There are 8 ways to get from Evanston to Nashville by subway, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, or bus (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Nashville
best- Take the subway from Dempster to Clark/Lakesubway
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nashville (BNA)plane ORD - BNA
4h 41m$106–282Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field, drive
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)plane ORD - HSV
- Drive from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Nashvillecar
6h 14m$74–339Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100
12h 4m$78–132Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondaletrain Saluki / ...
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2521
12h 11m$202–325Drive 445.4 mi
- Drive from Evanston to Nashvillecar 445.4 mi
8h 52m$79–114Subway, subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Nashville
- Take the subway from Dempster to Clark/Lakesubway
- Take the subway from Clark/Lake to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Nashville (BNA)plane MDW - BNA
4h 29m$92–562Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Nashville
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Nashville (BNA)plane MKE - BNA
6h 28m$129–593Bus via Lafayette (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus Chicago
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Nashvillebus Chicago
12h 52m$76–120
Evanston to Nashville by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Evanston to Nashville is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Evanston to Nashville is to subway and fly which takes 4h 29m and costs $90 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Evanston to Nashville station. However, there are services departing from Paulina & Howard Terminal and arriving at Nashville Bus Station via Michigan & Washington and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 4m.
The distance between Evanston and Nashville is 452 miles. The road distance is 448 miles.
The best way to get from Evanston to Nashville without a car is to bus which takes 12h 4m and costs $75 - $140.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Evanston to Nashville, including transfers.
Evanston to Nashville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Evanston to Nashville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Nashville Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Evanston to Nashville is 448 miles. It takes approximately 8h 52m to drive from Evanston to Nashville.
There are 2242+ hotels available in Nashville.
What companies run services between Evanston, IL, USA and Nashville, TN, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station 4 times a day. Tickets cost $85–130 and the journey takes 9h 55m. Flixbus USA also services this route 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville via General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
Subway from Dempster to Clark/Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
Subway from Dempster to Clark/Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
Subway from Clark/Lake to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Website
- coachusa.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $23–45
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–70
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