There are 4 ways to get from Lake Charles to Knoxville by plane, train, taxi, bus, 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 from Lake Charles Regional Airport
best- Fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane LCH - TYS
4h 55m$216–833Drive 759.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lake Charles to Knoxvillecar 759.2 mi
13h 18m$139–201Train, taxi, bus, shuttle, drive
- Take the train from Lake Charles Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Davidson Gateway Dr & Griffith St to Hickory Airporttaxi
- Take the bus from Hickory Airport to Blowing Rock - Tanger Outletsbus
- Take the taxi from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Black Bear Resorttaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Hot Springs
- Drive from Hot Springs to Knoxvillecar
35h 53m$815–1,283Bus to Lafayette Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lake Charles to Lafayettebus
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane LFT - TYS
6h 43m$231–839
Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Charles to Knoxville is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Charles to Knoxville is to fly which takes 4h 55m and costs $210 - $850.
The distance between Lake Charles and Knoxville is 687 miles. The road distance is 763.6 miles.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Lake Charles to Knoxville, including transfers.
Knoxville is 1h ahead of Lake Charles. It is currently 5:03 AM in Lake Charles and 6:03 AM in Knoxville.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Charles to Knoxville is 764 miles. It takes approximately 13h 18m to drive from Lake Charles to Knoxville.
There are 317+ hotels available in Knoxville.
What companies run services between Lake Charles, LA, USA and Knoxville, TN, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lake Charles Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- [email protected]
- Website
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Hickory Airport to Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- blackbearresorttn.com
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Hot Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $136
- Website
- https://blackbearresorttn.com/Shuttle-Service.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Lake Charles to Lafayette
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- $140–210
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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