How far is Lanett, AL from Chelsea, MA?

The driving distance from Lanett, AL to Chelsea, MA is about 1159.5 miles (1866.1 km), with a travel time of about 22h 55m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 1014 miles (1631.8 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 45h 51m 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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Quick Snapshot
Road
1159.56 mi
22h 55m
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
1159.56 mi
Kilometers
1866.13 km
Drive Time
22h 55m

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Leave and Arrive Planner

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Drive time stays fixed at 22h 55m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Chelsea
Mon, Jun 1, 5:04 AM EDT
Return by in Lanett
Tue, Jun 2, 2:59 AM CDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Lanett
2026-05-31T05:08
Arrive Chelsea
Mon, Jun 1, 4:04 AM CDT
Route Timing
22h 55m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
5:56 AM to 7:26 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
2:08 PM CDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Lanett
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
Matoaca
VA

Census designated place

From Lanett
579.5 mi
11h 27m
To Chelsea
580 mi
11h 27m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
80°F
Sunday

Showers And Thunderstorms

Starts
Sun, May 31 6:00 AM CDT
Wind
0 to 5 mph E
Destination
71°F
Sunday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Sun, May 31 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
3 to 7 mph NW

Driving Route Map

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

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

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

  1. 1

    Start on North Lanier Avenue

    702 ft · 32 sec · North Lanier Avenue

  2. 2

    Turn right onto North 4th Street

    754 ft · 38 sec · North 4th Street

  3. 3

    At the end of the road, turn left onto North Gilmer Avenue

    1509 ft · 32 sec · North Gilmer Avenue

  4. 4

    Continue on 3rd Avenue

    1068 ft · 28 sec · 3rd Avenue

  5. 5

    Turn right onto West 7th Street

    122 m · 13 sec · West 7th Street

  6. 6

    Turn left onto 2nd Avenue

    714 ft · 22 sec · 2nd Avenue

  7. 7

    Continue on East 10th Street

    2 mi · 4 min · East 10th Street

  8. 8

    Continue on East 10th Street

    47 m · 3 sec · East 10th Street

  9. 9

    Take the ramp slight left

    1836 ft · 45 sec

  10. 10

    Merge slight left onto Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway

    76.8 mi · 1 hr 24 min · Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway

  11. 11

    Continue on Downtown Connector

    5.1 mi · 7 min · Downtown Connector

  12. 12

    Keep slight left to continue on Northeast Expressway

    2.7 mi · 4 min · Northeast Expressway

  13. 13

    Keep slight left to continue on Northeast Expressway

    9.7 mi · 12 min · Northeast Expressway

  14. 14

    Continue on Interstate Highway 85

    15.4 mi · 16 min · Interstate Highway 85

  15. 15

    Keep slight right

    2718 ft · 33 sec

  16. 16

    Keep slight right to continue on I 85 North: Gainesville

    135 mi · 2 hr 34 min

  17. 17

    Keep slight left

    125.1 mi · 2 hr 24 min

  18. 18

    Keep slight left to continue on I 85 North: Greensboro, High Point

    32.8 mi · 35 min

  19. 19

    Keep slight right to continue on US 29, US 70

    5.9 mi · 7 min

  20. 20

    Keep slight left

    36.8 mi · 43 min

  21. 21

    Keep slight left to continue on I 85 North: Durham

    9.4 mi · 11 min

  22. 22

    Keep slight left

    1.8 mi · 2 min

  23. 23

    Continue straight

    4.3 mi · 5 min

  24. 24

    Keep slight left

    37.1 mi · 40 min

  25. 25

    Turn straight

    114.3 mi · 2 hr 9 min

  26. 26

    Keep slight left to continue on Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike

    52.8 mi · 58 min · Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike

  27. 27

    Keep slight right

    1.6 mi · 2 min

  28. 28

    Keep slight left

    1 mi · 1 min

  29. 29

    Merge slight left

    35 mi · 41 min

  30. 30

    Keep slight right to continue on Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway

    1 km · 52 sec · Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway

  31. 31

    Continue on Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway

    10.2 mi · 13 min · Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway

  32. 32

    Continue on Arland D. Williams Junior Memorial Bridge

    2430 ft · 39 sec · Arland D. Williams Junior Memorial Bridge

  33. 33

    Keep slight right to continue on I 395 North: Capitol Hill, Nationals Park, Capital One Arena

    2326 ft · 48 sec

  34. 34

    Keep slight left to continue on Francis Case Memorial Bridge

    880 ft · 19 sec · Francis Case Memorial Bridge

  35. 35

    Continue on Southwest Freeway

    2566 ft · 55 sec · Southwest Freeway

  36. 36

    Keep slight left to continue on Southeast Freeway

    1.9 mi · 3 min · Southeast Freeway

  37. 37

    Take the exit slight right toward DC 295 North

    2829 ft · 1 min

  38. 38

    Merge slight right onto Anacostia Freeway

    2.1 mi · 4 min · Anacostia Freeway

  39. 39

    Continue on Kenilworth Avenue Freeway

    2.3 mi · 3 min · Kenilworth Avenue Freeway

  40. 40

    Keep slight left to continue on Baltimore

    2038 ft · 25 sec

  41. 41

    Merge slight left onto Baltimore-Washington Parkway

    27 mi · 37 min · Baltimore-Washington Parkway

  42. 42

    Take the exit slight right toward I 895 North: Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Thruway

    1327 ft · 32 sec

  43. 43

    Merge slight left onto Harbor Tunnel Thruway

    1.1 mi · 2 min · Harbor Tunnel Thruway

  44. 44

    Continue on Harbor Tunnel Throughway

    1.6 km · 1 min · Harbor Tunnel Throughway

  45. 45

    Continue on Harbor Tunnel Thruway

    2.2 mi · 3 min · Harbor Tunnel Thruway

  46. 46

    Continue on Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

  47. 47

    Continue on Harbor Tunnel Thruway

    3.7 mi · 5 min · Harbor Tunnel Thruway

  48. 48

    Keep slight left to continue on Express Toll Lanes

    8.5 mi · 10 min · Express Toll Lanes

  49. 49

    Keep slight right

    91 m · 4 sec

  50. 50

    Merge slight right onto John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway

    40.5 mi · 47 min · John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway

  51. 51

    Continue on Delaware Turnpike

    3005 ft · 40 sec · Delaware Turnpike

  52. 52

    Keep slight left to continue on Delaware Turnpike

    10 mi · 12 min · Delaware Turnpike

  53. 53

    Keep slight right to continue on Delaware Turnpike

    1 mi · 2 min · Delaware Turnpike

  54. 54

    Take the exit slight left toward US 13 North: Wilmington

    1.2 km · 1 min

  55. 55

    Keep slight right to continue on I 295 North: Delware Memorial Bridge, New York, New Jersey

    1033 ft · 16 sec

  56. 56

    Merge slight right onto Delaware Turnpike

    2.2 mi · 3 min · Delaware Turnpike

  57. 57

    Continue on Delaware Memorial Bridge

    2.4 mi · 4 min · Delaware Memorial Bridge

  58. 58

    Keep slight left to continue on New Jersey Turnpike

    2.5 mi · 3 min · New Jersey Turnpike

  59. 59

    Take the exit slight left

    1039 ft · 14 sec

  60. 60

    Continue straight

    899 ft · 12 sec

  61. 61

    Merge slight right onto New Jersey Turnpike

    46.7 mi · 54 min · New Jersey Turnpike

  62. 62

    Keep slight right to continue on New Jersey Turnpike

    56.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min · New Jersey Turnpike

  63. 63

    Keep slight left to continue on New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

    11.3 mi · 15 min · New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

  64. 64

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

    823 ft · 28 sec

  65. 65

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

    1233 ft · 42 sec

  66. 66

    Merge slight left

    1.5 km · 2 min

  67. 67

    Continue straight

    1.8 mi · 3 min

  68. 68

    Take the exit slight left toward George Washington Bridge Upper Level

    95 m · 5 sec

  69. 69

    Merge slight left

    1649 ft · 20 sec

  70. 70

    Keep slight left

    1.3 km · 1 min

  71. 71

    Continue on George Washington Bridge (upper level)

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

  72. 72

    Continue on Trans-Manhattan Expressway

    1.2 km · 1 min · Trans-Manhattan Expressway

  73. 73

    Continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

    4.7 mi · 6 min · Cross Bronx Expressway

  74. 74

    Keep slight left

    2.9 mi · 4 min

  75. 75

    Take the exit slight right toward Hutchinson Parkway North

    131 m · 15 sec

  76. 76

    Keep slight left to continue on Hutchinson River Parkway North

    912 ft · 31 sec

  77. 77

    Merge slight left onto Hutchinson River Parkway

    1.5 mi · 2 min · Hutchinson River Parkway

  78. 78

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

    1570 ft · 44 sec

  79. 79

    Merge slight left onto New England Thruway

    40.8 mi · 55 min · New England Thruway

  80. 80

    Take the exit slight right toward CT 25, CT 8: Trumbull, Waterbury

    1 km · 1 min

  81. 81

    Continue straight

    3.2 mi · 3 min

  82. 82

    Keep slight right to continue on CT 8 North: Waterbury, New Haven

    1.8 mi · 2 min

  83. 83

    Take the exit slight right toward CT 15 North: Merritt Parkway, New Haven

    1.2 km · 2 min

  84. 84

    Merge slight left onto Merritt Parkway

    3 mi · 4 min · Merritt Parkway

  85. 85

    Continue on Wilbur Cross Parkway

    30.4 mi · 38 min · Wilbur Cross Parkway

  86. 86

    Continue on Berlin Turnpike

    15.7 mi · 20 min · Berlin Turnpike

  87. 87

    Merge slight right

    1.4 mi · 2 min

  88. 88

    Keep slight left to continue on I 84 East: Boston

    39.7 mi · 46 min

  89. 89

    Merge slight left onto Massachusetts Turnpike

    55.6 mi · 1 hr 7 min · Massachusetts Turnpike

  90. 90

    Take the exit slight left toward I 93: South Station, Concord New Hampshire, Quincy

    156 m · 13 sec

  91. 91

    Keep slight left to continue on I 93 South, I 93 North: Quincy, Concord New Hampshire

    138 m · 11 sec

  92. 92

    Keep slight right to continue on I 93 North: Concord New Hampshire

    2120 ft · 52 sec

  93. 93

    Merge slight left onto John F. Fitzgerald Expressway

    1.8 mi · 3 min · John F. Fitzgerald Expressway

  94. 94

    Keep slight left to continue on US 1 North: Tobin Bridge, Revere

    2.6 mi · 4 min

  95. 95

    Take the exit slight right toward Fourth Street

    84 m · 9 sec

  96. 96

    Turn right onto Fourth Street

    607 ft · 22 sec · Fourth Street

  97. 97

    Continue on Fourth Street

    32 m · 5 sec · Fourth Street

  98. 98

    Turn straight onto Hawthorn Street

    65 m · 6 sec · Hawthorn Street

  99. 99

    Turn right onto Chester Avenue

    526 ft · 30 sec · Chester Avenue

  100. 100

    Turn left onto Shawmut Street

    65 m · 9 sec · Shawmut Street

  101. 101

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Shawmut Street

Car Route Details

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

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
101 steps
20 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
29
16 merges, 13 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
8.7 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 85 North
346 mi · 30%
New Jersey Turnpike
106 mi · 9%
Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike
90.3 mi · 8%
Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway
76.8 mi · 7%
Massachusetts Turnpike
55.6 mi · 5%
US 29
42.7 mi · 4%
Longest Stretch

I 85 North

Keep slight right to continue on I 85 North: Gainesville

135 mi · 02h 34m

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
22h 55m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
45h 52m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+145.5 mi
1014 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Matoaca
11h 27m from Lanett
Leave By
2:08 PM CDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Showers And Thunderstorms leaving Lanett and Mostly Sunny near Chelsea.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

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

The road trip is about 1159.5 miles (1866.1 km) and usually takes 22h 55m 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 579.5 miles from Lanett and 580 miles from Chelsea.

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 145.5 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 $154.96 one way or $309.93 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 363.7 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

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

What should you check before leaving?

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

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 Lanett and Chelsea. Straight-line distance: 1013.95 mi (1631.8 km).

Lanett

#1 Lanett

City in Chambers County, Alabama, United States

Population6,054
Coordinates32.8687400, -85.1905000
Altitude180
CountryUnited States
Chelsea

#2 Chelsea

City in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Population39,230
Coordinates42.3917600, -71.0328300
Altitude12
CountryUnited States
Start: Lanett (-85.1905, 32.86874)
End: Chelsea (-71.03283, 42.39176)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 1866 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)38h 38m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)28h 59m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)23h 11m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)19h 19m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)16h 33m
80 mph (129 km/h)14h 27m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
40.92 gal
154.89 L · about $154.96
Round trip
$309.93
81.84 gal · 309.78 L
Estimated CO2
363.7 kg one way
Round trip: 727.3 kg / 1603 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $3.79 $154.96 $309.93
Mid-grade $4.26 $174.28 $348.56
Premium $4.63 $189.26 $378.51
Diesel $5.42 $221.58 $443.16

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 Alabama · May 31, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 1 hour time gap between Lanett, AL and Chelsea, MA. The current time in Lanett is 05:08:30, although it is 06:08:30 in Chelsea.

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.