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Whether by land, sea, or air, the Tides Inn is close by and a world away...

Estimated Driving Distance from Major Airports

  • Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):1 hour, 13 minutes,51.16 miles
  • Richmond International Airport (RIC): 1 hour, 23 minutes, 63 miles
  • Norfolk International Airport (ORF): 1 hour, 43 minutes, 75.90 miles
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): is 2 hours, 58 minutes, 143.40 miles
  • Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD): is 3 hours, 10 minutes, 150.38 miles
  • Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI): is 3 hours, 18 minutes, 154.21 miles

AIRLINES WITH DIRECT FLIGHTS TO RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Over 200 daily flights provide non-stop service to the following markets

 

ATL:  Atlanta                 AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines

MEM: Memphis             Northwest Airlines

BOS: Boston                 JetBlue Airways, US Airways

MIA:  Miami                  American Airlines

CLE: Cleveland              Continental Airlines

MSP: Minneapolis          Northwest Airlines

ORD: Chicago               American Airlines, United Airlines

EWR: Newark                Continental Airlines

CLT:  Charlotte              US Airways

JFK:  New York             Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways

CMH: Columbus            Skybus

LGA: New York             Delta Air Lines, US Airways

CVG: Cincinnati             Delta Air Lines

MCO:Orlando                AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines

DFW: Dallas/Ft. Worth   American Airlines

PHL: Philadelphia          US Airways

DTW: Detroit                 Northwest Airlines

PIT:   Pittsburgh            US Airways

FLL:   Ft. Lauderdale     JetBlue Airways

STL:  St. Louis              American Airlines

IAH:   Houston               Continental Airlines

IAD:  Washington          United Airlines

Directions to Tides Inn

From Washington D.C. and Baltimore and all points North:

  • Take 95 South from DC
  • Take exit 126 (US-1/US-17 South toward Spotsylvania) (0.3 miles)
  • Turn Right on Jefferson Davis Highway (US-1/US-17 South) (0.5 miles)
  • Turn Left onto Mills Drive/US-17 South) (46.4 miles)
  • Upon entering Tappahannock, turn left on US-360 East (Queen Street) (7.3 miles)
  • Turn Right on VA-3 East (29.6 miles)
  • Soon after entering Kilmarnock, turn Right on VA-200 (Jessie Ball DuPont Memorial Hwy/Irvington Road) (4.4 miles)
  • Upon entering the town of Irvington, turn right on King Carter Drive (0.4 miles)
  • Arrive at The Tides Inn - 480 King Carter Drive, Irvington, VA

From Richmond and all points West:

  • Take Interstate 64 East to exit 220 for Route 33 East to West Point
  • Continue 17 miles past West Point to a stoplight at the crest of a hill in Glenns, turn left
  • Stay on Route 33 onto US 17 North for 2 miles and bear right into Saluda
  • At traffic light in Saluda, turn right onto Rt. 33, drive 6.8 miles 
  • Turn left onto Route 3 West and over the Rappahannock River into White Stone (7.4 miles)
  • Turn left at the first traffic signal in White Stone onto Route 200 North, drive 2 miles into Irvington
  • Turn at the second left on Route 634 (King Carter Drive) and continue 1/2 mile through the gates of the Tides Inn

From Norfolk and all points South:

  • Take Interstate 64 West to exit 258 for US 17/J. Clyde Morris, drive for approximately 39 miles to Saluda
  • Two miles after the light at Glenns, turn right onto Route 33 East into Saluda (.8 miles) 
  • At traffic light in Saluda, turn right onto Rt. 33, drive 6.8 miles
  • Turn left onto Route 3 West and over the Rappahannock River into White Stone (7.4 miles)
  • Turn left at the first traffic signal in White Stone onto Route 200 North, drive 2 miles into Irvington
  • Turn at the second left on Route 634 (King Carter Drive) and continue 1/2 mile through the gates of the Tides Inn

From Saluda, Virginia:

  • From traffic light in Saluda continue on Rt. 33, drive 6.8 miles
  • Turn left onto Route 3 West and over the Rappahannock River into White Stone (7.4 miles)
  • Turn left at the first traffic signal in White Stone onto Route 200 North, drive 2 miles into Irvington
  • Turn at the second left on Route 634 (King Carter Drive) and continue 1/2 mile through the gates of the Tides Inn

The Tides Marina is located 9 miles up the Rappahannock River from Windmill Point on the Chesapeake Bay in the natural harbor of Carters Creek. Our 60 transient yacht slips offer safe and convenient deepwater dockage with all amenities. The Tides Marina is considered “Best of the Bay” by readers of Chesapeake Bay magazine.

37 39.8’N, 076 26.0’ W.

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Major commercial airlines serve Richmond and Williamsburg, Newport News and Norfolk airports, all less than 70 miles from Irvington.  Rental cars are readily available at each airport. Please contact the concierge for pricing.

Hummel Field is the closest airport (8.5 miles), being right across the river in Topping, VA. Their website is www.hummelaviation.com and their phone number is 804-758-9500. They have a very small runway.

Middle Peninsula Regional Airport is in West Point, approximately 31 miles from the Tides. Their website is www.fly-fyj.com and their phone number is 804-758-9725. Their runway is 3400 ft. and can handle small Lear jets.

Please call once you have arrived and for a nominal fee, a car will be sent to bring you to the Tides Inn.