Origin
Wheaton, MD
Morning in Wheaton on Friday
Local time
8:00 AM
EDT
Current temp
74°F
Unavailable
Live forecast
Trip from Wheaton, MD to Savage, MD
Compiled and reviewed by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Apr 17, 2026 · Editorial standards
Drive Time
31m
Distance
20.6 mi
33 km
Drive Score
7/10
Good drive
Same Day?
Yes, doable
Fuel Cost
$3
one way
EV Charging
Unknown
Best Time to Leave
4 AM
0h 29m
★
6 AM
0h 32m
8 AM
0h 37m
10 AM
0h 34m
12 PM
0h 33m
3 PM
0h 34m
5 PM
0h 37m
8 PM
0h 30m
Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.
Wheaton, MD
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Savage, MD
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Trip Overview
The drive from Wheaton, MD to Savage, MD covers 20.6 miles and takes about 31m behind the wheel. This route is realistic as a one-day drive if you keep your stops efficient.
The route leans on Intercounty Connector, I 95, Randolph Road for much of the mileage, and the overall profile is turn-heavy local drive. The longest uninterrupted segment is about 5.2 miles on Intercounty Connector. At current regular gas prices, budget about $3.42 one way before food or hotel costs.
Who Is This Route For?
Weekend Trip
Doable as a same-day drive at 31m. Total distance: 20.6 miles.
Family Friendly
Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.
Solo Traveler
31m drive, comfortable solo distance.
EV Driver
0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.
Scenic Drive
Turn-heavy local drive route profile with national parks nearby.
Drive Character
Expect a 31m drive with frequent turns across 20.6 miles of local and secondary roads.
This route has more turning and local-road decision points than a simple highway run.
There are about 24 navigation steps in the underlying route data, so the final approach matters more than the middle miles.
Intercounty Connector is the longest continuous segment at about 5.2 miles.
How Hard Is This Drive?
Expect a hands-on drive with frequent turns and local roads rather than long highway stretches. This route has several spots where lane changes, forks, or exits need your full attention. The trickiest moment comes around 10.7 miles in.
Driving Effort
10/10
Focused - lots of decisions in a short distance, but it is over quickly
Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.
This is a short but busy drive. With 18 decision points packed into just 20.6 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 31m.
Where does it get tricky?
The main spots that need attention: at 10.7 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 12.6 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here; at 18.2 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here.
Critical Maneuvers
5 of 18 key pointsThese are the spots where you need to pay the most attention. Preview them before you drive.
8
10.7 mi into trip
|
~17m in
Take the exit toward I 95: Laurel, Burtonsville
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 19C
Toward I 95: Laurel, Burtonsville
7
12.6 mi into trip
|
~20m in
Keep slight left at fork toward MD 198 West: Burtonsville
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
Toward MD 198 West: Burtonsville
7
18.2 mi into trip
|
~26m in
Take the exit toward MD 32 East: Fort Meade
Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
Exit 38A
Toward MD 32 East: Fort Meade
8
19.5 mi into trip
|
~28m in
Take the exit toward US 1: Laurel, Elkridge
Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
Exit 12B-A
Toward US 1: Laurel, Elkridge
9
19.7 mi into trip
|
~29m in
Keep slight right at fork toward US 1 South: Laurel
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here
Use the slight right lane.
Exit 12B
Toward US 1 South: Laurel
Towns Mentioned on Route Signs
Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.
Between Wheaton, MD and Savage, MD, road signs point toward Burtonsville and Elkridge.
Burtonsville
10.7 mi in
|
~17m
Elkridge
19.5 mi in
|
~28m
Main Roads
| Road | Distance | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Intercounty Connector | 5.2 mi | 6m |
| I 95 | 4.3 mi | 4m |
| Randolph Road | 2.8 mi | 4m |
| Georgia Avenue | 1.2 mi | 3m |
| New Hampshire Avenue | 0.9 mi | 1m |
| Patuxent Freeway | 0.7 mi | 1m |
| Baltimore Street | 0.4 mi | 1m |
| Ennalls Avenue | 0.2 mi | <1m |
Longest stretch:
Intercounty Connector
— 5.2 mi, about 6m
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Wheaton, MD and Savage, MD.
1
Start on MD 586
322 ft
·
15 sec
·
Veirs Mill Road
2
Turn left onto Ennalls Avenue
0.2 mi
·
29 sec
·
Ennalls Avenue
3
At end of road, turn left onto MD 97
1.2 mi
·
3 min
·
Georgia Avenue
4
Turn right
235 ft
·
8 sec
5
Continue on this road
230 ft
·
8 sec
·
this road
6
Keep slight left at fork
285 ft
·
12 sec
7
Turn straight onto Randolph Road
2.8 mi
·
4 min
·
Randolph Road
8
Turn left onto MD 650
0.9 mi
·
1 min
·
New Hampshire Avenue
9
Take the ramp
0.2 mi
·
29 sec
Toward MD 200 Toll East
10
Merge onto MD 200 Toll
5.2 mi
·
6 min
·
Intercounty Connector
11
Take the exit
0.4 mi
·
50 sec
Exit 19C
Toward I 95: Laurel, Burtonsville
Use the slight right lane.
12
Keep slight left at fork
0.6 mi
·
39 sec
Toward MD 198: Konterra Drive
13
Keep slight left at fork
0.9 mi
·
1 min
Toward MD 198: Laurel, Burtonsville
14
Keep slight left at fork
0.6 mi
·
39 sec
Toward MD 198 West: Burtonsville
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
15
Keep slight left at fork
0.7 mi
·
50 sec
16
Merge onto I 95
4.3 mi
·
4 min
·
I 95
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
17
Take the exit
0.6 mi
·
1 min
Exit 38A
Toward MD 32 East: Fort Meade
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
18
Merge onto MD 32
0.7 mi
·
1 min
·
Patuxent Freeway
19
Take the exit
0.2 mi
·
27 sec
Exit 12B-A
Toward US 1: Laurel, Elkridge
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
20
Keep slight right at fork
0.3 mi
·
41 sec
Exit 12B
Toward US 1 South: Laurel
Use the slight right lane.
21
Turn right onto US 1
488 ft
·
12 sec
·
Washington Boulevard
22
Turn right onto Howard Street
0.1 mi
·
26 sec
·
Howard Street
23
Continue on Baltimore Street
0.4 mi
·
1 min
·
Baltimore Street
24
Arrive at destination
Baltimore Street
Fuel & Cost
Regular Gas
$3.42 one way
$6.83 round trip
$4.21/gal
25.4 MPG avg
7 kg CO2
| Fuel Type | $/gal | One Way | Round Trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| midgrade | $4.61 | $3.74 | $7.48 |
| premium | $4.93 | $4.00 | $7.99 |
| diesel | $5.61 | $4.55 | $9.10 |
No toll roads detected on this route.
Drive Cost (one way)
Fuel
$3
Estimated CO2 emission: 7.2 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.
Driving Electric?
About $2 in charging · 0 stops · 71% less CO2
| Vehicle Type | kWh | Stops | DC Fast | Home Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average EV | 6.2 | 0 | $2.16 | $0.99 |
| Efficient EV | 5.2 | 0 | $1.80 | $0.82 |
| EV Truck/SUV | 8.2 | 0 | $2.88 | $1.32 |
Gas CO2
7 kg
EV CO2
2 kg (71% less)
This trip is well within single-charge range for most EVs. No charging stops needed if you start fully charged.
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.
Destination
Savage, MD
Morning in Savage on Friday
Local time
8:00 AM
EDT
Current temp
75°F
Unavailable
Live forecast
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
1 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
31m on the road
Use the two city cards together: check the sky where you start, then compare it with the local time and temperature at arrival.
Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.
Frequently Asked Questions
The drive from Wheaton, MD to Savage, MD covers 20.6 miles and takes about 31m without stops. Add 15-30 minutes for a fuel or rest stop on longer drives.
The main roads are Intercounty Connector, I 95, Randolph Road. Expect a mix of highway and local road driving.
This is a comfortable same-day trip.
The midpoint is about 10.3 miles from Wheaton, MD. Look for rest areas, gas stations, or food options near the halfway mark.
At current regular gas prices, expect to spend about $3.42 one way. This estimate uses 25.4 MPG — your actual cost will vary with your vehicle's fuel efficiency and current gas prices.
Leave by 9 AM and you'll arrive before lunch. Even a 4 PM departure gets you there before dark in summer.
This is a short but busy drive. With 18 decision points packed into just 20.6 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 31m.
The main spots that need attention: at 10.7 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 12.6 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here; at 18.2 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here.
Between Wheaton, MD and Savage, MD, road signs point toward Burtonsville and Elkridge.
Yes. Nearby national parks include Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail and Monocacy National Battlefield.
How this page is built
Compiled and maintained by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy (Helsinki). Each route is built from authoritative open government and mapping datasets rather than crowdsourced reviews. Distances and geometry come from OSRM over OpenStreetMap. Fuel cost uses EIA weekly regional averages. National park proximity is from the NPS API. Pages are published only after passing our data-quality checks; our methodology page documents refresh cadence, editorial standards, and known limitations.
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