Birmingham AL to Jackson MS drive: Best stops, time & distance

The distance from Birmingham AL to Jackson MS is 237 miles, with a 3h22m driving time. The best road trip stops on the Birmingham AL to Jackson MS drive are Tuscaloosa AL, the White Cliffs of Epes and Meridian MS.

Planning a Birmingham AL to Jackson MS road trip itinerary

The Birmingham AL to Jackson MS drive takes you from the heart of Alabama to the capital of Mississippi.

Birmingham, Alabama, has a rich civil rights heritage. This is best explored on a civil rights tour which links the key sites and, crucially, puts them into context. Other Birmingham experiences include ghost walks and multi-brewery beer tours.

For museums, you’ve got the McWane Science Center, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark and more. 

If planning to visit several of them, a Birmingham Area Multi-Attraction Pass will save you money.

The top-rated Birmingham accommodation picks are the Drury Inn and Suites Birmingham Grandview and the TownePlace Suites by Marriott Birmingham South.

The capital of Mississippi has a collection of strong museums. The Mississippi Museum of Art has a great Southern art collection. The Old Capitol Museum and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum cover politics and history.

The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is arguably Jackson’s highlight, though. It comes with a 100,000-gallon aquarium showing off the species that live on the Gulf Coast, and is within LeFleur’s Bluff State Park. That means plenty of nature trails to enjoy when the weather’s good.

Birmingham Al to Jackson MS distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Birmingham AL to Jackson MS is 237 miles. That makes for a driving time of around three hours and 22 minutes. The quickest route is along the I-20.

The best stops to add to a Birmingham AL to Jackson MS road trip itinerary are Tuscaloosa AL, the White Cliffs of Epes and Meridian MS.

Best stops between Birmingham AL and Jackson MS: Tuscaloosa AL

Tuscaloosa is home to the University of Alabama, with many of the top attractions linked to the university. The Paul W. Bryant Museum is a celebration of football and the Alabama Museum of Natural History covers fossils and dinosaur skeletons. The period-furnished Gorgas House Museum, meanwhile, dates back to 1829.

A Tuscaloosa multi attraction pass is arguably worth the investment if you’re planning to cram in several attractions in a short stay.

Birmingham AL to Jackson MS drive: The White Cliffs of Epes

On the Tombigbee River in Epes, Alabama, there are some strikingly white cliffs. Rising up to 80ft tall, the White Cliffs of Epes are part of the Selma Chalk Formations. They are thought to have been formed at around the same time as the considerably more famous White Cliffs of Dover in England.

Don’t expect too much else in Epes to entertain you, however.

Birmingham AL to Jackson MS road trip attractions: Meridian MS

The Meridian Museum of Art is on the National Register of Historic Places and the Meridian Children’s Museum keeps younger visitors entertained.

Elsewhere, the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience celebrates Mississippi’s contribution to the arts world and the Greek Revival-style Merrehope does the historic home thing.

The Mississippi State Capitol Building in Jackson MS.
The Mississippi State Capitol Building in Jackson MS. Photo by watkinswd/ Pixabay.

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