Driving from Dahlonega to Dunwoody

[spotrod]

we live between dawsonville and dahlonega on hwy 9, i work in the johns creek area . it takes me 40 mins to get there. i also have commuted back to fla several times a month. i can get to dunwoody from my house in an hour. i have only been held up in traffic once in the 7 months i have been here. but you also have to understand . we floridians do not mess around when we need to get somewhere. in other words we do not lolly gag around , i am focused on getting where i need to be . i can zip outa the hills on 136 at 55 to 60 mph which is the speed limit on this road . you can do 70 to 75 on ga 400 all the way up , in fact the slowest i have had to go with the flow is 60, 65.

now i would not want to do this from elijay every day , but its doable from the dawsonville / dahlonega area

[Ladybook]

I don't blame you for wanting the mountains! I do too! I have a house in the mountains between Jasper and Ellijay, and I work in Sandy Springs. During the week I live in a rented house in south Forsyth County right off of 400. Any easy commute to my office. However, on weekends, I live in the mountains. Monday mornings I drive in from the East Ellijay area to my office in Sandy Springs which is right off of 400 before the toll gate. It always takes me at least 2 hours, and it's 70 miles door-to-door. I'm looking for a job up there . . . I can't take that commute!

[marymel]

My dad has commuted from Ellijay to inside the perimeter for 25 years now! OK, he doesn't drive it everyday NOW, but he used to when I was growing up. Someone else in his office lived in Morganton, between Ellijay and Blue Ridge!! I think it comes down to the person doing the driving, and maybe what kind of car they have! I think the commute gets easier when you drive an Audi, just a guess...

Originally Posted by miper70

My husband works a 12 hour shift here and says he would not mind the long drive from Dahlonega to Atlanta because his new job would only be 8 hours. Is he kidding himself? I know it's over an hour drive, but if we want to live in or near the mountains.......

Dahlonega or Ellijay have everything we're looking for and both are long drives. I guess I'm asking how bad it could possibly be? Will the hour drive turn into a two hour drive everyday?

[kwiley1221]

I drove from Dawsonville to exit 5 every day for 2 years. It was about 47 miles one way. I averaged about 1:20 - 1:30. At least once a month - if not more, it was 2 hours. I would leave about 7:00 and get to work between 8:20 and 8:40. I could, at like 3 in the morning, make it in an hour. In the evening I could leave about 6:00 and usually be home about 7:15ish.

I'd say you're looking at about 1:45 at rush hour minimum. And you will hit 2 hours more than a little bit. Off-peak, which is a VERY small window on 400, you can cut that possibly to under 1:30.

[miper70]

I think we decided on Dahlonega. He drove it quite a few times while he was up there training and he was fine with it. He wans to get out of here so bad he just doesn't care about the drive.

I do believe we will rent for a while so we can take a look around a little more. If he's willing to drive an hour and a half there are many possibilities.