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PHL provides free Wi-Fi in each terminal for passengers to check emails, confirm their flight’s status and chat with their loved ones. There’s also a designated area in Terminal A-East for children to play. Besides, the airport management provides free shuttle buses for screened travelers between terminals. Long-term and short-term parking facilities are available for passengers’ cars. The facility features up to seven charging stations for electric and hybrid cars.

Although this route has too many airlines, only a handful offer nonstop flights. They include Frontier Airlines, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines. With these airlines, you can travel in business or economy class depending on your preference. First Class and Premium Economy flights don’t operate on this route as non-stop flights. OneWorld is the only alliance flying non-stop from Philadelphia International Airport to Nashville International Airport.

The Robert C.H. Mathews Jr. Terminal is the main hub at BNA. The terminal features more than 40 gates located across the three individual concourses within the airport. The unified security checkpoint lies beyond the ticketing counters and grants passengers access to all the terminals, gates, and various amenities in each concourse.

BNA has plenty of amenities and services which include gift shops, local souvenir shops, and a store to serve both the arriving and departing passengers. There are cafes, restaurants, and bars to choose from. Massage bars and shoe shine stations are also part of the amenities at BNA. If you love art you will find multiple art installations and exhibitions to be quite fascinating.

Among airlines operating Philadelphia to Nashville flights:

• American Airlines: offers extra legroom; offers free seat selection
• Southwest: offers free seat selection
• Frontier: offers free seat selection

Extra legroom and free seat selection availability depends on fare class and route.

3 airlines operate flights between Philadelphia and Nashville. The airlines offering direct flights on this route include:

• American Airlines
• Southwest
• Frontier

Flights from Philadelphia to Nashville usually depart from Philadelphia (PHL) and arrive at Nashville Intl (BNA).

Here are some options for this route, based on selected ticket types and cabin classes:

• American Airlines: a carry-on bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• Southwest: a carry-on bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• Frontier: a cabin bag in Economy Class class

Bag allowance can vary by ticket type, cabin class, route, and airline, so travellers should check the fare details before booking.

On this route, layover flights are cheaper than direct options on average. Layover fares average C$ 318 round-trip via Des Moines (DSM), compared to C$ 465 for direct.

There is no standard. Checked bag policies vary by airline on this route. Most carriers charge C$ 62–C$ 139 for the first checked bag in economy. Premium fares and elite status bookings typically include a free checked bag.

The Airbus A319 family is used most often on this route, operated mainly by American Airlines. Other aircraft seen on the route include Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 variants.

One-stop flights from Philadelphia to Nashville most commonly connect through:

• Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) – 26% of one-stop connections
• Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD) – 15% of one-stop connections
• Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – 13% of one-stop connections
• Orlando (MCO) – 13% of one-stop connections

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) handles the largest share of one-stop connections on this route.

On the Philadelphia to Nashville route, being flexible with your departure day can save you up to 17%. Saturday is the cheapest day at C$ 402 round-trip on average, while Friday is the most expensive at C$ 481 – a C$ 79 difference. Cheaper weekend fares like these are typical of routes dominated by weekday business travel.

A flight is considered delayed when it departs 15 minutes or more after its scheduled time. This is the standard used by the US Department of Transportation and most airline industry reporting. On the Philadelphia to Nashville route, 18% of flights were delayed in the past 3 months, with delays averaging 2 hours 25 minutes.

Morning is the busiest departure period on Philadelphia to Nashville flights, with 34% leaving in that window. Afternoon departures account for 33%, Evening flights for 22%, and Night flights for 11%.

Some of the most popular sights in Nashville are Ryman Auditorium, Nissan Stadium, and Music City Center. These are among the most viewed places in Nashville on KAYAK.

These are the earliest and latest flight times available from Philadelphia to Nashville:

• Earliest: departs at 5:15 am and lands at 7:33 am
• Latest: departs at 10:07 pm and lands at 12:25 am.

The flight takes about 2h 18m.

Last-minute fares on this route – booked within 2 weeks of departure – run 18% above the route average of C$ 458. Book 4 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

A direct flight from Philadelphia to Nashville takes 2h 18m, covering 1,745 km.

No, a passport is not required for this domestic route, but you will need a real ID-compliant driver's license, a state ID, or another TSA-accepted form of identification.

Yes. Based on fares seen in the past 5 days, round-trip prices on this route showed a wide range, from about C$ 311 to C$ 2,444. That means the highest observed fare was about 8x higher than the lowest one.

One-way fares from Philadelphia to Nashville are currently lower than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about C$ 222, which is 8% below the typical average for this route.

Spirit Airlines is slightly above the route average for timely arrivals, while Southwest has a lower on-time arrival rate. On-time arrival rates on Philadelphia to Nashville flights are:

• Spirit Airlines: 84% on time
• Southwest: 83% on time
• American Airlines: 81% on time

On average, flights on this route are punctual 82% of the time.

Morning flights have the fewest delays on this route. Delays tend to pile up throughout the day as one late flight pushes the next, so earlier departures are usually more reliable.

Flying via Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time at 4h 16m, compared with 4h 28m via Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl (IAD) and 4h 32m via Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL).

Nashville is 1 hour behind Philadelphia (Central Time vs Eastern Time). Plan for the time shift when scheduling connections or first-day activities.

Nashville Intl Airport (BNA) hosts 5 major car rental companies, with daily rates starting from around C$ 34 for economy cars. Top options include:
• Hertz
• Dollar
• Alamo
• Thrifty
• Budget

Round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Nashville range from C$ 308 to C$ 579, with an average of C$ 458 over the past 12 months. Anything below C$ 308 counts as a good deal.

Two airlines offer in-flight Wi-Fi on Philadelphia to Nashville flights:

• • American Airlines
• • JetBlue