How far is Newport, KY from Corpus Christi, TX?

The driving distance from Newport, KY to Corpus Christi, TX is about 1258.3 miles (2025 km), with a travel time of about 23h 12m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 1075.6 miles (1731 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 46h 25m 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
1258.3 mi
23h 12m
Flight
1075.59 mi
1730.99 km direct

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

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
1075.59 mi
Kilometers
1730.99 km
Flight Time
02h 09m

Driving Distance

Road route
1258.3 mi
Kilometers
2025.04 km
Drive Time
23h 12m

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Drive time stays fixed at 23h 12m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Corpus Christi
Mon, Jun 29, 3:56 AM CDT
Return by in Newport
Tue, Jun 30, 4:09 AM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Newport
2026-06-28T05:43
Arrive Corpus Christi
Mon, Jun 29, 4:56 AM EDT
Route Timing
23h 12m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
4:13 AM to 5:43 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
1:34 PM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Newport
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
Alexander
AR

City in Arkansas

From Newport
629.3 mi
11h 36m
To Corpus Christi
629 mi
11h 36m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
86°F
Sunday

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Starts
Sun, Jun 28 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
2 mph W
Destination
85°F
Sunday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Sun, Jun 28 6:00 AM CDT
Wind
17 to 24 mph SSE

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Newport and Corpus Christi.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Newport and Corpus Christi.

  1. 1

    Start on West 5th Street

    544 ft · 25 sec · West 5th Street

  2. 2

    Turn left onto Monmouth Street

    766 ft · 30 sec · Monmouth Street

  3. 3

    At the end of the road, turn left onto East 3rd Street

    134 m · 20 sec · East 3rd Street

  4. 4

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward US 27 North

    42 m · 2 sec

  5. 5

    Exit the roundabout onto US 27 North

    2766 ft · 1 min

  6. 6

    Continue on Broadway Street

    538 ft · 19 sec · Broadway Street

  7. 7

    Turn left onto East 3rd Street

    2530 ft · 2 min · East 3rd Street

  8. 8

    Take the ramp straight toward I 71 South, I 75 South: Louisville, Lexington

    1718 ft · 44 sec

  9. 9

    Merge slight right

    19.3 mi · 23 min

  10. 10

    Take the exit slight right toward I 71 South: Louisville

    71.5 mi · 1 hr 18 min

  11. 11

    Take the exit slight left toward I 264 West: Watterson Expressway

    2346 ft · 45 sec

  12. 12

    Continue on Henry Watterson Expressway

    10 mi · 14 min · Henry Watterson Expressway

  13. 13

    Take the exit slight right toward I 65, KY 61: Nashville, Indianapolis

    936 ft · 15 sec

  14. 14

    Keep slight left to continue on I 65: Nashville, Downtown Louisville, Indianapolis

    963 ft · 15 sec

  15. 15

    Keep slight left to continue on I 65 South: Nashville

    1 mi · 2 min

  16. 16

    Merge slight left

    165.5 mi · 2 hr 59 min

  17. 17

    Take the exit slight right toward I 65 South: Huntisville, Memphis

    1735 ft · 33 sec

  18. 18

    Merge slight left onto Downtown Loop

    1.6 mi · 2 min · Downtown Loop

  19. 19

    Take the exit slight left toward I 40 West: Memphis

    3193 ft · 49 sec

  20. 20

    Merge slight left

    196.4 mi · 3 hr 33 min

  21. 21

    Take the exit slight right toward I 240 West, I 40 West: Jackson Mississippi, Little Rock

    680 ft · 9 sec

  22. 22

    Keep slight right to continue on I 40 West: Little Rock

    11.1 mi · 13 min

  23. 23

    Keep slight left

    128.5 mi · 2 hr 12 min

  24. 24

    Take the exit slight right toward I 40, AR 440: Jacksonville, Texarkana

    1096 ft · 27 sec

  25. 25

    Keep slight left to continue on I 440 West: Texarkana

    1.3 km · 2 min

  26. 26

    Merge slight left onto East Belt Freeway

    9.8 mi · 11 min · East Belt Freeway

  27. 27

    Continue straight

    23.7 mi · 26 min

  28. 28

    Continue straight

    117 mi · 1 hr 58 min

  29. 29

    Take the exit slight right toward I 369 South, US 59 South: Atlanta, Houston, Shreveport

    3.9 mi · 5 min

  30. 30

    Take the exit slight right toward US 59 South, TX 93, FM 3527: Houston

    2132 ft · 51 sec

  31. 31

    Turn right onto South Lake Drive

    1.4 km · 1 min · South Lake Drive

  32. 32

    Continue on US Highway 59

    18.2 mi · 20 min · US Highway 59

  33. 33

    Turn straight onto Loop 59

    2.1 mi · 3 min · Loop 59

  34. 34

    Take the exit slight right toward US 59 South, TX 77 West: Marshall, Naples

    820 ft · 23 sec

  35. 35

    Merge slight left onto West Main Street

    2.8 mi · 3 min · West Main Street

  36. 36

    Continue straight

    68.1 mi · 1 hr 16 min

  37. 37

    Take the exit right

    1287 ft · 35 sec

  38. 38

    Merge slight left onto Northwest Loop

    3.1 mi · 4 min · Northwest Loop

  39. 39

    Take the exit slight right

    1264 ft · 18 sec

  40. 40

    Keep slight right

    78 m · 7 sec

  41. 41

    Turn right

    24.8 mi · 26 min

  42. 42

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

    2.6 mi · 3 min · North Railroad Avenue

  43. 43

    Continue on US Route 259

    3 mi · 3 min · US Route 259

  44. 44

    Continue on US Highway 259

    11.2 mi · 13 min · US Highway 259

  45. 45

    Take the exit slight right toward US 59 South: Lufkin

    68 m · 6 sec

  46. 46

    Continue straight

    128 m · 12 sec

  47. 47

    Continue straight

    556 ft · 16 sec

  48. 48

    Turn left

    32 m · 4 sec

  49. 49

    Turn right onto North US Highway 59

    1.1 km · 48 sec · North US Highway 59

  50. 50

    Continue on Northwest Stallings Drive

    6.4 mi · 7 min · Northwest Stallings Drive

  51. 51

    Continue on Stallings Drive

    2015 ft · 26 sec · Stallings Drive

  52. 52

    Take the exit slight right

    919 ft · 25 sec

  53. 53

    Turn straight

    68 m · 6 sec

  54. 54

    Merge slight left onto South Street

    1.3 mi · 2 min · South Street

  55. 55

    Continue on South US Highway 59

    19.4 mi · 22 min · South US Highway 59

  56. 56

    Take the exit slight right toward South First Street

    121 m · 10 sec

  57. 57

    Turn straight onto South Medford Drive

    1041 ft · 23 sec · South Medford Drive

  58. 58

    Turn left onto South First Street

    4.1 mi · 5 min · South First Street

  59. 59

    Continue on US 59

    1.3 mi · 2 min · US 59

  60. 60

    Continue on Diboll Relief Route

    113.5 mi · 2 hr 5 min · Diboll Relief Route

  61. 61

    Continue on Southwest Freeway

    34.7 mi · 40 min · Southwest Freeway

  62. 62

    Take the exit slight right toward Spur 10: Cottonwood, Church Road, Hartledge Road

    1158 ft · 28 sec

  63. 63

    Turn straight onto Southwest Freeway Frontage Road

    1.5 km · 2 min · Southwest Freeway Frontage Road

  64. 64

    Continue on Southwest Freeway Frontage Road

    2217 ft · 1 min · Southwest Freeway Frontage Road

  65. 65

    Continue on US 59 Southbound Frontage Road

    1.4 km · 2 min · US 59 Southbound Frontage Road

  66. 66

    Take the ramp straight

    1027 ft · 25 sec

  67. 67

    Merge slight left

    9.2 mi · 11 min

  68. 68

    Keep slight left

    6.6 mi · 8 min

  69. 69

    Take the exit slight right

    1.5 mi · 2 min

  70. 70

    Continue on US Highway 59

    74.7 mi · 1 hr 22 min · US Highway 59

  71. 71

    Keep slight left to continue on Spur 91

    1.6 km · 1 min · Spur 91

  72. 72

    Merge slight right onto US Highway 77 South

    33.2 mi · 38 min · US Highway 77 South

  73. 73

    Turn straight onto Alamo Street

    1.9 mi · 3 min · Alamo Street

  74. 74

    Turn left onto East Empresario Street

    1.5 mi · 2 min · East Empresario Street

  75. 75

    Turn right

    9.6 mi · 10 min

  76. 76

    Continue on Farm to Market Road 136

    17.7 mi · 23 min · Farm to Market Road 136

  77. 77

    Take the ramp right

    2045 ft · 50 sec

  78. 78

    Merge slight left

    12.1 mi · 13 min

  79. 79

    Take the exit slight right

    1912 ft · 44 sec

  80. 80

    Turn slight right

    1793 ft · 56 sec

  81. 81

    Take the ramp slight left

    2474 ft · 1 min

  82. 82

    Merge slight left

    1548 ft · 29 sec

  83. 83

    Continue on Interstate Highway 37

    118 m · 10 sec · Interstate Highway 37

  84. 84

    Continue on Interstate Highway 37

    135 m · 15 sec · Interstate Highway 37

  85. 85

    Continue straight

    147 m · 9 sec

  86. 86

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Newport and Corpus Christi.

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
86 steps
19 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
36
12 merges, 24 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
6.8 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 40 West
337 mi · 27%
I 65 South
167 mi · 13%
East Belt Freeway
150 mi · 12%
Diboll Relief Route
114 mi · 9%
US Highway 59
92.8 mi · 7%
I 71 South
91.2 mi · 7%
Longest Stretch

I 40 West

Merge slight left

196 mi · 03h 33m

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 12m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
46h 26m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+182.7 mi
1075.6 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Alexander
11h 36m from Newport
Leave By
1:34 PM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms leaving Newport and Mostly Sunny near Corpus Christi.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Newport to Corpus Christi?

The road trip is about 1258.3 miles (2025 km) and usually takes 23h 12m 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?

Alexander is a useful midpoint, sitting about 629.3 miles from Newport and 629 miles from Corpus Christi.

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

The direct path is about 1075.6 miles (1731 km), while the road route adds roughly 182.7 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 $167.43 one way or $334.86 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 394.6 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

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

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms around Newport and Mostly Sunny near Corpus Christi.

Stop Ideas Near Alexander

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

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

RAIL

Little Rock Union Station

20 mi away
1400 West Markham Street
RAIL

Malvern station

45 mi away
200 East First St.
RAIL

Arkadelphia station

80 mi away
798 South 5th St.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Newport and Corpus Christi. Straight-line distance: 1075.59 mi (1730.99 km).

Newport

#1 Newport

City in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States

Population14,906
Coordinates39.0914500, -84.4957800
Altitude156
CountryUnited States
Corpus Christi

#2 Corpus Christi

The second most populous city in Texas and the center of the Corpus Christi metropolitan area.

Population327,248
Coordinates27.8005800, -97.3963800
Altitude2
CountryUnited States
Start: Newport (-84.49578, 39.09145)
End: Corpus Christi (-97.39638, 27.80058)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 2025 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)41h 55m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)31h 27m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)25h 09m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)20h 58m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)17h 58m
80 mph (129 km/h)15h 41m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
44.4 gal
168.08 L · about $167.43
Round trip
$334.86
88.8 gal · 336.16 L
Estimated CO2
394.6 kg one way
Round trip: 789.2 kg / 1740 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $3.77 $167.43 $334.86
Mid-grade $4.25 $188.83 $377.67
Premium $4.65 $206.64 $413.28
Diesel $5.30 $235.50 $471.00

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 Kentucky · Jun 28, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 1 hour time gap between Newport, KY and Corpus Christi, TX. The current time in Newport is 05:43:25, although it is 04:43:25 in Corpus Christi.

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.