The busiest Thanksgiving travel days are Wednesday and Thursday. If your schedule allows, try to leave Tuesday. It feels early, sure, but nothing dampers the fun of a family holiday more than hours stuck in close quarters, as the highway - crowded with cars at a near standstill - stretches out interminably before you.
And, since you've started a day earlier than usual, you may then be able to avoid traffic jams post-Thanksgiving, by returning on Friday. The Mapquest poll suggests that Friday is the best day to return home for those traveling by car. Most people polled either leave Thursday night, or stay for a long weekend.
The time of day with most cars on the road appears to be between 9 in the morning, and 12 noon. It follows, then, that either leaving very early, or in the afternoon, should also cut done a bit on your time spent sitting in traffic during Thanksgiving week
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