vegas (LAS) - 566,945 expected passengers (Busiest time to depart: 12 p.m.-4 p.m.)Where are we all headed?The top domestic destinations are Dallas, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia and Las Vegas, Nevada.If you’re planning to hit the road, AAA says 37 million of us are taking road trips. That’s up 6% from last year. The worst time to be driving will be around 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday. Coming home, the worst times are 12 to 3 p.m. on Monday. The best times to drive will be before noon on Friday and coming home, before noon on Monday.
Memorial Day is the official kick-off to summer and summer travel. The travel app Hopper says about 17 million people are going to be crowding the airports this weekend.
These will be the busiest ones from Hopper:
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- Atlanta (ATL) - 1,139,904 expected passengers (Busiest time to depart: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.)
- Dallas (DFW) - 739,151 expected passengers (Busiest time to depart: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.)
- Denver (DEN) - 683, 724 expected passengers (Busiest time to depart: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.)
- Los Angeles (LAX) - 647,148 expected passengers (Busiest time to depart: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.)
- Las Vegas (LAS) - 566,945 expected passengers (Busiest time to depart: 12 p.m.-4 p.m.)
Where are we all headed?
The top domestic destinations are Dallas, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia and Las Vegas, Nevada.
If you’re planning to hit the road, AAA says 37 million of us are taking road trips. That’s up 6% from last year. The worst time to be driving will be around 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday. Coming home, the worst times are 12 to 3 p.m. on Monday. The best times to drive will be before noon on Friday and coming home, before noon on Monday.
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