How far is Key West, FL from Grapevine, TX?

The driving distance from Key West, FL to Grapevine, TX is about 1488.6 miles (2395.7 km), with a travel time of about 28h 19m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 1090.8 miles (1755.4 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 56h 39m 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
1488.61 mi
28h 19m
Flight
1090.75 mi
1755.39 km direct

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

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
1090.75 mi
Kilometers
1755.39 km
Flight Time
02h 11m

Driving Distance

Road route
1488.61 mi
Kilometers
2395.68 km
Drive Time
28h 19m

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Drive time stays fixed at 28h 19m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Grapevine
Fri, Oct 16, 6:36 PM CDT
Return by in Key West
Sat, Oct 17, 11:56 PM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Key West
2026-10-15T15:16
Arrive Grapevine
Fri, Oct 16, 7:36 PM EDT
Route Timing
28h 19m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
9:20 AM to 10:50 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
3:20 AM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Key West
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
Ponce de Leon
FL

Town of the United States

From Key West
742.4 mi
14h 09m
To Grapevine
746.3 mi
14h 09m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
81°F
Overnight

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 5:00 AM EDT
Wind
20 mph E
Destination
90°F
Today

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 9:00 AM CDT
Wind
10 mph S

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Key West and Grapevine.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Key West and Grapevine.

  1. 1

    Start on George Street

    112 m · 21 sec · George Street

  2. 2

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Flagler Avenue

    2.1 mi · 5 min · Flagler Avenue

  3. 3

    At the end of the road, turn left onto South Roosevelt Boulevard

    1367 ft · 41 sec · South Roosevelt Boulevard

  4. 4

    Turn right onto Overseas Highway

    36.1 mi · 57 min · Overseas Highway

  5. 5

    Continue on New Seven Mile Bridge

    68.1 mi · 1 hr 46 min · New Seven Mile Bridge

  6. 6

    Continue on Dixie Highway

    19.4 mi · 27 min · Dixie Highway

  7. 7

    Take the exit slight right toward Miami, Orlando, Florida's Turnpike North

    1785 ft · 38 sec

  8. 8

    Continue on Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

    13.2 mi · 16 min · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

  9. 9

    Keep slight right to continue on Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

    3.6 mi · 5 min · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

  10. 10

    Keep slight left to continue on Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

    2.5 mi · 3 min · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

  11. 11

    Keep slight right to continue on Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

    27.1 mi · 30 min · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

  12. 12

    Keep slight right to continue on Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

    1 mi · 1 min · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

  13. 13

    Merge slight left onto Florida's Turnpike

    260.5 mi · 4 hr 43 min · Florida's Turnpike

  14. 14

    Keep slight left to continue on Florida's Turnpike

    1281 ft · 16 sec · Florida's Turnpike

  15. 15

    Merge slight left

    106.9 mi · 1 hr 55 min

  16. 16

    Take the exit slight right toward I 10: Jacksonville, Tallahassee

    820 ft · 16 sec

  17. 17

    Keep slight left to continue on I 10 West: Tallahassee

    1569 ft · 30 sec

  18. 18

    Merge slight right

    334.4 mi · 5 hr 59 min

  19. 19

    Take the exit slight right toward US 90, US 98: Government Street

    2267 ft · 43 sec

  20. 20

    Keep slight left

    56 m · 6 sec

  21. 21

    Continue on US 98

    117 m · 12 sec · US 98

  22. 22

    Continue on Bankhead Tunnel

    3117 ft · 1 min · Bankhead Tunnel

  23. 23

    Continue on Government Street

    587 ft · 14 sec · Government Street

  24. 24

    Continue on Government Street

    1139 ft · 39 sec · Government Street

  25. 25

    Turn left onto South Water Street

    1.3 km · 2 min · South Water Street

  26. 26

    Continue on Telegraph Road

    147 m · 12 sec · Telegraph Road

  27. 27

    Turn straight

    4.5 mi · 5 min

  28. 28

    Keep slight right to continue on I 65: Montgomery

    2562 ft · 34 sec

  29. 29

    Merge slight left

    2.6 mi · 3 min

  30. 30

    Take the exit slight right toward SR 158: Industrial Parkway

    2809 ft · 1 min

  31. 31

    Keep slight left

    72 m · 8 sec

  32. 32

    Turn left onto Industrial Parkway

    17.1 mi · 21 min · Industrial Parkway

  33. 33

    Turn slight right

    699 ft · 9 sec

  34. 34

    Continue on Industrial Parkway

    2.3 mi · 3 min · Industrial Parkway

  35. 35

    Continue on Moffett Road

    41.8 mi · 49 min · Moffett Road

  36. 36

    Continue straight

    22.8 mi · 27 min

  37. 37

    Take the exit slight right toward I 59 North, US 98 West: Columbia, Laurel

    1.3 km · 2 min

  38. 38

    Merge slight left onto Lance Corporal Roy M Wheat Memorial Highway

    8.2 mi · 9 min · Lance Corporal Roy M Wheat Memorial Highway

  39. 39

    Take the exit slight right toward US 49 North, MS 42 West: Jackson

    1123 ft · 39 sec

  40. 40

    Continue straight

    1.2 mi · 2 min

  41. 41

    Continue straight

    5.4 mi · 7 min

  42. 42

    Continue straight

    5.3 mi · 6 min

  43. 43

    Continue straight

    1077 ft · 14 sec

  44. 44

    Continue straight

    4.2 mi · 5 min

  45. 45

    Continue straight

    65.7 mi · 1 hr 20 min

  46. 46

    Take the exit slight right

    862 ft · 21 sec

  47. 47

    Keep slight left to continue on Jackson

    1.1 km · 1 min

  48. 48

    Keep slight left

    1 mi · 1 min

  49. 49

    Merge slight right

    1.6 mi · 2 min

  50. 50

    Keep slight right to continue on I 20 West, US 49 North: Vicksburg, Yazoo City

    39.1 mi · 44 min

  51. 51

    Merge slight right

    3.8 mi · 5 min

  52. 52

    Keep slight right

    327.7 mi · 5 hr 49 min

  53. 53

    Keep slight right to continue on Dallas

    4.4 mi · 5 min

  54. 54

    Continue straight

    18.9 mi · 20 min

  55. 55

    Merge slight left onto East R L Thornton Freeway

    6 mi · 7 min · East R L Thornton Freeway

  56. 56

    Take the exit slight right toward I 45 South, US 75 North: Houston, McKinney

    1004 ft · 24 sec

  57. 57

    Keep slight right to continue on US 75 North: McKinney

    1647 ft · 34 sec

  58. 58

    Keep slight left to continue on Main Street West, Elm Street

    1049 ft · 27 sec

  59. 59

    Keep slight right to continue on Elm Street

    577 ft · 14 sec

  60. 60

    Turn straight onto Elm Street

    1.1 mi · 2 min · Elm Street

  61. 61

    Continue on Elm Street

    709 ft · 14 sec · Elm Street

  62. 62

    Take the ramp straight toward I 30, I 35E

    100 m · 8 sec

  63. 63

    Keep slight right to continue on I 35E North

    1010 ft · 25 sec

  64. 64

    Merge slight right onto North Stemmons Freeway

    4.5 mi · 6 min · North Stemmons Freeway

  65. 65

    Keep slight left to continue on John W Carpenter Freeway

    1.2 km · 49 sec · John W Carpenter Freeway

  66. 66

    Keep slight left to continue on SH 183 TEXpress

    1.5 mi · 2 min · SH 183 TEXpress

  67. 67

    Keep slight left to continue on SH 114 TEXpress

    9.9 mi · 10 min · SH 114 TEXpress

  68. 68

    Take the exit slight right toward TX 121: DFW International Airport

    728 ft · 9 sec

  69. 69

    Merge slight right onto West John W Carpenter Freeway

    2.1 mi · 2 min · West John W Carpenter Freeway

  70. 70

    Take the exit slight right toward Main Street, Grapevine Historic District

    2451 ft · 46 sec

  71. 71

    Turn slight left onto East State Highway 114

    1.2 km · 1 min · East State Highway 114

  72. 72

    Turn right onto South Main Street

    1.2 km · 2 min · South Main Street

  73. 73

    Turn right onto East Hudgins Street

    30 m · 4 sec · East Hudgins Street

  74. 74

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · East Hudgins Street

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Key West and Grapevine.

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
19 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
21
10 merges, 11 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
5 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 20 West
371 mi · 25%
Florida's Turnpike
368 mi · 25%
I 10 West
335 mi · 22%
US 49 North
82.3 mi · 6%
New Seven Mile Bridge
68.1 mi · 5%
Moffett Road
64.6 mi · 4%
Longest Stretch

I 10 West

Merge slight right

334 mi · 05h 59m

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
28h 19m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
56h 40m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+397.8 mi
1090.8 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Ponce de Leon
14h 09m from Key West
Leave By
3:20 AM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms leaving Key West and Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms near Grapevine.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Key West to Grapevine?

The road trip is about 1488.6 miles (2395.7 km) and usually takes 28h 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?

Ponce de Leon is a useful midpoint, sitting about 742.4 miles from Key West and 746.3 miles from Grapevine.

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

The direct path is about 1090.8 miles (1755.4 km), while the road route adds roughly 397.8 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 $220.68 one way or $441.36 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 466.8 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

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

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Chance Showers And Thunderstorms around Key West and Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms near Grapevine.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Key West and Grapevine. Straight-line distance: 1090.75 mi (1755.39 km).

Key West

#1 Key West

County seat city of Monroe County, Florida, United States; island in Florida Keys

Population23,767
Coordinates24.5552400, -81.7816300
Altitude1
CountryUnited States
Grapevine

#2 Grapevine

A city in Tarrant County, Texas.

Population55,780
Coordinates32.9342900, -97.0780700
Altitude195
CountryUnited States
Start: Key West (-81.78163, 24.55524)
End: Grapevine (-97.07807, 32.93429)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 2396 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)49h 36m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)37h 13m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)29h 46m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)24h 48m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)21h 15m
80 mph (129 km/h)18h 34m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
52.53 gal
198.84 L · about $220.68
Round trip
$441.36
105.06 gal · 397.68 L
Estimated CO2
466.8 kg one way
Round trip: 933.7 kg / 2058 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.20 $220.68 $441.36
Mid-grade $4.68 $245.89 $491.79
Premium $5.01 $263.18 $526.35
Diesel $6.07 $318.86 $637.71

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 Florida · Oct 15, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 1 hour time gap between Key West, FL and Grapevine, TX. The current time in Key West is 15:16:44, although it is 14:16:44 in Grapevine.

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.