Originally Posted by
pinniped
I don't really count any of the 160 km (100 mile) drives are really "long".
540k / 330 miles....yeah, that's kinda long-ish after a day of travel. Enough that I'd be in a hotel if this was taking place late in the day.
Only time I can recall doing an airport hotel to defer a 100-mile drive was flying into LAX late evening. I just didn't want to screw with LA traffic down to San Diego after 6 hours on a plane. Grabbed some sleep and then hit the road at sunrise the next day. It ended up being kind of relaxing, comparatively speaking.
Late in the evening is fine for that route. Not much traffic. You could do it in 90 minutes if you keep your foot a bit heavy. 120 minutes at the speed limit. But when tired it can be tricky.