Thought I would put some numbers together to illustrate the reality for east coasters, using the two flying ski trips I take most often. These are NOT inflated numbers. In fact when you consider the likelihood of wintertime weather delays both with flights and with driving, they are probably way too optimistic.
My House to Cottonwood Heights | minutes | hours |
drive from home to bus station in Portland | 30 | 0.50 |
parking / ticketing / waiting at bus station | 30 | 0.50 |
bus loading process | 15 | 0.25 |
bus in transit to Logan airport (Boston) | 150 | 2.50 |
airport checkin / baggage | 25 | 0.42 |
airport security | 25 | 0.42 |
airport waiting at gate | 60 | 1.00 |
airport loading plane | 30 | 0.50 |
plane in transit to SLC | 330 | 5.50 |
unload plane | 20 | 0.33 |
wait for bags | 30 | 0.50 |
get rental car | 20 | 0.33 |
drive from airport to condo | 40 | 0.67 |
805 | 13.42 |
My House to Taos Town | minutes | hours |
drive from home to airport in Portland | 30 | 0.50 |
parking in remote lot / taxi to airport | 20 | 0.33 |
airport checkin / baggage | 20 | 0.33 |
airport security | 20 | 0.33 |
airport waiting at gate | 60 | 1.00 |
airport loading plane | 30 | 0.50 |
plane in transit to BWI | 110 | 1.83 |
layover in BWI | 90 | 1.50 |
plane in transit to ABQ | 285 | 4.75 |
wait for bags | 30 | 0.50 |
get rental car | 30 | 0.50 |
drive from airport to condo incl. stops, traffic, etc | 200 | 3.33 |
925 | 15.42 |