Transportation

Only about an hour from Richmond and Virginia Beach, less than 30 minutes from Norfolk and Williamsburg and minutes from Hampton, Jamestown, Yorktown, Smithfield and Gloucester - that's Newport News. Travel by car with relative ease as I-64 runs the length of our city and connects with Route 17 to Yorktown and Gloucester, or travel west on I-64 and you're in Williamsburg and Jamestown. To the east, I-64 connects with I-664 and the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel.

Within minutes after driving through the tunnel, you reach Suffolk then Portsmouth and before you know it, you're soaking up the sun in Virginia Beach! Come visit us for the day or stay for a while and discover all the fun Newport News has to offer. While you’re here utilize our public bus system to tour the city with ease or; if you prefer to travel by car, exploring the city and discovering adventure is made simple by the three major arteries that run the length of Newport News: I-64, Jefferson Avenue (Route 143) and Warwick Boulevard (Route 60).

Reaching Newport News is as easy as sightseeing around town due to the city’s location. The major commercial airlines and connections that arrive daily at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport make Newport News easily accessible by air. In addition, Norfolk International Airport is 30 minutes from Newport News. Our location in Hampton Roads makes it easy to reach Newport News from anywhere in Virginia. Traveling by rail is one of the many easy methods of reaching Newport News. Amtrak makes connections from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Richmond and from major southern cities via Richmond to make getting here a breeze.

Another popular and easy method of travel is the Greyhound bus system, which is made easy by our location very near to a bus station that provides service to Newport News and nationwide service to Hampton. You can also get around by taxi cab, by limousine or by Hampton Roads Transit. Reaching Newport News truly is simple, and we promise that once you arrive it will make all the travel worthwhile. Whether you take the scenic route, use one of the region's famous bridge-tunnel systems or the interstate highway network, reach us by plane or train, you'll find us "right in the middle of everything."

We are centrally located in Tidewater and our neighboring cities offer many exciting adventures!

Average miles from Newport News:
     Hampton 10
     Jamestown 25
     Norfolk 25
     Portsmouth 25
     Smithfield 20
     Virginia Beach 45
     Williamsburg 20
     Yorktown 20