Dartford Crossing northbound - how busy?

[oyster]

On a Friday morning, how early do I need to be there in order not to get held up too much? Should I be ok at 7am? Or should it be 6 to be sure?

[Frances The Mute]

Everytime I've ever gone that direction, the traffic has been poor. Regardless of the time of day.

You just have to suck it and see.

[Staplebug]

On a normal morning without any closures or accidents it starts to get busier between 6:30 - 7am. I wouldn't bother even trying after 8am.

[mike80]

Very much luck of the draw I think - I've been there at 7 or 7.30 and had virtually no hold ups, other times queuing all the way over the bridge and beyond!

The same coming the other way - I go to Brands Hatch a lot, and some times the traffic is slow at the Swanley junction, other times straight up to the toll booth at 5.30pm.

Not much help I know!

[Matt UK]

As others have said, a very random stretch.

I've cruised up to the toll in rush hour and I've lost 90mins at lunchtimes - just totally random.

[s p a c e m a n]

Have a look on a map at how to roundabout jump from the a2 junction, you can see if theres traffic on the way down by looking for stationary lorrys on the huge flyover.

[Riley Blue]

s p a c e m a n said:

Have a look on a map at how to roundabout jump from the a2 junction, you can see if theres traffic on the way down by looking for stationary lorrys on the huge flyover.

Now everyone will be doing it and any advantage will be lost!