How far is maryland to north carolina

369 miles / 594 km

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Driving distance from Maryland to North Carolina

The total driving distance from Maryland to North Carolina is 369 miles or 594 kilometers.

Your trip begins in the state of Maryland. It ends in the state of North Carolina.

If you are planning a road trip, you might also want to calculate the total driving time from Maryland to North Carolina so you can see when you'll arrive at your destination.

You can also calculate the cost of driving from Maryland to North Carolina based on current local fuel prices and an estimate of your car's best gas mileage.

If you're meeting a friend, you might be interested in finding the city that is halfway between Maryland and North Carolina.

Planning to fly a plane instead? You might be more interested in calculating the straight line distance to fly from Maryland to North Carolina.

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369 miles / 594 km

Map of driving directions from North Carolina to Maryland

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Driving distance from North Carolina to Maryland

The total driving distance from North Carolina to Maryland is 369 miles or 594 kilometers.

Your trip begins in the state of North Carolina. It ends in the state of Maryland.

If you are planning a road trip, you might also want to calculate the total driving time from North Carolina to Maryland so you can see when you'll arrive at your destination.

You can also calculate the cost of driving from North Carolina to Maryland based on current local fuel prices and an estimate of your car's best gas mileage.

If you're meeting a friend, you might be interested in finding the city that is halfway between North Carolina and Maryland.

Planning to fly a plane instead? You might be more interested in calculating the straight line distance to fly from North Carolina to Maryland.

Driving distance calculator

Distance from Maryland to North Carolina is 421 kilometers. This air travel distance is equal to 262 miles.

The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Maryland and North Carolina is 421 km= 262 miles.

If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from Maryland to North Carolina, It takes 0.47 hours to arrive.

Driving non-stop from Maryland to North Carolina

How far is North Carolina from Maryland? Here's the quick answer if you are able to make this entire trip by car without stopping.

Nonstop drive: 369 miles or 594 km

Driving time: 5 hours, 44 minutes

Realistically, you'll probably want to add a buffer for rest stops, gas, or food along the way. To get a better idea of how long this trip would really be, scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.

Flying non-stop from Maryland to North Carolina

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Maryland (MD) and North Carolina (NC). Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight distance: 290 miles or 467 km

Flight time: 50 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 79 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.3x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/5th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takes into account all these factors to get a more accurate estimate of your actual flight time.

Maryland to North Carolina road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to North Carolina, and you want to stop along the way to rest. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and maybe even find a hotel to stay overnight. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Based on the length of this trip, we think you could spread out this fun road trip over more than one day.

Road trip: 2 days of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 7 hours on the road with 1 overnight

Itinerary

Start at Maryland.

Drive for about 1.5 hours, then stop in Fredericksburg and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 48 minutes then stop at Kings Dominion and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 60 minutes then stop at King's Barbecue. Stay overnight.

The next day, drive for about 1 hour, then stop in La Crosse and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 1.5 hours then stop in Raleigh and stay for 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 34 minutes and arrive at North Carolina.

To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:

Maryland to North Carolina airports and flights

In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a private plane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city. But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline (whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really need to account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport, waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.

To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.

Departure airport: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)

Arrival airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)

With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.

Getting to the airport: 61 minutes

Getting to your destination: 96 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from DCA to GSO and figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.

Commercial flight time: 1 hour, 15 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Maryland to North Carolina including time spent getting to/from the airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.

Total travel time: 6 hours

To see the details on this flight plan, including recommended airports, airline, and route, check out the flight planner:

Plan a trip to North Carolina

Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to North Carolina (NC). Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in North Carolina. Check out some of the questions people have asked about North Carolina like Best Beaches in North Carolina?. Click the button below to explore North Carolina in detail.

How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from North Carolina to Maryland, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Maryland, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Maryland!

How long is a car ride from Maryland to North Carolina?

Yes, the driving distance between Maryland to North Carolina is 437 miles. It takes approximately 7h 30m to drive from Maryland to North Carolina. Which airlines fly from Reagan Washington Airport to Wilmington Airport?

How far is Maryland from North Carolina by plane?

Distance from Maryland to North Carolina is 421 kilometers. The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Maryland and North Carolina is 421 km= 262 miles. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from Maryland to North Carolina, It takes 0.47 hours to arrive.