# Driving from Buffalo to VA; which of these 3 routes? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 1, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592 "2009-11-01T20:54:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/1 "2009-11-01T20:54:36Z")
Anyone have experience with any of these? > **[Driving Directions from 411 Ashland Ave Buffalo, NY to 1408 Planting Ct Virginia...](https://www.mapquest.com/directions/list/1/us/ny/buffalo/14222-1542/411-ashland-ave-42.916115,-78.878654/to/us/va/virginia-beach/23453-1913/1408-planting-ct-36.793980,-76.094630)** > > Driving Directions from 411 Ashland Ave Buffalo, NY to 1408 Planting Ct Virginia Beach, VA including road conditions, live traffic updates, and reviews of local businesses along the way. [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=14213%20to%2023453&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=14213%20to%2023453&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl) (there are 2 routes on the second link). advantage of the first being that it seems to avoid DC traffic. I’ll probably be leaving some time between 11am or 1pm, depending if my m contours have been clearcoated/dried a couple days by my buddy (then I have to get my tires mounted and throw them on). suggestions appreciated, thanks ---
**Author:** ![bigwoode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigwoode/32/5175_2.png) [@bigwoode](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bigwoode)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/2 "2009-11-01T21:17:02Z")
I would take a modification of the I-95 route. We have made the trip to Richmond a few times, and the traffic around DC/Baltimore was not too bad… (Assuming you will be rolling through there around 6-7pm). What we normally do is take the 400, down 16, and cut across 98 —\> I-19 south and eventually meet up with I-15. (The only difference between this and the route suggested is going way the hell out of the way to take 390). The rest of the route is spot on, and you can really get moving on some of the back roads leading up to the highway. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/3 "2009-11-01T21:19:07Z")
Go 15 down through Harrisburg, the other routes are HORRIBLE for construction and traffic. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/4 "2009-11-01T21:36:21Z")
Both of your routes sucked when I had to take them. The I-95 route looks like your best choice there but DC is :tif: ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/5 "2009-11-02T02:44:51Z")
FWIW Dre I always went the mapquest route with my family when I was younger. We went a total of 3 times I think. ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/6 "2009-11-02T03:09:54Z")
I drove to the coast of NC, for 7 years, twice a month when I was in the service. Everyone that came down to visit took a “short cut” that was 4 hours longer than my route. WV sucks to drive through. My routing: Grand Island - 90E - batavia - 63s - geneseo - 390s - 11/15s till just north of harrisburg (go to camp hill PA) then 95s - 695W around baltimore - 95 - 495E around DC - 95 - 295 around richmond - 95 ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/7 "2009-11-02T03:46:56Z")
I-95 ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/8 "2009-11-02T04:14:59Z")
Are you driving alone? ---
**Author:** ![Haenszel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e68b1a/32.png) [@Haenszel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Haenszel)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/9 "2009-11-02T05:43:28Z")
219-\>80-\>322/220-\>99-\>PA Turnpike(12 miles, don’t bitch) -\>33-\>70-\>15 ---
**Author:** ![njf126](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/67e7ee/32.png) [@njf126](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/njf126)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/10 "2009-11-02T06:04:48Z")
i like the one that avoids WV. i drive to sc every year and wv is the worst AVOID IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE lol ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/11 "2009-11-02T06:12:23Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Are you driving alone? yeah, why do you want to join me? do you follow the code? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/12 "2009-11-02T06:16:06Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > yeah, why do you want to join me? **do you follow the code?** :bigclap: ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/13 "2009-11-02T06:20:53Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > yeah, why do you want to join me? do you follow the code? :lol: or the fact all the highways around/near DC are HOV only during certain hours… ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/14 "2009-11-02T06:23:55Z")
swing through philly, then 95 -\> 13S i’ll buy ya a cheesesteak ---
**Author:** ![d3x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@d3x](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d3x)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/15 "2009-11-02T06:24:45Z")
> [@njf126](#): > > i like the one that avoids WV. i drive to sc every year and wv is the worst AVOID IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE lol whats wrong with driving through WV? that was always my favorite part of the journey when driving south…very scenic. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/16 "2009-11-02T06:42:28Z")
> [@d3x](#): > > whats wrong with driving through WV? that was always my favorite part of the journey when driving south…very scenic. not to mention the lack of traffic ---
**Author:** ![njf126](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/67e7ee/32.png) [@njf126](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/njf126)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/17 "2009-11-02T06:47:06Z")
idk man… all i’m saying is gas up before. the people are just weird plus route 19 sucks and a deer was hit twice going through that state when i was in the car. so i guess its personal lol ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/18 "2009-11-02T06:49:11Z")
I’ve always met super nice people at the Shoney’s on 19 about halfway to Beckley. (Summersville?) That said, the road itself sucks balls. 70MPH with stop lights? WTgay? ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/19 "2009-11-02T07:38:02Z")
Yeah, driving through WVA is the highlight of the trip to Florida for me (other than coming out of the mountains in NC when the temp goes up 20 degrees) I stop in Morgantown to gas up and eat, then it’s an easy traffic free drive from then on. ---
**Author:** ![Shrives](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shrives/32/7250_2.png) [@Shrives](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shrives)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592/20 "2009-11-02T08:34:52Z")
> [@MPD47](#): > > Go 15 down through Harrisburg, the other routes are HORRIBLE for construction and traffic. dawt [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-from-buffalo-to-va-which-of-these-3-routes/75592.md?page=2)