There are 8 ways to get from Memphis to Akron by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane MEM - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
7h 47m$136–756Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to West Salem Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from West Salem Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
19h 6m$99–231Bus via Louisville
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville to Louisville, KYbus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
17h 38m$101–206Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis to Anna - Shellbus
- Take the train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
19h 27m$217–465Drive 698.3 mi
- Drive from Memphis to Akroncar 698.3 mi
12h 3m$128–185Fly to Akron
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Akron (CAK)plane MEM - CAK
7h 25m$111–601Fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane MEM - CMH
- Take the bus from John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
10h 10m$313–818Fly to Pittsburgh International Airport, bus
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane MEM - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
10h 25m$231–556
Memphis (MEM) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Memphis to Akron is to bus which costs $95 - $240 and takes 19h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Memphis to Akron is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Memphis to Akron. However, there are services departing from 2ND STREET at ADAMS AVENUE and arriving at Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron via Memphis Bus Station, Nashville and Louisville, KY Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 38m.
The distance between Memphis and Akron is 688 miles. The road distance is 702.4 miles.
The best way to get from Memphis to Akron without a car is to bus via Louisville which takes 17h 38m and costs $100 - $210.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Memphis to Akron, including transfers.
Memphis to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Memphis Bus Station.
The best way to get from Memphis to Akron is to bus via Louisville which takes 17h 38m and costs $100 - $210. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $600 and takes 7h 25m.
Memphis to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Nashville Bus Station.
Akron is 1h ahead of Memphis. It is currently 4:50 PM in Memphis and 5:50 PM in Akron.
What companies run services between Memphis, TN, USA and Akron, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from 2ND STREET at ADAMS AVENUE to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron via Memphis Bus Station, Nashville, and Louisville, KY Bus Station in around 17h 38m. Alternatively, United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Memphis (MEM) to Akron (CAK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Memphis to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Memphis to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Memphis to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Memphis to Akron via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Memphis to Akron via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Memphis to Akron via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Memphis to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Memphis to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Memphis to Pittsburgh International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Memphis to Pittsburgh International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Memphis to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Memphis to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Memphis to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Memphis to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Memphis to Pittsburgh International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Memphis to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Memphis to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Memphis to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Memphis to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Memphis to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Memphis to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Memphis to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Memphis to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Memphis to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Memphis to Pittsburgh International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Memphis to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Memphis to Akron via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Memphis to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Memphis to Pittsburgh International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 330 762 0341
- Website
- yourmetrobus.org
Bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- yourmetrobus.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to West Salem Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Nashville to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from West Salem Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis to Anna - Shell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $50–150
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
Bus from John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
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