Virginia
Distance from Richmond to Virginia Beach
Straight-line distance
95.1mi
Richmond, VA and Virginia Beach, VA are 95.1 miles (153.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Richmond, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (123°).
- kilometers
- 153.1
- nautical miles
- 82.7
- heading from Richmond
- 123° ESE
- heading from Virginia Beach
- 304° WNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Richmond is from Virginia Beach
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Richmond and Virginia Beach is 95.1 miles, 153.1 km or 82.7 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 95.1 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 95.1
- Kilometers
- 153.1
- Nautical miles
- 82.7
- Bearing from Richmond
- 122.7° ESE
- Bearing arriving at Virginia Beach
- 123.5°
- Bearing from Virginia Beach
- 303.5° WNW
Halfway between Richmond and Virginia Beach
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.157649, -76.748952 (37°09'27.54"N 76°44'56.23"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Williamsburg, VA, with 16,030 residents, 8.1 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Richmond gets 14 h 46 min of daylight and Virginia Beach 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 34 min and 9 h 38 min. Richmond is 0.75° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Virginia Beach has 1.9 times the population of Richmond. From July 2020 to July 2024, Richmond changed by +3.0% and Virginia Beach by -1.1%. Both are in Virginia.
- 01Richmond, VA233,655 (+3.0%)
- 02Virginia Beach, VA454,808 (-1.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is Richmond from Virginia Beach?
95.1 miles, 153.1 km or 82.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Virginia Beach from Richmond?
ESE. The great-circle path leaves Richmond on a bearing of 122.7° and arrives at Virginia Beach on 123.5°. The return trip starts on 303.5°.
What is halfway between Richmond and Virginia Beach?
The midpoint is at 37.157649, -76.748952. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Williamsburg, VA, 8.1 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Richmond and Virginia Beach?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Richmond or Virginia Beach?
Virginia Beach, with 454,808 residents in July 2024 against 233,655 for Richmond, 1.9 times as many.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.