Weekend trips from Myrtle Beach
- Raleigh / Virginia Beach
- Jacksonville / Atlanta
- Charlotte / Roanoke
- Hilton Head Island / Chattanooga
- Gatlinburg / Asheville
For any of these trips, you could visit just the first or second destination if you want to do less driving and spend more time in the area.
The longest trip is about 20.5 hours of total driving, so you may want to plan to do this over a long weekend.
Trip idea #1: Myrtle Beach → Raleigh → Virginia Beach → Myrtle Beach
leave Myrtle Beach on Friday
1 hour → Whiteville
40 minutes → Lumberton
35 minutes → Fayetteville
1 hour → Simple Twist
38 minutes → The Pit
5 minutes → Raleigh (stay Friday night)
1 hour → Whiteville
40 minutes → Lumberton
35 minutes → Fayetteville
1 hour → Simple Twist
38 minutes → The Pit
5 minutes → Raleigh (stay Friday night)
4 hours of driving
Raleigh to Virginia Beach
leave Raleigh on Saturday
60 minutes → Rocky Mount
57 minutes → Emporia
35 minutes → Newsoms
51 minutes → Suffolk
43 minutes → Virginia Beach (stay Saturday night)
60 minutes → Rocky Mount
57 minutes → Emporia
35 minutes → Newsoms
51 minutes → Suffolk
43 minutes → Virginia Beach (stay Saturday night)
4 hours of driving
Virginia Beach to Myrtle Beach
leave Virginia Beach on Sunday
1.5 hours → Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center
48 minutes → Hilton Garden Inn Roanoke Rapids
50 minutes → Rocky Mount
1 hour → Smithfield
1.5 hours → Lumberton
48 minutes → Myrtle Beach (back home)
1.5 hours → Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center
48 minutes → Hilton Garden Inn Roanoke Rapids
50 minutes → Rocky Mount
1 hour → Smithfield
1.5 hours → Lumberton
48 minutes → Myrtle Beach (back home)
7 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 15 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Myrtle Beach → Jacksonville → Atlanta → Myrtle Beach
leave Myrtle Beach on Friday
50 minutes → Scotts BBQ
59 minutes → Manning
46 minutes → Saint George
1.5 hours → Hilton Head Island
1.5 hours → Brunswick
1 hour → Jacksonville (stay Friday night)
50 minutes → Scotts BBQ
59 minutes → Manning
46 minutes → Saint George
1.5 hours → Hilton Head Island
1.5 hours → Brunswick
1 hour → Jacksonville (stay Friday night)
7 hours of driving
Jacksonville to Atlanta
leave Jacksonville on Saturday
60 minutes → Lake City
1 hour → Valdosta
48 minutes → Tifton
43 minutes → Cordele
1 hour → Warner Robins
1 hour → Jackson
49 minutes → Atlanta (stay Saturday night)
60 minutes → Lake City
1 hour → Valdosta
48 minutes → Tifton
43 minutes → Cordele
1 hour → Warner Robins
1 hour → Jackson
49 minutes → Atlanta (stay Saturday night)
6.5 hours of driving
Atlanta to Myrtle Beach
leave Atlanta on Sunday
1.5 hours → Madison
1 hour → Augusta
57 minutes → Columbia
50 minutes → Bishopville
1.5 hours → Latta
56 minutes → Myrtle Beach (back home)
1.5 hours → Madison
1 hour → Augusta
57 minutes → Columbia
50 minutes → Bishopville
1.5 hours → Latta
56 minutes → Myrtle Beach (back home)
7 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 20.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: Myrtle Beach → Charlotte → Roanoke → Myrtle Beach
leave Myrtle Beach on Friday
56 minutes → Sparky's Country Store
1 hour → Cheraw
1.5 hours → NoDa
6 minutes → Charlotte (stay Friday night)
56 minutes → Sparky's Country Store
1 hour → Cheraw
1.5 hours → NoDa
6 minutes → Charlotte (stay Friday night)
3.5 hours of driving
Charlotte to Roanoke
leave Charlotte on Saturday
36 minutes → Mooresville
54 minutes → Elkin
37 minutes → Blue Ridge Parkway
38 minutes → Fort Chiswell
48 minutes → Blacksburg
44 minutes → Roanoke (stay Saturday night)
36 minutes → Mooresville
54 minutes → Elkin
37 minutes → Blue Ridge Parkway
38 minutes → Fort Chiswell
48 minutes → Blacksburg
44 minutes → Roanoke (stay Saturday night)
4.5 hours of driving
Roanoke to Myrtle Beach
leave Roanoke on Sunday
1.5 hours → Smith Mountain Lake
56 minutes → Greensboro
44 minutes → Biscoe
1.5 hours → Rockingham
56 minutes → Sparky's Country Store
36 minutes → Myrtle Beach (back home)
1.5 hours → Smith Mountain Lake
56 minutes → Greensboro
44 minutes → Biscoe
1.5 hours → Rockingham
56 minutes → Sparky's Country Store
36 minutes → Myrtle Beach (back home)
6 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 14 hours of driving.
Trip idea #4: Myrtle Beach → Hilton Head Island → Chattanooga → Myrtle Beach
leave Myrtle Beach on Friday
50 minutes → Scotts BBQ
59 minutes → Manning
46 minutes → Saint George
58 minutes → Old Sheldon Church Ruins
43 minutes → Hilton Head Island (stay Friday night)
50 minutes → Scotts BBQ
59 minutes → Manning
46 minutes → Saint George
58 minutes → Old Sheldon Church Ruins
43 minutes → Hilton Head Island (stay Friday night)
4.5 hours of driving
Hilton Head Island to Chattanooga
leave Hilton Head Island on Saturday
2 hours → Swainsboro
1.5 hours → Macon
1.5 hours → Atlanta
1.5 hours → Dalton
33 minutes → Chattanooga (stay Saturday night)
2 hours → Swainsboro
1.5 hours → Macon
1.5 hours → Atlanta
1.5 hours → Dalton
33 minutes → Chattanooga (stay Saturday night)
7 hours of driving
Chattanooga to Myrtle Beach
leave Chattanooga on Sunday
2 hours → Dalton
2.5 hours → Stone Mountain Park
1 hour → Augusta
57 minutes → Columbia
50 minutes → Bishopville
1.5 hours → Latta
33 minutes → Myrtle Beach (back home)
2 hours → Dalton
2.5 hours → Stone Mountain Park
1 hour → Augusta
57 minutes → Columbia
50 minutes → Bishopville
1.5 hours → Latta
33 minutes → Myrtle Beach (back home)
9.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 20.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #5: Myrtle Beach → Gatlinburg → Asheville → Myrtle Beach
leave Myrtle Beach on Friday
1.5 hours → Latta
50 minutes → Bishopville
57 minutes → Columbia
1 hour → Laurens
40 minutes → Greenville
1 hour → Asheville
1.5 hours → Gatlinburg (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Latta
50 minutes → Bishopville
57 minutes → Columbia
1 hour → Laurens
40 minutes → Greenville
1 hour → Asheville
1.5 hours → Gatlinburg (stay Friday night)
7.5 hours of driving
Gatlinburg to Asheville
leave Gatlinburg on Saturday
22 minutes → Adventure Bound Camping Resorts - Gatlinburg
18 minutes → Smokey Mountain Outdoors
35 minutes → Lake Junaluska
34 minutes → Oyster House Brewing Company
8 minutes → Asheville (stay Saturday night)
22 minutes → Adventure Bound Camping Resorts - Gatlinburg
18 minutes → Smokey Mountain Outdoors
35 minutes → Lake Junaluska
34 minutes → Oyster House Brewing Company
8 minutes → Asheville (stay Saturday night)
2 hours of driving
Asheville to Myrtle Beach
leave Asheville on Sunday
54 minutes → Hendersonville
43 minutes → Spartanburg
1 hour → Laurens
57 minutes → Columbia
1 hour → Bishopville
56 minutes → Sparky's Country Store
28 minutes → Myrtle Beach (back home)
54 minutes → Hendersonville
43 minutes → Spartanburg
1 hour → Laurens
57 minutes → Columbia
1 hour → Bishopville
56 minutes → Sparky's Country Store
28 minutes → Myrtle Beach (back home)
6.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 16 hours of driving.
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50 miles from Myrtle Beach up to 200 miles from Myrtle Beach or anything in between. If you don't have enough time for a
long weekend, try searching for day trips from Myrtle Beach, or you can make Myrtle Beach your destination instead. If you have more time, you can plan a drive from Myrtle Beach to Georgia (State).
