Brits leaving early for the Easter break have endured "shambolic" delays at airports, the Eurostar and on the UK's motorways.
The RAC predicted Good Friday to be the busiest on the roads in eight years, but holiday-makers trying to get a head start by leaving on Thursday instead are unlikely to be able to escape the travel chaos entirely.
Drivers were advised to make journeys on Thursday (April 14) or early Saturday (April 16) in the morning to have the best chance of avoiding huge queues.
The RAC has warned of motorway gridlock as around 21.5 million journeys are reportedly planned for the holiday.
Meanwhile, huge queues have formed at the Eurostar check-in as Brits scramble to escape the UK for Easter.
The Department for Transport is working to minimise disruption to travel but advises everyone to allow extra time for their journeys.
Travel information supplier Inrix has shared what it expects to be the busiest spots across the country on the roads.
These include the M6 north between Junction 26 (Orrell Interchange, Greater Manchester) and Junction 36 (the Lake District), the M25 clockwise from Junction 8 (Reigate Hill Interchange, Surrey) to Junction 16 (Denham Interchange, Buckinghamshire) and the A303 near Stonehenge, Wiltshire.
Trains are also expected to be affected, as 500 engineering works are planned across rail routes while there are also strikes on many rail routes in the north, which is expected to create issues for football fans travelling to Wembley for the FA cup semi-finals.
It comes as those trying to cross the Channel on ferries have faced massive queues already this week due to P&O vessels being detained over safety problems.
To add to the travel chaos, drivers will also face the most expensive journeys on record as fuel prices have soared.
According to the latest Government figures, a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on April 4 cost 161.9p. Diesel was priced at 176.0p.
Meanwhile those taking to the skies for their Easter holiday have already suffered through delays, cancellations and huge queues after weeks of airport mayhem.
BA has seen a handful of flights cancelled from London Heathrow, including Frankfurt at 2.15pm, Milan at 3.05pm, Madrid at 4.35pm, Zurich at 5.30pm, Dublin at 5.35pm and Amsterdam at 6.10pm.
No flights have been cancelled so far today from Gatwick.
It's a different story at Manchester Airport today, where customers are fuming over "mile-long" queues.
Shocking pictures show passengers in what have been described as 'mile-long' queues at Terminal 2.
The queues appear to stretch far beyond the terminal, with some people stuck on the travelator machines heading towards the bus and railway stations.
Holidaymakers have also described queues for TUI check-in at Manchester Airport this morning as "shambolic".
The queues appear to stretch far beyond the terminal, with some people stuck on the Trav-O-Lator machines heading towards the bus and trains station. One person said they'd waited two hours and still hadn't got to check-in.
One woman reported the chaos was due to a broken luggage belt at the travel company's check-in desk, which was causing a huge back-log.
Others described seeing nobody available at the bag drop desks.
TUI has been approached for comment on these claims.
