How far is Bullhead City, AZ from Chinook, WA?
The driving distance from Bullhead City, AZ to Chinook, WA is about 1186.7 miles (1909.8 km), with a travel time of about 23h 20m by car.
- The straight-line flight distance is about 910.7 miles (1465.6 km).
- For a round trip, plan for roughly 46h 40m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
- A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM MST.
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Drive time stays fixed at 23h 20m.
Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.
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Halfway Point
A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.
City in and county seat of Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
Route Weather Snapshot
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Patchy Blowing Dust
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Driving Route Map
The map below follows the saved road route between Bullhead City and Chinook.
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Bullhead City and Chinook.
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Start on 4th Street
6 m · 3 sec · 4th Street
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Turn right onto Mohave Valley Highway
1.7 mi · 3 min · Mohave Valley Highway
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Turn left onto Mohave Valley Highway
1109 ft · 32 sec · Mohave Valley Highway
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Continue on Laughlin Highway
19.1 mi · 23 min · Laughlin Highway
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Take the exit slight right
1273 ft · 31 sec
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Merge slight left onto Veterans Memorial Highway
53.7 mi · 57 min · Veterans Memorial Highway
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Continue on Veterans Memorial Highway
855 ft · 22 sec · Veterans Memorial Highway
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Take the ramp sharp left toward I 11 North, US 93 North, US 95 North: Las Vegas, Henderson
2501 ft · 33 sec
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Merge slight left onto Boulder City Bypass
1.3 mi · 2 min · Boulder City Bypass
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Continue on Purple Heart Highway
38.9 mi · 45 min · Purple Heart Highway
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Continue on Veterans Memorial Highway
99.1 mi · 1 hr 49 min · Veterans Memorial Highway
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Continue on South 2nd Street
1231 ft · 46 sec · South 2nd Street
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Turn right onto West Main Street
6.2 mi · 8 min · West Main Street
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Continue on Veterans Memorial Highway
59.7 mi · 1 hr 4 min · Veterans Memorial Highway
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Continue on South Sundog Avenue
2333 ft · 1 min · South Sundog Avenue
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Continue on East Crook Avenue
2519 ft · 2 min · East Crook Avenue
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Continue on Veterans Memorial Highway
25.5 mi · 28 min · Veterans Memorial Highway
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Continue on Erie Street
1.3 km · 2 min · Erie Street
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Take the exit slight right
556 ft · 19 sec
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Turn straight onto Grand Army of the Republic Highway
5.3 mi · 7 min · Grand Army of the Republic Highway
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Turn left onto Tonopah-Austin Road
99.8 mi · 1 hr 49 min · Tonopah-Austin Road
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At the end of the road, turn left onto Lincoln Highway
11.4 mi · 17 min · Lincoln Highway
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Continue on Main Street
3218 ft · 2 min · Main Street
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Continue on Lincoln Highway
1.1 km · 2 min · Lincoln Highway
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Turn right onto Battle Mountain Road
86.1 mi · 1 hr 33 min · Battle Mountain Road
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Continue on Broad Street
1.1 mi · 3 min · Broad Street
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Turn left onto Broyles Ranch Road
1016 ft · 22 sec · Broyles Ranch Road
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Take the ramp left toward I 80 West: Reno
713 ft · 30 sec
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Merge slight left onto Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
51.8 mi · 50 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
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Take the exit slight right toward NV 289: Winnemucca, Boise
1 km · 1 min
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Turn sharp right onto East 2nd Street
1.4 km · 2 min · East 2nd Street
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Turn left onto Rhinehart Lane
3028 ft · 57 sec · Rhinehart Lane
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Continue on Reinhart Lane
3201 ft · 1 min · Reinhart Lane
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Turn right onto Veterans Memorial Highway
71.3 mi · 1 hr 18 min · Veterans Memorial Highway
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Continue on I.O.N. Highway
55.1 mi · 1 hr · I.O.N. Highway
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Turn straight onto Steens Highway
63.3 mi · 1 hr 13 min · Steens Highway
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Keep slight right to continue on Steens Highway
635 ft · 9 sec · Steens Highway
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Continue on Steens Highway
27.5 mi · 32 min · Steens Highway
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Continue on Crane Boulevard
885 ft · 19 sec · Crane Boulevard
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Turn straight onto East Monroe Street
1.4 km · 3 min · East Monroe Street
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Continue on Hines Boulevard
1 km · 1 min · Hines Boulevard
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Continue on Oregon Avenue
125.8 mi · 2 hr 27 min · Oregon Avenue
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward Central Oregon Highway
8 m · 1 sec · Hamby Road
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Exit the rotary onto Hamby Road
2.2 mi · 4 min · Hamby Road
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Turn left onto Northeast Butler Market Road
2605 ft · 44 sec · Northeast Butler Market Road
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Northeast Butler Market Road
38 m · 2 sec · Northeast Butler Market Road
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Exit the roundabout onto Northeast Butler Market Road
1198 ft · 21 sec · Northeast Butler Market Road
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Northeast Butler Market Road
41 m · 3 sec · Northeast Butler Market Road
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Exit the roundabout onto Northeast Butler Market Road
1569 ft · 31 sec · Northeast Butler Market Road
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward Empire Avenue
2 m · 1 sec · Empire Avenue
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Exit the roundabout onto Empire Avenue
3104 ft · 1 min · Empire Avenue
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Empire Avenue
30 m · 1 sec · Empire Avenue
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Exit the roundabout onto Empire Avenue
1959 ft · 48 sec · Empire Avenue
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Empire Avenue
35 m · 2 sec · Empire Avenue
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Exit the roundabout onto Empire Avenue
1.2 mi · 3 min · Empire Avenue
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Turn right onto Northeast 3rd Street
134 m · 6 sec · Northeast 3rd Street
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Turn slight right onto McKenzie-Bend Highway
1.3 km · 59 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward McKenzie-Bend Highway
41 m · 2 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Exit the roundabout onto McKenzie-Bend Highway
2082 ft · 36 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward McKenzie-Bend Highway
40 m · 2 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Exit the roundabout onto McKenzie-Bend Highway
1.2 km · 1 min · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward McKenzie-Bend Highway
35 m · 1 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Exit the roundabout onto McKenzie-Bend Highway
2 mi · 3 min · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward McKenzie-Bend Highway
38 m · 2 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Exit the roundabout onto McKenzie-Bend Highway
15 mi · 19 min · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward South Locust Street
21 m · 1 sec · South Locust Street
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Exit the roundabout onto South Locust Street
2557 ft · 56 sec · South Locust Street
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Turn left onto East Barclay Drive
1.3 km · 1 min · East Barclay Drive
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward Santiam Highway
5 m · 1 sec · Santiam Highway
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Exit the roundabout onto Santiam Highway
25.1 mi · 31 min · Santiam Highway
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Keep slight right to continue on North Santiam Highway
51.1 mi · 1 hr 14 min · North Santiam Highway
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Continue on Northeast Santiam Boulevard
2597 ft · 34 sec · Northeast Santiam Boulevard
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Continue on Northwest Santiam Boulevard
1 km · 44 sec · Northwest Santiam Boulevard
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Continue on North Santiam Highway
27.8 mi · 33 min · North Santiam Highway
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Take the exit slight right toward I 5 North: Portland
38.2 mi · 45 min
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Take the exit slight right toward OR 217: Tigard, Beaverton
1.2 km · 1 min
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Merge slight right onto Beaverton-Tigard Freeway
6.7 mi · 9 min · Beaverton-Tigard Freeway
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Take the exit slight left toward US 26 West
1.5 km · 2 min
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Merge slight left onto Northwest Sunset Highway
33.2 mi · 46 min · Northwest Sunset Highway
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Continue on Sunset Highway
34.7 mi · 44 min · Sunset Highway
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Take the exit slight right toward US 101 North: Seaside, Astoria
1717 ft · 26 sec
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Merge slight left onto Oregon Coast Highway
905 ft · 14 sec · Oregon Coast Highway
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Continue on South Roosevelt Drive
5.1 mi · 10 min · South Roosevelt Drive
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Continue on Oregon Coast Highway
643 ft · 14 sec · Oregon Coast Highway
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Continue on Park Avenue
2.6 mi · 4 min · Park Avenue
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Continue on Oregon Coast Highway
10.7 mi · 16 min · Oregon Coast Highway
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward West Marine Drive
42 m · 8 sec · West Marine Drive
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Exit the roundabout onto West Marine Drive
2721 ft · 1 min · West Marine Drive
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Turn left
4.3 mi · 6 min
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Continue straight
4.3 mi · 7 min
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Arrive at your destination
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Car Route Details
A richer read on the saved driving route between Bullhead City and Chinook.
Long-distance drive
This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.
Oregon Avenue
Continue on Oregon Avenue
126 mi · 02h 27m
Route Summary
A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.
Better with a longer stop
This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.
Patchy Blowing Dust leaving Bullhead City and Sunny near Chinook.
Trip Questions
Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.
How long does it take to drive from Bullhead City to Chinook?
The road trip is about 1186.7 miles (1909.8 km) and usually takes 23h 20m in normal driving conditions.
Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?
This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.
What is the halfway point on this route?
Winnemucca is a useful midpoint, sitting about 590.4 miles from Bullhead City and 596.3 miles from Chinook.
How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?
The direct path is about 910.7 miles (1465.6 km), while the road route adds roughly 276 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.
When is the best time to leave for this route?
A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM MST. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.
How much will gas cost for this route?
Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $195.75 one way or $391.49 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 372.2 kg one way.
What should you check before leaving?
Before you leave, expect Patchy Blowing Dust around Bullhead City and Sunny near Chinook.
Stop Ideas Near Winnemucca
Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.
Transit and Meeting Points
Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Winnemucca.
Winnemucca station
Flight Path Map
This map shows the direct air route between Bullhead City and Chinook. Straight-line distance: 910.7 mi (1465.63 km).
#1 Bullhead City
The largest city in Mohave County, Arizona.
| Population | 40,884 |
| Coordinates | 35.1477800, -114.5683000 |
| Altitude | 170 |
| Country | United States |
#2 Chinook
Situated in Pacific County at an elevation of roughly 10 feet, this census-designated place lies along the north bank of the Columbia River estuary just inland from the Pacific Ocean.
| Population | 0 |
| Coordinates | 46.2728800, -123.9454300 |
| Altitude | 3 |
| Country | United States |
End: Chinook (-123.94543, 46.27288)
Estimated Travel Time
Distance: 1910 km by road
| Speed | Time |
|---|---|
| 30 mph (48.3 km/h) | 39h 32m |
| 40 mph (64.37 km/h) | 29h 40m |
| 50 mph (80.47 km/h) | 23h 43m |
| 60 mph (96.56 km/h) | 19h 46m |
| 70 mph (112.65 km/h) | 16h 57m |
| 80 mph (129 km/h) | 14h 48m |
Fuel, Round Trip and CO2
Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.
| Fuel | $/gal | One way | Round trip |
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| Regular gas | $4.67 | $195.75 | $391.49 |
| Mid-grade | $5.03 | $210.82 | $421.65 |
| Premium | $5.36 | $224.60 | $449.20 |
| Diesel | $6.27 | $262.67 | $525.34 |
Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.
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