Hello travel peeps.
Anyone know the best time to drive from Vancouver to Seattle not to get stuck in Seattle traffic?
On a Friday
Thanks!

From experience early morning!

7 is good ... we drove on a Tuesday leaving at 8 (an hour south of you) and those express lanes are awesome, and what we need

Mieke I left around 8am (got to the border around 8:45am) on a Saturday! Your best bet is to leave around 7am-8am to avoid traffic.

Last long weekend we left Surrey at 7 am and still got stuck at the border for over an hour and then again in Seattle rush hour. I would say 5 or 5 30 best option

12am lol

2 hrs prior to either before or after Seattle rush hour.

after 8 pm

We usually cross the border at or just before 5am so by the time we hit Seattle, traffic isn't too bad

Hmmm getting lots of different answers here

Because no time is good.
Last year it took us 10 hours to get to Cannon Beach even using the Express and HOV lanes.

Do you want to get there mid day and check in to your hotel early? Are you just passing through? Weekday ? Weekend. The advise depends on that.

Jeannette P Gallant We are spending the night on a Friday to fly to Europe Saturday.
Would prefer not to get there too late on the Friday so we can do a little looking around.

Mieke then go super early in the morning. If you hit N seattle early enough you’ll miss the worst traffic. If not plan to hit N Seattle around 11 am. Always traffic but not rush hour.

Stay in the HOV lane if there’s more than 1 in car.

If and when we drive further south than Seattle, we generally leave Surrey at 4:30am at the latest. It is a breeze through Seattle. It also means we hit Portland after their rush hour is over.

Thanks y’all.
Looks like 5am it is!

5 am may be too late. That will hit Seattle around 7, and it may be starting to get heavy around that time

Especially if you are driving from Vancouver proper. It will take 30-45 minutes to the border (then border line up - if any at that time of day). Then it's around 85 miles (1 1/2 hours) to Everett where the traffic really starts to pick up.

If you're setting off early morning, I'd aim to be AT THE BORDER by 4.30 am

hopefully you have nexus? listentraffic on news 1130. Check border waits online. Anyway, let us know what time you left and how bad the traffic was ... because with all the different answers, we all wanna know

Linda we do have Nexus.
Never used it though

Worth its weight in gold even if used only once a year

Nexus lanes do not open up until 6:00am

Michael good to know!

Then, if I was OP, I would be at the border at 6
would be nice for summer for better hours, eh?

I'd still go with the earlier start and not worry about Nexus at that time of morning -- little line up at 0430h even in the regular lanes

We went last Friday, after work...as we got to Seattle it took almost an hour to drive 4 miles...

U could even get leave at 8 or 9am. By the time u drive there u'll get around 11 to noon (depending where u live of course) and noonish traffic in seattle is fine.

This sounds good!!!

Earlier is better.. 430-5 am

Don’t leave that early you will be too tired to do anything and won’t be able to check into hotel that early.

Go through pacific boarder crossing way better and faster

Especially if you’ve Nexus