Driving remains the preferred travel method for Memorial Day, with roughly 87 percent choosing to travel by car. Lower-than-usual gas prices this spring are helping keep road trips more affordable, though rising demand could push prices up as the weekend nears.

“While some travelers embark on dream vacations and fly hundreds of miles across the country, many families just pack up the car and drive to the beach or take a road trip to visit friends. Long holiday weekends are ideal for travel because many people have an extra day off work and students are off from school.”

Millions of Americans are gearing up to head to the airport or hit the highway for the first long weekend of the summer.