Post-Thanksgiving Sunday: One of the busiest travel days of the year

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The roads, rails, and runways are extra busy Sunday as millions of people make the pilgrimage home from their Thanksgiving getaway.

One of the busiest travel days of the year and the theme in our area appears to be busy but organized and smooth.

"It's been perfect, nothing wrong so it's been good," said one traveler we spoke with.

The mild weather kept flights on time at Philadelphia International Airport.

In fact, across the nation 2.5 million passengers have flown with ease thanks to few delays and cancellations.

"So far has been awesome. Today is not that busy. I don't know if many people are driving home are Sunday or flying today I'm not sure but its perfect today," said Marguerite Grasso, Jacksonville, Florida.

On the roadways, things were a little busier since drivers are paying the lowest holiday gas prices in five years.

The national average is now $2.78 cents. That's down 24 cents in the last month and 49 cents from last year.

In Philadelphia, the average is $2.94 for a gallon of gas.

In South Jersey, it's $2.66.

In Delaware, the average price is $2.80.

There were about 46 million Thanksgiving travelers and AAA says 90 percent of them hit the roads.

That's why that volume was heavy on the highways and byways around the tri-state area.

Most the backups we've seen have been around the airports and train stations for arrivals and departures.

It's one of many reasons why Susan Bagley booked her son an early flight back to college.

"I knew it was going to be a bad travel day and I wanted him, in case it was delayed, I wanted him to make sure he got on a later flight as opposed to making a flight for later this afternoon - and if was delayed he might have gotten stuck," said Bagley, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

At 30th Street Station, lines were long for Amtrak.

It just so happens Action News interviewed Ambler, Montgomery County native Melissa Bagley a year ago this weekend before she boarded a train south.

"Last year we didn't actually get a seat on the train until Wilmington. We were traveling down to DC and we were sitting on the floor for a little bit of the time," said Melissa Bagley, Washington D.C.

Bagley is making the same trip with another packed train, hoping it isn't a repeat of last year.

As for the trek home for travelers, it is expected to continue into the night.