Western NJ to Mystic, CT

fitznj wrote:
I-95 is a nightmare; I used to commute this in a regular car
and it's only just bearable at the best of time. Lanes are narrow,
lots of on/off ramps, traffice in both lanes doing 75mph.......

It would be a white-knuckle drive with a TT/trailer, I personally would not
do it even at non-rush hour hours.

We did the opposite way as the OP last November; Mystic CT to southern NJ on a Sunday and took I-95 to I-287 to the TZ Bridge and picked up the GSP to the NJ Tpke to Clarksboro NJ. According to my log it was exactly 5 hours.

However, the OP said he'd be doing i mid-week, so my "out-of-the-way" recommendation stands.

I-95 is a nightmare; I used to commute this in a regular car
and it's only just bearable at the best of time. Lanes are narrow,
lots of on/off ramps, traffice in both lanes doing 75mph.......

It would be a white-knuckle drive with a TT/trailer, I personally would not
do it even at non-rush hour hours.

jplante4 wrote:
I-95 through CT is miserable and we avoid it at all costs. They have been working on the 91/95 interchange for 20 years and it's still not done. I-95 in CT is mostly 2 lanes and when an 18 wheeler gets into the passing lane it's like a rolling road block.

This will sound nuts, but I can tell you mid-day weekday, this route will save you time and aggravation.

TZ bridge to I-684 to I-84 to I-691/CT66 to Middletown to CT9 south to Old Lyme and re-connect to I-95.

Where are you staying in Mystic?

mystic KOA is where we are staying.

ford truck guy wrote:
I think you mean 684 North... Not 648...

Thanx. I fixed that. Lysdexia stirks again...

jplante4 wrote:
I-95 through CT is miserable and we avoid it at all costs. They have been working on the 91/95 interchange for 20 years and it's still not done. I-95 in CT is mostly 2 lanes and when an 18 wheeler gets into the passing lane it's like a rolling road block.

This will sound nuts, but I can tell you mid-day weekday, this route will save you time and aggravation.

TZ bridge to I-648 to I-84 to I-691/CT66 to Middletown to CT9 south to Old Lyme and re-connect to I-95.

Where are you staying in Mystic?

I think you mean 684 North... Not 648...

I-95 through CT is miserable and we avoid it at all costs. They have been working on the 91/95 interchange for 20 years and it's still not done. I-95 in CT is mostly 2 lanes and when an 18 wheeler gets into the passing lane it's like a rolling road block.

This will sound nuts, but I can tell you mid-day weekday, this route will save you time and aggravation.

TZ bridge to I-684 to I-84 to I-691/CT66 to Middletown to CT9 south to Old Lyme and re-connect to I-95.

Where are you staying in Mystic?

sperduton wrote:
Initial thoughts are 287 to the tappanzee and 95 the rest of the way. Is there a better alternate route?

That's the route we always used to get to Cape Cod, but it has been 10 years since we last went. Doubt much has changed. Traffic on I95 in CT could be anything from smooth sailing to awful. Once we got past New Haven the traffic usually cleared up.

Mystic is very enjoyable.