...to the Outer Banks

From Washington/Richmond (1)
Get off I-64 at Hampton, VA. Go south on I-664 through the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel. Take I-64 toward Norfolk/Virginia Beach; then go south on US 17 at Deep Creek, VA to South Mills, NC. Follow 343 south to US 158 south to the Outer Banks.

From Washington/Richmond (2)
Follow 1-64 through Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (a busy route on weekends) to Great Bridge, VA. Travel south on VA 168 to US 158 at Barco, NC. Follow US 158 south to the Outer Banks.

From the West and South to Southern Beaches
Via I-95, US 64/264 to Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Manteo, Roanoke Island, Avon or Hatteras. Go east on US 64 off I-95 to NC or US 158. This route has the least amount of traffic.

From the West and South to Northern Beaches
Via I-95, US 64/264 to Kitty Hawk, Southern Shores or Duck. Go east on US 64 off I-95 to Williamston, NC. North on US 17 to US 158 at Elizabeth City, NC. Then go south on US 158 to the Outer Banks.

From the Eastern Shore and North
Take US 13 south from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel to I-64. Follow the signs to Chesapeake, VA. Get off I-64 at Great Bridge, VA. Follow VA 168 to US 158 at Barco, NC, then follow US 158 to the Outer Banks.