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Distance between Pinehurst (North Carolina) and Durham (North Carolina)

Driving non-stop from Pinehurst (North Carolina) to Durham (North Carolina)

How far is Durham (North Carolina) from Pinehurst (North Carolina)? Here's the quick answer if you drive this relatively short distance without making any stops.

Nonstop drive: 79 miles or 127 km

Driving time: 1 hour, 19 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.


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Flying non-stop from Pinehurst (North Carolina) to Durham (North Carolina)

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Pinehurst, North Carolina and Durham, North Carolina. 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: 64 miles or 103 km

Flight time: 38 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 15 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.





Pinehurst (North Carolina) to Durham (North Carolina) road trip

Realistically, you're not going to want to drive without stopping all the way from Pinehurst (North Carolina) to Durham (North Carolina), especially if you're the main driver. So let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Durham (North Carolina), and you need to stop along the way to rest. Plus if it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and 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 a number of days.

Road trip: 3 days of driving

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

Travel time: 43.5 hours on the road with 2 overnights


Itinerary

Start in Pinehurst (North Carolina).

Drive for about 16 minutes, then stop in Whispering Pines (North Carolina) and stay overnight.

The next day, drive for about 41.5 hours, then stop in Sanford and stay overnight.

The next day, drive for about 16 minutes, then stop in Moncure (North Carolina) and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 17 minutes then stop in New Hill (North Carolina) and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 13 minutes then stop at Green Level Kennel and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 19 minutes then stop at Research Triangle Park and stay for 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 16 minutes and arrive in Durham (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:





Pinehurst (North Carolina) to Durham (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: Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY)

Arrival airport: Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)

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: 109 minutes

Getting to your destination: 30 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an example flight from FAY to RDU 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: 38 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Pinehurst (North Carolina) to Durham (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: 5 hours


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





Plan a trip to Durham (North Carolina)

Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to Durham, North Carolina. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in Durham (North Carolina). If you're looking for a place to stay, you might want to check out Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club. A great place to eat might be Mateo Bar de Tapas. Trippy members can suggest things to do in Durham (North Carolina) like Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Check out some of the questions people have asked about Durham (North Carolina) like What is your favorite restaurant in Durham (North Carolina)?. Click the button below to explore Durham (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 Durham (North Carolina) to Pinehurst (North Carolina), or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Pinehurst (North Carolina), don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Pinehurst (North Carolina)!





At a Glance
without making any stops
total driving distance is 79 miles
driving time of 1 hour, 19 minutes
flight distance is 64 miles
flight time of 38 minutes
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