The distance from Richmond, Virginia to Washington, District of Columbia is:
106 miles / 171 km driving
97 miles / 156 km flying
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Distance from Richmond, VA to Washington, DC
The total driving distance from Richmond, VA to Washington, DC is 106 miles or 171 kilometers.
The total straight line flight distance from Richmond, VA to Washington, DC is 97 miles.
This is equivalent to 156 kilometers or 84 nautical miles.
Your trip begins in Richmond, Virginia. It ends in Washington, District of Columbia.
Your flight direction from Richmond, VA to Washington, DC is North (13 degrees from North).
The distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to get from Richmond, VA to Washington, DC. It does this by computing the straight line flying distance ("as the crow flies") and the driving distance if the route is drivable. It uses all this data to compute the total travel mileage.
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The driving distance from Richmond, Virginia to Washington, District of Columbia is:
106 miles / 171 km
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Map of driving directions from Richmond, VA to Washington, DC
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The total driving distance from Richmond, VA to Washington, DC is 106 miles or 171 kilometers.
Your trip begins in Richmond, Virginia. It ends in Washington, District of Columbia.
If you are planning a road trip, you might also want to calculate the total driving time from Richmond, VA to Washington, DC so you can see when you'll arrive at your destination.
You can also calculate the cost of driving from Richmond, VA to Washington, DC 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 Richmond, VA and Washington, DC.
Planning to fly a plane instead? You might be more interested in calculating the straight line distance to fly from Richmond, VA to Washington, DC.
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How far is it between Richmond and Washington, D.C.
Richmond is located in United States with (37.5538,-77.4603) coordinates and Washington, D.C. is located in United States with (38.8951,-77.0364) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from Richmond to Washington, D.C. is equal to 95 miles which is equal to 154 km.
If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Richmond and Washington, D.C. is 169.91
km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 01 hours 31 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 16 km.
Richmond | 37.5538, -77.4603 | 37° 33´ 13.5360'' N 77° 27´ 36.9360'' W |
Washington, D.C. | 38.8951, -77.0364 | 38° 53´ 42.3960'' N 77° 2´ 10.9320'' W |