Driving route from NJ to NC

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Originally Posted by mamamia24

hey , i really need fast help planning a road trip from NJ to Duck NC. Any suggestions on where I can plan to stop or what I would need to bring? I wanted to surprise my BF and pay for the gas but i'm not sure what popular gas stations are in NC... I dont want to get an Exxon gas card from here if there aren't many down in NC. Any suggestions at all would be great...this is the only site I could find with actual useful info!!! thanks and happy 4th!!!

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Originally Posted by mamamia24

hey , i really need fast help planning a road trip from NJ to Duck NC. Any suggestions on where I can plan to stop or what I would need to bring? I wanted to surprise my BF and pay for the gas but i'm not sure what popular gas stations are in NC... I dont want to get an Exxon gas card from here if there aren't many down in NC. Any suggestions at all would be great...this is the only site I could find with actual useful info!!! thanks and happy 4th!!!

When I lived in NJ, I used to vacation in the Outer Banks an always took the coastal route I'll call it. Depending on what part of Jersey you are from, you could take the GSP to the Cape May Ferry to Lewes, DE. From Delaware I believe it's Rt 1 for a short time to Rt. 9 > Rt.113 through to the Demarva Peninsula > Rt. 13 to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel...you may to check or Google Map this route. Generally it took around 7 - 8 hours to the OB.

Good Luck on your trip...

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I've driven twice from DC on 95 and 85.. I started sunday in the morning.. no traffic.. smoothest drive.. on the Friday I took 77 & 81 (&66 to DC) smoothest drive too.. up hill and down hill.. trucks but not that I had any issue with... (see me username )

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Originally Posted by lovesMountains

Maybe this was a better route for me because I have only done it on Saturday's?

I totally agree I495 was a nightmare until we could get on I66. But honestly, for me, it was worth it just to get off of the wall to wall people on I95. And I didn't do it at night so I didn't find 211 anything but pleasant. I completely DETEST I95! But we can agree to disagree - no worries mate

I did this route (without the 211 section) on my last couple of trips to Toms River, NJ. It seems to go faster than the I81 to I77 route. Driving through VA via 81 seems to take forever, so the I66 route breaks up the trip. Both ways beat the I95 to I85. That to me was really boring. Did this usually on Sunday mornings so traffic was light.