Article: Traveling this Thanksgiving?(Daily Break)

By Harry R. Weber

The Associated Press

Holiday surcharges. Bag fees. Fees for just about everything. Long airport security lines. Flying might not be your cheapest, quickest or most comfortable option to travel to Grandma's house this Thanksgiving.

Consider taking the bus or Amtrak, driving or even renting a recreational vehicle for a family adventure. At an average $2.57 a gallon this week, gasoline is almost 12 percent cheaper than it was a year ago.

Still, the distance you have to travel may make the airplane route the only practical course.

"Prudent families should closely compare the cost of all modes of transportation ...

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