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Distance between Wilmington (Delaware) and Chesapeake

Driving non-stop from Wilmington (Delaware) to Chesapeake

How far is Chesapeake from Wilmington (Delaware)? Here's the quick answer if you are able to make this entire trip by car without stopping.

Nonstop drive: 250 miles or 402 km

Driving time: 4 hours, 34 minutes


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Flying non-stop from Wilmington (Delaware) to Chesapeake

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Wilmington, Delaware and Chesapeake, Virginia. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight distance: 209 miles or 337 km

Flight time: 37 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 41 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.2x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/4th of the time it would take to drive.


Wilmington (Delaware) to Chesapeake road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Chesapeake, and you want to stop along the way to rest. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and maybe even find a hotel to stay overnight. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Based on the length of this trip, we think you could spread out this fun road trip over more than one day.

Road trip: 2 days of driving


Travel time: 6 hours on the road with 1 overnight


Start in Wilmington (Delaware).

Drive for about 57 minutes, then stop at Firefly Music Festival and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 54 minutes then stop in Lewes and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 1 hour then stop in Ocean City (Maryland). Stay overnight.

The next day, drive for about 47 minutes, then stop at Chincoteague Island and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 55 minutes then stop in Exmore and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 1 hour then stop in Virginia Beach and stay for 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 26 minutes and arrive in Chesapeake.


Wilmington (Delaware) to Chesapeake airports and flights



Departure airport: Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)

Arrival airport: Norfolk International Airport (ORF)


Getting to the airport: 54 minutes

Getting to your destination: 30 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from PHL to ORF on US Airways and figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.

Commercial flight time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Wilmington (Delaware) to Chesapeake including time spent getting to/from the airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.

Total travel time: 4 hours


Plan a trip to Chesapeake

Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to Chesapeake, Virginia. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in Chesapeake. Click the button below to explore Chesapeake in detail.

How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from Chesapeake to Wilmington (Delaware), or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

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At a Glance
without making any stops
total driving distance is 250 miles
driving time of 4 hours, 34 minutes
flight distance is 209 miles
flight time of 37 minutes
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