Driving to Asheville
and Western North Carolina

Blue Ridge Parkway near Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina

Most visitors to Asheville and the mountains are either driving to Asheville from their hometowns in their own car, or they rent a car at the airport when they arrive. Before you decide on the best way to get to Asheville and the mountains, it helps to check out the driving distances in the chart below. Then you might want to consider flights to Asheville Regional Airport or other nearby regional airports before you choose driving to Asheville. That way you can pick the most convenient way to get here and the way that gives you the most time in Asheville and the mountains on your trip.

Driving to Asheville:
Travel distances between major cities and downtown Asheville

City	Miles	Kilometres
Atlanta, GA	188 mi	301 km
Baltimore, MD	508 mi	818 km
Birmingham, AL	331 mi	530 km
Boston, MA	923 mi	1500 km
Charleston, SC	259 mi	414 km
Charlotte, NC	122 mi	195 km
Chattanooga, TN	226 mi	364 km
Chicago, IL	660 mi	966 km
Cincinnati, OH	372 mi	594 km
Columbia, SC	153 mi	245 km
Columbus, OH	471 mi	758 km
Dallas, TX	962 mi	1548 km
Detroit, MI	626 mi	1007 km
Greenville, SC	59 mi	94 km
Houston, TX	1000 mi	1609 km
Jacksonville, FL	408 mi	653 km
Knoxville, TN	111 mi	178 km
Lexington, KY	265 mi	424 km
Louisville, KY	340 mi	544 km
Memphis, TN	494 mi	790 km
Miami, FL	749 mi	1198 km
Nashville, TN	288 mi	461 km
Newark, NJ	680 mi	1094 km
New Orleans, LA	677 mi	1090 km
New York City, NY	690 mi	1110 km
Orlando, FL	547 mi	875 km
Philadelphia, PA	628 mi	1010 km
Pittsburgh, PA	477 mi	767 km
Raleigh, NC	231 mi	370 km
Richmond, VA	346 mi	554 km
Savannah, GA	288 mi	461 km
St. Louis, MO	603 mi	970 km
Tampa, FL	585 mi	936 km
Washington, DC	467 mi	752 km
Winston Salem	146 mi	234 km

More Helpful Links:

WNC Driving Distances, a handy chart of driving distances between WNC Towns and Asheville and between Regional Airports and popular WNC Towns.

Asheville Regional Airport is small, friendly and easy to get around in, yet large enough to be serviced by major airlines and have big-time amenities . . . more . . .

Helpful Tips for Asheville Car Rentals, as well as driving in the mountains and more . . .

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