We have made this drive numerous times. We usually take the Verrazano to the Outer bridge to 95 south all the way. We would leave at around 6:30 pm after I got off work in Westbury, and pull into Orlando between 10 a.m. and 1 pm the next day. 15 and a half hours from Westbury was our best time, but usually would average around 17 hours. If you don't have EZ pass, I would strongly reccomend it. It works all the way through Maryland. You can get 660 WFAN all the way down to the top of South carolina, and ESPN radio all the way down, just have to switch the station a few times. We fly about 90% of the time, but on short notice trips over school holidays, we wind up driving because of sold out flights. This past Feb, around 2 A.M. ESPN radio was broadcasting live from the ESPN at the BW. It was pretty cool. On the way back, we usually stop overnight in Southern VA. Good Luck!