There are 5 ways to get from Wake Forest to Mammoth Cave National Park by bus, plane, car, car ferry, 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.
Bus, line 1 bus, line 100 bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Nashville, line 52 bus, drive, car ferry
best- Take the bus from Elm Ave at White St to Triangle Town Center P&Rbus
- Take the bus from Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvis to GoRaleigh Stationbus
- Take the bus from Blount St at GoRaleigh Station to RDU Airport at Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nashville (BNA)plane RDU - BNA
- Take the bus from Fulton Station Outbound to Walmart Station Outboundbus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grovebus
- Drive from Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove to Mammoth Cavecar
- Take the carferry from Mammoth Cave to Mammoth Cavecarferry
9h 29m$446–1,258Drive 535.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Wake Forest to Mammoth Cave National Parkcar 535.3 mi
11h 34m$98–142Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grovebus
- Take the carferry from Mammoth Cave to Mammoth Cavecarferry
18h 14m$140–338Bus, line 1 bus, line 100 bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, line 28 bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Elm Ave at White St to Triangle Town Center P&Rbus
- Take the bus from Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvis to GoRaleigh Stationbus
- Take the bus from Blount St at GoRaleigh Station to RDU Airport at Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane RDU - SDF
- Take the bus from W Jefferson @ S 6th to Preston @ Park Brookbus
- Take the bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to Shell gas station - Cave Citybus
- Take the carferry from Mammoth Cave to Mammoth Cavecarferry
10h 27m$146–698Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport, drive
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane CLT - LEX
- Drive from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Mammoth Cave National Parkcar
10h 56m$206–964
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nashville (BNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wake Forest to Mammoth Cave National Park is to drive which costs $95 - $150 and takes 11h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Wake Forest to Mammoth Cave National Park is to bus and line 1 bus and line 100 bus and fly and line 52 bus and drive and car ferry which takes 9h 29m and costs $440 - $1,300.
The distance between Wake Forest and Mammoth Cave National Park is 594 miles. The road distance is 538.4 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Wake Forest to Mammoth Cave National Park, including transfers.
Mammoth Cave National Park is 1h behind Wake Forest. It is currently 6:47 AM in Wake Forest and 5:47 AM in Mammoth Cave National Park.
Yes, the driving distance between Wake Forest to Mammoth Cave National Park is 538 miles. It takes approximately 11h 34m to drive from Wake Forest to Mammoth Cave National Park.
There are 39+ hotels available in Mammoth Cave National Park.
What companies run services between Wake Forest, NC, USA and Mammoth Cave National Park, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Wake Forest to Mammoth Cave National Park. However, you can take the bus to Triangle Town Center P&R, take the line 1 bus to GoRaleigh Station, walk to Blount St at GoRaleigh Station, take the line 100 bus to RDU Airport at Terminal 1, walk to Raleigh-Durham-Airport-RDU airport, fly to Nashville (BNA), walk to Nashville International Airport, take the line 18 bus to Lafayette St & 5Th Ave S Wb, walk to Fulton Station Outbound, take the line 52 bus to Walmart Station Outbound, walk to Tornado Bus Co - Nashville, take the bus to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove, drive to Mammoth Cave, take the car ferry to Mammoth Cave, then drive to Mammoth Cave National Park. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Elm Ave at White St to Mammoth Cave National Park via Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvis, Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station, Fulton Station Outbound, Walmart Station Outbound, Tornado Bus Co - Nashville, Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove, Mammoth Cave, and Mammoth Cave in around 18h 14m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nashville via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nashville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Elm Ave at White St to Triangle Town Center P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Blount St at GoRaleigh Station to RDU Airport at Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- gotriangle.org
- Regular one-way fare
- $3
Bus from Elm Ave at White St to Triangle Town Center P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Blount St at GoRaleigh Station to RDU Airport at Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- gotriangle.org
- Regular one-way fare
- $3
- Phone
- +1 919-485-7433
- Website
- GoRaleigh
Bus from Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvis to GoRaleigh Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- GoRaleigh
Bus from Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvis to GoRaleigh Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- GoRaleigh
- Phone
- +1 615-862-5950
- Website
- WeGo Transit
Bus from Fulton Station Outbound to Walmart Station Outbound
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- WeGo Transit
- Adult
- $2
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
Bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to Shell gas station - Cave City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $40–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 (502) 585-1234
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transit Authority River City
Bus from W Jefferson @ S 6th to Preston @ Park Brook
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Transit Authority River City
- Phone
- +1 202-208-6843
- Website
- National Parks Shuttle Bus
Car ferry from Mammoth Cave to Mammoth Cave
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- National Parks Shuttle Bus
Car ferry from Mammoth Cave to Mammoth Cave
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- National Parks Shuttle Bus
Car ferry from Mammoth Cave to Mammoth Cave
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- National Parks Shuttle Bus
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