How far is Denville, NJ from Atlantic Beach, FL?

The driving distance from Denville, NJ to Atlantic Beach, FL is about 958.7 miles (1542.8 km), with a travel time of about 18h 18m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 825.9 miles (1329.2 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 36h 36m 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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Road
958.63 mi
18h 18m
Flight
825.91 mi
1329.18 km direct

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

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
825.91 mi
Kilometers
1329.18 km
Flight Time
01h 39m

Driving Distance

Road route
958.63 mi
Kilometers
1542.77 km
Drive Time
18h 18m

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Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Atlantic Beach
Thu, Jun 11, 12:48 AM EDT
Return by in Denville
Thu, Jun 11, 7:06 PM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Denville
2026-06-10T06:30
Arrive Atlantic Beach
Thu, Jun 11, 12:48 AM EDT
Route Timing
18h 18m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
12:18 AM to 1:48 AM EDT

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

Leave by
11:24 PM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Denville
8:00 PM EDT
Overnight-style route

This departure sits inside the recommended comfort window for the route.

Halfway Point

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

Mid-route stop
Elm City
NC

City in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America

From Denville
479.6 mi
09h 09m
To Atlantic Beach
479 mi
09h 09m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
80°F
Wednesday

Showers And Thunderstorms

Starts
Wed, Jun 10 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
5 mph SW
Destination
87°F
Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Wed, Jun 10 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
3 to 13 mph SE

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Denville and Atlantic Beach.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Denville and Atlantic Beach.

  1. 1

    Start on Broadway Avenue

    27 m · 4 sec · Broadway Avenue

  2. 2

    Turn right onto Center Street

    79 m · 13 sec · Center Street

  3. 3

    Turn right onto Bloomfield Avenue

    72 m · 9 sec · Bloomfield Avenue

  4. 4

    Turn left onto East Main Street

    656 ft · 24 sec · East Main Street

  5. 5

    Turn left onto I 80 East

    1205 ft · 30 sec

  6. 6

    Merge slight left onto Christopher Columbus Highway

    3.6 mi · 4 min · Christopher Columbus Highway

  7. 7

    Take the exit slight right toward I 287: Morristown, Mahwah

    732 ft · 18 sec

  8. 8

    Keep slight right to continue on I 287 South: Morristown, Somerville

    1168 ft · 29 sec

  9. 9

    Merge slight left

    21 mi · 26 min

  10. 10

    Keep slight left

    10.7 mi · 12 min

  11. 11

    Take the exit slight right toward River Road, Bound Brook, Highland Park

    948 ft · 23 sec

  12. 12

    Keep slight right to continue on Highland Park

    841 ft · 20 sec

  13. 13

    Keep slight right

    599 ft · 26 sec

  14. 14

    Turn straight onto River Road

    3.2 mi · 6 min · River Road

  15. 15

    Take the ramp slight right toward NJ 18 South: New Brunswick

    827 ft · 20 sec

  16. 16

    Merge slight left onto John A. Lynch Memorial Bridge

    2.5 mi · 3 min · John A. Lynch Memorial Bridge

  17. 17

    Continue on State Route 18

    1.2 mi · 2 min · State Route 18

  18. 18

    Take the exit slight right toward NJTP Toll, I 95 Toll: New Jersey Turnpike

    2094 ft · 1 min

  19. 19

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

    69 m · 5 sec

  20. 20

    Keep slight right

    1785 ft · 44 sec

  21. 21

    Merge slight left onto New Jersey Turnpike

    31.5 mi · 36 min · New Jersey Turnpike

  22. 22

    Keep slight left to continue on New Jersey Turnpike

    48.8 mi · 56 min · New Jersey Turnpike

  23. 23

    Take the exit slight left

    1193 ft · 16 sec

  24. 24

    Continue straight

    1760 ft · 23 sec

  25. 25

    Merge slight right onto New Jersey Turnpike

    2 mi · 2 min · New Jersey Turnpike

  26. 26

    Merge slight left

    3.4 mi · 6 min

  27. 27

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

    146 m · 8 sec

  28. 28

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

    885 ft · 15 sec

  29. 29

    Keep slight left

    1838 ft · 31 sec

  30. 30

    Merge slight left onto Delaware Turnpike

    11.6 mi · 14 min · Delaware Turnpike

  31. 31

    Keep slight left to continue on Delaware Turnpike

    2.2 mi · 3 min · Delaware Turnpike

  32. 32

    Continue on John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway

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

  33. 33

    Keep slight left to continue on Express Toll Lanes

    6.5 mi · 8 min · Express Toll Lanes

  34. 34

    Keep slight left to continue on Express Toll Lanes

    1.2 mi · 2 min · Express Toll Lanes

  35. 35

    Merge slight right onto Harbor Tunnel Thruway

    3.8 mi · 5 min · Harbor Tunnel Thruway

  36. 36

    Continue on Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

  37. 37

    Continue on Harbor Tunnel Thruway

    2.2 mi · 3 min · Harbor Tunnel Thruway

  38. 38

    Continue on Harbor Tunnel Throughway

    2567 ft · 40 sec · Harbor Tunnel Throughway

  39. 39

    Keep slight left to continue on Harbor Tunnel Throughway

    2671 ft · 42 sec · Harbor Tunnel Throughway

  40. 40

    Continue on Harbor Tunnel Thruway

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Harbor Tunnel Thruway

  41. 41

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

    2423 ft · 59 sec

  42. 42

    Merge slight left onto Baltimore-Washington Parkway

    27.1 mi · 37 min · Baltimore-Washington Parkway

  43. 43

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

    2902 ft · 35 sec

  44. 44

    Continue on Kenilworth Avenue Freeway

    2.2 mi · 3 min · Kenilworth Avenue Freeway

  45. 45

    Continue on Anacostia Freeway

    2.1 mi · 4 min · Anacostia Freeway

  46. 46

    Take the exit slight right toward I 695 : Downtown

    1553 ft · 38 sec

  47. 47

    Keep slight right to continue on I 695 West: Downtown

    612 ft · 15 sec

  48. 48

    Merge slight left onto Southeast Freeway

    1.9 mi · 3 min · Southeast Freeway

  49. 49

    Continue on Southwest Freeway

    1.1 km · 1 min · Southwest Freeway

  50. 50

    Continue on Francis Case Memorial Bridge

    1.1 mi · 2 min · Francis Case Memorial Bridge

  51. 51

    Continue on Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway

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

  52. 52

    Continue on Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway

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

  53. 53

    Keep slight left

    48.6 mi · 53 min

  54. 54

    Take the exit slight left toward I 295 South: Williamsburg, Norfolk, Va Beach

    1.9 mi · 2 min

  55. 55

    Merge slight right onto Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway

    42.2 mi · 46 min · Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway

  56. 56

    Merge slight right onto I 95 South: Emporia, Rocky Mount NC

    172.5 mi · 3 hr 9 min

  57. 57

    Keep slight left

    385.6 mi · 6 hr 57 min

  58. 58

    Take the exit slight right toward I 295 East: Jacksonville Beaches, East Beltway

    1.5 km · 2 min

  59. 59

    Keep slight left to continue on I 295: Jaxport Terminals, Jacksonville Beaches, East Beltway

    1311 ft · 32 sec

  60. 60

    Merge slight left onto East Beltway

    9.3 mi · 11 min · East Beltway

  61. 61

    Keep slight left to continue on East Beltway

    3 mi · 3 min · East Beltway

  62. 62

    Take the exit slight right toward FL 10: Atlantic Boulevard

    1569 ft · 38 sec

  63. 63

    Keep slight left to continue on FL 10 East: JAXEX at Craig Airport, Naval Station Mayport, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach, Jaxonville Beach

    105 m · 17 sec

  64. 64

    Turn straight onto Atlantic Boulevard

    7.4 mi · 13 min · Atlantic Boulevard

  65. 65

    Turn left onto Seminole Road

    1 km · 2 min · Seminole Road

  66. 66

    Turn right onto Plaza Street

    1227 ft · 39 sec · Plaza Street

  67. 67

    At the end of the road, turn left onto East Coast Drive

    104 m · 15 sec · East Coast Drive

  68. 68

    Turn left onto 9th Street

    29 m · 4 sec · 9th Street

  69. 69

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · 9th Street

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Denville and Atlantic Beach.

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
69 steps
16 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
24
13 merges, 11 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
7.2 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 95 South
558 mi · 58%
Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway
94.3 mi · 10%
New Jersey Turnpike
86.2 mi · 9%
Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway
42.2 mi · 4%
John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
41.3 mi · 4%
I 287 South
31.9 mi · 3%
Longest Stretch

I 95 South

Keep slight left

386 mi · 06h 57m

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
18h 18m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
36h 36m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+132.8 mi
825.9 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Elm City
09h 09m from Denville
Leave By
11:24 PM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Showers And Thunderstorms leaving Denville and Mostly Sunny near Atlantic Beach.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Denville to Atlantic Beach?

The road trip is about 958.7 miles (1542.8 km) and usually takes 18h 18m 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?

Elm City is a useful midpoint, sitting about 479.6 miles from Denville and 479 miles from Atlantic Beach.

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

The direct path is about 825.9 miles (1329.2 km), while the road route adds roughly 132.8 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 $138.23 one way or $276.46 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 300.6 kg one way.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Showers And Thunderstorms around Denville and Mostly Sunny near Atlantic Beach.

Stop Ideas Near Elm City

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

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Elm City, 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 Elm City.

RAIL

Wilson

10 mi away
401 East Nash Street
RAIL

Rocky Mount

16 mi away
101 Hammond Street
BUS

Goldsboro, NC

48 mi away
1615 East Beech Street
RAIL

Selma–Smithfield

49 mi away
500 East Railroad Street

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Denville and Atlantic Beach. Straight-line distance: 825.91 mi (1329.18 km).

Denville

#1 Denville

Township in Morris County, New Jersey

Population16,362
Coordinates40.8923200, -74.4773800
Altitude154
CountryUnited States
Atlantic Beach

#2 Atlantic Beach

City in Duval County, Florida, United States

Population13,846
Coordinates30.3344100, -81.3987000
Altitude3
CountryUnited States
Start: Denville (-74.47738, 40.89232)
End: Atlantic Beach (-81.3987, 30.33441)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 1543 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)31h 56m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)23h 58m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)19h 10m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)15h 58m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)13h 41m
80 mph (129 km/h)11h 57m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
33.83 gal
128.05 L · about $138.23
Round trip
$276.46
67.66 gal · 256.1 L
Estimated CO2
300.6 kg one way
Round trip: 601.3 kg / 1326 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.09 $138.23 $276.46
Mid-grade $4.60 $155.58 $311.17
Premium $4.95 $167.59 $335.19
Diesel $5.98 $202.30 $404.61

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 New Jersey · Jun 10, 2026

There is no time difference between Denville and Atlantic Beach. The current time is 06:30:10.

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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.