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Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

You people are dreaming if you think it'll take 2.5 hours to go from Saratoga to Yankee stadium.I drove from Queens to Albany at a steady 70 miles an hour and it took me 3 hours and Saratoga is about 35 minutes from Albany.You're not going to hit any real traffic until you get near the Tappan Zee bridge.It also depends what time of day you do it,but 2.5 hours you must be driving a masarati.

Mermaid,
Your times are accurate. 3 1/2 is about right.
Try this next time. Instead of going up to the Tappan Zee and then getting on the Thruway, go across at the Geo Washington to NJ. Take either RT 80 or RT 4 west to 17 north. Get on the Thruway at Suffern.
You'll save 1/2 hour.
The hypotoneuse of a triangle is shorter than its other two legs, if you know what I mean.