Getting to Memphis

...by car

I-40 (North/South) and I-55 (East/West) both cross through
Memphis. The Interstate Loop around Memphis is I-240
with I-40 running the top half of the I-240 Loop.

Memphis Road Map

* Asheville 8 hrs west on I-40
* Chicago 8 hrs south on I-55
* Dallas 6.5 hrs
* Jackson, MS 3 hrs north on I-55
* Knoxville 6 hrs west on I-40
* Little Rock 2.5 hrs east on I-40
* Nashville 3 hrs west on I-40
* New Orleans 6 hrs north on I-55
* St. Louis 4 hrs south on I-55
* Tulsa 6 hrs east on I-40

...by bus

Mega Bus (from Chicago area)

...by foot

Hitchhike

...by boat

The Mississippi River will pull you right up to downtown.

...by plane

Memphis International Airport (MEM)
Car Rental from Airport

* Sorry, we do not have Southwest.
* Other two closest airports, Little Rock (2.5 hrs) and Nashville (3 hrs).

Available Airlines into Memphis
AirTran
American Airlines
Continental Airlines
Delta Airlines
Delta/Northwest Airlines
United Airlines

...by train

Amtrak - City of New Orleans route goes from New Orleans to Memphis to Chicago or from Chicago to Memphis to New Orleans.
It makes all these stops along the way if you happen to live near one...
Chicago - Union Station, IL (CHI)
Homewood, IL (HMW)
Kankakee, IL (KKI)
Champaign, IL (CHM)
Mattoon, IL (MAT)
Effingham, IL (EFG)
Centralia, IL (CEN)
Carbondale, IL (CDL)
Fulton, KY (FTN)
Newbern, TN (NBN)
Memphis, TN (MEM)
Greenwood, MS (GWD)
Yazoo City, MS (YAZ)
Jackson, MS (JAN)
Hazlehurst, MS (HAZ)
Brookhaven, MS (BRH)
McComb, MS (MCB)
Hammond, LA (HMD)
New Orleans, LA (NOL)