Travel desk · 2025-26
Charlotte Hornets
The Hornets cover 37,325 miles this season — 30th-most in the league — across 41 road games, with 16 back-to-backs and 26h of time-zone change, Jan is the heaviest month on the calendar.
The season, month by month
Miles per month
2.7kOct5 gm · 3 road1 b2b · 0h zones
5.2kNov15 gm · 6 road4 b2b · 4h zones
4.3kDec13 gm · 7 road1 b2b · 0h zones
10kJan17 gm · 11 road5 b2b · 10h zones
3.4kFeb11 gm · 5 road1 b2b · 4h zones
7.8kMar15 gm · 6 road3 b2b · 6h zones
3.8kApr6 gm · 3 road1 b2b · 2h zones
Road trips
20 trips this season
| Dates | Route | Games | Miles | Zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 – Oct 28 | Philadelphia → Washington → Miami | 3 | 1,493 | 0h |
| Nov 4 – Nov 7 | New Orleans → Miami | 2 | 1,319 | 0h |
| Nov 14 | Milwaukee | 1 | 660 | -1h |
| Nov 17 – Nov 19 | Toronto → Indianapolis | 2 | 1,027 | 0h |
| Nov 23 | Atlanta | 1 | 227 | 0h |
| Dec 1 – Dec 5 | Brooklyn → New York → Toronto | 3 | 876 | 0h |
| Dec 14 | Cleveland | 1 | 436 | 0h |
| Dec 20 – Dec 22 | Detroit → Cleveland | 2 | 597 | 0h |
| Dec 26 | Orlando | 1 | 463 | 0h |
| Jan 2 – Jan 5 | Milwaukee → Chicago → Oklahoma City | 3 | 1,432 | -1h |
| Jan 10 – Jan 18Longest | Salt Lake City → Inglewood → Los Angeles → San Francisco → Denver | 5 | 3,611 | -2h |
| Jan 22 | Orlando | 1 | 463 | 0h |
| Jan 28 – Jan 29 | Memphis → Dallas | 2 | 940 | -1h |
| Feb 5 – Feb 7 | Houston → Atlanta | 2 | 1,627 | 0h |
| Feb 22 – Feb 26 | Washington → Chicago → Indianapolis | 3 | 1,093 | 0h |
| Mar 4 | Boston | 1 | 721 | 0h |
| Mar 8 – Mar 14 | Phoenix → Portland → Sacramento → San Antonio | 4 | 4,728 | -1h |
| Mar 31 | Brooklyn | 1 | 531 | 0h |
| Apr 5 – Apr 7 | Minneapolis → Boston | 2 | 2,060 | 0h |
| Apr 12 | New York | 1 | 533 | 0h |
The fine print
What stands out
- Jan is the heaviest stretch: 10,133 miles over 17 games, with 5 back-to-backs.
- Oct is the softest month — 2,680 miles over 5 games.
- The longest trip runs Jan 10 – Jan 18: 5 games through Salt Lake City, Inglewood, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, 3,611 miles.
- The longest single hop is Charlotte to Phoenix — 1,779 miles, landing Mar 8.
- 2 five-in-seven windows on the schedule — the toughest cluster the league hands out.