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re: What’s the best way to Knoxville from Houston or New Orleans?

Posted on 6/8/21 at 1:55 am to
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
13085 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 1:55 am to
Believe me, it is more than a 3-hour drive from ATL to Obnoxiousville. You have to go from one end of Metro Atlanta to the other.
Posted by BamaHater
Houston
Member since Sep 2003
13536 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 1:59 am to
Getting a rental car these days is a pain in the arse and will cost you $$$.
Posted by windmill
Prairieville, La
Member since Dec 2005
7017 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:42 am to
their stadium is tiny (4K)."

....and this sucks badly.
Posted by RichJ
The Land of the CoonAss
Member since Nov 2016
3121 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:39 am to
Private jet...
Posted by MBclass83
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
9360 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:40 am to
Northeast
Posted by Daigeaux
Mountains of East Tennessee
Member since Jul 2005
5964 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:42 am to
#1 fly into Knoxville
#2 fly into Chattanooga and drive the 112 mi to Knoxville
Posted by Tigrdynasty
19th hole
Member since Jun 2018
2736 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:51 am to
There is no best way. No right or wrong way either. Just get there whichever way makes you feel the happiest, safest and most comfortable
Posted by goat
Louisiana
Member since May 2004
4172 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:56 am to
The fly into Nashville - drove to Knoxville route as mentioned is another 2-2.5 hours. And the couple times I’ve driven between the two- sure seemed like lot of traffic. If possible I’d try to get directly into Knoxville

Driving from Atlanta seems like an option - but someone mentioned earlier- you have to go from one end of atl metro to the other? Willing to bet that adds couple hours to whatever the trip time is. Straight drive - it’s a hail - no two ways about it.

Posted by TigerGrad2011
Member since Aug 2016
1578 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 6:24 am to
United Airlines
Posted by waiting4saturday
Covington, LA
Member since Sep 2005
9720 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 6:27 am to
It’s an easy drive up I-59
Posted by BayouBlogger
Left Coast
Member since Aug 2015
1025 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 6:31 am to
quote:

The fly into Nashville - drove to Knoxville route as mentioned is another 2-2.5 hours.


I drove from Birmingham to that area (was actually the TN/NC border). I would have needed to stop a while from New Orleans.
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6--Brazos River Backwater
Member since Sep 2015
26178 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 6:32 am to
It's a 79 hour bicycle ride from Houston, going down a few back roads.
Posted by BayouBlogger
Left Coast
Member since Aug 2015
1025 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 6:35 am to
Get ready for unsolicited Gump interactions
quote:

Unbearable sometimes through Alabama
Posted by Big Bang Rookie
Louisiana
Member since May 2017
769 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 9:25 am to
Your biggest problem will be Tickets! Small stadium and crappy parking. I went a couple of years ago when LSU played Notre Dame so we went to those games then two days later to the Tennessee games.
Posted by Iowatiger209
Ankeny, IA
Member since May 2021
699 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 9:30 am to
quote:

You get to see the worst parts of Mississippi and Alabama. It’s a wonderful drive


As an over 30 year resident of Mississippi (recently moved to Iowa), I can assure you that the region of Mississippi along the I-59 corridor is far from the worst part......??
Posted by Sissidog02
Member since Jan 2020
5332 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 9:35 am to
Go to Knoxville take a left and take highway to Omaha
Posted by cajunTiger22
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
370 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 9:58 am to
If you have to ask, it's probably Spirit Airlines. You'd probably be safer hitchhiking at that point though
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
65970 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 10:01 am to
quote:

Sounds like more of a pain in the arse than just driving



yeah, just get a few baws together and that drive can be fun
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101919 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 10:20 am to
The drive isn't too bad, but it'll be the better chunk of a day to get here and day back.

Knoxville has a nice airport about 20 minutes from downtown/UT. You'll have to connect somewhere, but that's no biggie.

I would try to fly direct to Knoxville as opposed to Atlanta or Nashville, but with Nashville (as opposed to Atlanta) the airport is at least already on the right side of town to go straight to Knoxville and avoid traffic.

Anywhere downtown, in the Fort Sanders area, or possibly South Knox is going to be a long but doable walk to campus for the game. Anywhere outside of that you'll want to drive or uber.
Posted by Conman23
Erzberg Rodeo
Member since Mar 2021
2276 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 10:20 am to
It's a 53 hour bicycle ride from Baton Rouge. Anyone want to split a tandem bike?
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