Nashville Transport

Coming and Going

Nashville International Airport (BNA; tel:615-275-1662; www.flynashville.com), 12.9km (8mi) east of town, is not a major air hub. MTA bus 18 links the airport and downtown; the Gray Line Airport Express (tel:615-275-1180; 05:00-23:00) serves major downtown and West End hotels. Try Nashville Cab (tel:615-242-7070) or Music City Cab (tel:615-742-3030). Greyhound (tel:615-255-3556; 200 8th Ave S) has frequent buses to Memphis (4hr), Atlanta, GA (5hr), Birmingham, AL (4hr), and New Orleans, LA (13-16hr).

Getting About

Downtown is easily managed on foot, and a river taxi is the best way to get from there to Opryland. But for most other attractions and districts, it's easiest to get around by car. Cycling is an alternative - the streets are wide and flat enough and drivers are courteous - but bikes are a rare sight in town.

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA; tel:615-862-5950; www.nashvillemta.org; transit mall, cnr Deaderick St and 4th Ave N) operates city bus services based downtown. Its express buses also go to Music Valley and back.