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Trip from Monroeville, PA to Hempfield, PA
Pin this tripCompiled and reviewed by the US Trip Planner planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Jul 20, 2026 · Editorial standards
Drive Time
4h 17m
Distance
223.8 mi
360 km
Drive Score
8/10
Great drive
Same Day?
Yes, doable
Fuel Cost
$36
one way
EV Charging
Unknown
Best Time to Leave
4 AM
4h 5m
★
6 AM
4h 18m
8 AM
4h 44m
10 AM
4h 27m
12 PM
4h 25m
3 PM
4h 29m
5 PM
4h 43m
8 PM
4h 10m
Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.
Monroeville, PA
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Hempfield, PA
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Trip Overview
Monroeville, PA to Hempfield, PA is 223.8 miles and takes about 4h 17m via Pennsylvania Turnpike and PA 283, with a fuel budget near $41 and enough daylight to finish in a day. This trip stays within the Northeast region, primarily taking you through Pennsylvania on a mostly highway route. Given the relatively short duration, this is a straightforward drive, perfect for a single-day trip if you're looking to move between these two points efficiently. Consider this route if you value directness and speed over a more scenic, meandering path.
Trip Pace
Same-day drive is realistic
A same-day return is possible, but it will make for a full day on the road.
Break Rhythm
1 planned break
Plan on a short reset every 3 to 4 hours to stay fresh behind the wheel.
Midpoint
111.9 miles from Monroeville, PA
A natural place for your longest stop of the day , about 2h 6m into the drive .
Main Roads
| Road | Distance | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Turnpike | 191.6 mi | 3h 29m |
| PA 283 | 21.8 mi | 25m |
| Prospect Road | 2.5 mi | 4m |
| Monroeville Boulevard | 2.1 mi | 4m |
| Marietta Avenue | 1.4 mi | 2m |
| Spooky Nook Road | 1 mi | 1m |
| Summit Drive | 0.9 mi | 2m |
| Northern Pike | 0.4 mi | <1m |
Longest stretch:
Pennsylvania Turnpike
— 191.6 mi, about 3h 29m
Traffic on I-283
Hour-of-day weekday pattern from 4 FHWA count stations on your route.
Peak
4 PM
~2,124 veh/hr typical
Quietest
1 AM
~197 veh/hr
Peak-to-quiet ratio
10.8×
busier at peak than in the quiet hours
12a
6a
noon
6p
11p
Averaged across 52 weeks of 2023 FHWA Travel Monitoring Analysis System data. Weekday hours only (Mon–Fri).
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Monroeville, PA and Hempfield, PA.
1
Start on Rosecrest Drive
0.1 mi
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22 sec
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Rosecrest Drive
2
At end of road, turn right onto Rosecrest Drive
0.2 mi
·
29 sec
·
Rosecrest Drive
3
Turn right onto Monroeville Boulevard
2.1 mi
·
4 min
·
Monroeville Boulevard
Use the straight / right lanes.
4
Continue on Northern Pike
0.4 mi
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48 sec
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Northern Pike
5
Turn sharp left onto PA 48; Orange Belt
0.1 mi
·
10 sec
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Mosside Boulevard
6
Turn right onto Daugherty Drive
183 ft
·
12 sec
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Daugherty Drive
7
Turn right
421 ft
·
36 sec
8
Take the ramp
0.2 mi
·
30 sec
9
Keep slight right at fork
0.2 mi
·
29 sec
Toward I 76 East: Harrisburg
Use the slight right lane.
10
Merge onto I 76; PATP
192 mi
·
3 hr 29 min
·
Pennsylvania Turnpike
11
Take the exit
0.6 mi
·
2 min
Exit 247
Toward I 283, PA 283: Harrisburg, Hershey
Use the slight right lane.
12
Take the exit
0.4 mi
·
45 sec
Exit 1A
Toward PA 283 East: Airport, Lancaster
13
Merge onto PA 283
22 mi
·
25 min
·
PA 283
14
Take the exit
0.2 mi
·
34 sec
Toward Salunga
15
Turn right onto Spooky Nook Road
1.0 mi
·
1 min
·
Spooky Nook Road
16
Continue on Prospect Road
2.5 mi
·
4 min
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Prospect Road
17
Turn left onto PA 23
1.4 mi
·
2 min
·
Marietta Avenue
Use the left lane.
18
Turn right onto Summit Drive
0.5 mi
·
1 min
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Summit Drive
19
Continue on Summit Drive
0.4 mi
·
55 sec
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Summit Drive
20
Arrive at destination
Summit Drive
Trip Plan
For this 4-hour, 17-minute drive, leaving in the morning after rush hour should help you avoid the worst traffic. With only one recommended stop and a driving time under five hours, you can easily complete this trip in a single day. Keep an eye on your fuel gauge, especially during the 191.6-mile stretch on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, as services can sometimes be spread out. The $41 fuel cost is an estimate, so check current prices before you depart. Plan to refuel before you hit the highway if you're starting with a low tank.
Morning Departure
An early start around 7-8 AM gets you there with plenty of daylight left.
Evening Departure
A late afternoon start means arriving after dark. Morning is better.
You can normally do this drive in one day.
Plan roughly 1 meaningful break for fuel, food, and rest.
The halfway point lands around 111.9 miles from Monroeville, PA, or about 2h 6m into the drive.
The longest continuous stretch on this route runs about 191.6 miles.
This is a comfortable same-day trip.
Departure
Before you leave
Start with fuel, water, and navigation already sorted so the first hour feels easy.
First stop
Around 49 miles or 57m in
Use this first pause for coffee, a restroom break, and a quick traffic check ahead.
Halfway reset
Around 111.9 miles or 2h 6m in
This is the best place for your longest stop, a real meal, and a full fuel check.
Final approach
Final hour starts around 3h 25m
Traffic, exits, and arrival timing usually matter more near Hempfield, PA than in the middle of the route.
Before You Leave
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Open the route before leaving Monroeville, PA so your first major turns are already loaded.
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Leave with enough water and a charging cable within reach, not packed away.
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Check your fuel range against the first long segment, especially if you are starting outside city service areas.
Day 1
Settle into the route from Monroeville, PA
This is one driving day of about 223.8 miles and 4h 17m.
Your first comfortable stop window is around 49 miles from Monroeville, PA.
This route can stay practical as a one-day drive if traffic stays reasonable.
Plan about 1 real break rather than only quick fuel stops.
The longest stretch is on Pennsylvania Turnpike for about 191.6 miles.
Where to Stop
Rest stops, refuel points, and overnight suggestions along this route.
Mid-route town
Meal stop
112 mi into the route
Best for: Lunch, fuel, and a longer reset
This sits close to the middle of the route, so it works well for the longest stop of the day.
Pacing Suggestions
Fuel and coffee
A short stop after about 49 miles helps settle the day before fatigue starts building.
Meal break
The midpoint is around 111.9 miles from Monroeville, PA, which is a good place for a longer meal and fuel stop.
Before the longest stretch
Fuel checkTop up before Pennsylvania Turnpike if your tank is already low. That segment runs about 191.6 miles.
These stop ideas are pacing suggestions — the exact town or exit can change with traffic, hotel plans, and fuel range.
Stops Along Your Drive
Picked by where they fit in your drive — first break, midpoint reset, final stretch.
North Midway Service Plaza
0 mi from route
Blue Mountain Service Plaza
0 mi from route
Love's Travel Stop
0.1 mi from route
New Stanton Service Plaza
0.1 mi from route
North Somerset Service Plaza
0.1 mi from route
South Somerset Service Plaza
0.1 mi from route
Sideling Hill Service Plaza
0.1 mi from route
Cumberland Valley Service Plaza
0.1 mi from route
Petro Stopping Centers
0.2 mi from route
Love's Travel Stop
0.2 mi from route
Service Plaza
0.4 mi from route
TA
0.6 mi from route
Flying J Travel Center
0.6 mi from route
Flying J Travel Center
0.6 mi from route
Service Plaza
1.1 mi from route
Lawn Service Plaza
2.5 mi from route
Place data sourced from public business listings. Hours and availability may vary.
Heads-up: tricky spots
5 of 155 decision points cluster between mile 0.1 and 195.6 — GPS handles the exact turns, but know they're coming. Your lane choice matters more than the turn itself.
5
0.1 mi into trip
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~0m in
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Rosecrest Drive
At end of road, turn right onto Rosecrest Drive
Navigation decision point
5
0.3 mi into trip
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~0m in
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Monroeville Boulevard
Turn right onto Monroeville Boulevard
Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight / right lanes.
8
3.2 mi into trip
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~7m in
Keep slight right at fork toward I 76 East: Harrisburg
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here
Use the slight right lane.
Toward I 76 East: Harrisburg
8
195 mi into trip
|
~3h 37m in
Take the exit toward I 283, PA 283: Harrisburg, Hershey
Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the slight right lane.
Exit 247
Toward I 283, PA 283: Harrisburg, Hershey
6
195.6 mi into trip
|
~3h 40m in
Take the exit toward PA 283 East: Airport, Lancaster
Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Exit 1A
Toward PA 283 East: Airport, Lancaster
Fuel & Cost
Regular Gas
$35.68 one way
$71.37 round trip
$4.05/gal
25.4 MPG avg
78 kg CO2
| Fuel Type | $/gal | One Way | Round Trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| midgrade | $4.48 | $39.49 | $78.98 |
| premium | $4.81 | $42.36 | $84.73 |
| diesel | $4.80 | $42.26 | $84.52 |
Estimated Tolls: $24.91
Pennsylvania Turnpike
(191.6 mi)
$24.91
Toll estimates based on average 2024-2025 rates. EZ-Pass/SunPass discounts may lower the actual cost.
Estimated Trip Cost (one way, 1 person)
Fuel
$36
Tolls
$25
Meals
$25–$50
Total
$86–$111
Rough estimate based on US averages. Hotel $80–$140/night, meals $25–$50/day.
Estimated CO2 emission: 78.3 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-07-13.
Driving Electric?
About $24 in charging · 0 stops · 67% less CO2
| Vehicle Type | kWh | Stops | DC Fast | Home Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average EV | 67.1 | 0 | $23.50 | $10.74 |
| Efficient EV | 56 | 0 | $19.58 | $8.95 |
| EV Truck/SUV | 89.5 | 1 | $31.33 | $14.32 |
Gas CO2
78 kg
EV CO2
26 kg (67% less)
Plan for 0 charging stops, roughly every 270 miles. Allow 25-40 minutes per stop at a DC fast charger.
DC fast charging avg $0.35/kWh. Home charging avg $0.16/kWh. US grid CO2: 0.39 kg/kWh.
Travel Intel
Current conditions at both ends of the drive.
Origin
Monroeville, PA
Night in Monroeville on Sunday
Local time
10:47 PM
EDT
Current temp
85°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
SW 15 mph
64% chance
Live forecast
Tornado Warning
Tornado Warning issued July 18 at 3:31PM EDT until July 18 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 3:22PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Destination
Hempfield, PA
Night in Hempfield on Sunday
Local time
10:47 PM
EDT
Current temp
89°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
SW 12 mph
96% chance
Live forecast
Tornado Warning
Tornado Warning issued July 18 at 3:31PM EDT until July 18 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 3:22PM EDT by NWS State College PA
83°F
King, PA
112 mi in
Seasonal Notes
Summer travel usually means heavier construction, hotter rest stops, and busier weekend traffic around major cities.
Winter travel shortens daylight, so a route that looks manageable on paper can feel much longer after dark.
Holiday weekends tend to make both departure and arrival windows slower than the raw route time suggests.
Time zone
Same local time
Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.
Temperature spread
4 degrees warmer at arrival
A meaningful temperature swing is a good cue to rethink layers, water, and how soon you want to arrive.
Road read
4h 17m on the road
An early start around 7-8 AM gets you there with plenty of daylight left.
Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.
National Parks Near This Route
Worth a detour if your schedule allows.
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument
More than 7,800 children from 140 Tribes went to the Carlisle School from 1879 to 1918. The National Park Service will collaborate with families, affiliated Tribal Nations, the US Army, historians, an...
3 mi from route
~7 min detour
Free
near mile 169.7
View on nps.gov
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial
On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, the U.S. came under attack when four commercial airliners were hijacked and used to strike targets on the ground. Nearly 3,000 people tragically lost their live...
7 mi from route
~17 min detour
Free
near mile 69.4
View on nps.gov
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail
The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains. Conceived in 1921, built by p...
19 mi from route
~47 min detour
Free
near mile 208.3
View on nps.gov
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield
The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French and Indian War. This war was a clash of British, French and American Indian cultures. It ended with the removal...
24 mi from route
~60 min detour
Free
near mile 38.6
View on nps.gov
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial
The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated Johnstown, PA. The flood killed 2,209 people but it brought the nation and the world together...
24 mi from route
~60 min detour
Free
near mile 84.9
View on nps.gov
Park data from the National Park Service API. Alerts update every 2 hours.
What kind of drive is this?
Expect to be on highways for about 95% of this 223.8-mile drive, with the longest continuous stretch being 191.6 miles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. You'll transition from the Pennsylvania Turnpike to PA 283, and finally Prospect Road, signaling the end of the primary highway portion. This means you'll encounter a significant amount of highway driving with frequent exits and merges, especially on the Turnpike.
95% highway — fuel and pacing are the main things to plan.
20 navigation steps total — most of the decisions cluster near the start and finish.
Longest single stretch: 191.6 mi on Pennsylvania Turnpike.
How Hard Is This Drive?
6/10
This is a straightforward highway drive that stays mostly on Pennsylvania Turnpike and PA 283. You will hit about 15 points where you need to pay attention to lane position or signs. The trickiest moment comes around 0.1 miles in near Rosecrest Drive.
Driving Effort
6/10
Moderate - straightforward overall, but long enough or busy enough to require pacing
Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.
This drive requires moderate attention. Across 223.8 miles you will encounter 15 spots where lane choice or exit timing matters. Not difficult for experienced highway drivers, but worth previewing the tricky sections before you go.
Where does it get tricky?
The main spots that need attention: at 0.1 miles (Rosecrest Drive): Navigation decision point; at 0.3 miles (Monroeville Boulevard): Lane positioning matters here; at 3.2 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here.
Elevation Profile
Gently rolling terrain
2,493 ft
338 ft
Total Climb
2,402 ft
Total Descent
3,059 ft
Highest Point
2,493 ft
~47.9 mi in
Elevation Range
2,155 ft
Notable High Points
1,726 ft at ~111.9 miles
+652 ft prominence
Towns Mentioned on Route Signs
Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.
Towns Mentioned on Route Signs
Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.
Between Monroeville, PA and Hempfield, PA, road signs point toward Hershey and Lancaster.
Hershey
195 mi in
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~3h 37m
Lancaster
195.6 mi in
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~3h 40m
About the Cities
Starting in Monroeville, PA
Full guide →Founded 1951
Monroeville is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 12 miles east of Pittsburgh. It is a suburb of Pittsburgh, situated at the intersection of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) and the Parkway East (I-376) which runs to Downtown Pittsburgh.
City content from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).
Who Is This Route For?
Weekend Trip
Doable as a same-day drive at 4h 17m. Total distance: 223.8 miles.
Family Friendly
Moderate complexity with 1 natural rest stops along the way.
Solo Traveler
4h 17m drive, comfortable solo distance.
First-Time Driver
Mostly highway driving (95%). Some complex stretches to watch for.
Frequently Asked Questions
The longest stretch is about 191.6 miles on Pennsylvania Turnpike. The full list of main roads is in the Roads section above.
Expect about $24.91 in tolls one way, starting with Pennsylvania Turnpike. Most Northeast and Midwest toll agencies accept E-ZPass; in the West and Texas, transponders like TxTag or FasTrak apply. If you do not have a transponder, cashless tolling plates will mail a bill to the vehicle's registered address — usually with a surcharge, so a rental-car toll pass is often cheaper than paying by mail.
Yes — we found about 17 rest areas or service plazas within a short detour of the route (from OpenStreetMap). See the Rest Stops tab under Nearby Places for locations and mile markers. Plan to stretch, use the bathroom, and top off fluids every 2–3 hours on longer drives.
It helps. This route has a higher-than-average number of complex decision points, which get harder in the dark. If the last hour of the trip is on surface roads or mountain grades, aim to arrive at Hempfield, PA before sunset when you can. Check the Trip Plan for departure windows that land you in daylight.
Only with planning. This is a long drive for kids — consider splitting it into two days rather than pushing through. Plan at least 1 meaningful breaks. There are 17 rest areas along the route for bathroom stops.
The main spots that need attention: at 0.1 miles (Rosecrest Drive): Navigation decision point; at 0.3 miles (Monroeville Boulevard): Lane positioning matters here; at 3.2 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here.
Yes — Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument, Flight 93 National Memorial and Appalachian National Scenic Trail (5 total within detour distance). See the National Parks section for detour distances and tips on detours.
Possible but tiring. At 4.3 hours each way, an in-and-out day trip would put you behind the wheel for 8.6 hours — manageable with a long break at Hempfield, PA, but most travelers stay overnight.
How this page is built
Compiled by the US Trip Planner planning team at COD Solutions Oy from open government datasets — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for geometry, EIA for fuel prices, USGS 3DEP for elevation, NPS for national parks, and FHWA TMAS for hourly traffic volumes. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.
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