Travel desk · 2025-26
New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans cover 45,795 miles this season — 14th-most in the league — across 41 road games, with 15 back-to-backs and 36h of time-zone change, Jan is the heaviest month on the calendar.
The season, month by month
Miles per month
3kOct5 gm · 3 road0 b2b · 3h zones
7.8kNov16 gm · 7 road4 b2b · 6h zones
8.4kDec14 gm · 4 road2 b2b · 6h zones
9.4kJan16 gm · 10 road3 b2b · 7h zones
3.9kFeb10 gm · 5 road1 b2b · 2h zones
6.5kMar15 gm · 8 road4 b2b · 6h zones
6.9kApr6 gm · 4 road1 b2b · 6h zones
Road trips
19 trips this season
| Dates | Route | Games | Miles | Zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | Memphis | 1 | 683 | -1h |
| Oct 29 – Nov 2 | Denver → Inglewood → Oklahoma City | 3 | 3,104 | 0h |
| Nov 5 – Nov 10 | Dallas → San Antonio → Phoenix | 3 | 1,544 | -1h |
| Nov 21 | Dallas | 1 | 443 | 0h |
| Nov 29 – Nov 30 | San Francisco → Los Angeles | 2 | 2,266 | -2h |
| Dec 6 | Brooklyn | 1 | 1,169 | 1h |
| Dec 14 | Chicago | 1 | 835 | 0h |
| Dec 23 | Cleveland | 1 | 925 | 1h |
| Dec 31 | Chicago | 1 | 835 | 0h |
| Jan 4 | Miami | 1 | 669 | 1h |
| Jan 7 – Jan 11 | Atlanta → Washington → Orlando | 3 | 1,725 | 1h |
| Jan 16 – Jan 18 | Indianapolis → Houston | 2 | 1,580 | 0h |
| Jan 23 – Jan 27 | Memphis → San Antonio → Oklahoma City | 3 | 1,408 | 0h |
| Jan 31 – Feb 6 | Philadelphia → Charlotte → Milwaukee → Minneapolis | 4 | 2,492 | 0h |
| Feb 26 – Mar 6Longest | Salt Lake City → Inglewood → Los Angeles → Sacramento → Phoenix | 6 | 3,025 | -1h |
| Mar 13 | Houston | 1 | 317 | 0h |
| Mar 24 – Mar 27 | New York → Detroit → Toronto | 3 | 1,858 | 1h |
| Apr 2 – Apr 3 | Portland → Sacramento | 2 | 2,544 | -2h |
| Apr 10 – Apr 12 | Boston → Minneapolis | 2 | 2,480 | 0h |
The fine print
What stands out
- Jan is the heaviest stretch: 9,398 miles over 16 games, with 3 back-to-backs.
- Oct is the softest month — 2,960 miles over 5 games.
- The longest trip runs Feb 26 – Mar 6: 6 games through Salt Lake City, Inglewood, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Phoenix, 3,025 miles.
- The longest single hop is New Orleans to Portland — 2,060 miles, landing Apr 2.
- 2 five-in-seven windows on the schedule — the toughest cluster the league hands out.