July 4th Weekend Trip: A 61.6m American hits the road, AAA says
Fox News Senior Correspondent Jonathan Sery reports on what Americans could be causing them to break their July 4 travel records with “Varney & Co.”
There are a record number of Americans Hit the road On Independence Day holiday.
The AAA predicted that 72.2 million people travelled at least 50 miles from their homes during their holidays. This ranges from June 28th to July 6th. This year’s figures are 1.7 million more than last year, and 7 million more than 2019.
The majority of them (approximately 61.6 million) plan to travel by car, with a 2.2% or 1.3 million travelers compared to 2024, showing “highest volume on record.”
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The AAA predicted that 72.2 million people will travel at least 50 miles from their homes during the holiday period from June 28th to July 6th. (Getty Images/David Paul Morris via Getty Images/Bloomberg)
According to the AAA, gas prices will increase in gas pumps given increased demand, but summer gas prices are the lowest since 2021.
As of Thursday, the national average cost of a Regular gasoline gallon Sit at $3.16, starting from $3.51 a year ago.
According to Herts, July 3 is expected to be the busiest day for car-picking travelers.
Given an increase in demand, it will increase with gas pumps, but summer gas prices will remain the lowest since 2021. (Getty Images/David Paul Morris via Getty Images/Bloomberg)
INRIX, which provides real-time parking and traffic information, said July 2nd and July 6th will be the busiest days on the road. Construction, crash, or to avoid the worst traffic Bad weather is possible It also affects travel time.
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Best and worst times to travel on the holiday weekend of July 4th:
(The times listed are based on local time zone)
Thursday, July 3rd
Best: Before 12pm
worst: 2pm to 6pm
Friday, July 4th
Best: Before 12pm
worst: 12pm to 7pm
INRIX said July 2 and July 6 will be the busiest days on the road. (Getty Images/David Paul Morris via Getty Images/Bloomberg)
Saturday, July 5th
Best: Before 11am
worst: 11am to 5pm
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Sunday, July 6th
Best: Before 11am
worst: 12pm to 6pm