How long does it take to get to Montgomery Alabama from Birmingham Alabama?

The driving time from Birmingham, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama is:

1 hour, 24 minutes

Average driving speed: 65.8 mph
Kilometers per hour: 105.8 km/h
This is based on typical traffic conditions for this route.

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How long does it take to get to Montgomery Alabama from Birmingham Alabama?



Map of driving directions from Birmingham, AL to Montgomery, AL

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More trip calculations

How long is the drive from Birmingham, AL to Montgomery, AL? The total driving time is 1 hour, 24 minutes.

Your trip begins in Birmingham, Alabama. It ends in Montgomery, Alabama.

If you're planning a road trip, you might be interested in seeing the total driving distance from Birmingham, AL to Montgomery, AL.

You can also calculate the cost to drive from Birmingham, AL to Montgomery, AL based on current local gas prices and an estimate of your car's best gas mileage.

If you're meeting a friend, you might be interested in finding the city that is halfway between Birmingham, AL and Montgomery, AL.

Planning to fly a plane instead? You might be more interested in calculating the flight time from Birmingham, AL to Montgomery, AL.




Driving time calculator

Travelmath helps you find the driving time based on actual directions for your road trip. You can find out how long it will take to drive between any two cities, airports, states, countries, or zip codes. This can also help you plan the best route to travel to your destination. Compare the results with the flight time calculator to see how much longer it might take to drive the distance instead of flying. You can also print out pages with a travel map.

Driving non-stop from Montgomery to Birmingham (Alabama)

How far is Birmingham (Alabama) from Montgomery? Here's the quick answer if you drive this relatively short distance without making any stops.

Nonstop drive: 93 miles or 150 km

Driving time: 1 hour, 24 minutes

Even though you can drive this distance straight through, it might be more interesting to stop along the way. You can scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.



Flying non-stop from Montgomery to Birmingham (Alabama)

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Montgomery, Alabama and Birmingham, Alabama. 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: 85 miles or 136 km

Flight time: 40 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 8 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.1x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/2th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takes into account all these factors to get a more accurate estimate of your actual flight time.




Montgomery to Birmingham (Alabama) road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Birmingham (Alabama), and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Road trip: 1 day of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 2.5 hours on the road


Itinerary

Start in Montgomery.

Drive for about 19 minutes, then stop in Prattville and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 32 minutes then stop in Verbena (Alabama) and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 14 minutes then stop in Clanton and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 18 minutes then stop in Jemison (Alabama) and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 16 minutes then stop in Calera and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 16 minutes then stop in Pelham (Alabama) and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 22 minutes then stop at Saw's BBQ and stay for 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 7 minutes and arrive in Birmingham (Alabama).


To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:


Montgomery to Birmingham (Alabama) airports and flights

In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a private plane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city. But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline (whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really need to account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport, waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.

To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.

Departure airport: Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM)

Arrival airport: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)

With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.

Getting to the airport: 21 minutes

Getting to your destination: 12 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an example flight from MGM to BHM 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: 40 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Montgomery to Birmingham (Alabama) 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: 3 hours


To see the details on this flight plan, including recommended airports, airline, and route, check out the flight planner:



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 Birmingham (Alabama) to Montgomery, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Montgomery, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Montgomery!

Why is Montgomery Alabama famous?

Incorporated December 3, 1819, Montgomery has a long and intriguing history. Once home to the First White House of the Confederacy, Montgomery grew to become the center of the Civil Rights Movement, notably the Montgomery Bus Boycotts.

Is Birmingham close to Gulf Shores?

Most visitors choose to drive from Birmingham, AL to Gulf Shores. It's a short 5-hour journey by car via I-65 South. This is the fastest and most direct route, and you'll pass several charming towns along the way.

How far apart are Birmingham and Montgomery?

There are 84.89 miles from Montgomery to Birmingham in northwest direction and 91 miles (146.45 kilometers) by car, following the I-65 N and US-82 W route. Montgomery and Birmingham are 1 hour 24 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop . This is the fastest route from Montgomery, AL to Birmingham, AL.

What city is halfway between Birmingham and Montgomery?

Halfway between Birmingham, AL and Montgomery, AL The best city between Birmingham, AL and Montgomery, AL to meet is Collins Chapel, Alabama. The closest zip code to the midpoint is 35046. The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 32° 55' 58" N and 86° 39' 33" W.