Distance from Memphis, TN to Gulfport, MS

Bluff City to Gulf Coast

Driving distance: ~310 miles (499 km).
Time: 4 hr 30 min – 5 hr via I-55 S → I-10 E (most direct).

Route

1. I-55 S from Memphis → Grenada, MS (~120 mi).
2. I-55 S → US-51 S → I-59 S at Hattiesburg (~90 mi).
3. I-10 E from Hattiesburg → Gulfport (~70 mi).

Alternative

US-78 E → I-22 E → I-65 S → I-10 E (via Birmingham, AL) — ~350 mi, 5 hr 30 min. More interstate, less scenery.

Stops

• Oxford, MS (Square, Rowan Oak) — 75 mi.
• Hattiesburg (USM, African American Military History Museum) — 210 mi.
• Beauvoir (Jefferson Davis Home) — Biloxi, 10 mi past Gulfport.

No Direct Rail/Bus

Greyhound: Memphis → Hattiesburg → Gulfport (6–7 hr). Amtrak: City of New Orleans Memphis → New Orleans, then bus to Gulfport (8+ hr).

Drive is standard; Gulfport's casinos, beaches, and shipyard await.