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How to get fromGatlinburg to Hickoryby taxi, shuttle, bus, car, or plane

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There are 5 ways to get from Gatlinburg to Hickory by taxi, shuttle, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Taxi, shuttle, bus

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Gatlinburg to Hot Springstaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Hot Springs to Black Bear Resortshuttle bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Booneshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Hickory Airportbus bus
    6h 51m
    $399–435

  2. Drive 153 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Gatlinburg to Hickorycar car 153 mi
    3h 9m
    $28–41

  3. Taxi to Mcghee Tyson Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Gatlinburg to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane plane TYS - CLT
    3. Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus bus
    4h 21m
    $315–885

  4. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Gatlinburg to Asheville, NCcar car
    2. Take the bus from Asheville, NC to Charlotte Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus bus
    7h 13m

  5. Drive to Asheville Regional Airport, fly, bus

    1. Drive from Gatlinburg to Asheville-Airport-AVLcar car
    2. Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane plane AVL - CLT
    3. Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus bus
    4h 52m
    $122–477

Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) flights

Calendar66Weekly Planes
Duration1h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket$84Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 210.2 mi
  • Duration: 6h 51m

What companies run services between Gatlinburg, TN, USA and Hickory, Catawba County, NC, USA?

There is no direct connection from Gatlinburg to Hickory. However, you can take the taxi to Hot Springs, take the shuttle to Black Bear Resort, take the shuttle to Boone, walk to ASU Peacock Hall Boone, take the bus to Hickory Airport, then take the taxi to Hickory. Alternatively, you can drive from Gatlinburg to Hickory in around 3h 9m.

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