Public Transportation near the Natchez Trace
The following are public transportation sources in Natchez, Jackson, Tupelo and Nashville that can help you access the Natchez Trace Parkway. This information about bus transportation, commercial airports and car rental companies should be helpful to bicyclists as they plan their Natchez Trace cycling trips.
Natchez, Mississippi
Delta Bus Lines
103 Lower Woodville Road
Natchez, MS 39120
601.445.5291
Car Rentals:
Enterprise 800.736.8222 (only rents round-trip)
Jackson, Mississippi
Greyhound Bus Terminal *
300 West Capitol St.
Jackson, MS 39201
601.353.6342
800.231.2222 (tickets)
www.greyhound.com
Amtrak
300 West Capitol St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601.355-6350 - Passenger Station
800.872.7245 - Reservations
www.amtrak.com
Jackson Metropolitan Airport
Located 12 miles southeast of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Served by major carriers
www.jmaa.com
Car Rentals:
Several major car rental companies are located at the airport.
Tupelo, Mississippi
Greyhound Bus Terminal *
201 Commerce Street
Tupelo, MS 38801
662.842.4557
800.231.2222 (tickets)
www.greyhound.com
Tupelo Municipal Airport
Located half a mile west of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Served by Northwest Airlines
www.flytupelo.com
Car Rentals:
Several major car rental companies are located at the airport.
Nashville, Tennessee
Greyhound Bus Terminal *
200 Eight Avenue, South
Nashville, TN 37203
615.255-3556
800.231.2222 (tickets)
www.greyhound.com
Nashville Metropolitan Airport
Located 35 miles east of the northern terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Served by major carriers
www.flynashville.com
Car Rentals:
Several major car rental companies are located at the airport.
Hertz – Downtown Nashville
3100 Charlotte Ave
Nashville, TN 37209
615.327.5453
During the week they can pick you up at the northern terminus of the Trace and take you to their downtown office to rent a car.
Hertz – Franklin, TN
1113 Murfreesboro Rd Ste. 402
Franklin, TN 37064-1308
615.599.3606
During the week they can pick you up within 30 minutes of Franklin and take you to their Franklin office to rent a car. (This pick-up area would include some of the B&Bs near the northern terminus of the parkway.)
* Greyhound Bus - Unfortunately, you cannot take bikes with you on Greyhound buses. Bikes can be shipped separately with the Greyhound Package Express service. For more information call 800-739-5020. Some of the bike shops located near the Trace can ship/receive bikes. Click here for more information.
