Travel desk · 2025-26
Miami Heat
The Heat cover 49,792 miles this season — 2nd-most in the league — across 41 road games, with 17 back-to-backs and 30h of time-zone change, Jan is the heaviest month on the calendar.
The season, month by month
Miles per month
2.9kOct5 gm · 3 road0 b2b · 3h zones
8.8kNov15 gm · 6 road3 b2b · 7h zones
6.5kDec13 gm · 7 road3 b2b · 2h zones
15kJan17 gm · 10 road5 b2b · 12h zones
7.3kFeb11 gm · 6 road3 b2b · 4h zones
6.9kMar15 gm · 6 road2 b2b · 2h zones
2.5kApr6 gm · 3 road1 b2b · 0h zones
Road trips
20 trips this season
| Dates | Route | Games | Miles | Zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 – Oct 24 | Orlando → Memphis | 2 | 887 | -1h |
| Oct 30 – Nov 5 | San Antonio → Los Angeles → Inglewood → Denver | 4 | 3,195 | -2h |
| Nov 14 | New York | 1 | 1,094 | 0h |
| Nov 21 – Nov 23 | Chicago → Philadelphia | 2 | 1,858 | 0h |
| Dec 3 – Dec 5 | Dallas → Orlando | 2 | 2,072 | 0h |
| Dec 9 | Orlando | 1 | 204 | 0h |
| Dec 18 – Dec 21 | Brooklyn → Boston → New York | 3 | 1,468 | 0h |
| Dec 26 | Atlanta | 1 | 606 | 0h |
| Jan 1 | Detroit | 1 | 1,156 | 0h |
| Jan 6 – Jan 11 | Minneapolis → Indianapolis → Oklahoma City | 3 | 2,713 | -1h |
| Jan 19 – Jan 25Longest | San Francisco → Sacramento → Portland → Salt Lake City → Phoenix | 5 | 4,287 | -2h |
| Jan 29 | Chicago | 1 | 1,191 | -1h |
| Feb 6 – Feb 8 | Boston → Washington | 2 | 1,651 | 0h |
| Feb 11 – Feb 20 | New Orleans → Atlanta | 2 | 1,094 | 0h |
| Feb 24 – Feb 26 | Milwaukee → Philadelphia | 2 | 1,964 | 0h |
| Mar 6 | Charlotte | 1 | 654 | 0h |
| Mar 17 | Charlotte | 1 | 654 | 0h |
| Mar 21 | Houston | 1 | 967 | -1h |
| Mar 25 – Mar 29 | Cleveland → Indianapolis | 3 | 1,352 | 0h |
| Apr 7 – Apr 10 | Toronto → Washington | 3 | 1,585 | 0h |
The fine print
What stands out
- Jan is the heaviest stretch: 14,897 miles over 17 games, with 5 back-to-backs.
- Apr is the softest month — 2,510 miles over 6 games.
- The longest trip runs Jan 19 – Jan 25: 5 games through San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, 4,287 miles.
- The longest single hop is Miami to San Francisco — 2,589 miles, landing Jan 19.
- 3 five-in-seven windows on the schedule — the toughest cluster the league hands out.