How far is Chelsea, MA from Lanett, AL?

The driving distance from Chelsea, MA to Lanett, AL is about 1163.1 miles (1871.8 km), with a travel time of about 23h 00m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 1014 miles (1631.8 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 46h 00m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT.
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Quick Snapshot
Road
1163.06 mi
23h 00m
Flight
1013.95 mi
1631.8 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
1013.95 mi
Kilometers
1631.8 km
Flight Time
02h 02m

Driving Distance

Road route
1163.06 mi
Kilometers
1871.76 km
Drive Time
23h 00m

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Leave and Arrive Planner

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Drive time stays fixed at 23h 00m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Lanett
Mon, Jun 1, 3:02 AM CDT
Return by in Chelsea
Tue, Jun 2, 3:02 AM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Chelsea
2026-05-31T05:01
Arrive Lanett
Mon, Jun 1, 4:02 AM EDT
Route Timing
23h 00m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
4:00 AM to 5:30 AM CDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
2:00 PM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Chelsea
8:00 PM EDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Matoaca
VA

Census designated place

From Chelsea
581.2 mi
11h 30m
To Lanett
581.8 mi
11h 30m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
71°F
Sunday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Sun, May 31 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
3 to 7 mph NW
Destination
80°F
Sunday

Showers And Thunderstorms

Starts
Sun, May 31 6:00 AM CDT
Wind
0 to 5 mph E

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Chelsea and Lanett.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Chelsea and Lanett.

  1. 1

    Start on Shawmut Street

    65 m · 14 sec · Shawmut Street

  2. 2

    Turn right onto Chester Avenue

    526 ft · 25 sec · Chester Avenue

  3. 3

    At the end of the road, turn right onto Hawthorn Street

    123 m · 7 sec · Hawthorn Street

  4. 4

    Continue on Broadway

    137 m · 8 sec · Broadway

  5. 5

    Turn left onto City Hall Avenue

    132 m · 19 sec · City Hall Avenue

  6. 6

    Turn left onto Chestnut Street

    543 ft · 16 sec · Chestnut Street

  7. 7

    Turn right onto Fifth Street

    627 ft · 19 sec · Fifth Street

  8. 8

    Take the ramp straight toward US 1 South: Boston

    1065 ft · 25 sec

  9. 9

    Merge slight left onto Northeast Expressway

    674 ft · 8 sec · Northeast Expressway

  10. 10

    Continue on Tobin Bridge

    4 mi · 6 min · Tobin Bridge

  11. 11

    Take the exit slight right toward I 90 West: Mass Pike, South Station

    605 ft · 15 sec

  12. 12

    Keep slight left to continue on I 90 Toll West: Albany Street

    3018 ft · 1 min

  13. 13

    Keep slight right to continue on I 90 West: Albany Street, Mass Pike

    531 ft · 13 sec

  14. 14

    Keep slight right to continue on I 90 West: Mass Pike, Worcester

    842 ft · 20 sec

  15. 15

    Merge slight left onto Massachusetts Turnpike

    55.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min · Massachusetts Turnpike

  16. 16

    Keep slight right to continue on Wilbur Cross Highway

    33.6 mi · 40 min · Wilbur Cross Highway

  17. 17

    Keep slight right

    8 mi · 9 min

  18. 18

    Keep slight left to continue on CT 15 South: New York City

    1.9 mi · 3 min

  19. 19

    Take the exit slight right toward I 91 South: New Haven, New York City

    3154 ft · 54 sec

  20. 20

    Merge slight right

    16.5 mi · 20 min

  21. 21

    Take the exit slight right toward CT 15 South

    1825 ft · 35 sec

  22. 22

    Keep slight left to continue on CT 15 South

    133 m · 8 sec

  23. 23

    Merge slight left

    29.8 mi · 37 min

  24. 24

    Take the exit slight right toward CT 8, CT 108: Bridgeport, Waterbury

    1242 ft · 24 sec

  25. 25

    Keep slight left to continue on CT 8 South, CT 108 South: Bridgeport

    2228 ft · 48 sec

  26. 26

    Keep slight left to continue on CT 8 South: Bridgeport

    1.2 km · 2 min

  27. 27

    Merge slight left

    4.5 mi · 5 min

  28. 28

    Keep slight right to continue on I 95 South: New York City

    1719 ft · 42 sec

  29. 29

    Merge slight left

    29.3 mi · 40 min

  30. 30

    Keep slight left to continue on New England Thruway

    14.3 mi · 20 min · New England Thruway

  31. 31

    Continue on Bruckner Expressway

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Bruckner Expressway

  32. 32

    Keep slight right to continue on Bruckner Expressway

    3150 ft · 54 sec · Bruckner Expressway

  33. 33

    Keep slight right to continue on I 95 South, to I 678 South: Cross Bronx Expressway, George Washington Bridge, Newark, Whitestone Bridge

    5.4 mi · 7 min

  34. 34

    Keep slight left to continue on Trans-Manhattan Expressway

    1.1 km · 1 min · Trans-Manhattan Expressway

  35. 35

    Continue on George Washington Bridge (upper level)

    3167 ft · 60 sec · George Washington Bridge (upper level)

  36. 36

    Continue straight

    2659 ft · 48 sec

  37. 37

    Keep slight left

    3214 ft · 39 sec

  38. 38

    Keep slight left

    2.7 mi · 4 min

  39. 39

    Keep slight right to continue on I 95 South, NJTP South: Newark

    1858 ft · 29 sec

  40. 40

    Merge slight right onto New Jersey Turnpike

    2 mi · 3 min · New Jersey Turnpike

  41. 41

    Keep slight left to continue on New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

    2.6 mi · 4 min · New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

  42. 42

    Take the exit slight left

    2790 ft · 43 sec

  43. 43

    Merge slight right onto New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

    7.4 mi · 10 min · New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

  44. 44

    Keep slight left to continue on New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

    54.5 mi · 1 hr 4 min · New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

  45. 45

    Keep slight left to continue on New Jersey Turnpike

    48.9 mi · 56 min · New Jersey Turnpike

  46. 46

    Take the exit slight left

    1193 ft · 16 sec

  47. 47

    Continue straight

    1760 ft · 23 sec

  48. 48

    Merge slight right onto New Jersey Turnpike

    2 mi · 2 min · New Jersey Turnpike

  49. 49

    Merge slight left

    3.4 mi · 6 min

  50. 50

    Take the exit slight right toward DE 9: New Castle, Veterans Memorial Park, Wilmington

    146 m · 8 sec

  51. 51

    Keep slight left to continue on DE 9 South: New Castle, Veterans Memorial Park

    885 ft · 15 sec

  52. 52

    Keep slight left

    1838 ft · 31 sec

  53. 53

    Merge slight left onto Delaware Turnpike

    11.6 mi · 14 min · Delaware Turnpike

  54. 54

    Keep slight left to continue on Delaware Turnpike

    2.2 mi · 3 min · Delaware Turnpike

  55. 55

    Continue on John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway

    41.3 mi · 48 min · John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway

  56. 56

    Keep slight left to continue on Express Toll Lanes

    6.5 mi · 8 min · Express Toll Lanes

  57. 57

    Keep slight left to continue on Express Toll Lanes

    1.2 mi · 2 min · Express Toll Lanes

  58. 58

    Merge slight right onto Harbor Tunnel Thruway

    3.8 mi · 5 min · Harbor Tunnel Thruway

  59. 59

    Continue on Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

  60. 60

    Continue on Harbor Tunnel Thruway

    2.2 mi · 3 min · Harbor Tunnel Thruway

  61. 61

    Continue on Harbor Tunnel Throughway

    2567 ft · 40 sec · Harbor Tunnel Throughway

  62. 62

    Keep slight left to continue on Harbor Tunnel Throughway

    2671 ft · 42 sec · Harbor Tunnel Throughway

  63. 63

    Continue on Harbor Tunnel Thruway

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Harbor Tunnel Thruway

  64. 64

    Take the exit slight right toward MD 295 South: Essex, BWI Marshall Airport

    2423 ft · 59 sec

  65. 65

    Merge slight left onto Baltimore-Washington Parkway

    27.1 mi · 37 min · Baltimore-Washington Parkway

  66. 66

    Keep slight left to continue on US 50 East: Richmond, Annapolis

    2902 ft · 35 sec

  67. 67

    Continue on Kenilworth Avenue Freeway

    2.2 mi · 3 min · Kenilworth Avenue Freeway

  68. 68

    Continue on Anacostia Freeway

    2.1 mi · 4 min · Anacostia Freeway

  69. 69

    Take the exit slight right toward I 695 : Downtown

    1553 ft · 38 sec

  70. 70

    Keep slight right to continue on I 695 West: Downtown

    612 ft · 15 sec

  71. 71

    Merge slight left onto Southeast Freeway

    1.9 mi · 3 min · Southeast Freeway

  72. 72

    Continue on Southwest Freeway

    1.1 km · 1 min · Southwest Freeway

  73. 73

    Continue on Francis Case Memorial Bridge

    1.1 mi · 2 min · Francis Case Memorial Bridge

  74. 74

    Continue on Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway

    9.4 mi · 12 min · Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway

  75. 75

    Continue on Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway

    36.3 mi · 43 min · Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway

  76. 76

    Keep slight left

    58.4 mi · 1 hr 6 min

  77. 77

    Keep slight left to continue on Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike

    24 mi · 31 min · Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike

  78. 78

    Keep slight right to continue on Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike

    84.4 mi · 1 hr 32 min · Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike

  79. 79

    Keep slight right

    44.1 mi · 49 min

  80. 80

    Keep slight left

    42.3 mi · 49 min

  81. 81

    Keep slight right

    7.7 mi · 9 min

  82. 82

    Keep slight left to continue on I 85 Business South, US 29 South, US 70 West: Charlotte

    5.4 mi · 6 min

  83. 83

    Keep slight left

    298.4 mi · 5 hr 38 min

  84. 84

    Keep slight right

    26.7 mi · 32 min

  85. 85

    Continue on James Wendell George Parkway

    2.3 mi · 3 min · James Wendell George Parkway

  86. 86

    Keep slight right to continue on I 85 South: Airport Domestic, Montgomery

    55.5 mi · 1 hr 1 min

  87. 87

    Keep slight left to continue on Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway

    18.9 mi · 20 min · Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway

  88. 88

    Take the exit slight right toward GA 18: West Point, Pine Mountain

    1078 ft · 26 sec

  89. 89

    Keep slight right

    103 m · 8 sec

  90. 90

    Turn straight onto East 10th Street

    1.9 mi · 4 min · East 10th Street

  91. 91

    Continue on 2nd Avenue

    714 ft · 23 sec · 2nd Avenue

  92. 92

    At the end of the road, turn right onto West 7th Street

    122 m · 17 sec · West 7th Street

  93. 93

    Turn left onto 3rd Avenue

    1068 ft · 26 sec · 3rd Avenue

  94. 94

    Continue on North Gilmer Avenue

    1509 ft · 34 sec · North Gilmer Avenue

  95. 95

    Turn right onto North 4th Street

    754 ft · 38 sec · North 4th Street

  96. 96

    Turn left onto North Lanier Avenue

    702 ft · 31 sec · North Lanier Avenue

  97. 97

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · North Lanier Avenue

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Chelsea and Lanett.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
97 steps
21 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
25
14 merges, 11 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
8.3 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 85 Business South
330 mi · 28%
Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike
202 mi · 17%
Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway
104 mi · 9%
New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur
65.1 mi · 6%
New Jersey Turnpike
56.8 mi · 5%
I 85 South
55.5 mi · 5%
Longest Stretch

I 85 Business South

Keep slight left

298 mi · 05h 38m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

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.

Drive Time
23h 00m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
46h 00m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+149.1 mi
1014 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Matoaca
11h 30m from Chelsea
Leave By
2:00 PM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Mostly Sunny leaving Chelsea and Showers And Thunderstorms near Lanett.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Chelsea to Lanett?

The road trip is about 1163.1 miles (1871.8 km) and usually takes 23h 00m 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?

Matoaca is a useful midpoint, sitting about 581.2 miles from Chelsea and 581.8 miles from Lanett.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 1014 miles (1631.8 km), while the road route adds roughly 149.1 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 EDT. 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 $159.65 one way or $319.29 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 364.7 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 1 hour time difference between Chelsea and Lanett, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Mostly Sunny around Chelsea and Showers And Thunderstorms near Lanett.

Stop Ideas Near Matoaca

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Matoaca, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Matoaca.

RAIL

Petersburg station

4 mi away
3516 South Street
RAIL

Richmond Main Street Station

34 mi away
1500 East Main Street
RAIL

Richmond Staples Mill Road station

43 mi away
7519 Staples Mill Road
RAIL

Ashland

59 mi away
112 North Railroad Avenue

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Chelsea and Lanett. Straight-line distance: 1013.95 mi (1631.8 km).

Chelsea

#1 Chelsea

City in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Population39,230
Coordinates42.3917600, -71.0328300
Altitude12
CountryUnited States
Lanett

#2 Lanett

City in Chambers County, Alabama, United States

Population6,054
Coordinates32.8687400, -85.1905000
Altitude180
CountryUnited States
Start: Chelsea (-71.03283, 42.39176)
End: Lanett (-85.1905, 32.86874)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 1872 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)38h 45m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)29h 04m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)23h 15m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)19h 23m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)16h 36m
80 mph (129 km/h)14h 30m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
41.04 gal
155.36 L · about $159.65
Round trip
$319.29
82.08 gal · 310.72 L
Estimated CO2
364.7 kg one way
Round trip: 729.4 kg / 1608 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $3.89 $159.65 $319.29
Mid-grade $4.40 $180.45 $360.91
Premium $4.80 $196.95 $393.90
Diesel $4.49 $184.19 $368.38

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in Massachusetts · May 31, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 1 hour time gap between Chelsea, MA and Lanett, AL. The current time in Chelsea is 05:01:57, although it is 04:01:57 in Lanett.

Distance to Other Cities

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How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.