CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Whether you take the highway or go by air for Thanksgiving, travel experts suggest you pack plenty of patience. CNN's Julie Vallese looks at what you can expect.</s>JULIE VALLESE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): By planes, trains...</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All aboard!</s>VALLESE: But mostly automobiles.</s>JUSTIN MCNAULL, AAA: We're expecting more than 31 million people to drive this holiday.</s>VALLESE: AAA predicts a total of 36 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles from home this Thanksgiving. That's up two and a half percent from last year.</s>MCNAULL: Thanksgiving really is about getting to mom's house, getting to grandma's house, eating some turkey and a slice of pie. More than half of the people are actually going to be staying with friends or family this holiday.</s>VALLESE: Getting there will cost you a little bit more than last year. Although gas prices have fallen about $0.24 per gallon from the highs of this summer, AAA says they're still up compared to last Thanksgiving by about $0.04.</s>MCNAULL: That Wednesday afternoon, that Wednesday evening rush hour before Thanksgiving, you have your last minute shoppers, you have your commuters and you have your holiday travelers all on the roads together. So it can really be a rotten day to be on the road.</s>VALLESE (on camera): And it could be rotten at the airports. The Transportation Security Administration says the combination of business and holiday travelers will keep airports busy, so travelers could experience longer lines. (voice-over): And where might you find those longer lines? In the Southeast and West. That's where AAA says the greatest number of travelers will originate. Julie Vallese, CNN, Washington.
Pack Plenty of Patience This Thanksgiving