The distance from Birmingham AL to Mobile AL by car is 257 miles, with a 3h42m driving time. The best road trip stops on the Birmingham to Mobile AL drive are Oak Mountain State Park, Montgomery AL and the Hank Williams Museum.
Planning a Birmingham AL to Mobile AL road trip itinerary
The Birmingham AL to Mobile AL drive connects one of Alabama’s biggest cities to the 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 and the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark.
If planning to visit several of them, a Birmingham Area Multi-Attraction Pass will save you money.
The Alabama Gulf Coast port city of Mobile has a perhaps unexpected party spirit. This is best explored in the bars, or at the Mobile Carnival Museum.
You can also head on board the USS Alabama battleship or visit the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf. The latter includes a ship simulator, where you can have a go at steering a ship through the Gulf.
Elsewhere, Colonial Fort Conde is the top historic attraction and the Exploreum Science Center has plenty of button-pushing for kids.
Mobile experience options include a downtown food tour and a cruise around the port.
Top Mobile accommodation picks include the personality-packed Fort Conde Inn and the riverside Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza.
Birmingham AL to Mobile AL FL distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Birmingham AL to Mobile AL is 257 miles. That makes for a driving time of around three hours and 42 minutes. The quickest route is along the I-65.
The best stops to add to a Birmingham to Mobile AL road trip itinerary are Oak Mountain State Park, Montgomery AL and the Hank Williams Museum.
Birmingham AL to Mobile AL road trip attractions: Oak Mountain State Park
Oak Mountain State Park is Alabama’s largest state park, covering 11,632 acres. There are more than 100 miles of trails for hikers and mountain bikers.
Other attractions include an aquapark obstacle course, a cable skiing zone, and 18 hole golf course, three fishing lakes and an elevated bird-watching boardwalk.
Come in summer, and it’s likely the picnic areas, playground and two beaches with swimming areas will get the most use.
Best stops between Birmingham AL and Mobile AL: 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.
Birmingham AL to Mobile AL FL drive: Hank Williams Museum
The Hank Williams Boyhood Home and Museum in Georgiana AL is dedicated to Alabama’s most beloved country music star. Williams’ mother played organ at the church in Georgiana, and the museum charts Williams’ rise from rural schoolboy to major musical influence on the likes of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.
More Alabama travel
Other Alabama travel guides on Planet Whitley include:
- Planning a road trip from Memphis to Birmingham, Alabama.
- Visitor guide to DeSoto Falls near Mentone, Alabama.
- What to know before visiting the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
- Where to stop on the Memphis to Montgomery drive.
- The best stops on the Birmingham to Chattanooga drive, Birmingham to Destin drive and Birmingham to Atlanta drive.
