Virginia road trips
Virginia Road Trip Fuel Cost Guide
A curated guide to driving in Virginia — every popular route below includes distance, driving time and estimated fuel cost at Virginia's current $3.15/gal average. Start with the editor's picks, then explore 120 more drives.
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Editor's picks
Highlighted Virginia road trips
Curated picks before the full list — handpicked for distance, fuel cost and EV practicality.
Raleigh → Roanoke
Quick 148-mile drive — great for a day trip or weekend escape.
Virginia Beach → Houston
1439 miles · 23.2 h — the headline Virginia road trip.
Richmond → Virginia Beach
~$12 in gas at Virginia's estimated $3.15/gal.
New York → Richmond
337-mile drive with solid DC fast-charging coverage.
Editor's picks
Popular Drives in Virginia
Curated short-distance Virginia routes most likely to plan in a single weekend.
Raleigh, NC → Richmond, VA
164 mi · 2.6 h · ~$18 gas
Roanoke, VA → Raleigh, NC
148 mi · 2.4 h · ~$17 gas
Richmond, VA → Baltimore, MD
152 mi · 2.5 h · ~$17 gas
Washington, DC → Virginia Beach, VA
181 mi · 2.9 h · ~$20 gas
Virginia Beach, VA → Richmond, VA
110 mi · 1.8 h · ~$12 gas
Roanoke, VA → Washington, DC
229 mi · 3.7 h · ~$26 gas
Virginia Beach, VA → Raleigh, NC
195 mi · 3.1 h · ~$22 gas
Pittsburgh, PA → Richmond, VA
287 mi · 4.6 h · ~$32 gas
All Virginia road trips (120)
Jump to all 120 routesWashington, DC → Richmond, VA
114 mi · 1.8 h
Raleigh, NC → Roanoke, VA
148 mi · 2.4 h
Baltimore, MD → Richmond, VA
152 mi · 2.5 h
Raleigh, NC → Richmond, VA
164 mi · 2.6 h
Charlotte, NC → Roanoke, VA
177 mi · 2.9 h
Washington, DC → Virginia Beach, VA
181 mi · 2.9 h
Raleigh, NC → Virginia Beach, VA
195 mi · 3.1 h
Baltimore, MD → Virginia Beach, VA
203 mi · 3.3 h
Wilmington, DE → Richmond, VA
216 mi · 3.5 h
Asheville, NC → Roanoke, VA
219 mi · 3.5 h
Harrisburg, PA → Richmond, VA
225 mi · 3.6 h
Atlantic City, NJ → Virginia Beach, VA
228 mi · 3.7 h
Washington, DC → Roanoke, VA
229 mi · 3.7 h
Wilmington, DE → Virginia Beach, VA
237 mi · 3.8 h
Philadelphia, PA → Richmond, VA
243 mi · 3.9 h
Atlantic City, NJ → Richmond, VA
243 mi · 3.9 h
Wilmington, NC → Virginia Beach, VA
250 mi · 4.0 h
Philadelphia, PA → Virginia Beach, VA
258 mi · 4.2 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Roanoke, VA
258 mi · 4.2 h
Baltimore, MD → Roanoke, VA
269 mi · 4.3 h
Wilmington, NC → Richmond, VA
272 mi · 4.4 h
Columbia, SC → Roanoke, VA
276 mi · 4.5 h
Wilmington, NC → Roanoke, VA
281 mi · 4.5 h
Knoxville, TN → Roanoke, VA
281 mi · 4.5 h
Harrisburg, PA → Virginia Beach, VA
285 mi · 4.6 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Richmond, VA
287 mi · 4.6 h
Charlotte, NC → Richmond, VA
292 mi · 4.7 h
Myrtle Beach, SC → Roanoke, VA
300 mi · 4.8 h
Harrisburg, PA → Roanoke, VA
312 mi · 5.0 h
Myrtle Beach, SC → Virginia Beach, VA
322 mi · 5.2 h
More routes (90)
Myrtle Beach, SC → Richmond, VA
328 mi · 5.3 h
Newark, NJ → Richmond, VA
332 mi · 5.4 h
Scranton, PA → Richmond, VA
335 mi · 5.4 h
New York, NY → Richmond, VA
337 mi · 5.4 h
Newark, NJ → Virginia Beach, VA
337 mi · 5.4 h
Augusta, GA → Roanoke, VA
338 mi · 5.5 h
New York, NY → Virginia Beach, VA
339 mi · 5.5 h
Wilmington, DE → Roanoke, VA
345 mi · 5.6 h
Charlotte, NC → Virginia Beach, VA
347 mi · 5.6 h
Charleston, SC → Roanoke, VA
366 mi · 5.9 h
Asheville, NC → Richmond, VA
371 mi · 6.0 h
Scranton, PA → Virginia Beach, VA
372 mi · 6.0 h
Philadelphia, PA → Roanoke, VA
374 mi · 6.0 h
Columbia, SC → Richmond, VA
374 mi · 6.0 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Virginia Beach, VA
388 mi · 6.3 h
Atlantic City, NJ → Roanoke, VA
392 mi · 6.3 h
Chattanooga, TN → Roanoke, VA
397 mi · 6.4 h
Columbia, SC → Virginia Beach, VA
408 mi · 6.6 h
Atlanta, GA → Roanoke, VA
412 mi · 6.6 h
Charleston, SC → Richmond, VA
422 mi · 6.8 h
Charleston, SC → Virginia Beach, VA
424 mi · 6.8 h
Savannah, GA → Roanoke, VA
430 mi · 6.9 h
Scranton, PA → Roanoke, VA
432 mi · 7.0 h
Knoxville, TN → Richmond, VA
443 mi · 7.1 h
Asheville, NC → Virginia Beach, VA
444 mi · 7.2 h
Buffalo, NY → Richmond, VA
445 mi · 7.2 h
Augusta, GA → Richmond, VA
448 mi · 7.2 h
Hartford, CT → Virginia Beach, VA
451 mi · 7.3 h
Hartford, CT → Richmond, VA
456 mi · 7.4 h
Syracuse, NY → Richmond, VA
456 mi · 7.4 h
Nashville, TN → Roanoke, VA
456 mi · 7.4 h
Rochester, NY → Richmond, VA
458 mi · 7.4 h
Newark, NJ → Roanoke, VA
462 mi · 7.5 h
Buffalo, NY → Roanoke, VA
463 mi · 7.5 h
New York, NY → Roanoke, VA
469 mi · 7.6 h
Albany, NY → Richmond, VA
475 mi · 7.7 h
Augusta, GA → Virginia Beach, VA
485 mi · 7.8 h
Huntsville, AL → Roanoke, VA
485 mi · 7.8 h
Albany, NY → Virginia Beach, VA
493 mi · 8.0 h
Providence, RI → Virginia Beach, VA
497 mi · 8.0 h
Rochester, NY → Roanoke, VA
502 mi · 8.1 h
Syracuse, NY → Virginia Beach, VA
506 mi · 8.2 h
Savannah, GA → Richmond, VA
508 mi · 8.2 h
Providence, RI → Richmond, VA
514 mi · 8.3 h
Savannah, GA → Virginia Beach, VA
519 mi · 8.4 h
Rochester, NY → Virginia Beach, VA
524 mi · 8.5 h
Buffalo, NY → Virginia Beach, VA
525 mi · 8.5 h
Knoxville, TN → Virginia Beach, VA
526 mi · 8.5 h
Syracuse, NY → Roanoke, VA
527 mi · 8.5 h
Louisville, KY → Richmond, VA
539 mi · 8.7 h
Boston, MA → Virginia Beach, VA
545 mi · 8.8 h
Birmingham, AL → Roanoke, VA
549 mi · 8.9 h
Atlanta, GA → Richmond, VA
555 mi · 9.0 h
Chattanooga, TN → Richmond, VA
556 mi · 9.0 h
Boston, MA → Richmond, VA
559 mi · 9.0 h
Manchester, NH → Virginia Beach, VA
575 mi · 9.3 h
Jacksonville, FL → Roanoke, VA
578 mi · 9.3 h
Manchester, NH → Richmond, VA
579 mi · 9.3 h
Albany, NY → Roanoke, VA
584 mi · 9.4 h
Montgomery, AL → Roanoke, VA
584 mi · 9.4 h
Hartford, CT → Roanoke, VA
585 mi · 9.4 h
Atlanta, GA → Virginia Beach, VA
614 mi · 9.9 h
Nashville, TN → Richmond, VA
620 mi · 10.0 h
Burlington, VT → Richmond, VA
622 mi · 10.0 h
Tallahassee, FL → Roanoke, VA
629 mi · 10.1 h
Chattanooga, TN → Virginia Beach, VA
633 mi · 10.2 h
Louisville, KY → Virginia Beach, VA
642 mi · 10.4 h
Burlington, VT → Virginia Beach, VA
645 mi · 10.4 h
Huntsville, AL → Richmond, VA
645 mi · 10.4 h
Providence, RI → Roanoke, VA
652 mi · 10.5 h
Jacksonville, FL → Richmond, VA
654 mi · 10.5 h
Jacksonville, FL → Virginia Beach, VA
656 mi · 10.6 h
Portland, ME → Virginia Beach, VA
659 mi · 10.6 h
Portland, ME → Richmond, VA
667 mi · 10.8 h
Memphis, TN → Roanoke, VA
687 mi · 11.1 h
Boston, MA → Roanoke, VA
693 mi · 11.2 h
Birmingham, AL → Richmond, VA
703 mi · 11.3 h
Manchester, NH → Roanoke, VA
704 mi · 11.4 h
Nashville, TN → Virginia Beach, VA
710 mi · 11.5 h
Burlington, VT → Roanoke, VA
719 mi · 11.6 h
Orlando, FL → Roanoke, VA
719 mi · 11.6 h
Huntsville, AL → Virginia Beach, VA
722 mi · 11.6 h
Montgomery, AL → Richmond, VA
727 mi · 11.7 h
Tallahassee, FL → Richmond, VA
741 mi · 12.0 h
Pensacola, FL → Roanoke, VA
744 mi · 12.0 h
Orlando, FL → Virginia Beach, VA
772 mi · 12.5 h
Orlando, FL → Richmond, VA
782 mi · 12.6 h
Miami, FL → Roanoke, VA
939 mi · 15.1 h
Miami, FL → Virginia Beach, VA
950 mi · 15.3 h
Miami, FL → Richmond, VA
979 mi · 15.8 h
Best driving cost routes in Virginia
Top Virginia road trips with gas, distance and driving time at the state's estimated $3.15/gal.
Cheapest Virginia road trips
Short, low-fuel-cost drives — great for a weekend trip from Virginia.
Long-distance road trips from Virginia
500+ mile drives for cross-country and multi-day road trip planning.
Drives in neighboring states
Cross-state routes near Virginia — Washington, D.C., Maryland, North Carolina.
Gas prices in Virginia
Estimated regular at $3.15/gal · premium $3.80 · diesel $3.60.
Best vehicles for Virginia drivers
- Best hybridToyota Prius57 MPG
- Best EVLucid Air134 MPGe
- Best SUVNissan Rogue33 MPG
- Best truckFord Maverick26 MPG
Commute cost in Virginia
Daily driving cost estimates for major Virginia-area cities.
EV vs gas in Virginia
Compare driving cost of an EV vs a gas car for Virginia trips and commutes.