How for is Biloxi from New Orleans?

Driving non-stop from New Orleans to Biloxi

How far is Biloxi from New Orleans? Here's the quick answer if you drive this relatively short distance without making any stops.

Nonstop drive: 91 miles or 146 km

Driving time: 1 hour, 24 minutes

Even though you can drive this distance straight through, it might be more interesting to stop along the way. You can scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.



Flying non-stop from New Orleans to Biloxi

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between New Orleans, Louisiana and Biloxi, Mississippi. 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: 77 miles or 125 km

Flight time: 39 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 14 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.2x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/2th 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.




New Orleans to Biloxi road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Biloxi, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Road trip: 1 day of driving

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

Travel time: 2.5 hours on the road


Itinerary

Start in New Orleans.


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:


New Orleans to Biloxi 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: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)

Arrival airport: Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT)

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: 34 minutes

Getting to your destination: 33 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an example flight from MSY to GPT 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: 39 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from New Orleans to Biloxi 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: 4 hours


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


Plan a trip to Biloxi

Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to Biloxi, Mississippi. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in Biloxi. If you're looking for a place to stay, you might want to check out Beau Rivage. Check out some of the questions people have asked about Biloxi like Hotel for Biloxi MS. Click the button below to explore Biloxi 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 Biloxi to New Orleans, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

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

How far is a drive to New Orleans to Biloxi Mississippi?

There are 77.24 miles from New Orleans to Biloxi in northeast direction and 91 miles (146.45 kilometers) by car, following the I-10 route. New Orleans and Biloxi are 1 hour 26 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop .

Is Biloxi worth visiting?

Biloxi has plenty of great history, some very good dining, some lovely drives around Back Bay Biloxi, some (though not as much as pre-K) architecture, and is charming. Now, it DOES have casinos, and is on what was once billed as the "longest man-made beach in the world."

Why is Biloxi famous?

Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. It's well known for its beaches and casinos since the turn of the century. It is also home to the native Cueva' Indians 1492 or Biloxis' , Keesler Air Force Base, most of which is not open to the public.

Is Gulfport or Biloxi closer to New Orleans?

The top city between New Orleans and Biloxi is Gulfport. It's 1 hour from New Orleans and less than an hour from Biloxi.