About 15 minutes driving down the highway
about half an hour
just under 400 milesTake I-95 NORTH, from Jacksonville, to I-26 WEST to COLUMBIA at EXIT 86B in SOUTH CAROLINA.Take I-26 WEST to I-77 NORTH to CHARLOTTE at EXIT 116.Take I-77 NORTH to I-85 SOUTH to GASTONIA, via I-485 NORTH to bypass Charlotte (EXIT 1B off I-77 in NORTH CAROLINA to get onto I-485 NORTH ; EXIT 10B off I-485 to get onto I-85 SOUTH to GASTONIA).Take I-85 SOUTH to Gastonia.
55 miles taking this route: # Take U.S. 321 SOUTH from Hickory to I-85 in Gastonia. Turn right onto I-85 NORTH. # Take I-85 NORTH to Charlotte.
Gastonia
About 43 minutes, if you're driving.
275 miles taking this route:Take I-85 NORTH from Gastonia to I-485 off EXIT 30. Stay right on the exit ramp, then go onto I-485 SOUTH.Take I-485 SOUTH around CHARLOTTE to U.S. 74 EAST to MONROE off EXIT 51B.Take U.S. 74 EAST to U.S. 17 NORTH in WILMINGTON.Follow U.S. 17 NORTH to Jacksonville, NC.
About 3 hours
73 miles taking this route:Take I-85 SOUTH from Charlotte to U.S. 321 to GASTONIA and LINCOLNTON at EXIT 17.Turn left off the exit ramp, then take U.S. 321 NORTH to Lenoir.
Raleigh, Durham, High Point, Boone, Asheboro, Cary, Charlotte
100 miles following U.S. 74 WEST (via I-26 WEST).
Gastonia, NC is about 40 miles west of Concord, NC. Depending on traffic, it usually takes around 45-60 minutes to drive between the two cities.