Tennessee road trips
Tennessee Road Trip Fuel Cost Guide
A curated guide to driving in Tennessee — every popular route below includes distance, driving time and estimated fuel cost at Tennessee's current $2.95/gal average. Start with the editor's picks, then explore 120 more drives.
Pair any route with our trip cost calculator, Tennessee gas prices or EV road trip guide.
Editor's picks
Highlighted Tennessee road trips
Curated picks before the full list — handpicked for distance, fuel cost and EV practicality.
Atlanta → Chattanooga
Quick 123-mile drive — great for a day trip or weekend escape.
Knoxville → Denver
1388 miles · 22.4 h — the headline Tennessee road trip.
Asheville → Knoxville
~$10 in gas at Tennessee's estimated $2.95/gal.
Editor's picks
Popular Drives in Tennessee
Curated short-distance Tennessee routes most likely to plan in a single weekend.
Nashville, TN → Atlanta, GA
250 mi · 3.8 h · ~$26 gas
Memphis, TN → Nashville, TN
232 mi · 3.7 h · ~$24 gas
Louisville, KY → Nashville, TN
182 mi · 2.9 h · ~$19 gas
Chattanooga, TN → Nashville, TN
134 mi · 2.2 h · ~$14 gas
Chattanooga, TN → Atlanta, GA
123 mi · 2.0 h · ~$13 gas
St. Louis, MO → Nashville, TN
299 mi · 4.8 h · ~$32 gas
Memphis, TN → St. Louis, MO
284 mi · 4.6 h · ~$30 gas
Huntsville, AL → Nashville, TN
118 mi · 1.9 h · ~$12 gas
All Tennessee road trips (120)
Jump to all 120 routesAsheville, NC → Knoxville, TN
95 mi · 1.5 h
Nashville, TN → Huntsville, AL
118 mi · 1.9 h
Atlanta, GA → Chattanooga, TN
123 mi · 2.0 h
Nashville, TN → Chattanooga, TN
134 mi · 2.2 h
Nashville, TN → Louisville, KY
182 mi · 2.9 h
Atlanta, GA → Knoxville, TN
183 mi · 3.0 h
Asheville, NC → Chattanooga, TN
189 mi · 3.0 h
Nashville, TN → Knoxville, TN
189 mi · 3.0 h
Charlotte, NC → Knoxville, TN
213 mi · 3.4 h
Nashville, TN → Lexington, KY
213 mi · 3.4 h
Nashville, TN → Birmingham, AL
216 mi · 3.5 h
Nashville, TN → Memphis, TN
232 mi · 3.7 h
Augusta, GA → Knoxville, TN
241 mi · 3.9 h
Atlanta, GA → Nashville, TN
250 mi · 3.8 h
Columbia, SC → Knoxville, TN
251 mi · 4.0 h
Augusta, GA → Chattanooga, TN
259 mi · 4.2 h
Nashville, TN → Cincinnati, OH
280 mi · 4.5 h
Asheville, NC → Nashville, TN
283 mi · 4.6 h
Nashville, TN → Indianapolis, IN
296 mi · 4.8 h
Charlotte, NC → Chattanooga, TN
298 mi · 4.8 h
Nashville, TN → St. Louis, MO
299 mi · 4.8 h
Columbia, SC → Chattanooga, TN
300 mi · 4.8 h
Nashville, TN → Montgomery, AL
311 mi · 5.0 h
Raleigh, NC → Knoxville, TN
349 mi · 5.6 h
Savannah, GA → Knoxville, TN
370 mi · 6.0 h
Charleston, SC → Knoxville, TN
373 mi · 6.0 h
Savannah, GA → Chattanooga, TN
375 mi · 6.0 h
Tallahassee, FL → Chattanooga, TN
382 mi · 6.2 h
Myrtle Beach, SC → Knoxville, TN
384 mi · 6.2 h
Nashville, TN → Little Rock, AR
384 mi · 6.2 h
More routes (90)
Augusta, GA → Nashville, TN
390 mi · 6.3 h
Nashville, TN → Jackson, MS
390 mi · 6.3 h
Nashville, TN → Columbus, OH
393 mi · 6.3 h
Atlanta, GA → Memphis, TN
397 mi · 6.4 h
Pensacola, FL → Chattanooga, TN
400 mi · 6.5 h
Charlotte, NC → Nashville, TN
401 mi · 6.5 h
Charleston, SC → Chattanooga, TN
408 mi · 6.6 h
Columbia, SC → Nashville, TN
422 mi · 6.8 h
Wilmington, NC → Knoxville, TN
423 mi · 6.8 h
Pensacola, FL → Memphis, TN
432 mi · 7.0 h
Nashville, TN → Springfield, MO
435 mi · 7.0 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Knoxville, TN
444 mi · 7.2 h
Myrtle Beach, SC → Chattanooga, TN
446 mi · 7.2 h
Raleigh, NC → Chattanooga, TN
447 mi · 7.2 h
Tallahassee, FL → Knoxville, TN
451 mi · 7.3 h
Nashville, TN → Mobile, AL
455 mi · 7.3 h
Nashville, TN → Roanoke, VA
456 mi · 7.4 h
Jacksonville, FL → Chattanooga, TN
459 mi · 7.4 h
Nashville, TN → Chicago, IL
469 mi · 7.6 h
Pensacola, FL → Nashville, TN
470 mi · 7.6 h
Jacksonville, FL → Knoxville, TN
484 mi · 7.8 h
Nashville, TN → Toledo, OH
492 mi · 7.9 h
Tallahassee, FL → Nashville, TN
497 mi · 8.0 h
Wilmington, NC → Chattanooga, TN
499 mi · 8.0 h
Asheville, NC → Memphis, TN
500 mi · 8.1 h
Pensacola, FL → Knoxville, TN
505 mi · 8.1 h
Washington, DC → Knoxville, TN
506 mi · 8.2 h
Savannah, GA → Nashville, TN
508 mi · 8.2 h
Nashville, TN → Ann Arbor, MI
534 mi · 8.6 h
Charleston, SC → Nashville, TN
537 mi · 8.7 h
Raleigh, NC → Nashville, TN
538 mi · 8.7 h
Nashville, TN → Cleveland, OH
541 mi · 8.7 h
Baltimore, MD → Knoxville, TN
544 mi · 8.8 h
Tallahassee, FL → Memphis, TN
551 mi · 8.9 h
Nashville, TN → New Orleans, LA
555 mi · 9.0 h
Nashville, TN → Baton Rouge, LA
555 mi · 9.0 h
Nashville, TN → Shreveport, LA
555 mi · 9.0 h
Nashville, TN → Detroit, MI
555 mi · 9.0 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Nashville, TN
556 mi · 9.0 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Chattanooga, TN
557 mi · 9.0 h
Nashville, TN → Kansas City, MO
557 mi · 9.0 h
Nashville, TN → Grand Rapids, MI
558 mi · 9.0 h
Augusta, GA → Memphis, TN
561 mi · 9.0 h
Myrtle Beach, SC → Nashville, TN
565 mi · 9.1 h
Nashville, TN → Milwaukee, WI
565 mi · 9.1 h
Harrisburg, PA → Knoxville, TN
572 mi · 9.2 h
Nashville, TN → Madison, WI
586 mi · 9.5 h
Jacksonville, FL → Nashville, TN
590 mi · 9.5 h
Orlando, FL → Chattanooga, TN
596 mi · 9.6 h
Wilmington, NC → Nashville, TN
610 mi · 9.8 h
Tampa, FL → Chattanooga, TN
612 mi · 9.9 h
Columbia, SC → Memphis, TN
613 mi · 9.9 h
Charlotte, NC → Memphis, TN
613 mi · 9.9 h
Nashville, TN → Des Moines, IA
619 mi · 10.0 h
Wilmington, DE → Knoxville, TN
620 mi · 10.0 h
Nashville, TN → Richmond, VA
620 mi · 10.0 h
Washington, DC → Chattanooga, TN
623 mi · 10.0 h
Orlando, FL → Knoxville, TN
630 mi · 10.2 h
Buffalo, NY → Knoxville, TN
648 mi · 10.5 h
Philadelphia, PA → Knoxville, TN
649 mi · 10.5 h
Savannah, GA → Memphis, TN
658 mi · 10.6 h
Tampa, FL → Knoxville, TN
661 mi · 10.7 h
Baltimore, MD → Chattanooga, TN
662 mi · 10.7 h
Washington, DC → Nashville, TN
668 mi · 10.8 h
Atlantic City, NJ → Knoxville, TN
672 mi · 10.8 h
Scranton, PA → Knoxville, TN
688 mi · 11.1 h
Harrisburg, PA → Chattanooga, TN
690 mi · 11.1 h
Jacksonville, FL → Memphis, TN
696 mi · 11.2 h
Nashville, TN → Wichita, KS
699 mi · 11.3 h
Baltimore, MD → Nashville, TN
703 mi · 11.3 h
Rochester, NY → Knoxville, TN
708 mi · 11.4 h
Nashville, TN → Virginia Beach, VA
710 mi · 11.5 h
Charleston, SC → Memphis, TN
711 mi · 11.5 h
Nashville, TN → Omaha, NE
714 mi · 11.5 h
Harrisburg, PA → Nashville, TN
716 mi · 11.5 h
Orlando, FL → Nashville, TN
724 mi · 11.7 h
Tampa, FL → Nashville, TN
733 mi · 11.8 h
Newark, NJ → Knoxville, TN
735 mi · 11.9 h
Nashville, TN → Lincoln, NE
736 mi · 11.9 h
Wilmington, DE → Chattanooga, TN
738 mi · 11.9 h
Buffalo, NY → Nashville, TN
739 mi · 11.9 h
New York, NY → Knoxville, TN
742 mi · 12.0 h
Orlando, FL → Memphis, TN
806 mi · 13.0 h
Miami, FL → Chattanooga, TN
838 mi · 13.5 h
New York, NY → Chattanooga, TN
860 mi · 13.9 h
Miami, FL → Knoxville, TN
871 mi · 14.0 h
New York, NY → Nashville, TN
894 mi · 14.4 h
Miami, FL → Nashville, TN
965 mi · 15.6 h
Miami, FL → Memphis, TN
1031 mi · 16.6 h
New York, NY → Memphis, TN
1125 mi · 18.1 h
Best driving cost routes in Tennessee
Top Tennessee road trips with gas, distance and driving time at the state's estimated $2.95/gal.
Cheapest Tennessee road trips
Short, low-fuel-cost drives — great for a weekend trip from Tennessee.
Long-distance road trips from Tennessee
500+ mile drives for cross-country and multi-day road trip planning.
Drives in neighboring states
Cross-state routes near Tennessee — Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia.
Gas prices in Tennessee
Estimated regular at $2.95/gal · premium $3.60 · diesel $3.50.
Best vehicles for Tennessee drivers
- Best hybridToyota Prius57 MPG
- Best EVLucid Air134 MPGe
- Best SUVNissan Rogue33 MPG
- Best truckFord Maverick26 MPG
Commute cost in Tennessee
Daily driving cost estimates for major Tennessee-area cities.
EV vs gas in Tennessee
Compare driving cost of an EV vs a gas car for Tennessee trips and commutes.