Entering North Carolina from Virginia:

Travel South on Interstate 95 (~90 miles); get onto US-64 East in Rocky Mount (Exit 138). Turn right on Highway 301 South to Wilson, Highway 58 South to Snow Hill, Highway 258 South to Highway 70 East in Kinston. Get back on Highway 58 South in Kinston to get to Emerald Isle (~65 miles from Kinston).

Travel on Interstate 95 South (~ 110 miles). At Exit 97 (Smithfield), turn onto Highway 70 East to Kinston. Take right on Highway 58 South to Emerald Isle.

Entering North Carolina from South Carolina:

If you are traveling on Interstate 95 North, get off at Exit 52 (Vader, NC, ~60 miles from South-North Carolina border), turn onto Highway 24 East, and travel through Swansboro. Go 3 miles farther East and then turn right onto Highway 58 to cross the bridge to Emerald Isle.

If traveling North on Highway 17, turn right on Highway 24 East in Jacksonville, NC, and travel to Highway 58. Turn right to cross the bridge.

Coming to Emerald Isle from Western Locations:

Follow Interstate 40 East. Exit at Magnolia, NC (Exit 373). Take Route 903 North to Highway 24 East. Follow Highway 24 East to Highway 58 and take a right to get into Emerald Isle.

If traveling on Interstate 40 East from west of Raleigh, you can alternatively take Highway 70 East (Exit 306) to Kinston followed by Highway 58 to Emerald Isle.