How far is Rice Lake, WI from Scottsdale, AZ?

The driving distance from Rice Lake, WI to Scottsdale, AZ is about 1729.8 miles (2783.8 km), with a travel time of about 32h 10m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 1350.7 miles (2173.8 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 64h 20m 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
1729.8 mi
32h 10m
Flight
1350.71 mi
2173.76 km direct

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

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
1350.71 mi
Kilometers
2173.76 km
Flight Time
02h 43m

Driving Distance

Road route
1729.8 mi
Kilometers
2783.84 km
Drive Time
32h 10m

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Drive time stays fixed at 32h 10m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Scottsdale
Sun, Sep 20, 7:49 AM MST
Return by in Rice Lake
Mon, Sep 21, 5:59 PM CDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Rice Lake
2026-09-19T01:38
Arrive Scottsdale
Sun, Sep 20, 9:49 AM CDT
Route Timing
32h 10m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
12:10 PM to 1:40 PM MST

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
7:40 PM CDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Rice Lake
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
Bucklin
KS

Human settlement in Ford County, Kansas, United States of America

From Rice Lake
864.4 mi
16h 05m
To Scottsdale
865.4 mi
16h 05m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
63°F
Saturday

Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy

Starts
Sat, Sep 19 6:00 AM CDT
Wind
10 mph ENE
Destination
100°F
This Afternoon

Sunny

Starts
Fri, Sep 18 3:00 PM MST
Wind
5 mph SSW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Rice Lake and Scottsdale.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Rice Lake and Scottsdale.

  1. 1

    Start on West Evans Street

    42 m · 8 sec · West Evans Street

  2. 2

    Turn right onto Tainter Avenue

    987 ft · 50 sec · Tainter Avenue

  3. 3

    At the end of the road, turn left onto West Knapp Street

    1 mi · 2 min · West Knapp Street

  4. 4

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward West Knapp Street

    38 m · 2 sec · West Knapp Street

  5. 5

    Exit the roundabout onto West Knapp Street

    153 m · 10 sec · West Knapp Street

  6. 6

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward West Knapp Street

    41 m · 2 sec · West Knapp Street

  7. 7

    Exit the roundabout onto West Knapp Street

    129 m · 8 sec · West Knapp Street

  8. 8

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward West Knapp Street

    39 m · 2 sec · West Knapp Street

  9. 9

    Exit the roundabout onto West Knapp Street

    139 m · 9 sec · West Knapp Street

  10. 10

    Turn straight onto Knapp Avenue

    5.7 mi · 8 min · Knapp Avenue

  11. 11

    Continue on 22 1/2 Avenue

    6.9 mi · 9 min · 22 1/2 Avenue

  12. 12

    Continue on Elm Street

    2526 ft · 1 min · Elm Street

  13. 13

    Continue on 22 1/2 Avenue

    12 mi · 18 min · 22 1/2 Avenue

  14. 14

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward 14th Avenue

    2 m · 1 sec · 14th Avenue

  15. 15

    Exit the roundabout onto 14th Avenue

    2825 ft · 1 min · 14th Avenue

  16. 16

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward the route

    31 m · 6 sec

  17. 17

    Exit the roundabout

    1.2 km · 1 min

  18. 18

    Turn left

    20.4 mi · 28 min

  19. 19

    Continue on US Highway 63

    5 mi · 7 min · US Highway 63

  20. 20

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward State Highway 64

    48 m · 10 sec · State Highway 64

  21. 21

    Exit the roundabout onto State Highway 64

    29.8 mi · 38 min · State Highway 64

  22. 22

    Continue straight

    2.6 mi · 3 min

  23. 23

    Take the exit slight right toward I 694 South

    1290 ft · 46 sec

  24. 24

    Merge slight left

    5.6 mi · 7 min

  25. 25

    Continue straight

    8.5 mi · 11 min

  26. 26

    Keep slight left

    3.7 mi · 5 min

  27. 27

    Take the exit slight right toward I 35E South, I 35E North: Albert Lea, Saint Paul

    1172 ft · 29 sec

  28. 28

    Keep slight left to continue on I 35E South: Albert Lea

    1.3 km · 2 min

  29. 29

    Merge slight left

    230.4 mi · 4 hr 8 min

  30. 30

    Keep slight right to continue on I 35 South, I 80: Kansas City, Council Bluffs, Davenport

    14.3 mi · 16 min

  31. 31

    Keep slight left

    178.6 mi · 3 hr 13 min

  32. 32

    Take the exit slight right toward I 29 North: Kansas City International Airport

    1635 ft · 40 sec

  33. 33

    Merge slight left

    1.2 mi · 2 min

  34. 34

    Take the exit slight right toward US 69

    913 ft · 26 sec

  35. 35

    Turn left onto Northwest Vivion Road

    1.2 km · 1 min · Northwest Vivion Road

  36. 36

    Turn left onto US 169 South: Downtown Kansas City

    1855 ft · 46 sec

  37. 37

    Merge slight left

    1438 ft · 22 sec

  38. 38

    Take the exit slight right toward Northwest Briarcliff Parkway

    1501 ft · 31 sec

  39. 39

    Turn right onto Northwest Briarcliff Parkway

    1318 ft · 37 sec · Northwest Briarcliff Parkway

  40. 40

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward MO 9 North: Parkville

    57 m · 4 sec

  41. 41

    Exit the roundabout onto MO 9 North: Parkville

    870 ft · 21 sec

  42. 42

    Merge slight right

    1.1 mi · 2 min

  43. 43

    Keep slight left to continue on I 635 South, US 69 South: Kansas

    1.1 km · 1 min

  44. 44

    Keep slight right to continue on Harry Darby Memorial Highway

    5.6 mi · 6 min · Harry Darby Memorial Highway

  45. 45

    Take the exit slight right toward I 70 West: Topeka

    1854 ft · 24 sec

  46. 46

    Merge slight left onto Kansas Turnpike

    50.8 mi · 52 min · Kansas Turnpike

  47. 47

    Keep slight left to continue on Kansas Turnpike

    131.7 mi · 2 hr 12 min · Kansas Turnpike

  48. 48

    Take the exit slight right toward US 54, US 400

    2804 ft · 1 min

  49. 49

    Merge slight left onto Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

    49.9 mi · 58 min · Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

  50. 50

    Continue on D Avenue

    2.4 mi · 5 min · D Avenue

  51. 51

    Continue on Cannonball Stageline

    31.5 mi · 35 min · Cannonball Stageline

  52. 52

    Continue on East 1st Street

    3.1 mi · 7 min · East 1st Street

  53. 53

    Continue on Cannonball Stageline

    28.7 mi · 33 min · Cannonball Stageline

  54. 54

    Continue on East Kansas Avenue

    1.3 mi · 3 min · East Kansas Avenue

  55. 55

    Continue on The Yellow Brick Road

    8.3 mi · 10 min · The Yellow Brick Road

  56. 56

    Keep slight left to continue on The Yellow Brick Road

    32.7 mi · 37 min · The Yellow Brick Road

  57. 57

    Continue on East Front Street

    1.2 km · 49 sec · East Front Street

  58. 58

    Continue on The Yellow Brick Road

    20.7 mi · 23 min · The Yellow Brick Road

  59. 59

    Continue on East Carthage Street

    1.1 mi · 1 min · East Carthage Street

  60. 60

    Continue on The Yellow Brick Road

    37.8 mi · 43 min · The Yellow Brick Road

  61. 61

    Continue on East Pancake Boulevard

    1.9 mi · 2 min · East Pancake Boulevard

  62. 62

    Continue on The Yellow Brick Road

    4 mi · 5 min · The Yellow Brick Road

  63. 63

    Continue on Second Lieutenant Luke James Memorial Highway

    14.8 mi · 18 min · Second Lieutenant Luke James Memorial Highway

  64. 64

    Continue on Clarence Street

    1.3 km · 2 min · Clarence Street

  65. 65

    Continue on Second Lieutenant Luke James Memorial Highway

    9.4 mi · 11 min · Second Lieutenant Luke James Memorial Highway

  66. 66

    Continue on Oklahoma Panhandle State University Centennial Corridor

    1.1 mi · 1 min · Oklahoma Panhandle State University Centennial Corridor

  67. 67

    Continue on Jack Vernon Begley Memorial Highway

    9 mi · 12 min · Jack Vernon Begley Memorial Highway

  68. 68

    Continue on Southwest 2nd Street

    9.4 mi · 11 min · Southwest 2nd Street

  69. 69

    Continue on 3rd Street

    1.2 mi · 2 min · 3rd Street

  70. 70

    Continue on Jack Vernon Begley Memorial Highway

    61.2 mi · 1 hr 9 min · Jack Vernon Begley Memorial Highway

  71. 71

    Continue on Denver Avenue

    1980 ft · 30 sec · Denver Avenue

  72. 72

    Turn right onto West 7th Street

    40.8 mi · 41 min · West 7th Street

  73. 73

    Continue on Bell Street

    52.8 mi · 1 hr · Bell Street

  74. 74

    Take the exit right

    2418 ft · 59 sec

  75. 75

    Merge slight left

    405.3 mi · 6 hr 52 min

  76. 76

    Take the exit slight right toward I 40 Business, AZ 77 South, AZ 377 South, US 180 East: Show Low, Heber

    1930 ft · 50 sec

  77. 77

    Turn left onto Navajo Boulevard

    1.2 mi · 2 min · Navajo Boulevard

  78. 78

    Continue on Holbrook-Springerville Highway

    2841 ft · 57 sec · Holbrook-Springerville Highway

  79. 79

    Continue on Show Low-Holbrook Highway

    1.6 mi · 2 min · Show Low-Holbrook Highway

  80. 80

    Turn right onto Heber Road

    30.9 mi · 36 min · Heber Road

  81. 81

    Turn straight onto Heber-Holbrook Highway

    2.9 mi · 4 min · Heber-Holbrook Highway

  82. 82

    At the end of the road, turn right onto West 3rd Street North

    4.9 mi · 7 min · West 3rd Street North

  83. 83

    Continue on Highway 277

    1.9 mi · 3 min · Highway 277

  84. 84

    At the end of the road, turn right onto Highway 260

    1036 ft · 20 sec · Highway 260

  85. 85

    Continue on Hwy 260

    15.9 mi · 22 min · Hwy 260

  86. 86

    Continue on Payson-Heber Highway

    12.7 mi · 18 min · Payson-Heber Highway

  87. 87

    Continue on Payson-Show Low Highway

    24.2 mi · 31 min · Payson-Show Low Highway

  88. 88

    Turn left onto South Beeline Highway

    72.8 mi · 1 hr 26 min · South Beeline Highway

  89. 89

    Turn right onto East McDowell Road

    2.6 mi · 4 min · East McDowell Road

  90. 90

    Take the ramp right toward AZ 101 Loop North

    1974 ft · 50 sec

  91. 91

    Merge slight left onto Pima Freeway

    2.3 mi · 3 min · Pima Freeway

  92. 92

    Take the exit slight right toward Chaparral Road

    2092 ft · 53 sec

  93. 93

    Turn left onto East Chaparral Road

    1.1 km · 2 min · East Chaparral Road

  94. 94

    Turn left

    19 m · 5 sec

  95. 95

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Rice Lake and Scottsdale.

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
95 steps
33 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
34
9 merges, 25 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
5.5 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
Bell Street
459 mi · 27%
I 35E South
231 mi · 13%
I 35 South
193 mi · 11%
Kansas Turnpike
182 mi · 11%
The Yellow Brick Road
104 mi · 6%
South Beeline Highway
72.8 mi · 4%
Longest Stretch

Bell Street

Merge slight left

405 mi · 06h 52m

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
32h 10m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
64h 20m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+379.1 mi
1350.7 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Bucklin
16h 05m from Rice Lake
Leave By
7:40 PM CDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy leaving Rice Lake and Sunny near Scottsdale.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Rice Lake to Scottsdale?

The road trip is about 1729.8 miles (2783.8 km) and usually takes 32h 10m 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?

Bucklin is a useful midpoint, sitting about 864.4 miles from Rice Lake and 865.4 miles from Scottsdale.

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

The direct path is about 1350.7 miles (2173.8 km), while the road route adds roughly 379.1 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 $265.10 one way or $530.19 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 542.5 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 2 hour time difference between Rice Lake and Scottsdale, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy around Rice Lake and Sunny near Scottsdale.

Stop Ideas Near Bucklin

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

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

RAIL

Dodge City

41 mi away
Central Ave & Wyatt Earp St.
RAIL

Garden City

118 mi away
100 North 7th Street

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Rice Lake and Scottsdale. Straight-line distance: 1350.71 mi (2173.76 km).

Rice Lake

#1 Rice Lake

City in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States

Population3,078
Coordinates45.5060700, -91.7382300
Altitude350
CountryUnited States
Scottsdale

#2 Scottsdale

The fourth most populous city in Arizona and the center of the Scottsdale metropolitan area.

Population262,647
Coordinates33.5092100, -111.8990300
Altitude383
CountryUnited States
Start: Rice Lake (-91.73823, 45.50607)
End: Scottsdale (-111.89903, 33.50921)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 2784 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)57h 38m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)43h 14m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)34h 35m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)28h 49m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)24h 42m
80 mph (129 km/h)21h 34m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
61.04 gal
231.06 L · about $265.10
Round trip
$530.19
122.08 gal · 462.12 L
Estimated CO2
542.5 kg one way
Round trip: 1084.9 kg / 2392 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.34 $265.10 $530.19
Mid-grade $4.83 $294.64 $589.28
Premium $5.47 $334.13 $668.27
Diesel $6.19 $378.08 $756.16

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 Wisconsin · Sep 18, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 2 hours time gap between Rice Lake, WI and Scottsdale, AZ. The current time in Rice Lake is 01:38:58, although it is 23:38:58 in Scottsdale.

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.