Driving to Miami from Northern VA

[agc291]

We are looking to drive to Miami for our next cruise from Northern Virginia (about 20 miles south of DC). I have seen a lot of threads on here regarding Florida Toll Roads... if we were to take I95 all the way down would we hit these tolls or are these on a seperate highway? Is I95 the best route? I drove to Florida years ago(Orlando) for a school trip, I didnt actually drive so I paid no attention to any of this as to give me some sort of direction.

 

Thanks:D

[skrufy]

There are no tolls on 95 in Florida. The only drawback using 95 is there can be heavy traffic in the FLL- MIA area. FYI, the Florida Turnpike (toll) runs alongside 95 from Ft. Pierce south to MIA

[JohninDC]

Wow that is one long drive! :eek:

 

And of course having your EZ Pass work with the FLA toll system makes too much sense for any government agency to have made it happen. :mad:

 

You can skip the tolls, or stop at any Publix grocery store in the Jacksonville area and buy one -- unless the store can help you will need to go on line to register your plate number with your Sun Pass.

 

Good luck! :)

[capriccio]

We are looking to drive to Miami for our next cruise from Northern Virginia (about 20 miles south of DC). I have seen a lot of threads on here regarding Florida Toll Roads... if we were to take I95 all the way down would we hit these tolls or are these on a seperate highway? Is I95 the best route? I drove to Florida years ago(Orlando) for a school trip, I didnt actually drive so I paid no attention to any of this as to give me some sort of direction.

 

Thanks:D

 

We live in Arlington and the trip to Pompano Beach (just north of Fort Lauderdale) is about 15 hours. Add another hour to get to Miami. It's a straight shot down I95 (on mapquest we had 1 stop light before getting onto 395 and maybe a dozen after getting off - not bad in 16 hours of driving!). It is a long but easy drive - we split it up by spending the night in Jacksonville (about 11 hours into the trip).

[agc291]

Great! Thanks all!!!