Lain
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 4, 2014
Really fun challenge on our local news station this morning: Is it faster to fly or drive from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe?
Flying from Bay Area to Lake Tahoe
vs.
Driving from Bay Area to Lake Tahoe
Spoiler alert: Driving won this time.
My wife and I have made that drive up to Tahoe, and it's not always 4.5 hours. We've driven in snow, required chains, gotten stuck in weekend and weather inflicted traffic. Flying was never an economical option for us. But now I'm not even worried about it. Not to mention OAK and RNO, the two airports the reporter flew out of and into have Escape Lounges where entry is gratis with an Amex Platinum card. Definitely agree that driving won because they left at 6 a.m. on a weekday, in good weather, headed to South Lake Tahoe, and flying involved waiting for a shuttle rather than renting a car. Ten days of snow forecast for Tahoe starting tonight, going through MLK weekend. It's going to be a mess getting up there and back.
My kiddo has been wanting to go to Tahoe because "all" her friends always go over winter and spring breaks. I'm like, girl, you just got to spend almost 2 weeks in Hawaii!
Flying from Bay Area to Lake Tahoe
vs.
Driving from Bay Area to Lake Tahoe
Spoiler alert: Driving won this time.
My wife and I have made that drive up to Tahoe, and it's not always 4.5 hours. We've driven in snow, required chains, gotten stuck in weekend and weather inflicted traffic. Flying was never an economical option for us. But now I'm not even worried about it. Not to mention OAK and RNO, the two airports the reporter flew out of and into have Escape Lounges where entry is gratis with an Amex Platinum card. Definitely agree that driving won because they left at 6 a.m. on a weekday, in good weather, headed to South Lake Tahoe, and flying involved waiting for a shuttle rather than renting a car. Ten days of snow forecast for Tahoe starting tonight, going through MLK weekend. It's going to be a mess getting up there and back.
My kiddo has been wanting to go to Tahoe because "all" her friends always go over winter and spring breaks. I'm like, girl, you just got to spend almost 2 weeks in Hawaii!