Car hire and driving in Nashville, TN
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BNA means 11 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Nashville
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville to Murfreesboro | United States | 50 km (31 mi) | about 41 min |
| Nashville to Clarksville | United States | 65 km (41 mi) | about 53 min |
| Nashville to Huntsville | United States | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Nashville to Chattanooga | United States | 182 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 28 min |
| Nashville to East Chattanooga | United States | 185 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 30 min |
| Nashville to Evansville | United States | 212 km (132 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Nashville to Louisville | United States | 249 km (155 mi) | about 3 h 23 min |
| Nashville to Knoxville | United States | 258 km (161 mi) | about 3 h 30 min |
| Nashville to Lexington | United States | 288 km (179 mi) | about 3 h 54 min |
| Nashville to Lexington-Fayette | United States | 294 km (183 mi) | about 3 h 59 min |
| Nashville to Birmingham | United States | 294 km (183 mi) | about 3 h 59 min |
| Nashville to Memphis | United States | 316 km (196 mi) | about 4 h 17 min |
| Nashville to New York City | United States | 1,221 km (759 mi) | about 16 h 33 min |
| Nashville to Toronto | Canada | 1,048 km (651 mi) | about 14 h 12 min |
| Nashville to Brooklyn | United States | 1,223 km (760 mi) | about 16 h 35 min |
| Nashville to Chicago | United States | 636 km (395 mi) | about 8 h 38 min |
| Nashville to Queens | United States | 1,233 km (766 mi) | about 16 h 43 min |
| Nashville to Houston | United States | 1,070 km (665 mi) | about 14 h 31 min |
| Nashville to Montréal | Canada | 1,517 km (942 mi) | about 20 h 34 min |
| Nashville to Philadelphia | United States | 1,100 km (684 mi) | about 14 h 55 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Nashville?
The right, as everywhere in United States.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
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.