Nashville to Asheville: where to stop

A stop about every 45 minutes

The best bet in each stretch: a likely-clean restroom first, then a travel center or gas. Estimates come from who runs the store until drivers review it.

• 239B Lebanon Likely cleanest. QuikTrip Lebanon · 30 mi from Nashville 30 min in
• 320 Crossville · Genesis Road Likely cleanest. Buc-ee's Crossville · 110 mi from Nashville 1 hr 45 min in
• 374 Lovell Road Likely cleanest. Chick-fil-A Farragut · 164 mi from Nashville 2 hr 30 min in
• 398 Exit 398 Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel 188 mi from Nashville 3 hr in
• 435 Newport · Gatlinburg Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Newport · 225 mi from Nashville 3 hr 30 min in

Long stretches without a likely-clean stop

• 61 miles, about 1 hr: from Exit 435 (TN) to Exit 44 (NC). Stop before it if you can.

Other drives on I-40

• Raleigh to Asheville
• Winston-Salem to Asheville
• Nashville to Jackson
• Nashville to Memphis
• Nashville to Little Rock
• Nashville to Knoxville
• Cookeville to Asheville
• Knoxville to Asheville