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How to get fromKentucky to Dollywoodby bus, plane, taxi, car, or shuttle

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There are 4 ways to get from Kentucky to Dollywood by bus, plane, taxi, car, or shuttle

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  1. Bus, fly, taxi

    best
    1. Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane plane BNA - TYS
    3. Take the taxi from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Dollywoodtaxi taxi
    6h 30m
    $271–979

  2. Drive  263.3 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Louisville to Dollywoodcar car 263.3 mi
    5h 20m
    $48–70

  3. Bus, drive

    1. Take the bus from Louisville to Columbusbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Columbus to Winston Salem(Trans Center)bus bus
    3. Take the bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Asheville, NCbus bus
    4. Drive from Asheville, NC to Dollywoodcar car
    20h 13m
    $120–239

  4. Bus, shuttle, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Atlanta Downtown to Charlotte Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Charlotte to Boonebus bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Boone to Black Bear Resortshuttle bus
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Hot Springsshuttle bus
    6. Take the taxi from Hot Springs to Dollywoodtaxi taxi
    23h 13m
    $451–566

Nashville (BNA) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration55 minAverage Duration
Ticket$96Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 369.7 mi
  • Duration: 6h 30m

What companies run services between Kentucky, USA and Dollywood, TN, USA?

There is no direct connection from Kentucky to Dollywood. However, you can take the bus to Nashville Bus Station, walk to Greyhound Station - Lafayette St & 5Th Ave S, take the line 18 bus to Nashville International Airport, walk to Nashville (BNA) airport, fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS), then take the taxi to Dollywood. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Louisville to Dollywood via Columbus, Winston Salem(Trans Center), and Asheville, NC in around 20h 13m.

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