# Seattle and Eugene Dopefests (yep, short notice)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** vacation-travel\
**Created:** [July 27, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671 "2023-07-27T03:18:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/22 "2023-07-28T00:28:58Z")

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> [@penultima\_thule](#):
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> My routing ap indicates 4 1/2 hours from Seattle to Eugene so I won’t cover that ground before noon. Will be going Saturday and need to keep moving south on Sunday

Having driven that route many times I can confidently assert that the Seattle → Eugene leg will be much closer to 5 ½ hours as the traffic between Seattle and Olympia can be absolutely brutal. Even on a good day expect 5+ hours to make that drive. For reference, the real-world drive time between Roseburg and Spanaway (10 miles south of Tacoma) is 6 hours on an average day without any traffic jams. If you leave the freeway at any time the drive time will increase significantly.

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