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You may still encounter some traffic once your arrive on the Outer Banks, but as everyone knows the traffic south of the Kitty Hawk-Southern Shores traffic light is rather light by comparison.Įven those of you who must travel through Chesapeake, due to where you live, can take advantage of this tip when coming to the Outer Banks on a Saturday during peak season. Most who are trying to arrive on the Outer Banks by crossing the Wright Memorial Bridge are averaging a 6 hours drive from Richmond to Kill Devil Hills, but if you take the Edenton route or I-95 to US-64 you may cut as much as 2 hours off your drive. This path shows on Google Maps as being 16 minutes longer than the Edenton route, but it is mostly freeway and has a lot more gas stations and food to stop at along the way. Not only is it a time saver it also is full of smaller roads through the countryside which may be a nice change of scenery from your average drive down the interstate.Īnother alternative to these routes is to take I-95 South to US-64 East by Rocky Mount, NC. Yes Google maps will say the drive is 4 hours, which is 1 hour and 3 minutes longer, but when you consider the traffic it is actually a time saver. Those of you who usually drive by, or near Richmond and then take Highway 64 to Chesapeake, instead take Richmond, VA to Edenton, NC. Google maps may say the stretch from Richmond to Kill Devil Hills, the middle ground for our Kitty Hawk to Nags Head guests, will take you about 3 hours but in reality it will take you 5 to 7 hours. Memorial Bridge during peak vacation season!Īs most veteran vacationers to the Outer Banks know, traveling to the Outer Banks from the north and driving across the bridge will add around 3 hours to your driving time due to traffic. Do not come to the Outer Banks over the Wright Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, or Nags Head with Outer Banks Blue here is a time South of this intersection there is a better way. Traffic there bottlenecks and canĪdd anywhere from 2 to 5 hours to your driving time. It’s the intersection in Kitty Hawk that takes you north

We’ve had reports saying the traffic was backed up 20 miles behind the Outer Banks on a Saturday knows how bad the traffic can be during peak season.

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Responses and tips, we’ve decided to update it. After seeing how many people that article helped and reading everyone’s

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Released a blog article on how to avoid the traffic on you drive to the Outerīanks.

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