Jacksonville to Port Canaveral Daytona Traffic

[paceyswife]

We are driving from Buffalo to Jacksonville next Saturday for Sunday cruise out of Port Canaveral. What will be morning traffic be like with the Daytona 500? We’d like to be at port by 11. DH and I have a difference of opinion on when to get on road! 🤣 Thanks. 

[Diver2014]

Since Daytona is about halfway between Jacksonville and Pt Canaveral, there's going to be lots of traffic in either direction on I 95.  It took us 2 hours to drive from Jacksonville to Pt Canaveral last month and that was with light traffic.  If I were you, I'd be on the road by 8am at the latest.

[paceyswife]

9 minutes ago, Diver2014 said:

Since Daytona is about halfway between Jacksonville and Pt Canaveral, there's going to be lots of traffic in either direction on I 95.  It took us 2 hours to drive from Jacksonville to Pt Canaveral last month and that was with light traffic.  If I were you, I'd be on the road by 8am at the latest.

Thanks! I’m pushing for 7:30. This makes me feel better. 

[GTO-Girl]

Jacksonville to Port Canaveral is always a 2hr drive for us in a good day.  
 

Factor in the Daytona 500 and I would allow some extra time….