Daniel Island to East Bay Street - Commute Time? (Charleston: best, summer)

[molliemei]

During peak morning and evening rush hours, would this commute be awful?

Thanks everyone!

[DJShymansky]

You'll hit traffic at the 526/26 interchanges, both ways, both times. It can get ugly.

[molliemei]

Originally Posted by DJShymansky

You'll hit traffic at the 526/26 interchanges, both ways, both times. It can get ugly.

Would 17 be a better bet into town?

[DJShymansky]

From Daniel Island? You'd still have to jump onto 526 and cross over 26 until it dumped onto 17 (which would then be mixing with everyone else coming from Summerville/North Charleston).

You might be able to bypass a few things by turning off onto Rivers and following that south a bit until you had better access to 26 (or sticking with it all the way into downtown). 526/26 is probably still your best bet, and it's a very quick drive if traffic's light.