How far is Rison, AR from Rye, NY?

The driving distance from Rison, AR to Rye, NY is about 1320.8 miles (2125.7 km), with a travel time of about 24h 37m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 1121.8 miles (1805.4 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 49h 15m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CST.
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Road
1320.85 mi
24h 37m
Flight
1121.8 mi
1805.36 km direct

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

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
1121.8 mi
Kilometers
1805.36 km
Flight Time
02h 15m

Driving Distance

Road route
1320.85 mi
Kilometers
2125.71 km
Drive Time
24h 37m

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Drive time stays fixed at 24h 37m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Rye
Sat, Nov 7, 3:57 PM EST
Return by in Rison
Sun, Nov 8, 3:35 PM CST
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Rison
2026-11-06T14:20
Arrive Rye
Sat, Nov 7, 2:57 PM CST
Route Timing
24h 37m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CST
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
7:38 AM to 9:08 AM EST

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

Leave by
10:44 AM CST
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Rison
8:00 PM CST
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
Baileyton
TN

Human settlement in Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

From Rison
654.7 mi
12h 18m
To Rye
666.2 mi
12h 18m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
69°F
Friday

Sunny

Starts
Fri, Nov 6 6:00 AM CST
Wind
0 to 5 mph NNE
Destination
64°F
Overnight

Showers And Thunderstorms

Starts
Fri, Nov 6 2:00 AM EST
Wind
10 mph SW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Rison and Rye.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Rison and Rye.

  1. 1

    Start on East Magnolia Street

    1.3 km · 1 min · East Magnolia Street

  2. 2

    Turn right

    19.5 mi · 29 min

  3. 3

    Take the ramp left

    1649 ft · 40 sec

  4. 4

    Merge slight left onto Wiley A Branton Sr Highway

    38.8 mi · 40 min · Wiley A Branton Sr Highway

  5. 5

    Take the exit slight right toward I 440 East: Memphis, St Louis, Airport

    2796 ft · 1 min

  6. 6

    Merge slight right onto East Belt Freeway

    9 mi · 10 min · East Belt Freeway

  7. 7

    Take the exit right toward I 40: Memphis, Fort Smith

    1161 ft · 28 sec

  8. 8

    Keep slight right to continue on I 40 East: Memphis

    2525 ft · 1 min

  9. 9

    Merge slight left

    119.5 mi · 2 hr 1 min

  10. 10

    Keep slight left to continue on Blues Highway

    1.3 km · 58 sec · Blues Highway

  11. 11

    Keep slight left

    18 mi · 22 min

  12. 12

    Keep slight left to continue on I 40 East: Nashville, Knoxville

    197.9 mi · 3 hr 34 min

  13. 13

    Keep slight right to continue on I 40 East, I 65 South: Knoxville, Huntsville

    1305 ft · 25 sec

  14. 14

    Merge slight left onto Downtown Loop

    2.4 mi · 3 min · Downtown Loop

  15. 15

    Continue on Downtown Loop

    2764 ft · 43 sec · Downtown Loop

  16. 16

    Keep slight right to continue on I 40 East, I 24 East: Knoxville, Chattanooga

    173.8 mi · 3 hr 10 min

  17. 17

    Keep slight left

    36.7 mi · 41 min

  18. 18

    Keep slight left to continue on I 81 North: Bristol

    157.1 mi · 2 hr 48 min

  19. 19

    Keep slight left to continue on I 81 North, US 11 North: Roanoke

    139.7 mi · 2 hr 34 min

  20. 20

    Continue straight

    1353 ft · 18 sec

  21. 21

    Keep slight left

    205.2 mi · 3 hr 51 min

  22. 22

    Take the exit slight right toward US 11, US 15: Enola, Marysville

    931 ft · 14 sec

  23. 23

    Keep slight left to continue on US 11 North, US 15 North: Marysville

    1828 ft · 28 sec

  24. 24

    Keep slight left

    2072 ft · 32 sec

  25. 25

    Merge slight left onto George N. Wade Memorial Bridge

    1.2 km · 1 min · George N. Wade Memorial Bridge

  26. 26

    Continue on American Legion Memorial Highway

    3.4 mi · 5 min · American Legion Memorial Highway

  27. 27

    Keep slight left to continue on American Legion Memorial Highway

    19.1 mi · 23 min · American Legion Memorial Highway

  28. 28

    Take the exit slight right toward I 78 East: Allentown

    1.1 km · 45 sec

  29. 29

    Continue on 78th Division Highway

    7.6 mi · 9 min · 78th Division Highway

  30. 30

    Continue on William Penn Highway

    42.8 mi · 51 min · William Penn Highway

  31. 31

    Keep slight left to continue on I 78 East: New Jersey

    58 mi · 1 hr 9 min

  32. 32

    Keep slight right to continue on Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

    16.6 mi · 19 min · Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

  33. 33

    Keep slight right to continue on Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

    7.8 mi · 9 min · Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

  34. 34

    Take the exit slight left toward I 78 East: Holland Tunnel, New York City

    2150 ft · 34 sec

  35. 35

    Merge slight left onto Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

    1.1 km · 56 sec · Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

  36. 36

    Take the exit slight right toward NJTP, I 95, US 1-9, NJ 21, US 22: Port Newark

    1328 ft · 21 sec

  37. 37

    Merge slight right onto Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

    1 mi · 1 min · Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway

  38. 38

    Keep slight right to continue on I 95/NJTP North Tolls

    589 ft · 7 sec · I 95/NJTP North Tolls

  39. 39

    Keep straight to continue on I 95 North, NJTP North

    821 ft · 31 sec

  40. 40

    Continue on I 95 North, NJTP North

    1.2 mi · 2 min

  41. 41

    Keep slight right to continue on I 95, NJ 3: George Washington Bridge

    1.2 km · 59 sec

  42. 42

    Merge slight left onto New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

    10.4 mi · 14 min · New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur

  43. 43

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

    823 ft · 28 sec

  44. 44

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

    1233 ft · 42 sec

  45. 45

    Merge slight left

    1.5 km · 2 min

  46. 46

    Continue straight

    1.8 mi · 3 min

  47. 47

    Take the exit slight left toward George Washington Bridge Upper Level

    95 m · 5 sec

  48. 48

    Merge slight left

    1649 ft · 20 sec

  49. 49

    Keep slight left

    1.3 km · 1 min

  50. 50

    Continue on George Washington Bridge (upper level)

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

  51. 51

    Continue on Trans-Manhattan Expressway

    1.2 km · 1 min · Trans-Manhattan Expressway

  52. 52

    Continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

    4.7 mi · 6 min · Cross Bronx Expressway

  53. 53

    Keep slight left

    2.9 mi · 4 min

  54. 54

    Take the exit slight right toward Hutchinson Parkway North

    131 m · 15 sec

  55. 55

    Keep slight left to continue on Hutchinson River Parkway North

    912 ft · 31 sec

  56. 56

    Merge slight left onto Hutchinson River Parkway

    1.5 mi · 2 min · Hutchinson River Parkway

  57. 57

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

    1570 ft · 44 sec

  58. 58

    Merge slight left onto New England Thruway

    10.5 mi · 14 min · New England Thruway

  59. 59

    Take the exit slight right toward US 1 South: Rye

    835 ft · 24 sec

  60. 60

    Turn straight onto Boston Post Road

    2417 ft · 43 sec · Boston Post Road

  61. 61

    Continue on Boston Post Road

    5 m · 1 sec · Boston Post Road

  62. 62

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Boston Post Road

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Rison and Rye.

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
62 steps
3 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
24
12 merges, 12 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
4.7 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 40 East
529 mi · 40%
I 81 North
502 mi · 38%
I 78 East
59.1 mi · 4%
William Penn Highway
42.8 mi · 3%
Wiley A Branton Sr Highway
38.8 mi · 3%
Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway
26.1 mi · 2%
Longest Stretch

I 81 North

Keep slight left

205 mi · 03h 51m

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
24h 37m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
49h 16m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+199 mi
1121.8 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Baileyton
12h 18m from Rison
Leave By
10:44 AM CST
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Sunny leaving Rison and Showers And Thunderstorms near Rye.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Rison to Rye?

The road trip is about 1320.8 miles (2125.7 km) and usually takes 24h 37m 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?

Baileyton is a useful midpoint, sitting about 654.7 miles from Rison and 666.2 miles from Rye.

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

The direct path is about 1121.8 miles (1805.4 km), while the road route adds roughly 199 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 CST. 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 $172.97 one way or $345.94 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 414.2 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

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

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Sunny around Rison and Showers And Thunderstorms near Rye.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Rison and Rye. Straight-line distance: 1121.8 mi (1805.36 km).

Rison

#1 Rison

City in Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States

Population1,213
Coordinates33.9584300, -92.1901500
Altitude82
CountryUnited States
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#2 Rye

A town in Westchester County, New York.

Population46,100
Coordinates40.9806500, -73.6837400
Altitude8
CountryUnited States
Start: Rison (-92.19015, 33.95843)
End: Rye (-73.68374, 40.98065)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 2126 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)44h 00m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)33h 01m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)26h 24m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)22h 00m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)18h 52m
80 mph (129 km/h)16h 28m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
46.61 gal
176.43 L · about $172.97
Round trip
$345.94
93.22 gal · 352.86 L
Estimated CO2
414.2 kg one way
Round trip: 828.4 kg / 1826 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $3.71 $172.97 $345.94
Mid-grade $4.21 $196.37 $392.74
Premium $4.62 $215.20 $430.40
Diesel $5.84 $272.16 $544.31

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 Arkansas · Nov 06, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 1 hour time gap between Rison, AR and Rye, NY. The current time in Rison is 14:20:04, although it is 15:20:04 in Rye.

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.