# What is the farthest you have driven in one day? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 30, 2000, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348 "2000-11-30T09:24:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/21 "2000-11-30T18:41:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tymp \* > I snapped somewhere in Alabama. I’ve never fully recovered my sanity. You probably passed near my house. Sorry. It’s a crazy house. 😉 My longest drive was NYC to Ft Lauderdale, I forget the mileage but it took 23 hours. I thought I was going to barf towards the end. I have made 12 (so far) round trips between Huntsville, AL and NYC - 1008 miles each way. Each trip driven straight through, with my dog in the back seat (my official traveling buddy). My record is 13 hours, 45 minutes. It helps to have a radar detector. ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/22 "2000-11-30T18:54:58Z")
Almost 2,000 miles non-stop. Went from OKC, Oklahoma to somewhere between Lewiston/Auburn and Augusta, Maine. I only stopped to get gas and pee. Didn’t eat, didn’t sleep, just smoked and drank Dr. Pepper and drove. It was about 24 hours, as I recall. My, the things that seemed important at the time. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![bserum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@bserum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bserum)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/23 "2000-11-30T19:04:26Z")
I went from the Minneapolis / St. Paul down I-35 to Dallas Fort Worth: 985 miles. It was the summer of 1998, which, if you recall was a summer of record highs for Texas. I drove the whole way in a convertible. I used sunblock, but it made no difference: I had a reverse raccoon impression on my face from my sunglasses. I can be really stupid sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/24 "2000-11-30T19:08:32Z")
From somewhere in Pennsylvania to Iowa City, Iowa. In a Freightliner. From somewhere in Ohio to almost Norfolk, Virginia. Again, in a Freightliner. And I put almost 700 miles on my car just wandering aimlessly around Minnesota for a day. (In case you didn’t know, these are 3 different days. 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/25 "2000-11-30T19:09:29Z")
I drove from Austin, Tx to Boulder, CO nonstop. I think it’s in the vicinity of 900-1000 miles. I tried, but I couldn’t sleep because I was afraid I would freeze to death. It was a miserable drive after an awful experience with a woman but afterwards I had the best sleep ever. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/26 "2000-11-30T19:25:43Z")
Yeeks. Anyone know where I can get a mileage calculator? My family drove from North Sydney, Nova Scotia to New York City in a straight 18-hour stretch, and I did all but about 3 of those hours, but I’m not sure just how many miles that was. If you add to that the 6-hour boat ride that took us from Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland to North Sydney, that has to be the farthest I’ve ever traveled in a single day on the earth’s surface. Aside from that, I’d guess that my longest straight drive in a day, me being the only driver of the stretch, took me from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Grants, New Mexico in a day. But I’m not sure how many miles that is. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/27 "2000-11-30T19:41:37Z")
Origin: Cuba, New Mexico. Destination: Orlando, Florida. Distance: 1808 miles (according to [http://www.mapquest.com](http://www.mapquest.com)) Conveyance: 1981 Yamaha 650cc motorcycle with fairing. Date: October, 1982. Occaision: The opening of Epcot at Walt Disney World. (It was the tail end of a long, cross-country trip that took me from Texas to California by way of Colorado.) ---
**Author:** ![Nen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nen)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/28 "2000-11-30T19:47:16Z")
**cmkeller** , just go to mapquest and get driving directions. It will give you a total mileage between your departure and arrival points. Me, I went for just over 1300 miles in just under 23 hours (St. Petersburg, FL to Coventry, CT). ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/29 "2000-11-30T20:04:17Z")
I used to drive from Denver to Chicago (1000 miles) nonstop all the time. My longest continuous driving extravaganza was probably one (very long) day in Minnesota, where I drove 50 miles, hung out for eight hours, drove another 100 miles, hung out for another eight hours, drove from there (Alexandria, MN) back to Littleton, CO, worked for eight hours, and then drove home 25 miles. All in all about 1100 miles but it took about 40 hours of awakeness to do… ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/30 "2000-11-30T20:07:34Z")
Thanks for the mapquest link. It puts my Fort Smith - Grants trip at 800 miles, but for some reason, it doesn’t seem capable of processing my North Sydney, NS - NYC request, so I’m still not sure of how far that was. Chaim Mattis Keller ---
**Author:** ![Nimue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Nimue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nimue)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/31 "2000-11-30T20:10:49Z")
The farthest I have ever driven in one day was from Baltimore down to the south of Virginia, through Shenandoah and along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Not exceptionally far mileage wise, but the road was so twisty and turny it took about 14 hours (plus one hour for accidently getting lost in DC on the way – oh, was that ever fun). It was incredibly scenic and beautiful, but by the time I got to the hotel and tried to shut my eyes to go to sleep, I couldn’t shake the vision of endlessly driving through the twists and turns. ---
**Author:** ![ReservoirDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@ReservoirDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReservoirDog)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/32 "2000-11-30T20:14:09Z")
My longest one day drive was from Saratoga Springs, NY to Chicago, IL. About 820 miles. This was just the other day… Sunday after Thanksgiving. It only took about 12 hours, but it would have been a lot shorter if I-90 wasn’t stop and go from Cleveland to Toledo. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/33 "2000-11-30T20:41:21Z")
I’ve done 1130 miles in the 1999 Capitol Area Motorcycle rally on a Shadow 600 two up, no one thought I could do it. Then this year I’ve done 1050 miles in the MD-20-20 rally on a Kawasaki Concours I’ve also done a 1200 mile day this year by bike. All done in under 24 hours I’ve also done a number of 700-1000 mile days that I didn’t bother to remember how far I went. By car I’d have to say something like 600 miles or so. It’s much more intersting by bike. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/34 "2000-11-30T22:26:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cmkeller \* > \*\*Thanks for the mapquest link. It puts my Fort Smith - Grants trip at 800 miles, but for some reason, it doesn’t seem capable of processing my North Sydney, NS - NYC request, so I’m still not sure of how far that was. > > Chaim Mattis Keller \*\* Sydney to NYC is 1069 miles according to my Automap software. ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/35 "2000-11-30T22:30:29Z")
My wife and I have done the DC to Bangor, ME trip (and the return trip) many times, quite often in one shift. That’s 700 miles in about 10-14 hours. I like to stop every 2-4 hours just to stretch and eat. She likes to keep going. Then she gets pissed when I get a little drowsey and veer slightly. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/36 "2000-11-30T22:35:25Z")
North Atlanta, to Valdosta, GA, over through Climax to Cairo, GA, BACK to Valdosta, and back to Atlanta via Newnan and Griffin, GA. Numerous stops in small towns to inventory non-open store locations for my last job. I drove from approximataly 6 AM to 9 PM, almost constantly, don’t remember the mileage. Of course, I used to drive 1500-2000 miles every week for work in the southern US(MS, LA, FL panhandle, central and west TN, MO bootheel, Carbondale, IL, and over to Paducah, KY was my territory. And I jumped around a lot, so I could be in Nashville one day, Poplar Bluff, MO, the next, and Shreveport, LA the day after… ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/37 "2000-11-30T23:29:18Z")
San Diego to Cabo San Lucas [sup]END TO END OF BAJA CALIFORNIA[/sup] Over one thousand miles in 24 hours. Pirahna potholes that ate up tires like licorice lifesavers. Army soldiers with assault weapons to keep the Federales in line. Talk about eerie. One stretch of road must have been built with a laser guided bulldozer. Straight arrow for almost one hundred miles. Lash the steering wheel to the gear shift and throw a brick on the accelerator. Naptime! Made it in time for a quick snooze and then got up to watch the total eclipse of the sun. Effing spectacular! I’d do it again in a heartbeat. ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/38 "2000-12-01T00:11:25Z")
I drove solo to Mt Rushmoore in South Dakota from NJ. Roundtrip was over 3400 miles in less than 5 days. I took my time getting there but on the way back to NJ I drove nonstop. Yeah, I know. Why rush back to NJ of all places? 🙂 Anyway, exactly 1725 miles in just under 28hrs. ---
**Author:** ![ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/39 "2000-12-01T00:33:46Z")
Day one: Lansing, MI to Amarillo, TX in just under 24 hrs. Accoring to Mapquest, that’s 1240 miles. After six hours of sleep, Day two: Amarillo, TX to Ojai, CA in just over 24 hours. 1118 miles. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348/40 "2000-12-01T02:07:20Z")
Hey Everyone, Kinda makes ya want to buy a Cessna or Piper, doesn’t it? Come on, what’s $30,000 or $40,000 to you rich Dopers? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348.md?page=3)