EV charging stops from Cleveland, OH to Columbus, OH

The drive is 141.9 miles, about 2h 40m. Along it sit about 54 DC fast chargers within 5 miles of the route — and 43 of those have somewhere to eat within a 10-minute walk, so the charging stop and the meal are the same stop.

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Leaving Cleveland at 8:00 am

Leave Cleveland at 8:00 am, take a break in Mansfield at 9:30 am and arrive in Columbus around 11:00 am.

WhenWhereChargerFood within a walk
8:00 amLeave Cleveland, OH
9:30 am
Break · mile 81
Mansfield, OH
Walmart 5471 (Mansfield, OH)
350 kW
4 stalls
🪵 Cracker Barrel 3 min, 🍔 Wendy's 3 min, 🌯 Chipotle 3 min
~11:00 amArrive in Columbus, OH

Meals fall near their local hour (times are local at each stop), with about 20 minutes for a break and 40 for a meal. It is a driver’s plan, not a charging plan: where you need to charge depends on your car. Open this drive in the app to pick another leaving time.

Typical power along this route is 62 kW, with 21 stops at 150 kW or more and 11 on the Tesla network. Chargers under 50 kW are left out of the list — on a drive this length they cost more time than they save. Counting every DC fast charger, there is one at least every 18 miles of the way.

Every stop with food within a walk

In order along the route — the strongest stop in each stretch of the drive, so the list covers the whole route rather than filling up with the city you left.

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Church Square
350 kW6 stallsEVgo
7949 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH
🍟 McDonald's 4 min🛒 Aldi 4 min🍩 Dunkin' 5 min👑 Burger King 6 min🍔 Wendy's 8 min
Brooklyn, OH - Tesla Supercharger
250 kW8 stallsTesla Supercharger
10315 Cascade Crossing, Brooklyn, OH
🌯 Chipotle 1 min⛽ Sheetz 1 min☕ Starbucks 2 min🪵 Cracker Barrel 2 min🥖 Panera Bread 3 min🏪 Sam's Club 3 min+10
Cleveland, OH - W 150th Street - Tesla Supercharger
250 kW12 stallsTesla Supercharger
4277 W 150th St, Cleveland, OH
🍳 Denny's 2 min⛽ Speedway 1 min👑 Burger King 6 min🍟 McDonald's 10 min
City of Parma - City Hall
50 kW1 stallFLO
6611 Ridge Rd., Parma, OH
🥪 Subway 1 min🐔 Chick-fil-A 3 min⛽ Sheetz 5 min🌯 Chipotle 5 min🍦 Ice cream shop 6 min☕ Starbucks 6 min+8
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Strongsville, OH
300 kW6 stallsRivian Adventure
8913 Pearl Road, Strongsville, OH
🥩 Arby's 3 min⛽ Sheetz 2 min🦬 Buffalo Wild Wings 3 min🍦 Culver's 4 min🍟 McDonald's 5 min🔧 Lowe's 5 min+3
Ganley Buick GMC
50 kW2 stallsEV Connect
14000 Pearl Rd, Strongsville, OH
🍩 Dunkin' 2 min🍕 Pizza Hut 2 min💊 CVS 2 min🛒 Aldi 3 min🍦 Ice cream shop 5 min🍟 McDonald's 5 min+4
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Liberty Ford Brunswick
240 kW6 stallsFord BlueOval
3101 Center Rd, Brunswick, OH
🍟 McDonald's 1 min⛽ Speedway 1 min🌮 Taco Bell 2 min👑 Burger King 2 min🍗 KFC 2 min🍔 Wendy's 3 min+8
Seville, OH - Tesla Supercharger
250 kW12 stallsTesla Supercharger
8700 Wooster Pike, Seville, OH
⭐ Hardee's 1 min⛽ Circle K 1 min
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Pilot Flying J Store
350 kW4 stallsEVgo
10048 Avon Lake Road, Burbank, OH
🍔 Wendy's 1 min⛽ Pilot 1 min🍟 McDonald's 1 min👑 Burger King 2 min🥩 Arby's 3 min⛽ Love's 5 minacross hwy+1
Ashland, OH - Enterprise Parkway - Tesla Supercharger
250 kW12 stallsTesla Supercharger
1392 Enterprise Parkway, Ashland, OH
🍟 McDonald's 1 min🍔 Wendy's 2 min🍩 Dunkin' 4 min🛒 Aldi 4 min🌮 Taco Bell 4 min🛒 Walmart 5 min+5
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Walmart 5471 (Mansfield, OH)
350 kW4 stallsElectrify America
2485 Possum Run Rd, Mansfield, OH
🪵 Cracker Barrel 3 min🛒 Walmart 2 min🍔 Wendy's 3 min🌯 Chipotle 3 min🍎 Applebee's 5 min🥩 Arby's 7 minacross hwy+4
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Mickey Mart #21 Right Charger
50 kW1 stallChargePoint
750 OH-97, Bellville, OH
👑 Burger King 3 min⛽ Speedway 2 min🍟 McDonald's 4 min🍔 Wendy's 9 min⛽ Love's 10 min🥪 Subway 10 minacross hwy
Mt. Gilead, OH - Tesla Supercharger
150 kW8 stallsTesla Supercharger
6200 State Route 95, Mt. Gilead, OH
🍟 McDonald's 2 min🍔 Wendy's 2 min🥪 Subway 9 minacross hwy
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Pilot Travel Center
350 kW6 stallsEVgo
488 State Route 61, Marengo, OH
🥩 Arby's 1 min⛽ Pilot 1 min🥪 Subway 7 minacross hwy🌮 Taco Bell 8 minacross hwy
Columbus
400 kW6 stallsMercedes-Benz
7990 State Route 37 E, Sunbury, OH
👑 Burger King 3 min⛽ Pilot 4 min🥪 Subway 4 min⛽ Flying J 5 min🍳 Denny's 6 min☕ Starbucks 9 min
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Lewis Center
350 kW6 stallsEVgo
55 Meadow Park Ave, Lewis Center, OH
🍟 McDonald's 2 min🛒 Meijer 1 min🍦 Ice cream shop 3 min🥖 Panera Bread 4 min☕ Starbucks 4 min🥩 Arby's 4 min+7
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IKEA Store 511 (Columbus, OH)
350 kW6 stallsElectrify America
1900 Ikea Way, Columbus, OH
🥖 Panera Bread 5 min🪑 IKEA 2 min☕ Starbucks 7 min🍔 Five Guys 7 min🚒 Firehouse Subs 7 min🐕 Raising Cane's 8 min+1
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Easton Gateway Cpe
62 kW2 stallsChargePoint
4194 Easton Gateway Drive, Columbus, OH
🐔 Chick-fil-A 5 min🥬 Whole Foods 3 min📦 Costco 4 min🏪 Sam's Club 8 min🍔 Wendy's 8 min🛒 Walmart 8 min+2
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Ohio State Unv Car Level
62 kW1 stallChargePoint
930 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH
☕ Starbucks 9 min🎯 Target 8 min💊 CVS 8 min
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Kroger Brewers Yard
350 kW4 stallsEVgo
150 W Sycamore St, Columbus, OH
☕ Starbucks 1 min🛒 Kroger 1 min🌯 Chipotle 5 min🍔 Wendy's 6 min🌮 Taco Bell 6 min🥪 Subway 9 minacross hwy

Questions about this drive

Where should I stop to eat between Cleveland and Columbus?

Leaving Cleveland at 8:00 am, no mealtime falls on the way. The plan's break in Mansfield, OH at 9:30 am: Cracker Barrel is a 3-minute walk from a 350 kW charger. In all, 43 of the roughly 54 fast chargers along the way have a restaurant within a 10-minute walk.

How many fast chargers are there between Cleveland and Columbus?

About 54 DC fast chargers are within 5 miles of the 142-mile route, 50 of them 50 kW or more. 21 charge at 150 kW or more, 11 are on the Tesla network, and 43 have a restaurant within a 10-minute walk.

What is the longest stretch without a fast charger between Cleveland and Columbus?

No stretch is longer than 18 miles: there is a DC fast charger within 5 miles of the route at least that often.

Which restaurant chains are on the way from Cleveland to Columbus?

Counting the fast chargers of 50 kW or more on the route, the chains most often within a 10-minute walk are McDonald's (near 23 chargers), Starbucks (23), Subway (20), Chipotle (18), Wendy's (16) and Burger King (12).

How long does it take to charge on the way from Cleveland to Columbus?

It depends on the car. The app's estimate for a 10–80% charge is about 45 min for a Ford Mustang Mach-E at the 350 kW charger in Mansfield, OH; about 25 min for a Hyundai Ioniq 5 at the 350 kW charger in Mansfield, OH. These are rough figures from each car's battery size and peak charging speed; a cold battery or a busy site takes longer.

How long is the drive from Cleveland to Columbus with stops?

About 2h 40m of driving for 142 miles. Leaving at 8:00 am with the plan's 1 break of about 20 minutes, you arrive around 11:00 am.

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