Highway Guides
Pick your highway
Every major corridor to Disney, Universal, and the Florida cruise ports — with the Griswold family’s curated stops, overnight picks, and the rules we’ve learned the hard way.
Main corridors
The six highways most families use to get to Florida. Full editorial guides with drive-day timing, cost notes, and overnight picks.
Maine to Miami
Interstate 95
The eternal East Coast pilgrimage to Mickey, Mickey's hotel, and Mickey's cruise ship.
45 curated stops · 1,908 mi · See guide →
Sault Ste. Marie, MI to Hialeah, FL
Interstate 75
The Midwest's main artery to Mickey — Detroit to Orlando, Cincinnati to the Castle, Atlanta to the parks in a single comfortable day.
56 curated stops · 1,786 mi · See guide →
Cleveland, OH to Columbia, SC
Interstate 77
The mountain shortcut from the Midwest down to the Carolinas, where you pick up I-26 or I-95 to finish the run to Florida.
21 curated stops · 610 mi · See guide →
Santa Monica, CA to Jacksonville, FL
Interstate 10
The Gulf Coast corridor — Texas to Florida, with Mardi Gras energy in the middle and palm trees waiting at the end.
30 curated stops · 2,460 mi · See guide →
Gary, IN to Mobile, AL
Interstate 65
The Indiana-to-Mobile run — and the secret to a Mammoth Cave detour that even teenagers will admit was cool.
23 curated stops · 887 mi · See guide →
Tampa, FL to Daytona Beach, FL
Interstate 4
Florida's busiest 132 miles. Tampa to Daytona, with Disney and Universal smack in the middle. Every road tripper finishes their journey on this highway.
20 curated stops · 132 mi · See guide →
Connectors
Bridge corridors that link to one of the six main highways. Useful if you’re starting somewhere off the main routes.
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