There are 7 ways to get from Austin to Rutledge by plane, taxi, bus, train, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane AUS - TYS
- Take the taxi from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Rutledgetaxi
4h 49m$401–1,352Fly to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI)plane AUS - TRI
- Drive from Tri-Cities-Regional-Airport-TRI to Rutledgecar
7h 32m$114–522Bus, train, shuttle, drive
- Take the bus from Downtown Austin to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to High Pointtrain
- Take the bus from Forsyth Hospital to Boonebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Boone to Black Bear Resort
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Devil's Fork Gap
- Drive from Devil's Fork Gap to Rutledgecar
41h 37m$737–1,078Drive 1,065.1 mi
- Drive from Austin to Rutledgecar 1,065.1 mi
17h 4m$195–281Fly to Asheville Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)plane AUS - AVL
- Drive from Asheville-Airport-AVL to Rutledgecar
6h 6m$116–522Fly to Nashville, drive
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Nashville (BNA)plane AUS - BNA
- Drive from Nashville-Airport-BNA to Rutledgecar
7h 9m$216–1,157Train, bus, taxi, shuttle, drive
- Take the train from Austin to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to High Pointtrain
- Take the bus from Forsyth Hospital to Boonebus
- Take the taxi from Boone to Black Bear Resorttaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Devil's Fork Gap
- Drive from Devil's Fork Gap to Rutledgecar
2d 3h$1,049–1,586
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Rutledge is to drive which costs $190 - $290 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Rutledge is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 49m and costs $400 - $1,400.
The distance between Austin and Rutledge is 942 miles. The road distance is 1071.3 miles.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Austin to Rutledge, including transfers.
Rutledge is 1h ahead of Austin. It is currently 12:25 AM in Austin and 1:25 AM in Rutledge.
Yes, the driving distance between Austin to Rutledge is 1071 miles. It takes approximately 17h 4m to drive from Austin to Rutledge.
There are 60+ hotels available in Rutledge.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Rutledge, TN, USA?
There is no direct connection from Austin to Rutledge. However, you can take the line 20 bus to ABIA Lower Level, walk to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) airport, fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS), then take the taxi to Rutledge. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Downtown Austin to Rutledge via New Orleans Bus Station, New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, High Point, High Point Terminal, Forsyth Hospital, Boone, Boone, Black Bear Resort, and Devil's Fork Gap in around 41h 37m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Nashville via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $460–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Austin to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Antonio Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–490
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $460–750
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Austin to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 704-348-1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sunway Charters
Bus from Forsyth Hospital to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- Sunway Charters
- Passenger
- $13–19
Bus from Forsyth Hospital to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- Sunway Charters
- Passenger
- $13–19
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Boone to Black Bear Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Devil's Fork Gap
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $84
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Devil's Fork Gap
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $84
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Knoxville Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 865 691 1900
High Country Taxi
- Phone
- +1 828-414-1492
- Website
- highcountrytaxi.com
Tipsy Taxi
- Phone
- +1 828-719-8477
- Website
- facebook.com
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