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We are looking to move to the Charlotte area nextSpring and my fiance will be working at one of the Financial buildings in town (not sure which yet). We want to live in Huntersville (Birkdale development preferably) but my fiance is worried about traffic going into work every day. I have heard some, including a real estate person I talked to, say it could anywhere from 20-35 minutes. I have heard others in here say it takes 1-2 hours with the bad traffic. That's obviously a huge difference and can make a difference between moving there or not. We are moving from Manhattan after living for over a year in northern NJ so our ideas of what traffic is, is clearly different from people in that area.
So the question for anybody who makes a similar trip, how long would it take on a normal weekday to go from Huntersville to where the Fiancial buildings are in Charlotte? Thanks in advance.
We are looking to move to the Charlotte area nextSpring and my fiance will be working at one of the Financial buildings in town (not sure which yet). We want to live in Huntersville (Birkdale development preferably) but my fiance is worried about traffic going into work every day. I have heard some, including a real estate person I talked to, say it could anywhere from 20-35 minutes. I have heard others in here say it takes 1-2 hours with the bad traffic. That's obviously a huge difference and can make a difference between moving there or not. We are moving from Manhattan after living for over a year in northern NJ so our ideas of what traffic is, is clearly different from people in that area.
So the question for anybody who makes a similar trip, how long would it take on a normal weekday to go from Huntersville to where the Fiancial buildings are in Charlotte? Thanks in advance.
I commuted from exit 23 in Huntersville for 3 years and it took about 25 minutes in normal rush hour traffic. I currently commute from Camden Sedgebrook, which is next to Birkdale, and it takes about 25-30 minutes. Taking a CATS bus, which I do most of the time and highly recommend, will cut about 5 - 10 minutes off of that.
You can add about 10 - 15 minutes to those times for the Friday afternoon commute. The only way that commute would turn into an hour or more would be a very severe accident where multiple lanes are blocked. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a house in Birkdale and commute to uptown.
I would say the average is 20 to 35 minutes the only times it would take longer is when there is a wreck or bad weather. There is a park n ride for the express bus uptown and it can use the HOV lane to by pass backups on regular lanes. The express buses are usually filled with other white collar workers and have reclining cushion seats and foot rests. A great way to save on gas, car repair and uptown parking.
You can add about 10 - 15 minutes to those times for the Friday afternoon commute.
I have a name for driving in Charlotte on Fridays.
"Freaky Friday"
I was in town this past Friday and it only reinforced my Freaky Friday theory, passing in the turning lane, multiple lane changes (to no avail), and agressive driving.
Get your errands done early and go home and stay there!!!
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Awesome. That's a load off my mind. I swear that I read in here that the trip was over an hour.
One more question. Where do you catch this bus? Birkdale Village?
Norcross Dr, close to Birkdale exit 25. 77x bus. The trip is a nice ride, bring a cup of coffee and a newspaper or take a nap like me. The seats are comfortable. It's fun to work uptown too the energy is great.
Awesome. That's a load off my mind. I swear that I read in here that the trip was over an hour.
That must have been lovesmountains who said that
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