Hit the road extra early
The best way to avoid heavy traffic on popular travel days is to leave very early or very late. While it might be tough to get your family out the door at the crack of dawn, it will pay off by getting your to grandmother’s house that much faster. The same goes for flights – there are smaller airport crowds for early morning flights. And if there’s a problem or a cancellation, you have a higher chance of making it another flight that day.