East on the interstate, and the only part that goes wrong is the stretch through the interchange between four and six. For a morning flight we tell people to leave ninety minutes before departure; the security line at RIC is short but it is not always open early.
How far it really is · 13.9 miles from the door
Richmond airport, RIC
24minutes by car · Measured twice: 24 minutes at 10am, 38 minutes at 5pm
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Measured the same way: a car, a watch, and the hour you would actually go.
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6min drive
The grocery on Lombardy
6 minutes by car, 19 on foot. Open until midnight.
Measured on a Tuesday at 10am
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9min drive
Carytown and the Byrd Theatre
9 minutes by car. Parking is the hard part, not the distance.
Measured on a Saturday at 2pm, parking not included
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14min drive
The river at Pony Pasture
14 minutes by car. Flat rocks, class I water, and no lifeguard at any time.
Measured on a Sunday at 11am
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11min drive
Maymont
11 minutes by car. Free, and the best two hours in the city with children.
Measured on a Saturday at 10am
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8min walk
The bus stop on Allison Street
8 minutes on foot. Every 15 minutes into town, $1.50, exact change or the app.
Walked at an ordinary pace, twice
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12min drive
The emergency room at VCU Medical Center
12 minutes by car. The nearest urgent care is 7, and open until 8pm.
Measured on a weekday at 9am
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1.8333333333333333h 50min drive
Shenandoah, at Swift Run Gap
1 hour 50 minutes. A day trip, not an afternoon.
Measured on a Saturday in May, both directions
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2.1666666666666665h 10min drive
Virginia Beach
2 hours 10 with an empty road. 3 hours 20 on a Friday in July.
Measured twice: 2h10 in March, 3h20 on a July Friday