Nashville: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Nashville is a city of 689,447 people in United States (Tennessee), 171 m (561 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Nashville International Airport (BNA), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Nashville Union Station. Our booking partner lists 1,774+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Nashville runs from about 9 h 45 min a day in late December to 14 h 40 min in late June (computed for 36.17° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Nashville is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Nashville International Airport (BNA), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 11,030-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Nashville: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Nashville Union Station, Riverfront station, Donelson station, Hermitage station. Trains to Nashville
Buses to Nashville · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,774+ places to stay in Nashville (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 823 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (345), and 16 are five-star. Across 284 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10. Guests have left 256,127 reviews in total.
Hotels in Nashville: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville Public Library | 3,615,302 | 2017 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | 1,297,433 | 2019 |
The busiest is Nashville Public Library at 3,615,302 visitors in 2017. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Nashville
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Memphis, 316 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Louisville, 249 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Atlanta, 346 km — trains
- Lexington, 288 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Lexington-Fayette, 294 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Cincinnati, 385 km — flights · trains
- Huntsville, 161 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Birmingham, 294 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Knoxville, 258 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Chattanooga, 182 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Magdeburg, Mendoza, Caen, Manchester, Chihuahua City, Edmonton, Erbil, Chengdu.
Common questions
Which airport serves Nashville?
Nashville International Airport (BNA), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre.
How big is Nashville?
About 689,447 people live in Nashville, across 1,367 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Nashville in?
America/Chicago, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in Nashville?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Nashville?
Our booking partner lists 1,774 or more places to stay in Nashville, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Nashville?
Memphis (316 km), Louisville (249 km), Atlanta (346 km), Lexington (288 km), Lexington-Fayette (294 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.