There are 4 ways to get from Knoxville to Cary by plane, car, shuttle, taxi, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane TYS - RDU
5h 17m$138–553Drive 334.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Knoxville to Carycar 334.6 mi
6h 36m$62–89Drive, shuttle, taxi, bus, train
- Drive from Knoxville to Hot Springscar
- Take a shuttle bus from Hot Springs to Black Bear Resort
- Take the taxi from Black Bear Resort to Blowing Rock - Tanger Outletstaxi
- Take the bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Hickory Airportbus
- Take the bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airportbus
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Carytrain
13h 9m$425–551Drive, shuttle, bus, train
- Drive from Knoxville to Hot Springscar
- Take a shuttle bus from Hot Springs to Black Bear Resort
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Take the bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Charlotte Airportbus
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Carytrain
13h 19m$379–467
Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Knoxville to Cary is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Knoxville to Cary is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Knoxville and Cary is 319 miles. The road distance is 336.5 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Knoxville to Cary, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Knoxville to Cary is 337 miles. It takes approximately 6h 36m to drive from Knoxville to Cary.
There are 565+ hotels available in Cary.
What companies run services between Knoxville, TN, USA and Cary, NC, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) hourly.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- blackbearresorttn.com
Shuttle from Hot Springs to Black Bear Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $136
- Website
- https://blackbearresorttn.com/Shuttle-Service.html
Shuttle from Hot Springs to Black Bear Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $136
- Website
- https://blackbearresorttn.com/Shuttle-Service.html
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- https://blackbearresorttn.com/Shuttle-Service.html
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- [email protected]
- Website
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Charlotte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
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