Directions from Phila to Quakertown? (Philadelphia, Montgomeryville: live, congested, county)

[StuckPA]

Does anyone have experience w/driving from Phila to Quakertown and if so what's the quickest way? I'd be coming from around Bridge St & 95.
I used to take 95 to Street Rd to Tpk to 476...
Looking at the map program now it says I can take 95,Street,Tpk to 611 to County Line Rd to 309...
It looks shorter but is there alot of traffic that way on a Saturday?
Maybe I should do the extra 9 mi to 476 and then up...

[toobusytoday]

My husband goes the reverse route quite often. We live just above Quakertown and he has jobs in Philadelphia about once a month, if not more, and he always takes the turnpike, then the blue route and then the Schuylkill into Philadelphia. There is a nice stretch where 309 is an expressway, but the rest of it seems to be lights and traffic. If you hit it wrong, it's very congested.

[zip95]

Originally Posted by StuckPA

95,Street,Tpk to 611 to County Line Rd to 309...

If you don't mind 17,367 traffic lights go for it...other wise stick to the turnpike.

[Unstable]

I've found that 309 can be faster because the lights are long and the traffic is lighter.

The drive is a pain either way.

[StuckPA]

Originally Posted by zip95

If you don't mind 17,367 traffic lights go for it...other wise stick to the turnpike.

Ahh the hack with that then...traffic lights are the enemy! I guess it's unanimous then...up and around on the Tpk

[bobsmith]

Another alternative is once you are on 611 stay on until you get to 313, and take that into Quakertown. However, I would not reccommend that durring rush hour! But 313 has 55mph speed limits for most of it's length between Doyelstown and Qukertown, except for a short bit in Dublin. If nothing else, it's a fairly scenic route and it's decently fast durring off-peak hours.

[StuckPA]

Originally Posted by bobsmith

Another alternative is once you are on 611 stay on until you get to 313, and take that into Quakertown. However, I would not reccommend that durring rush hour! But 313 has 55mph speed limits for most of it's length between Doyelstown and Qukertown, except for a short bit in Dublin. If nothing else, it's a fairly scenic route and it's decently fast durring off-peak hours.

That's a possiblity,although Mapquest isn't showing 313 and I tried looking at an atlas but the roads are too small to make out. Any suggestions for other online maps?

[StuckPA]

I also forgot to mention a step- it said to take 611 to County Line Road over to 309. So apparently I might skip over the worst of 309 south of Montgomeryville.