For your convenience, we've compiled transportation information on airports, rental cars, and bus service.
Asheville Regional Airport
The Asheville Regional Airport is located in Fletcher, North Carolina, just 15 miles from Mission Hospital. Airlines serving Asheville include:
- Continental Express;
- Delta Connection;
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines;
- Northwest Airlines;
- and US Airways.
Car rental and airport shuttles are available and best reserved in advance.
Directions from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)
Airport Rd # 1, Fletcher, NC 28732
Total Time: 20 minutes
Total Distance: 15.79 miles
- Start out going NORTH on NEW AIRPORT RD/NC-280 toward AIRPORT PARK RD. 0.4 mi
- Merge onto I-26 W/US-74 W via the ramp on the LEFT. 8.7 mi
- Merge onto I-40 E via EXIT 32A toward HICKORY. 4.5 mi
- Take the US-25 N exit, EXIT 50, toward ASHEVILLE. 0.4 mi
- Turn LEFT onto US-25/HENDERSONVILLE RD. Continue to follow US-25. 1.4 mi
- Turn RIGHT onto DOCTORS DR. 0.3 mi
- Turn LEFT onto BILTMORE AVE. 0.2 mi
- End at 509 Biltmore Ave Asheville, NC 28801. Memorial Campus will be on the left.
- End at 428 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801. St. Joseph Campus will be on the right.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a major international airport located two hours from Mission. Most major airlines fly into Charlotte, North Carolina, including both international and domestic flights.
Directions from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
5501 Josh Birmingham Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28208
Total Time: 2 hours 8 minutes
Total Distance: 124.37 miles
- Start out going SOUTHWEST on RC JOSH BIRMINGHAM PKWY. 0.2 mi
- Turn SLIGHT RIGHT. 0.2 mi
- Turn RIGHT onto RENTAL CAR RD. 0.1 mi
- Turn LEFT to stay on RENTAL CAR RD. 0.0 mi
- Turn RIGHT onto OLD DOWD RD. 0.2 mi
- Stay STRAIGHT to go onto LITTLE ROCK RD. 0.6 mi
- Turn LEFT to stay on LITTLE ROCK RD. 0.3 mi
- Merge onto I-85 S via the ramp on the LEFT toward GASTONIA. 15.1 mi
- Merge onto US-321 N via EXIT 17 toward DALLAS/LINCOLNTON/GASTON COL. 32.5 mi
- Take the I-40 exit, EXIT 43A-B, toward STATESVILLE/ASHEVILLE. 0.6 mi
- Merge onto I-40 W via EXIT 43B/43B toward ASHEVILLE/ASHEVILLE. 72.5 mi
- Merge onto US-25 N via EXIT 50B toward NC-81/ASHEVILLE/BILTMORE HOUSE. 1.6 mi
- Turn RIGHT onto DOCTORS DR. 0.3 mi
- Turn LEFT onto BILTMORE AVE. 0.2 mi
- End at 509 Biltmore Ave Asheville, NC 28801. Memorial Campus will be on the left.
- End at 428 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801. St. Joseph Campus will be on the right.
Rental Cars
There are four national car rental services with counters at the Asheville Regional Airport. Reservations are best made in advance. There are also Enterprise rent-a-car locations in downtown Asheville, and Enterprise will pick you up with the car rental at the hospital or wherever you need to be picked up within the city.
Please visit the following websites to make arrangements for a rental car at Asheville Airport or in the city of Asheville.
City Bus Service
Public transportation is available to the City of Asheville and some of the surrounding area. Greyhound and Trailways bus lines also serve the area.
Bus to Memorial Campus
The Memorial Campus city bus stop is located near the Memorial Campus Visitor's Entrance. The Kenilworth/Asheville Mall Route No. 4 Bus stops at Biltmore Ave., Mission Hospital, Kenilworth, Innsbruck Mall, Tunnel Rd., Asheville Mall, Overlook Village and K-Mart. The bus arrives and departs at Mission at both 10 and 45 minutes past the hour, Monday through Saturday.
Bus to St. Joseph Campus
The St. Joseph Campus city bus stop is located on Biltmore Ave. at the intersection of Victoria and Choctaw Road. The Biltmore Ave./Shiloh Route No. 8 Bus stops at Biltmore Ave., Biltmore Village Area, London Rd., Shiloh, West Chapel, and Rock Hill Rd. See the schedule for times entering the CarePartners Campus (formally Thoms Rehabilitation Hospital), WalMart and Rock Hill Rd. The bus arrives and departs from Biltmore Ave. at 15 minutes past the hour, Monday through Saturday.
Asheville city bus schedules are available at the Information Desks throughout Mission Hospital.
