Driving vs. Flying

[victorianpyrate]

What have been some of your experiences with driving to the con?  We've flown the last few years, and I'd rather not shell out three hundred dollars for a flight if I don't have to-the hotel is expensive enough.  It would actually be about half as much just to drive, even with parking.  We're booked at the Sheraton.  Has anyone done parking there

Comments

[carsonok]

I always drive to Dragon*Con. It's a 12 hour drive and I drive all night (yes I'm insane.) Advantages

1-You're more in control when you arrive and when you leave.
2-Easy to get to since the host hotels are all just a few blocks from the interstate.
3-Parking can be a hassle because you pay. But I just park it and forget about it until I'm ready to leave. I arrive early to make sure I have a parking space at the host hotel.
4-Gas isn't too much of an issue. I leave on a full tank, fill up once and then top off right before I get to Atlanta. That means a full tank when I leave.
5-Driving allows me to bring more stuff and take home more stuff. I can bring costumes and food without concerns a flight would bring.

[sonata_ix]

Haha where do you drive from? We do 12 hours overnight too, from central Illinois!

[carsonok]

Oklahoma, all interstate the entire way.

[encarmencita]

We do 12 hours from DC.

[charismaryllis]

i'm getting old; i do MD in two days. (all those hilton points are handy--usually get a free night on the way down. ;) then checkout on tuesday; so much less stress.

[bonnie_halfelvn]

I also am getting old. And I like to start off the con in a rested state, since it's hard to get enough sleep while I'm there.

I pack strategically for the overnite stay: one suitcase has all mf my "muggle stuff" in it, so I don't have to unload everything on the way down/back.