Transportation in Surry County
Interstate Access
Surry County's mid-Atlantic location and its strategic interstate highway network enable businesses to truck products to over half of the US consumer population in one day. I-77 and I-74 are located in the county and allow quick access I-81 and I-40. A new Fed Ex hub is scheduled to open at Piedmont Triad International Airport in 2009, which is within a one-hour drive of Surry County.

Distances from Surry County to major cities:
| City |
Distance |
| Atlanta, GA |
328 miles |
| Baltimore, MD |
384 miles |
| Boston, MA |
781 miles |
| Charleston, SC |
295 miles |
| Chicago, IL |
679 miles |
| Cleveland, OH |
436 miles |
| Detroit, MI |
590 miles |
| Jacksonville, FL |
470 miles |
| Memphis, TN |
630 miles |
| New York, NY |
565 miles |
| Norfolk, VA |
305 miles |
| Philadelphia, PA |
484 miles |
| Washington, DC |
351 miles
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Airports:
Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, NC - 1 hour
Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC - 1 3/4 hours
Mount Airy/Surry County Airport, Mount Airy, NC
Elkin Municipal Airport, Elkin, NC
North Carolina Ports:
Morehead City, NC
Wilmington, NC