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Air Travel
The Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is currently served by Continental Express, Delta
Connection, carriers ASA and COMAIR, US Airways and US Express.
Non-stop flight service is available between Asheville and the following cities:
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Asheville Historic Trolley Tours
See the best of Asheville from aboard a vintage trolley. Enjoy a fully narrated tour
covering all major points of interest in Asheville including The Grove Park Inn Resort
& Spa, Historic Biltmore Village, the downtown shopping and restaurant district,
Thomas Wolfe Memorial, Asheville Art Museum and art gallery district, Asheville Visitor
Center and much more. Step off the trolley at any of the convenient stops to shop, dine or
sightsee, then re-board and continue the tour. Tours are offered seven days a week.
Purchase your tickets at the Asheville Chamber's Visitor Center. All aboard! Call
888/667-3600 for more information. (Closed January-February, except for special group
bookings.)
Asheville Scooter Rental & Tours
Explore the Blue Ridge Parkway, discover Asheville's lively downtown or tour Biltmore
Village on a fun and easy-to-ride Scarabeo 50 scooter. Asheville Scooter Rental &
Tours delivers the scooters to you at your hotel, bed & breakfast or residence within
Asheville city limits. Sanitized helmet, scooter maps and other equipment included with
rental. Call 828/216-1231 for information and reservations.
Asheville Visitor Center
The Asheville Visitor Center is open 7 days a week. It is conveniently located at 151
Haywood Street (exit 4-C off of I-240) near downtown Asheville. Visitor Center hours are
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The Visitor
Center is closed on New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and
closes for half days on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Considered the nation’s most scenic highway, the 470-mile Blue Ridge Parkway winds
through the Blue Ridge Mountains, through Asheville and into the entrance of the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park. Numerous overlooks, roadside exhibits and hiking trails
make a trip along the Parkway a delight year-round. The Parkway intersects Asheville at US
25, US 70, US 74 & NC 191. To plan your getaway along the Parkway, check out
Asheville's travel deals.
Bus Service
Local: Asheville Transit System
National: Greyhound and Trailways bus lines
Interstate Highways
I-26, I-40 and I-240
U.S. Highways
U.S. 19/23, 25, 25A, 70, 74
