Weekend trips from Gatlinburg
- Charleston / Atlanta
- Birmingham / Memphis
- Nashville / Louisville
- Charlotte / Hilton Head Island
- Pittsburgh / Myrtle Beach
For any of these trips, you could visit just the first or second destination if you want to do less driving and spend more time in the area.
The longest trip is about 28.5 hours of total driving, so you may want to plan to do this over a long weekend.
Trip idea #1: Gatlinburg → Charleston → Atlanta → Gatlinburg
leave Gatlinburg on Friday
1.5 hours → Waynesville
55 minutes → Hendersonville
51 minutes → Spartanburg
55 minutes → Whitmire
56 minutes → Columbia
1 hour → Santee
1 hour → Middleton Place
25 minutes → Charleston (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Waynesville
55 minutes → Hendersonville
51 minutes → Spartanburg
55 minutes → Whitmire
56 minutes → Columbia
1 hour → Santee
1 hour → Middleton Place
25 minutes → Charleston (stay Friday night)
7.5 hours of driving
Charleston to Atlanta
leave Charleston on Saturday
1 hour → Santee
1.5 hours → Windsor
42 minutes → North Augusta
39 minutes → Thomson
1 hour → Madison
58 minutes → Stone Mountain
28 minutes → Atlanta (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Santee
1.5 hours → Windsor
42 minutes → North Augusta
39 minutes → Thomson
1 hour → Madison
58 minutes → Stone Mountain
28 minutes → Atlanta (stay Saturday night)
6 hours of driving
Atlanta to Gatlinburg
leave Atlanta on Sunday
1.5 hours → Buckhead
39 minutes → Dalton
33 minutes → Chattanooga
56 minutes → Cleveland
38 minutes → Loudon
1 hour → Knoxville
15 minutes → Gatlinburg (back home)
1.5 hours → Buckhead
39 minutes → Dalton
33 minutes → Chattanooga
56 minutes → Cleveland
38 minutes → Loudon
1 hour → Knoxville
15 minutes → Gatlinburg (back home)
5.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 19.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Gatlinburg → Birmingham → Memphis → Gatlinburg
leave Gatlinburg on Friday
1 hour → Knoxville
45 minutes → Sweetwater
1.5 hours → Brewhaus
1 hour → Ringgold
2 hours → Gadsden
1 hour → Birmingham (stay Friday night)
1 hour → Knoxville
45 minutes → Sweetwater
1.5 hours → Brewhaus
1 hour → Ringgold
2 hours → Gadsden
1 hour → Birmingham (stay Friday night)
7 hours of driving
Birmingham to Memphis
leave Birmingham on Saturday
1 hour → Winfield
54 minutes → Tremont
39 minutes → Tupelo
50 minutes → Ripley
45 minutes → Holly Springs
54 minutes → Graceland
16 minutes → Memphis (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Winfield
54 minutes → Tremont
39 minutes → Tupelo
50 minutes → Ripley
45 minutes → Holly Springs
54 minutes → Graceland
16 minutes → Memphis (stay Saturday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Memphis to Gatlinburg
leave Memphis on Sunday
1 hour → Lakeland
1.5 hours → Jackson
1.5 hours → Hurricane Mills
1 hour → Grand Ole Opry
1 hour → Gordonsville
2 hours → Crossville
26 minutes → Gatlinburg (back home)
1 hour → Lakeland
1.5 hours → Jackson
1.5 hours → Hurricane Mills
1 hour → Grand Ole Opry
1 hour → Gordonsville
2 hours → Crossville
26 minutes → Gatlinburg (back home)
8.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 21 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: Gatlinburg → Nashville → Louisville → Gatlinburg
leave Gatlinburg on Friday
1 hour → Knoxville
38 minutes → Loudon
1 hour → Crossville
40 minutes → Cookeville
35 minutes → Gordonsville
54 minutes → The Hermitage-Home of President Andrew Jackson
20 minutes → Nashville (stay Friday night)
1 hour → Knoxville
38 minutes → Loudon
1 hour → Crossville
40 minutes → Cookeville
35 minutes → Gordonsville
54 minutes → The Hermitage-Home of President Andrew Jackson
20 minutes → Nashville (stay Friday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Nashville to Louisville
leave Nashville on Saturday
33 minutes → White House
48 minutes → Bowling Green
41 minutes → Mammoth Cave National Park
56 minutes → Elizabethtown
27 minutes → Bardstown
45 minutes → Louisville (stay Saturday night)
33 minutes → White House
48 minutes → Bowling Green
41 minutes → Mammoth Cave National Park
56 minutes → Elizabethtown
27 minutes → Bardstown
45 minutes → Louisville (stay Saturday night)
4 hours of driving
Louisville to Gatlinburg
leave Louisville on Sunday
39 minutes → Lexington
49 minutes → Berea
1 hour → London
46 minutes → Pioneer
1 hour → Knoxville
1.5 hours → Gatlinburg (back home)
39 minutes → Lexington
49 minutes → Berea
1 hour → London
46 minutes → Pioneer
1 hour → Knoxville
1.5 hours → Gatlinburg (back home)
6 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 15.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #4: Gatlinburg → Charlotte → Hilton Head Island → Gatlinburg
leave Gatlinburg on Friday
52 minutes → Dandridge
1.5 hours → Waynesville
36 minutes → Asheville
32 minutes → Hendersonville
49 minutes → Forest City
44 minutes → Gaffney
55 minutes → U.S. National Whitewater Center
19 minutes → Charlotte (stay Friday night)
52 minutes → Dandridge
1.5 hours → Waynesville
36 minutes → Asheville
32 minutes → Hendersonville
49 minutes → Forest City
44 minutes → Gaffney
55 minutes → U.S. National Whitewater Center
19 minutes → Charlotte (stay Friday night)
6 hours of driving
Charlotte to Hilton Head Island
leave Charlotte on Saturday
1 hour → Ridgeway
1.5 hours → Santee
1.5 hours → Old Sheldon Church Ruins
43 minutes → Hilton Head Island (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Ridgeway
1.5 hours → Santee
1.5 hours → Old Sheldon Church Ruins
43 minutes → Hilton Head Island (stay Saturday night)
4.5 hours of driving
Hilton Head Island to Gatlinburg
leave Hilton Head Island on Sunday
1.5 hours → Beaufort
1 hour → Saint George
1.5 hours → Columbia
1.5 hours → Spartanburg
1.5 hours → Waynesville
49 minutes → Gatlinburg (back home)
1.5 hours → Beaufort
1 hour → Saint George
1.5 hours → Columbia
1.5 hours → Spartanburg
1.5 hours → Waynesville
49 minutes → Gatlinburg (back home)
8 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 18.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #5: Gatlinburg → Pittsburgh → Myrtle Beach → Gatlinburg
leave Gatlinburg on Friday
2 hours → Johnson City
2 hours → Fort Chiswell
1.5 hours → Beckley
2 hours → Weston
1 hour → Morgantown
1.5 hours → Pittsburgh (stay Friday night)
2 hours → Johnson City
2 hours → Fort Chiswell
1.5 hours → Beckley
2 hours → Weston
1 hour → Morgantown
1.5 hours → Pittsburgh (stay Friday night)
9.5 hours of driving
Pittsburgh to Myrtle Beach
leave Pittsburgh on Saturday
1.5 hours → Morgantown
57 minutes → Salem University
2.5 hours → Mountain State Miniature Golf
2 hours → Blue Ridge Parkway
1.5 hours → Greensboro
1.5 hours → Rockingham
1 hour → Latta
1 hour → Myrtle Beach (stay Saturday night)
1.5 hours → Morgantown
57 minutes → Salem University
2.5 hours → Mountain State Miniature Golf
2 hours → Blue Ridge Parkway
1.5 hours → Greensboro
1.5 hours → Rockingham
1 hour → Latta
1 hour → Myrtle Beach (stay Saturday night)
11.5 hours of driving
Myrtle Beach to Gatlinburg
leave Myrtle Beach on Sunday
1.5 hours → Florence
1.5 hours → Columbia
1.5 hours → Spartanburg
1.5 hours → Waynesville
1.5 hours → Gatlinburg (back home)
1.5 hours → Florence
1.5 hours → Columbia
1.5 hours → Spartanburg
1.5 hours → Waynesville
1.5 hours → Gatlinburg (back home)
7.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 28.5 hours of driving.
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50 miles from Gatlinburg up to 200 miles from Gatlinburg or anything in between. If you don't have enough time for a
long weekend, try searching for day trips from Gatlinburg, or you can make Gatlinburg your destination instead. If you have more time, you can plan a drive from Gatlinburg to Alabama.
