US road trip distances: a driving distance calculator for two cities
Put in two places and this driving distance calculator gives you the road distance, the drive time and what the fuel will cost, plus the towns you pass through and how driving compares with flying. US road distances between a little over 16,000 towns and cities, which covers most road trip distances anyone actually needs.
Type a city and pick from the list, or write it as City, ST — for example Boise, ID.
Estimated road distance
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Cities along the way
Type a city and pick it from the list — it holds a little over 16,000 US places, and the largest 5,000 can be worked out instantly here.
Road trip distances people look up most
Ordered by how much traffic each route actually drew.
- Jacksonville, FL to Savannah, GA 145 mi
- Irvine, CA to Cypress, CA 19 mi
- Indio, CA to Palm Desert, CA 13 mi
- Charlotte, NC to Myrtle Beach, SC 179 mi
- Sarasota, FL to Fort Myers, FL 76 mi
- Fayetteville, AR to Bentonville, AR 26 mi
- Federal Way, WA to Kent, WA 7 mi
- Fort Myers, FL to Port Charlotte, FL 35 mi
- Dubuque, IA to Ames, IA 179 mi
- Boise, ID to Coeur d’Alene, ID 327 mi
Driving in the big cities
What the driving is actually like at the other end — the roads in, the tolls, where to leave the car, and what is worth stopping for. Useful once the calculator has told you the distance between cities and you have to decide what to do on arrival.
Driving distance to the big airports
The part of a flight you actually drive: access roads, terminals, parking, and how long to allow — with distances measured from each airport's own coordinates.
Road safety and trip planning
How far is sensible in a day, what changes in winter, and what to check before you leave. Working out road trip distances only tells you half of it; the rest is how you plan the day.
- Long-distance driving and fatigue: how far is too far in one day How far it is sensible to drive in a day, what tiredness actually does to your driving, and the breaks and planning that keep a long trip safe.
- The road trip checklist to work through before a long drive A practical pre-trip checklist for a long drive: the car and tires, fluids and documents, route and stop planning, and the weather along the way.
- US speed limits and driving laws by state: what differs where How maximum speed limits and everyday driving rules vary between US states, and which differences an out-of-state driver should check first.
- Winter driving on a long trip: what changes about snow, ice and timing What changes when a long drive happens in winter: how to plan around snow and ice, why daylight matters more, and what to carry in the car.