I will be arriving on the early morning of Tuesday, Nov 7, and intend to be at MMC not later than early afternoon. I would choose the route depending on travel density at that time. As of now, Google Maps suggests passing by/through
- Colchester
- Ipswich
- Bury St Edmunds
- Cambridge and
- Coventry.
Total distance is 341km, making it approx a 4 hour drive. No more than two stops intended - where should I go?
What time is early off the boat? 06:30? your be out of port about 07:00.
Avoid Colchester (A12 roadworks) and as JohnV6 states go via Manningtree to start with.
As you probably have had breakfast on the boat then doubt you will want to stop at Krazy Horse and it might be a bit early anyway - visit on return journey?
A14 has roadworks on it around Woolpit area which can be a pain.
You will be travelling with main flow of rush hour whichever route you take.
If you take your time at the start of the journey then it will allow a lot of the rush hour traffic to clear - A14 is generally busy from Ipswich to Cambridge 07:30-09:30 in the mornings.
