I need to make a trip to my parents' home (2.5 hours away) later this week after work and am not sure how to time the drive. I don't usually get home from work until about 5:30pm and LO generally goes down for the night at around 7:30pm.

LO will usually sleep in the car ride up there and I am hesitant to let him have an extended nap so close to bedtime if we leave immediately after work. Would it be best to set out at his bedtime, then transfer him to the Pack n' Play when we arrive? I have a feeling he will be very upset about this, but I am not sure what my alternatives may be.

The other benefit of this will be (hopefully) missing rush hour traffic, but I am just concerned about the timing. Unfortunately, I cannot leave work any earlier that day to make an afternoon trip.