Directions
How to Get to Gatlinburg, TN: Cabins of the Smoky Mountains
Air transportation
Knoxville's McGhee-Tyson Airport is only 35 miles away and is served by seven airlines: Delta, Northwest, USAir, American Eagle, United/United Express, TWA, and ComAir. The Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge Airport, seven miles from Pigeon Forge, has complete airport facilities for small private aircraft.
Miles to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Atlanta, GA......................................................................................................205
Birmingham, AL..............................................................................................296
Charlotte, NC..................................................................................................197
Charleston, WV................................................................................................316
Chicago, IL......................................................................................................578
Cincinnati, OH.................................................................................................323
Dallas, TX........................................................................................................947
Daytona Beach, FL..........................................................................................574
Dayton, OH........................................................................................................375
Indianapolis, IN.................................................................................................394
Lexington, KY.....................................................................................................240
Memphis, TN......................................................................................................426
Nashville, TN.....................................................................................................220
New Orleans, LA................................................................................................661
St. Louis, MO.....................................................................................................549
Washington, D.C................................................................................................508
Driving Directions
Northern regions
such as Lexington, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, or Louisville
Take I-40 East from Knoxville to Exit 407, turn right onto State Route 66, continue until first major intersection in Sevierville and turn left onto U.S. 411, follow U.S. 411 to State Route 416, turn right onto State Route 416 and follow until reaching U.S. 321, turn right onto U.S. 321 and continue until you reach Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg.
Eastern regions
including Richmond, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem or Charlotte
Consider I-40 West to Foothills Parkway Exit 443, turn onto U.S. 321 and continue until you reach Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg.
Southeast regions
including Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, Asheville, Jacksonville, Miami or Daytona Beach
Consider I-26 to I-40 West to Foothills Parkway Exit 443, turn left onto U.S. 321 and continue until you reach Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg.
Memphis or Nashville
Consider I-40 East to Exit 364 at State Route 95, then U.S. 321 East continuing through Maryville and Townsend, then Highway 73 to Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg.
Tampa, Montgomery, Birmingham, Macon, Atlanta or Chattanooga
Consider I-75 to exit 81 at State Route 95, then Highway 321 East continuing through Maryville and Townsend, then Highway 73 to Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg.
