The Best Days to Travel for Thanksgiving 2025

November is here and that can only mean one thing: It’s time to start planning your holiday vacations! Whether you plan on traveling for Thanksgiving or for Christmas, planning in advance is always key because holiday traffic can sometimes be unpredictable.

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the busy travel season with many people traveling to either visit family… or to run away from family. (I’m not judging you, I promise!)

While some people may opt for booking themselves a flight to visit family, most people will be packing their vehichles in hopes of daving some cash by road tripping this Holiday season. However, sometimes those road trips can turn out tobe longer than expected if you don’t plan ahead!

Triple-A Expects Record Thanksgiving Travel In U.S.

Brace yourselves, America: According to Triple-A, Nearly 80 million people are gearing up to travel this Thanksgiving. That’s up from 2023’s 78 million, making this the busiest holiday travel season ever.

Before we breakdown the details, a traveling pro-tip would be that If you want to avoid traffic altogether, travel on Thanksgiving Day.

Sounds weird, I know, but if it’s possible head out early Thanksgiving because the roads are typically clear as everyone’s either already at Grandma’s or too busy prepping for the big meal.

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