How far is Park Rapids, MN from Dover, DE?

The driving distance from Park Rapids, MN to Dover, DE is about 1376 miles (2214.4 km), with a travel time of about 26h 09m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 1118.5 miles (1800.1 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 52h 18m 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
1375.95 mi
26h 09m
Flight
1118.51 mi
1800.06 km direct

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

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
1118.51 mi
Kilometers
1800.06 km
Flight Time
02h 15m

Driving Distance

Road route
1375.95 mi
Kilometers
2214.37 km
Drive Time
26h 09m

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Drive time stays fixed at 26h 09m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Dover
Fri, Oct 16, 4:49 PM EDT
Return by in Park Rapids
Sat, Oct 17, 5:58 PM CDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Park Rapids
2026-10-15T13:40
Arrive Dover
Fri, Oct 16, 3:49 PM CDT
Route Timing
26h 09m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
9:09 AM to 10:39 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
7:42 AM CDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Park Rapids
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
Roseland
IN

Town in Indiana, United States

From Park Rapids
681.3 mi
13h 04m
To Dover
694.7 mi
13h 04m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
55°F
Thursday

Mostly Cloudy

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 6:00 AM CDT
Wind
2 to 23 mph WSW
Destination
66°F
Today

Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 10:00 AM EDT
Wind
5 to 10 mph E

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Park Rapids and Dover.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Park Rapids and Dover.

  1. 1

    Start on 1st Street West

    13 m · 5 sec · 1st Street West

  2. 2

    Turn right onto Park Avenue South

    1 mi · 2 min · Park Avenue South

  3. 3

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Park Avenue South

    38 m · 2 sec · Park Avenue South

  4. 4

    Exit the roundabout onto Park Avenue South

    33.8 mi · 49 min · Park Avenue South

  5. 5

    Turn left onto Ash Avenue Northeast

    6.2 mi · 7 min · Ash Avenue Northeast

  6. 6

    Continue on West Mason Avenue

    78.4 mi · 1 hr 30 min · West Mason Avenue

  7. 7

    Keep slight left

    26.1 mi · 31 min

  8. 8

    Turn right onto 165th Avenue Southeast

    1.8 mi · 2 min · 165th Avenue Southeast

  9. 9

    Continue on Park Boulevard Southeast

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Park Boulevard Southeast

  10. 10

    Continue on County Road 11

    1.1 km · 58 sec · County Road 11

  11. 11

    Turn right onto State Highway 25

    540 ft · 12 sec · State Highway 25

  12. 12

    Continue on Pine Street

    1652 ft · 43 sec · Pine Street

  13. 13

    Turn left onto Broadway Street East

    1.5 mi · 3 min · Broadway Street East

  14. 14

    Turn right onto Fenning Avenue

    1727 ft · 40 sec · Fenning Avenue

  15. 15

    Take the ramp left

    1892 ft · 54 sec

  16. 16

    Merge slight left

    28 mi · 31 min

  17. 17

    Keep slight left

    11.7 mi · 13 min

  18. 18

    Keep slight right to continue on Voyageur Highway

    5.5 mi · 7 min · Voyageur Highway

  19. 19

    Keep slight left to continue on US 10 East, I 94 East, US 52 South: 10th Street, Wacouta Street

    23.9 mi · 28 min

  20. 20

    Continue straight

    231.6 mi · 4 hr 8 min

  21. 21

    Keep slight right to continue on I 39, I 90: Chicago

    67.1 mi · 1 hr 12 min

  22. 22

    Keep slight left to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    20.3 mi · 22 min · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  23. 23

    Keep slight left to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    40.6 mi · 44 min · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  24. 24

    Keep slight right to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    1772 ft · 22 sec · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  25. 25

    Keep slight left to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    526 ft · 30 sec · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  26. 26

    Merge slight right onto Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    123 m · 5 sec · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  27. 27

    Take the exit slight right toward IL 171 South: Cumberland Avenue South

    1 mi · 2 min · Cumberland flyover

  28. 28

    Keep slight left to continue on IL 171 South: Cumberland Avenue

    75 m · 8 sec

  29. 29

    Turn right onto North Cumberland Avenue

    874 ft · 28 sec · North Cumberland Avenue

  30. 30

    Continue on North Cumberland Avenue

    2310 ft · 1 min · North Cumberland Avenue

  31. 31

    Turn right onto West Higgins Road

    1.1 mi · 2 min · West Higgins Road

  32. 32

    Turn right onto North Oriole Avenue

    99 m · 14 sec · North Oriole Avenue

  33. 33

    Turn left onto West Higgins Avenue

    2.7 mi · 6 min · West Higgins Avenue

  34. 34

    Turn right onto North Central Avenue

    929 ft · 26 sec · North Central Avenue

  35. 35

    Turn left onto West Lawrence Avenue

    1858 ft · 43 sec · West Lawrence Avenue

  36. 36

    Turn right onto North Milwaukee Avenue

    3138 ft · 1 min · North Milwaukee Avenue

  37. 37

    Turn left onto West Montrose Avenue

    2904 ft · 1 min · West Montrose Avenue

  38. 38

    Take the ramp slight right toward I 90 East, I 94 East

    1721 ft · 42 sec

  39. 39

    Merge slight left onto Kennedy Expressway

    7.9 mi · 11 min · Kennedy Expressway

  40. 40

    Continue on Dan Ryan Expressway

    2.4 mi · 3 min · Dan Ryan Expressway

  41. 41

    Keep slight left to continue on Dan Ryan Expressway (Express)

    3.8 mi · 5 min · Dan Ryan Expressway (Express)

  42. 42

    Take the exit slight right toward I 90 East

    2183 ft · 53 sec

  43. 43

    Merge slight right onto Dan Ryan Expressway (Local)

    2612 ft · 50 sec · Dan Ryan Expressway (Local)

  44. 44

    Keep slight left to continue on Chicago Skyway

    4.5 mi · 7 min · Chicago Skyway

  45. 45

    Turn straight onto Chicago Skyway

    591 ft · 14 sec · Chicago Skyway

  46. 46

    Merge slight left onto Chicago Skyway

    3.1 mi · 5 min · Chicago Skyway

  47. 47

    Continue on Indiana Toll Road

    1.6 km · 2 min · Indiana Toll Road

  48. 48

    Turn straight onto Indiana Toll Road

    961 ft · 2 min · Indiana Toll Road

  49. 49

    Merge slight right onto Indiana Toll Road

    1.8 mi · 2 min · Indiana Toll Road

  50. 50

    Keep slight left to continue on Indiana Toll Road

    153.9 mi · 2 hr 47 min · Indiana Toll Road

  51. 51

    Continue on Ohio Turnpike

    141.9 mi · 2 hr 32 min · Ohio Turnpike

  52. 52

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike

    9.2 mi · 10 min · Ohio Turnpike

  53. 53

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike

    90.1 mi · 1 hr 37 min · Ohio Turnpike

  54. 54

    Continue on Pennsylvania Turnpike

    161.7 mi · 2 hr 56 min · Pennsylvania Turnpike

  55. 55

    Take the exit slight right toward US 30: Breezewood, Baltimore, Washington DC

    1.9 mi · 4 min

  56. 56

    Keep slight left to continue on US 30 West, To I 70 East: Breezewood, Baltimore

    1819 ft · 1 min

  57. 57

    Merge slight left onto Lincoln Highway

    1670 ft · 43 sec · Lincoln Highway

  58. 58

    Turn left onto Dwight D Eisenhower Highway

    23.3 mi · 32 min · Dwight D Eisenhower Highway

  59. 59

    Continue on Dwight David Eisenhower Highway

    1.2 km · 47 sec · Dwight David Eisenhower Highway

  60. 60

    Keep slight right to continue on Dwight David Eisenhower Highway

    2120 ft · 26 sec · Dwight David Eisenhower Highway

  61. 61

    Continue on Dwight D Eisenhower Highway

    4.7 mi · 5 min · Dwight D Eisenhower Highway

  62. 62

    Continue on I 70, US 40 (Dwight D Eisenhower Highway)

    3.3 mi · 4 min · I 70, US 40 (Dwight D Eisenhower Highway)

  63. 63

    Continue on Dwight D Eisenhower Highway

    66.3 mi · 1 hr 11 min · Dwight D Eisenhower Highway

  64. 64

    Continue straight

    6.5 mi · 7 min

  65. 65

    Keep slight left to continue on Baltimore

    4.6 mi · 5 min

  66. 66

    Take the exit slight right toward US 29 South: Columbia, Washington

    1.2 km · 2 min

  67. 67

    Merge slight left onto Columbia Pike

    2.3 mi · 3 min · Columbia Pike

  68. 68

    Take the exit slight left toward MD 100 East: Glen Burnie

    2796 ft · 43 sec

  69. 69

    Continue straight

    17.5 mi · 24 min

  70. 70

    Merge slight left onto Arundel Expressway

    1653 ft · 26 sec · Arundel Expressway

  71. 71

    Keep slight right to continue on Arundel Expressway

    1.2 km · 1 min · Arundel Expressway

  72. 72

    Turn left onto Ritchie Highway

    2.4 mi · 3 min · Ritchie Highway

  73. 73

    Continue on Governor Ritchie Highway

    6.1 mi · 9 min · Governor Ritchie Highway

  74. 74

    Take the exit slight left toward US 50 East, US 301 North: Bay Bridge

    919 ft · 23 sec

  75. 75

    Merge slight left onto Blue Star Memorial Highway

    19.1 mi · 27 min · Blue Star Memorial Highway

  76. 76

    Keep slight left to continue on Blue Star Memorial Highway

    18.2 mi · 25 min · Blue Star Memorial Highway

  77. 77

    Turn right onto Barclay Road

    9.1 mi · 16 min · Barclay Road

  78. 78

    Turn right onto Crown Stone Road

    2.2 mi · 3 min · Crown Stone Road

  79. 79

    Continue on Halltown Road

    6.3 mi · 7 min · Halltown Road

  80. 80

    Continue on Forrest Avenue

    5.7 mi · 7 min · Forrest Avenue

  81. 81

    Continue on Forest Street

    1629 ft · 23 sec · Forest Street

  82. 82

    Continue on West Division Street

    2630 ft · 40 sec · West Division Street

  83. 83

    Turn right onto South Governors Avenue

    1319 ft · 33 sec · South Governors Avenue

  84. 84

    Turn left onto West Loockerman Street

    736 ft · 25 sec · West Loockerman Street

  85. 85

    Turn left onto Kings Highway

    11 m · 2 sec · Kings Highway

  86. 86

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Kings Highway

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Park Rapids and Dover.

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
29 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
20
10 merges, 10 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
6.3 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
US 10 East
256 mi · 19%
Ohio Turnpike
241 mi · 18%
Pennsylvania Turnpike
162 mi · 12%
Indiana Toll Road
157 mi · 11%
West Mason Avenue
105 mi · 8%
Dwight D Eisenhower Highway
101 mi · 7%
Longest Stretch

US 10 East

Continue straight

232 mi · 04h 08m

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
26h 09m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
52h 18m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+257.5 mi
1118.5 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Roseland
13h 04m from Park Rapids
Leave By
7:42 AM CDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Mostly Cloudy leaving Park Rapids and Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers near Dover.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Park Rapids to Dover?

The road trip is about 1376 miles (2214.4 km) and usually takes 26h 09m 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?

Roseland is a useful midpoint, sitting about 681.3 miles from Park Rapids and 694.7 miles from Dover.

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

The direct path is about 1118.5 miles (1800.1 km), while the road route adds roughly 257.5 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 $206.24 one way or $412.48 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 431.5 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

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

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Mostly Cloudy around Park Rapids and Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers near Dover.

Stop Ideas Near Roseland

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

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

RAIL

South Bend station

5 mi away
2702 West Washington Avenue
RAIL

Niles station

13 mi away
598 Dey St.
RAIL

Elkhart station

24 mi away
131 Tyler Avenue
RAIL

Dowagiac station

32 mi away
200 Depot Drive

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Park Rapids and Dover. Straight-line distance: 1118.51 mi (1800.06 km).

Park Rapids

#1 Park Rapids

City in Minnesota

Population4,335
Coordinates46.9221800, -95.0586300
Altitude439
CountryUnited States
Dover

#2 Dover

City in and county seat of Kent County, Delaware, United States, and capital city of Delaware

Population38,199
Coordinates39.1581700, -75.5243700
Altitude9
CountryUnited States
Start: Park Rapids (-95.05863, 46.92218)
End: Dover (-75.52437, 39.15817)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 2214 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)45h 50m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)34h 24m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)27h 31m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)22h 55m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)19h 39m
80 mph (129 km/h)17h 09m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
48.55 gal
183.79 L · about $206.24
Round trip
$412.48
97.1 gal · 367.58 L
Estimated CO2
431.5 kg one way
Round trip: 862.9 kg / 1902 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.25 $206.24 $412.48
Mid-grade $4.72 $228.96 $457.92
Premium $5.26 $255.47 $510.94
Diesel $6.14 $298.29 $596.58

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 Minnesota · Oct 15, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 1 hour time gap between Park Rapids, MN and Dover, DE. The current time in Park Rapids is 13:40:00, although it is 14:40:00 in Dover.

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.