Atlanta (ATL)
Your best bet for a major airport. The most flights, usually the best fares, and easy interstate until the last stretch, when it turns pretty.
Hawkesdene sits just outside Andrews, North Carolina, about two hours from Asheville and Chattanooga and two and a half from Atlanta. Here’s how to get here.
Hawkesdene · 381 Phillips Creek Rd, Andrews, NC 28901 · Open in Google Maps
Three good options, all about the same kind of drive. Rent a car; you’ll want one up here.
Your best bet for a major airport. The most flights, usually the best fares, and easy interstate until the last stretch, when it turns pretty.
The scenic route in. A smaller airport with easy rentals, then a genuinely beautiful drive west through the mountains.
Small, calm, and quick to get out of. From there it’s a straight run east into the mountains.
Greenville–Spartanburg (≈ 2.5 hrs), Knoxville (≈ 2 hrs), and Charlotte (≈ 3.5 hrs) can work too, if that’s where the cheap flight is.