How far is Franklin, TN from Westport, MA?

The driving distance from Franklin, TN to Westport, MA is about 1105.5 miles (1779.1 km), with a travel time of about 21h 19m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 938 miles (1509.5 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 42h 38m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT.
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Road
1105.51 mi
21h 19m
Flight
937.98 mi
1509.54 km direct

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

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
937.98 mi
Kilometers
1509.54 km
Flight Time
01h 53m

Driving Distance

Road route
1105.51 mi
Kilometers
1779.14 km
Drive Time
21h 19m

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Drive time stays fixed at 21h 19m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Westport
Fri, Oct 16, 5:46 PM EDT
Return by in Franklin
Sat, Oct 17, 2:06 PM CDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Franklin
2026-10-15T19:27
Arrive Westport
Fri, Oct 16, 4:46 PM CDT
Route Timing
21h 19m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
4:19 AM to 5:49 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
5:22 PM CDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Franklin
8:00 PM CDT
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
Harrisonburg
VA

The most populous city in Virginia.

From Franklin
547 mi
10h 39m
To Westport
558.5 mi
10h 39m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
92°F
Today

Sunny

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 11:00 AM CDT
Wind
5 to 10 mph SSW
Destination
Westport Weather
MA
Live fallback forecast
49°F
Tonight
Using North Seekonk as the closest live forecast in the Bristol County weather hub.

Partly Cloudy

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 7:00 PM EDT
Wind
8 to 15 mph SE

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Franklin and Westport.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Franklin and Westport.

  1. 1

    Start on Public Square

    127 m · 7 sec · Public Square

  2. 2

    Exit the rotary onto 3rd Avenue South

    1778 ft · 34 sec · 3rd Avenue South

  3. 3

    Continue on Murfreesboro Road

    2.4 mi · 4 min · Murfreesboro Road

  4. 4

    Take the exit left

    1707 ft · 42 sec

  5. 5

    Merge slight left

    14.1 mi · 15 min

  6. 6

    Take the exit slight right toward I 440: Memphis, Knoxville

    1280 ft · 31 sec

  7. 7

    Keep slight right to continue on I 440 East: Knoxville, Chattanooga

    2341 ft · 56 sec

  8. 8

    Merge slight left onto Debra K Johnson Memorial Parkway

    2 mi · 2 min · Debra K Johnson Memorial Parkway

  9. 9

    Keep slight left to continue on I 24 West: Nashville, Knoxville

    2515 ft · 48 sec

  10. 10

    Keep slight left to continue on I 24 West, I 40 East: Nashville, Knoxville

    1506 ft · 37 sec

  11. 11

    Merge slight left

    1328 ft · 21 sec

  12. 12

    Keep slight right to continue on I 40 East: Knoxville

    1646 ft · 40 sec

  13. 13

    Merge slight left

    171.2 mi · 3 hr 6 min

  14. 14

    Keep slight left

    36.7 mi · 41 min

  15. 15

    Keep slight left to continue on I 81 North: Bristol

    157.1 mi · 2 hr 48 min

  16. 16

    Keep slight left to continue on I 81 North, US 11 North: Roanoke

    139.7 mi · 2 hr 34 min

  17. 17

    Continue straight

    1353 ft · 18 sec

  18. 18

    Keep slight left

    205.2 mi · 3 hr 51 min

  19. 19

    Take the exit slight right toward US 11, US 15: Enola, Marysville

    931 ft · 14 sec

  20. 20

    Keep slight left to continue on US 11 North, US 15 North: Marysville

    1828 ft · 28 sec

  21. 21

    Keep slight left

    2072 ft · 32 sec

  22. 22

    Merge slight left onto George N. Wade Memorial Bridge

    1.2 km · 1 min · George N. Wade Memorial Bridge

  23. 23

    Continue on American Legion Memorial Highway

    3.4 mi · 5 min · American Legion Memorial Highway

  24. 24

    Keep slight left to continue on American Legion Memorial Highway

    19.1 mi · 23 min · American Legion Memorial Highway

  25. 25

    Take the exit slight right toward I 78 East: Allentown

    1.1 km · 45 sec

  26. 26

    Continue on 78th Division Highway

    7.6 mi · 9 min · 78th Division Highway

  27. 27

    Continue on William Penn Highway

    42.8 mi · 51 min · William Penn Highway

  28. 28

    Keep slight left to continue on I 78 East: New Jersey

    58 mi · 1 hr 9 min

  29. 29

    Keep slight right to continue on Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

    16.6 mi · 19 min · Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

  30. 30

    Keep slight right to continue on Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

    7.8 mi · 9 min · Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

  31. 31

    Take the exit slight left toward I 78 East: Holland Tunnel, New York City

    2150 ft · 34 sec

  32. 32

    Merge slight left onto Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

    1.1 km · 56 sec · Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

  33. 33

    Take the exit slight right toward NJTP, I 95, US 1-9, NJ 21, US 22: Port Newark

    1328 ft · 21 sec

  34. 34

    Merge slight right onto Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

    1 mi · 1 min · Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

  35. 35

    Keep slight right to continue on I 95/NJTP North Tolls

    589 ft · 7 sec · I 95/NJTP North Tolls

  36. 36

    Keep straight to continue on I 95 North, NJTP North

    821 ft · 31 sec

  37. 37

    Continue on I 95 North, NJTP North

    1.2 mi · 2 min

  38. 38

    Keep slight right to continue on I 95, NJ 3: George Washington Bridge

    1.2 km · 59 sec

  39. 39

    Merge slight left onto New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

    10.4 mi · 14 min · New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

  40. 40

    Take the exit slight right toward US 46: The Ridgefields, Palisades Park

    823 ft · 28 sec

  41. 41

    Keep slight right to continue on US 46 East: Ridgefield, Palisades Park

    1233 ft · 42 sec

  42. 42

    Merge slight left

    1.5 km · 2 min

  43. 43

    Continue straight

    1.8 mi · 3 min

  44. 44

    Take the exit slight left toward George Washington Bridge Upper Level

    95 m · 5 sec

  45. 45

    Merge slight left

    1649 ft · 20 sec

  46. 46

    Keep slight left

    1.3 km · 1 min

  47. 47

    Continue on George Washington Bridge (upper level)

    3174 ft · 1 min · George Washington Bridge (upper level)

  48. 48

    Continue on Trans-Manhattan Expressway

    1.2 km · 1 min · Trans-Manhattan Expressway

  49. 49

    Continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

    4.7 mi · 6 min · Cross Bronx Expressway

  50. 50

    Keep slight left

    2.9 mi · 4 min

  51. 51

    Take the exit slight right toward Hutchinson Parkway North

    131 m · 15 sec

  52. 52

    Keep slight left to continue on Hutchinson River Parkway North

    912 ft · 31 sec

  53. 53

    Merge slight left onto Hutchinson River Parkway

    1.5 mi · 2 min · Hutchinson River Parkway

  54. 54

    Take the exit slight right toward I 95 North: New Haven

    1570 ft · 44 sec

  55. 55

    Merge slight left onto New England Thruway

    58.5 mi · 1 hr 19 min · New England Thruway

  56. 56

    Take the exit slight right toward Long Wharf Drive, Sargent Drive

    1092 ft · 1 min

  57. 57

    Turn left onto Long Wharf Drive

    1.5 km · 2 min · Long Wharf Drive

  58. 58

    Continue on East Street

    647 ft · 17 sec · East Street

  59. 59

    Turn right onto Water Street

    562 ft · 10 sec · Water Street

  60. 60

    Continue on Forbes Avenue

    1.2 mi · 2 min · Forbes Avenue

  61. 61

    Turn right onto Frontage Road

    1.1 km · 49 sec · Frontage Road

  62. 62

    Take the exit slight left toward I 95 North

    1227 ft · 30 sec

  63. 63

    Merge slight left

    88.9 mi · 1 hr 46 min

  64. 64

    Keep slight right to continue on I 95 North: Providence

    8.3 mi · 11 min

  65. 65

    Take the exit slight right toward I 195 East, US 6 East: East Providence, Cape Cod

    2407 ft · 46 sec

  66. 66

    Continue on Iway

    1.5 km · 1 min · Iway

  67. 67

    Continue on East Providence Expressway

    1.6 mi · 3 min · East Providence Expressway

  68. 68

    Keep slight left to continue on East Providence Expressway

    15.4 mi · 19 min · East Providence Expressway

  69. 69

    Keep slight right

    1.8 mi · 2 min

  70. 70

    Take the exit slight right toward MA 88 South: Horseneck Beach

    1322 ft · 32 sec

  71. 71

    Continue on Veterans Of Foreign Wars Memorial Drive

    3.5 mi · 5 min · Veterans Of Foreign Wars Memorial Drive

  72. 72

    Turn left onto Old County Road

    2.3 mi · 4 min · Old County Road

  73. 73

    Continue on Old Westport Road

    2946 ft · 1 min · Old Westport Road

  74. 74

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Old Westport Road

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Franklin and Westport.

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
74 steps
6 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
28
13 merges, 15 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
6.7 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 81 North
502 mi · 45%
I 40 East
208 mi · 19%
I 95 North
99.1 mi · 9%
I 78 East
59.1 mi · 5%
New England Thruway
58.5 mi · 5%
William Penn Highway
42.8 mi · 4%
Longest Stretch

I 81 North

Keep slight left

205 mi · 03h 51m

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
21h 19m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
42h 38m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+167.5 mi
938 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Harrisonburg
10h 39m from Franklin
Leave By
5:22 PM CDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Sunny leaving Franklin and Partly Cloudy near Westport.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Franklin to Westport?

The road trip is about 1105.5 miles (1779.1 km) and usually takes 21h 19m 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?

Harrisonburg is a useful midpoint, sitting about 547 miles from Franklin and 558.5 miles from Westport.

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

The direct path is about 938 miles (1509.5 km), while the road route adds roughly 167.5 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 CDT. 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 $152.30 one way or $304.59 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 346.7 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

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

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Sunny around Franklin and Partly Cloudy near Westport.

Stop Ideas Near Harrisonburg

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

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

RAIL

Staunton station

38 mi away
1 Middlebrook Avenue
RAIL

Charlottesville Union Station

57 mi away
810 West Main St
RAIL

Culpeper station

76 mi away
109 South Commerce Street
RAIL

Clifton Forge

110 mi away
400 Ridgeway Street

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Franklin and Westport. Straight-line distance: 937.98 mi (1509.54 km).

Franklin

#1 Franklin

The second most populous city in Williamson County, Tennessee.

Population85,316
Coordinates35.9250600, -86.8688900
Altitude196
CountryUnited States
Westport

#2 Westport

Town of the United States

Population16,097
Coordinates41.6257700, -71.0261000
Altitude-
CountryUnited States
Start: Franklin (-86.86889, 35.92506)
End: Westport (-71.0261, 41.62577)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 1779 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)36h 50m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)27h 38m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)22h 06m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)18h 25m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)15h 47m
80 mph (129 km/h)13h 47m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
39.01 gal
147.67 L · about $152.30
Round trip
$304.59
78.02 gal · 295.34 L
Estimated CO2
346.7 kg one way
Round trip: 693.4 kg / 1529 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $3.90 $152.30 $304.59
Mid-grade $4.37 $170.28 $340.56
Premium $4.77 $186.23 $372.47
Diesel $6.00 $234.14 $468.28

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 Tennessee · Oct 15, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 1 hour time gap between Franklin, TN and Westport, MA. The current time in Franklin is 19:27:26, although it is 20:27:26 in Westport.

Distance to Other Cities

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