Chattanooga Airport Transportation & Bus Rental Service

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) (1001 Airport Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421) sits about 8 miles east of downtown along Brainerd Road, and while the airport itself is compact and easy to navigate, the ground-level pickup area moves fast during peak arrivals. Bus and van drop-off and pickup happen curbside on the Arrivals Level — confirm your exact staging area with the airport's operations office at 423-468-6820 before your trip, since oversized vehicles may need to stage in a designated area away from the main curb. Rather than sending half your group to hail rideshares while the other half waits with luggage, a single charter bus or sprinter van keeps everyone together from baggage claim to your first Chattanooga stop.

Check current ground transportation guidance on the CHA ground transportation page before you arrive.

For groups weighing a car caravan against a shuttle, CHA currently lists short-term parking at $20 per day, the garage at $15, long-term parking at $12, and economy parking at $10 per day; the economy lot is at Airport Road and Rosedale with a free terminal shuttle every 15 minutes on the airport parking and directions page.

Chattanooga pulls in a steady stream of corporate events, trade shows, and regional conferences — and when a group of 30 or 40 attendees lands at CHA within the same two-hour arrival window, coordinating individual rideshares into downtown is a logistical headache that eats into the schedule. A 40- to 56-passenger charter bus stages at the airport, loads the whole group at once, and rolls straight to the Chattanooga Convention Center (One Carter Plaza, Chattanooga, TN 37402) or nearby venues like Edney Innovation Center (1100 Market St, Chattanooga, TN 37402) without a single car rental or a single surge charge. Charter buses in the network typically include reclining seats, climate control, onboard WiFi, power outlets, and undercarriage luggage bays — so your team can review the day's agenda on the ride in instead of hunting for a parking spot.

Call 423-468-6820 to build a custom multi-pickup itinerary around your group's arrival times.

The convention center garage is accessed from Carter Street or Chestnut Street, but its published clearance is 7 feet 3 inches and trailers are prohibited, so full-size coaches need a curbside or loading plan instead of entering the garage; see the Convention Center parking information for current garage rules and rates.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) (6000 N Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30320) is the closest major hub to Chattanooga — about 115 miles south on I-75 — and a significant share of Chattanooga-bound travelers land there first, especially for international connections. Rather than renting a fleet of cars or waiting on an Atlanta rideshare that charges surge pricing the moment a flight banks over the city, a charter bus staged at ATL's Domestic Terminal Ground Transportation Center loads the group curbside and makes the straight shot up I-75 North through Dalton and into Chattanooga in roughly two hours under normal conditions. Full-size charter buses include undercarriage luggage bays, onboard restrooms, reclining seats, and WiFi — so the transfer leg feels like part of the trip, not a chore. Chattanoogaminibuscompany.com makes it easy to compare ATL-to-Chattanooga charter bus options from a network of independent transportation providers serving Chattanooga both cities.

Chattanoogaminibuscompany.com doesn't stop at Chattanooga city limits. Whether your group is flying into CHA and heading south toward Dalton, Georgia, east along US-64 toward Cleveland, Tennessee, or west on I-24 toward Monteagle and the Cumberland Plateau, a bus in the network is ready for the route. Groups traveling between Chattanooga and Nashville, Atlanta, or Knoxville can compare charter buses for longer intercity legs just as easily.

And if part of your group is flying into Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) while the rest lands at CHA, Chattanoogaminibuscompany.com can help you coordinate both legs. Fill out one form and see what's available across the entire region!