Your Ocean County Thanksgiving Travel Tips

You definitely want to start on the right foot. There's nothing worse than getting the whole family bundled into the car, pulling out of the driveway, and then getting onto the Parkway to find a miles-long stretch of brake lights.

You can check Google Maps for our area before you leave for the latest info on accidents, construction, and congestion.

The day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday and the Saturday after are the worst times to be on the road.

If you have the option, avoid traveling on either of those days.

Plan your travel time accordingly. If you head out early or late, you'll avoid the worst of the traffic.

The folks over at Google say that the best times are before 2pm and after 7pm.

You've got your big Thanksgiving meal just about ready to go, then you realize that you forgot the cranberry sauce. There are few worse places to be on Thanksgiving Day itself than at a grocery store.

Check your list, make sure you have everything, then check again just to be safe!

Whether you're flying, yourself, or picking someone up at the airport, the last thing you want is to get to the arrivals or departures terminal just to see that the flight is delayed two hours

Click here to get real time flight status updates.