Birmingham AL to Tampa road trip: Best stops, drive time & distance
The best road trip stops on the Birmingham AL to Tampa drive are Montgomery AL, Tallahassee FL and Gainesville FL. The distance from Birmingham AL to Tampa by car is 572 miles, with an 8h46m driving time.
Planning a Birmingham AL to Tampa road trip itinerary
The Birmingham to Tampa drive takes you from the heart of Alabama to Florida’s west coast.
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.
The top-rated Birmingham accommodation picks are the Drury Inn and Suites Birmingham Grandview and the TownePlace Suites by Marriott Birmingham South.
Tampa is justifiably one of the most popular holiday destinations in Florida. It’s home to top attractions such as the Florida Aquarium, ZooTampa, the Adventure Island water park and Busch Gardens theme park.
Other great Tampa experiences include historic Ybor City food walking tours, seeing the highlights in a street legal golf cart and a Haunted Tampa tour that combines ghosts and pubs.
Also on offer are Segway tours, history cruises, dolphin-watching and celebrity homes tours.
Tampa accommodation is best booked in advance – look for deals here.
Birmingham AL to Tampa distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Birmingham AL to Tampa is 572 miles, with a driving time of around eight hours and 46 minutes.
The best stops to add to a Birmingham AL to Tampa road trip itinerary are Montgomery AL, Tallahassee and Gainesville FL.
For more suggestions, see the guides to the Tallahassee to Gainesville drive and Gainesville to Tampa drive.
Birmingham AL to Tampa road trip attractions: Montgomery, Alabama
The main reason to visit Montgomery is the Civil Rights heritage. There are several ways to explore this, with the cheapest being a self-guided audio tour and the most in-depth being a three hour private tour.
Other fun Montgomery experiences include a party pedal boat cruise along the Alabama River,
If planning to blitz several attractions, a city pass might save you money.
Best stops between Birmingham AL and Tampa: Tallahassee, Florida
Top Tallahassee experiences include the Museum of Florida History, which tells the tale of the Sunshine State. That covers everything from prehistoric mastodons to the Spanish conquest and Disney.
The Tallahassee Museum, meanwhile, flits all over the place, from sculpture to birds of prey. For natural beauty, head to the Alfred B Maclay Gardens State Park.
Good Tallahassee accommodation options include the hip Aloft Tallahassee Downtown and the often great value Four Points by Sheraton.
Things to do on the Birmingham AL to Tampa drive: Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, and will be best known to college football fans as the home of the Florida Gators.
For everyone else, there’s the Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History, the Harn Museum of Art and the Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park. The latter is based around a limestone sinkhole.
Gainesville hotel prices can rise sharply based on university and football events. Hunt for bargains in advance.
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