The worst day to travel anywhere during the holiday season is Friday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., according to Waze and Inrix, but any day before Christmas can be a grind driving.
Heavy traffic began on Wednesday and will continue today as commuters mix with holiday travelers.
A record-setting 107.3 million people will be traveling and 97.4 million will be driving, a 3 percent increase from last year. Travel times in the nation’s most congested cities like San Francisco and L.A. could be up to three times longer than normal.
If going to Lake Tahoe, it could be even longer.
However, trips after Christmas aren’t as difficult, as many travelers take the week off and return drives home are more spread out.
Traveling Christmas Day has the least amount of traffic on any day between Friday and Jan. 4. New Year’s Day is also very light.
