Weekend trips from Nashville
- Lexington / Asheville
- Gatlinburg / Atlanta
- Birmingham / Memphis
- Little Rock / St. Louis
- Columbus / Charlotte
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 24 hours of total driving, so you may want to plan to do this over a long weekend.
Trip idea #1: Nashville → Lexington → Asheville → Nashville
leave Nashville on Friday
1 hour → Bowling Green
41 minutes → Mammoth Cave National Park
56 minutes → Elizabethtown
1 hour → Lawrenceburg
39 minutes → Lexington (stay Friday night)
1 hour → Bowling Green
41 minutes → Mammoth Cave National Park
56 minutes → Elizabethtown
1 hour → Lawrenceburg
39 minutes → Lexington (stay Friday night)
4.5 hours of driving
Lexington to Asheville
leave Lexington on Saturday
39 minutes → Berea
49 minutes → London
54 minutes → Jellico
59 minutes → Knoxville
36 minutes → Dandridge
1.5 hours → Waynesville
36 minutes → Asheville (stay Saturday night)
39 minutes → Berea
49 minutes → London
54 minutes → Jellico
59 minutes → Knoxville
36 minutes → Dandridge
1.5 hours → Waynesville
36 minutes → Asheville (stay Saturday night)
6 hours of driving
Asheville to Nashville
leave Asheville on Sunday
1.5 hours → Waynesville
36 minutes → Dandridge
1 hour → Knoxville
1.5 hours → Crossville
38 minutes → Lebanon
36 minutes → Nashville (back home)
1.5 hours → Waynesville
36 minutes → Dandridge
1 hour → Knoxville
1.5 hours → Crossville
38 minutes → Lebanon
36 minutes → Nashville (back home)
5.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 16 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Nashville → Gatlinburg → Atlanta → Nashville
leave Nashville on Friday
54 minutes → Gordonsville
34 minutes → Cookeville
40 minutes → Crossville
1 hour → Loudon
38 minutes → Knoxville
49 minutes → Pigeon Forge
13 minutes → Gatlinburg (stay Friday night)
54 minutes → Gordonsville
34 minutes → Cookeville
40 minutes → Crossville
1 hour → Loudon
38 minutes → Knoxville
49 minutes → Pigeon Forge
13 minutes → Gatlinburg (stay Friday night)
5 hours of driving
Gatlinburg to Atlanta
leave Gatlinburg on Saturday
1 hour → Cherokee
44 minutes → Franklin
49 minutes → Tallulah Falls
1 hour → Buford
48 minutes → Georgia Aquarium
5 minutes → Atlanta (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Cherokee
44 minutes → Franklin
49 minutes → Tallulah Falls
1 hour → Buford
48 minutes → Georgia Aquarium
5 minutes → Atlanta (stay Saturday night)
4.5 hours of driving
Atlanta to Nashville
leave Atlanta on Sunday
40 minutes → Piedmont Park
1 hour → Henry's Louisiana Grill
39 minutes → Dalton
1 hour → Chattanooga
34 minutes → Manchester
49 minutes → Murfreesboro
6 minutes → Nashville (back home)
40 minutes → Piedmont Park
1 hour → Henry's Louisiana Grill
39 minutes → Dalton
1 hour → Chattanooga
34 minutes → Manchester
49 minutes → Murfreesboro
6 minutes → Nashville (back home)
5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 14.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: Nashville → Birmingham → Memphis → Nashville
leave Nashville on Friday
1 hour → Cornersville
56 minutes → Athens
1 hour → Cullman
55 minutes → Hampton Inn Birmingham/Fultondale
14 minutes → Birmingham (stay Friday night)
1 hour → Cornersville
56 minutes → Athens
1 hour → Cullman
55 minutes → Hampton Inn Birmingham/Fultondale
14 minutes → Birmingham (stay Friday night)
4 hours of driving
Birmingham to Memphis
leave Birmingham on Saturday
1 hour → Winfield
54 minutes → Tremont
39 minutes → Tupelo
50 minutes → Ripley
1 hour → Byhalia
42 minutes → Memphis (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Winfield
54 minutes → Tremont
39 minutes → Tupelo
50 minutes → Ripley
1 hour → Byhalia
42 minutes → Memphis (stay Saturday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Memphis to Nashville
leave Memphis on Sunday
53 minutes → Central BBQ
1 hour → Covington
35 minutes → Jackson
54 minutes → Lexington
47 minutes → Hurricane Mills
48 minutes → Dickson
9 minutes → Nashville (back home)
53 minutes → Central BBQ
1 hour → Covington
35 minutes → Jackson
54 minutes → Lexington
47 minutes → Hurricane Mills
48 minutes → Dickson
9 minutes → Nashville (back home)
5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 14.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #4: Nashville → Little Rock → St. Louis → Nashville
leave Nashville on Friday
48 minutes → Dickson
1.5 hours → Jackson
1.5 hours → Memphis
49 minutes → Forrest City
1 hour → Lonoke
29 minutes → Little Rock (stay Friday night)
48 minutes → Dickson
1.5 hours → Jackson
1.5 hours → Memphis
49 minutes → Forrest City
1 hour → Lonoke
29 minutes → Little Rock (stay Friday night)
6 hours of driving
Little Rock to St. Louis
leave Little Rock on Saturday
57 minutes → Searcy
49 minutes → Mark Martin Ford
59 minutes → Weiner
1 hour → Pocahontas
1 hour → Poplar Bluff
1.5 hours → Bonne Terre
1 hour → St. Louis (stay Saturday night)
57 minutes → Searcy
49 minutes → Mark Martin Ford
59 minutes → Weiner
1 hour → Pocahontas
1 hour → Poplar Bluff
1.5 hours → Bonne Terre
1 hour → St. Louis (stay Saturday night)
8 hours of driving
St. Louis to Nashville
leave St. Louis on Sunday
47 minutes → Mount Vernon
1.5 hours → Marion
53 minutes → Grand Rivers
40 minutes → Hopkinsville
53 minutes → Clarksville
1 hour → Nashville (back home)
47 minutes → Mount Vernon
1.5 hours → Marion
53 minutes → Grand Rivers
40 minutes → Hopkinsville
53 minutes → Clarksville
1 hour → Nashville (back home)
6 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 20 hours of driving.
Trip idea #5: Nashville → Columbus → Charlotte → Nashville
leave Nashville on Friday
1.5 hours → Mammoth Cave National Park
56 minutes → Elizabethtown
48 minutes → Louisville
1 hour → Vevay
1 hour → Cincinnati
54 minutes → Dayton
1 hour → Columbus (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Mammoth Cave National Park
56 minutes → Elizabethtown
48 minutes → Louisville
1 hour → Vevay
1 hour → Cincinnati
54 minutes → Dayton
1 hour → Columbus (stay Friday night)
7.5 hours of driving
Columbus to Charlotte
leave Columbus on Saturday
55 minutes → Chillicothe
1 hour → Gallipolis
1 hour → Charleston
1 hour → Beckley
1.5 hours → Fort Chiswell
1.5 hours → Mooresville
35 minutes → Charlotte (stay Saturday night)
55 minutes → Chillicothe
1 hour → Gallipolis
1 hour → Charleston
1 hour → Beckley
1.5 hours → Fort Chiswell
1.5 hours → Mooresville
35 minutes → Charlotte (stay Saturday night)
8 hours of driving
Charlotte to Nashville
leave Charlotte on Sunday
2 hours → Gastonia
1.5 hours → Asheville
1.5 hours → Gatlinburg
1 hour → Loudon
2 hours → Crossville
29 minutes → Nashville (back home)
2 hours → Gastonia
1.5 hours → Asheville
1.5 hours → Gatlinburg
1 hour → Loudon
2 hours → Crossville
29 minutes → Nashville (back home)
8.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 24 hours of driving.
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places that are easily drivable for a short 3-day trip or a longer weekend
if there's a holiday or you can get time off. Once you've picked a
destination, you can search for alternate routes that might have more
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50 miles from Nashville up to 200 miles from Nashville or anything in between. If you don't have enough time for a
long weekend, try searching for day trips from Nashville, or you can make Nashville your destination instead. If you have more time, you can plan a drive from Nashville to North Carolina.
