There are 9 ways to get from Tennessee to South Lake Tahoe by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly Nashville to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane BNA - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
9h 6m$214–788Fly Nashville to Sacramento International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BNA - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wyebus
10h 34m$156–283Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Renotrain
- Drive from Reno to South Lake Tahoecar
2d 11h$787–1,783Bus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wyebus
2d 11h$374–749Drive 2,182 mi
- Drive from Nashville to South Lake Tahoecar 2,182 mi
34h 14m$399–576Fly Memphis to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MEM - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
10h 12m$213–837Fly Mcghee Tyson Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane TYS - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
9h 34m$329–1,103Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane ATL - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
11h 15m$296–913Fly Memphis to Bishop Airport, bus
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Bishop Airport (BIH)plane MEM - BIH
- Take the bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Gardnerville - Smith's, 1341 US 395bus
12h 41m$224–815
Nashville (BNA) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tennessee to South Lake Tahoe is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $290 and takes 10h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Tennessee to South Lake Tahoe is to fly and bus which takes 9h 6m and costs $210 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Tennessee to South Lake Tahoe. However, there are services departing from Central 4Th Ave - Bay 13 and arriving at US 50/ Carson Ave via Nashville Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Sacramento - Amtrak and South Y Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Tennessee and South Lake Tahoe is 1891 miles. The road distance is 2194.8 miles.
The best way to get from Tennessee to South Lake Tahoe without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $370 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Tennessee to South Lake Tahoe, including transfers.
Tennessee to South Lake Tahoe bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Nashville Bus Station.
Tennessee to South Lake Tahoe bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
South Lake Tahoe is 2h behind Tennessee. It is currently 2:02 AM in Tennessee and 12:02 AM in South Lake Tahoe.
Yes, the driving distance between Tennessee to South Lake Tahoe is 2195 miles. It takes approximately 34h 14m to drive from Tennessee to South Lake Tahoe.
What companies run services between Tennessee, USA and South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Central 4Th Ave - Bay 13 to US 50/ Carson Ave via Fulton Station Outbound, Nashville Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Sacramento Bus Station, Sacramento - Amtrak, and South Y Transit Center in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nashville to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Nashville to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Nashville to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Nashville to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Nashville to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Memphis to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Memphis to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Memphis to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Nashville to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Nashville to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Nashville to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Nashville to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nashville to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Memphis to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Nashville to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Memphis to Bishop Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Memphis to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Memphis to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Memphis to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Memphis to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Nashville to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation - Chattanooga
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation - Chattanooga
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Gardnerville - Smith's, 1341 US 395
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
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