This is Hipfig's Travel Guide on Nashville International Airport with the
airport code BNA. Why should you visit Nashville? Awesome music scene, delicious
food, home brews of every kind, and southern hospitality. In this Nashville
International Airport Travel Guide for arriving passengers, we will cover arrivals
arrivals at this Nashville Airport, information about Nashville Airport,
ground transportation information, and travel tips for the first time visitors
arriving at Nashville International Airport. Did you know that Nashville's
connection to fiddles and buck dancing goes back as early as 1700s? In fact
Nashville's frontiersman and congressman Davy Crockett was known for his fiddle
playing. Nashville has grown over the years as the Center for country music
and has the nickname The Music City. Welcome to Hipfig's travelguides. Hipfig
Hipfig travel channel offers DIY travel video guides for more than 25 cities in
Asia, US, and Canada. This is the Nashville International Airport Travel Guide for
arriving passengers in Nashville Tennessee. In this National Airport
Travel Guide will share info and tips based on our own travel experience
Nashville International Airport with the code BNA also known as Music City
Airport is the major commercial airport serving the Nashville area. The airport
code BNA stands for the former name of the airport berry field Nashville. The
Nashvillel International Airport has one commercial terminal called the Robert C H
Mathews jr. terminal also referred to as the main terminal. This BNA main
commercial terminal has three concourses A, B, C currently with 42 gates. There will
be another concourse D anticipated to open in 2020 with six new gates
concourses A and B are connected to the main terminal on the north side and
share the north security checkpoint and concourses C and D are connect to the
main terminal at the south side security checkpoint. There are three (levels) floors
with ground transportation on the first floor, baggage claim on the second floor
and ticketing passenger drop-off and concourse access on the third level. Most
international flights arrive in concourse A. If you're an international
passenger and Nashville is your final destination follow the signs for
passport control and clear immigration, claim your luggage at baggage claim, and
clear customs. Domestic arrival passengers should follow the signs
directly to baggage claim. We flew from Seattle and when we arrived we
disembarked our Alaska Airlines plane. We waved goodbye to the friendly air hostess
and continued through the bridge way to the gate. We disembarked on level three
of concourse B. Once inside concourse B we use this facilities which were near
to our gate. We followed the signs for baggage claim and ground transportation
much of concourse B looked new and renovated with many stores and
restaurants
signs at Nashville International Airport are in English, Spanish, and Chinese. It
was about a 10-minute walk from the main terminal from our gate. As we walked down
the corridor to baggage claim, we walked past many local food and retail stores
favorites like Tennessee whiskey house
as we walked towards the main terminal just before the exit , there was a rotunda
with a food court which was closed as it was past 10:00 when we arrived
if you are connecting to another flight there are monitors located every few
feet in this Airport. For your information there's also a lactation
room in this area. It's located behind Noshville at the food court for nursing
mothers and there's a baby changing station there as well. Free Wi-Fi is
available throughout the airport. Further down there is the north security
checkpoint and we exited there to the main terminal
at the main terminal we continued to follow the signs for baggage claim and
took the escalators down one level to baggage claim. As of 2019 BNA is
undergoing a major expansion and infrastructure upgrades and as you can
see in this video. Baggage claim area was under renovation
at the time of our visit
even with the construction, from this point you really feel the energy of
Music City. Advertisements for concerts the old Opry and the Museums of famous
country music stars were posted all over the place in baggage claim
there are even rotating Gibson electric guitars rotating around in glass cases
by the way Gibson electric guitar start around $1500
Did you know Nashville International Airport offers free year-round live
musical entertainment at the airport check on their website for more
information
in the baggage claim area baggage carts are available for rent using cash or
credit card at the machines. By the way if you're in need of foreign currency
exchange then it's available on the third floor at Wright travel it's open
from Monday to Friday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. and Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. You can also call 615-275-2660
615-275-2660 for more information. There are also ATMs located
throughout the airport. The machines can take most types of cards including Cyrus
money and most Visa and MasterCard
once we picked up our luggage from the luggage belt we started heading towards
ground transportation on the second level
baggage claim floor. There are doors which lead you to the ground
transportation for private car pickups and airport parking shuttles. Signs are
clearly marked on the exit doors
back in the terminal there are signs for ground transportation on the first level
ground floor. All ground transportation is available on the first floor of this
Nashville Airport which includes taxi, ride app pickups, hotel shuttles, buses
and rental cars. We were renting a car so we took the escalator down to the ground
floor aka the first floor of this main terminal. The car rental ticket counters
are located at the bottom of the escalators but the cars are located in
another building. Keep walking out of this main terminal building and make a
right for ground transportation or left to the rental car garage. Signs are
clearly marked. Nashville International Airport offers many options for
transportation. Most ground transportation pickups are located at
the new terminal garage on level 1 aka the ground floor. After exiting the main
terminal make a right, it's a bit of a walk
follow the sidewalk with the pedestrian canopy to the terminal garage
keep following the ground transportation sign
you can't miss the building at night it's very brightly lit with electric
blue which symbolizes Nashville as the Music City. This new state-of-the-art
terminal garage offers five levels of covered garage parking and ground
transportation in the parking garage. On levels 2 & 3 you'll find the EV
charging stations, on level 2 the tire inflation system, and custom art
installations at level 1 next to the information office. Once you reach the
parking elevators you'll be in the terminal garage level 1 which is
dedicated to ground transportation. Ride app pickups for lyft and uber and limos
pick up curbside at section a; and taxis and commercial and hotel shuttles and
buses pick up at section B of the terminal garage. The first pickup area we
encountered was for uber and lyft which is the first time we ever saw them have
priority in any Airport. It's probably a reflection of times changing. the next
section is for taxis, just line up in the queue for the next available taxi
the next pickup area was for prearranged shuttles and hotel shuttles further down
there is a bus pickup area. WeGo public transit is available to downtown
Nashville. A route schedule is posted near the pickup area. WeGo public buses
depart Nashville International Airport to downtown Nashville weekdays about
every hour starting at 5:45 a.m. The fee (fare) for each way is $2.00 currently in 2019
look for the front and side signs of the bus which clearly read 18 airport, 18 Elm
Hill, or 18 Airport Express. For more information call 615-862-5950
615-862-5950 or check with a customer service booth which is open
from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.. We had a rental car so after picking up our car
keys we exited the BNA main terminal on the ground level and made a left
we follow the sidewalk with the pedestrian canopy to the Car Rental
garage which is in another building. It's about a five minute walk and we noticed
that there is a lot of construction going on in this area. Keep following the
signs to this nashville airport rental-car garage
once we got to the airport rental car garage we saw that there are elevators
and escalators to the parked rental cars. At Nashville Airport this is a large 1.2
million square foot building. There currently houses nine rental car brands
we took the escalators up, found our rental car and wwer ready to go and
explore this great fun city Nashville. International Airport is a modern
airport ready to welcome new visitors to Nashville. Happy Travels! Go to hipfig.com
hipfig.com for more information or go to our hipfig travel channel on YouTube and
be sure to subscribe for regular updates