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The Outer Banks Directions

Getting to the Outer Banks

  • Driving

  • Flying

  • Distances

  • Map

From the north

  • Take 95 S to I-64 in Richmond
  • Follow I-64 to Hampton, VA
  • Go south on I-664 through the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge Tunnel
  • Take I-64 towards Norfolk/Virginia Beach and take the exit at Great Bridge, VA (Exit 290-B)
  • Go south on VA-168 to the NC border. Once in North Carolina, 168 turns into US-158 East. Stay on this road. Follow US-158 to the Outer Banks

From the west

  • Take I-95 into North Carolina
  • Take US-64 East towards Rocky Mount
  • Follow US-64 East through Williamston and Plymouth, NC. From Plymouth, NC keep going east onto Roanoke Island and the Outer Banks

From the south

  • Take I-95 to Wilson NC
  • Take US-264 East through Greenville and Washington, NC
  • From Washington, take State Route 30 to Plymouth, NC and follow the directions above via US-64 East to Roanoke Island and the Outer Banks

Norfolk International Airport (ORF)

  • Take 64 East for approximately 8 miles to 291B Exit, the Nag Head exit, which will put you onto Route 168 South
  • Go south on VA-168 to the NC border. Once in North Carolina, 168 turns into US-158 East. Stay on this road. Follow US-158 to the Outer Banks

Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF)

  • Take 64 East for approximately 36 miles to 291B Exit, the Nag Head exit, which will put you onto Route 168 South
  • Go south on VA-168 to the NC border. Once in North Carolina, 168 turns into US-158 East. Stay on this road. Follow US-158 to the Outer Banks

South of Outer Banks

DEPARTURE

MILES*

HOURS*

Asheville, NC

450

7-8

Atlanta, GA

600

10-11

Augusta, GA

465

7-8

Charleston, SC

450

7-8

Charlotte, NC

360

6-7

Columbia, SC

400

6-7

Fayetteville, NC

230

4-5

Greensboro, NC

270

4-5

Knoxville, TN

550

9-10

Miami, FL

975

15-16

Myrtle Beach, SC

310

6-7

Nashville TN

740

12-13

New Orleans, LA

1050

17-18

Savannah, GA

500

8-9

Wilmington, NC

240

4-5

North of Outer Banks

DEPARTURE*

MILES*

HOURS*

Baltimore, MD

305

5-6

Boston, MA

650

11-12

Buffalo, NY

650

11-12

Cincinnati, OH

680

12-13

Charleston, WV

475

8-9

Cleveland, OH

625

10-11

Columbus, OH

660

11-12

Greensboro, NC

285

4-5

Pittsburgh, PA

500

8-9

Montreal

780

12-13

New York City, NY

420

8-9

Philadelphia, PA

340

6-7

Richmond, VA

155

2-3

Virginia Beach, VA

75

1-2

Washington, DC

260

4-5

*Miles & Hours are calculated from departure city to city of Nags Head, NC, mileage chart is based on posted speed limits. ** Mileage chart courtesy of Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.
 
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