I agree with everyone else. Take Hwy 3 if you can afford the extra time. It's not that much longer than the Hwy 1, I'd say 5 hours? The scenery makes up for it though. And more so.
Before you go that route, check for construction delays. Any construction on Hwy 3 through the pass is horrible. Could back you up for hours and hours and hours. With a line of cars extending 10 km waiting to pass through.
Seems that every year, somewhere on Hw 3 they are ripping up the road and repaving for 20 km.
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