Most miles driven in a day

[formulanone]

964 miles from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Williamsburg, VA. Listed to The Da Vinci Code on disc. Fueled by Red Bull. That was 2005, it took 14 hours.

I also did a 550 mile loop in one day exploring Florida, without ever driving on a single interstate or any other limited-access highway, in 1996.

[MrDisco99]

977 miles Newark, NJ to Columbus, GA last year.  Took the turnpike and I-95/85.  Made it in 16 hours flat.

Would've been faster if I hadn't been stopped on I-85 in Virginia.  That road is such a trap, they may as well install a toll booth.

Planning to do it again in a month (the drive, not the ticket).

[Duke87]

My new record as of yesterday is 594.0 miles. Toronto, ON to Stamford, CT

Pilgrimage to WWE headquarters?

Hahaha no. Nor was it to see an episode of Jerry Springer or Maury Povitch taped.
It was a trip home. I live in Stamford.

As for why I didn't list it in the other direction, well, the route I took the going up was shorter, and split over two days.

Of course, I broke that record last month (see previous page).

[Dr Frankenstein]

New as of yesterday.
152 miles from Wildwood Crest, NJ to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal via GSP, NJTP, I-278 and Bay Rd.

Short visit in Manhattan via ferry and subway, not counted.

then 398 miles to my home near Montréal, QC via I-278, Bronx River Pkwy, Sprain Pkwy & Taconic Pkwy, then I-90, I-787, NY-7, Adirondacks Northway (I-87), A-15, A-30.

Total, 550 miles, with delays on the Brooklyn-Queens Expy (Atlantic Ave to Kosciuszko Br) and at the Canadian customs (random inspection).

[vtk]

762 miles: home near Columbus, OH to hotel near Milford, MA, via I-80 in PA.

Eastbound, did it in about 17 hours with numerous stops, including some naps and visiting relatives in CT.
Westbound, did it in 13 hours, napping only about 15 minutes at a McD's in PA.  I find that having snacks ready to much on while rolling helps stave off fatigue. 

[bugo]

The longest distance I've ever driven by myself in one day is 1150 miles from Tulsa, OK to Minot, ND.

[Lightning Strike]

The longest trip I've made in one day was from Collingswood, NJ to Florida City, FL, 1,231 mi. Technically I was with my mom and brothers, but my mom had gotten my car into an accident the month before and I wasn't about to let her drive my car again; so I drive the entire length myself in one day.  
Mostly took I-95 & I-295 through NJ and VA, I guess nothing special there. 

[hm insulators]

Last month, I drove from Phoenix to San Jose in one shot--730 miles, according to my car odometer. That's the farthest I've ever driven in one day by a long shot.

[bassoon1986]

I thought it was closer to 100 miles but mine was driving home after visiting a college roomate that moved to Marshall University

Huntington, WV to Shreveport, LA = 893 miles, with a short sidestop in Nashville to see the State Capitol. I think it took 14 or 15 hours.

West US 60 to South (?) US 52 to I-64 in Huntington (is it signed south? maybe just mapquest)
I-64 west to South US 27/West US 68 in Lexington, then the Circle Hwy to
US 60 west and Bluegrass Pkwy west to I 65
I 65 south to Nashville, taking I 24 south to exit near the Capitol
I-40 west to Little Rock, I 440 west to I-30
I-30 south to AR 245 in Texarkana
AR 245 south/US 71 south to Shreveport

[Fleetwood Mac Attack]

I hit ~800 miles in one day going from New Orleans to Charleston, SC via I-10 and I-95 (the "scenic Gulf Coast tour"), with some stops in lovely towns such as Loxley, AL and Sanderson, FL.

[drummer_evans_aki]

1,064 Miles from Vancouver, Washington to Los Angeles, California. Took me 15 hours and only had to fill up three times there and three times back. Oh yeah, and about 24 cups of coffee.

At least it was better than sitting on a Greyhound Bus for 23 hours.

[M86]

The most I've done is around 770 miles... Sioux Falls, SD to Little Rock, AR.

[Darkchylde]

Lamar, CO to New Orleans back in 2006. In exactly 24 hours.

[brownpelican]

Nonstop: Greenwood, SC to New Orleans (via Athens, Atlanta, Birmingham, Meridian, Hattiesburg) in roughly 12 hours.

Greatest distance in 36 hours: Alhambra, Calif to Dallas. (few hours sleep in Phoenix and 30 minute snooze in El Paso...never again).

[Mike_OH]

Not sure the exact number but it was 700-800 miles between Cincinnati, OH and Myrtle Beach, SC.  Done that a few times in the last few years.

[InterstateNG]

738 miles from Springfield, MO to Ypsilanti, MI via Indianapolis.

I actually have to correct myself, as I was thinking about a long drive (775 miles and 600+ the next day) I have next week.

778 miles from Ypsilanti, MI to Worcester, MA via Scranton, PA.

[DBrim]

Let's see...

Solo drive is 850-900, from Middletown, DE to Middletown, CT via California MD and Virginia Beach... Delmarva county run as well as a few in mainland Maryland and Virginia Beach.  Was trying to get back to Boston but started to fall asleep on the 91/84 run (as is the custom), so I slept in the rest area in Middletown.

Paired in 24h is in the 1100-1200 range, not entirely sure when or where but we've probably scraped that a few times.

Also worth noting is the combined bus/driving trip, bus from Indianapolis to Mount Olive, NJ, then driving home after that.

[Duke87]

774.2 miles yesterday between driving to and from the Williamsport meet, driving at the meet, and giving someone a ride there.

Left the house at 6 in the morning at didn't get back until 1 AM. Probably spent 16 of those 19 hours behind the wheel.

[vtk]

I drove something like 450 miles on the job just this past Friday. Add miles in my personal car, makes it about 475. Not the longest in this thread for sure, but possibly among the longest of anyone's near-typical days...

[Dr Frankenstein]

I more than doubled my previous record yesterday, having driven 1,020 kilometres (633 miles). I clinched a bunch of highways in the GTA and southwestern Ontario (as far as the 401/402 split), and drove all the way back home, near Montreal.

[AsphaltPlanet]

This is my longest in recent memory:

http://g.co/maps/dzc2e

Roughly 1,040 km, back in September.  I got the most out of my rental car that weekend.  I like to return my rental cars at night after the shop is closed so I don't have to answer any follow-up questions.

I did this in a day a couple of years ago between ballgames in Philly and New York which I made for a pretty long day as well:

http://g.co/maps/dp9qv

[machias]

My personal best is non-stop from Madison, Wis. to Utica, N.Y. - 886 miles - back in 2004 on my way back from a computer training class.  I don't remember much of it east of Erie, Pa.

[hobsini2]

This past Thanksgiving, i drove from my brother's place in Park City UT back home to southwest suburban Chicago. It was officially 1381.5 from his door to mine. Did The drive in 20 1/2 hrs. So i was averaging 67.4 mph. Thank god for 75 in Wyoming and Nebraska and 70 in Iowa.  My previous record was Minot ND to Glen Ellyn IL about 900 mi.

[SteveG1988]

I did about 800 miles in a day, slept in the car for a few hours, and started off for NJ that evening, Got to about mid indiana, not 100% sure where but it was after portage. Possibly La Porte, i slept in the back of a service center on the road. From there i resumed my east coast journey, on the way back i made it to a motel 6 on the other side of chicago near the airport.

Edit: i forgot to mention i started at grand forks AFB nd and ended at zip code 08060.

[WillWeaverRVA]

I've done about 600 miles in a day.