Show Weekend Guide

Nashville, TN

Getting to Grand Ole Opry and home again

Routes to the show and back

Walk from the Gaylord Opryland Resort or the Inn at OprylandMusic Valley (Opryland)walk
Getting there
No walking route or time between these hotels and the Opry House is published. The resort is about 0.6 km away in a straight line and the Inn at Opryland about 1.2 km. Enter the Opry House through the doors along the front of the building.
Getting back
On the way out, staff direct guests to the most convenient door, including side doors. No walking route back to a hotel is published.

This isn’t an official walking route: no venue or hotel page describes a path between the hotels and the Opry House.

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Resort shuttle to Opry Mills and the Inn at Opryland (not the Opry House)Music Valley (Opryland)shuttle
Getting there
The Gaylord Opryland Resort’s free Complex Shuttle runs on a continuous loop, stopping at Opry Mills in front of Madame Tussauds, at the Inn at Opryland and at the Cascades Canopy at the resort.
Getting back
The same loop in reverse. No schedule or frequency is published.

The shuttle doesn’t list the Opry House as a stop, and no walking route from its stops to the venue is published.

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Rideshare with LyftMusic Valley (Opryland)rideshare
Getting there
The Opry names Lyft its Official Rideshare Partner. New Lyft riders can use code GOOPRY for 50% off their first 2 rides, up to $10 a ride. No drop-off point is published.
Getting back
No pickup zone or wait-time guidance is published for after a show.

No price or exact curb is published. The code is a discount for new Lyft riders, not a pickup arrangement at the venue.

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Drive and park in the Opry House lotMusic Valley (Opryland)drive
Getting there
Paid parking beside the Opry House is available only for evening shows, starting at 5 p.m., via Exit 11 off Briley Parkway (TN-155). The lot is run by Metropolis, and passes can be bought ahead through AXS. Buses and motorcoaches use Exit 12 instead.
Getting back
A pass is valid for one entry and one exit; scan it again to leave. No closing time is published.

No parking price is published, and no daytime or matinee parking terms are stated.

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WeGo Route 34 bus to Opry MillsDowntown and Lower Broadwaytransit
Getting there
WeGo Route 34 runs from WeGo Central downtown to Opry Mills Entry 4, roughly hourly: about 6:15 a.m.–10:15 p.m. on weekdays, and about 6:15 a.m.–9:15 p.m. on weekends and holidays, plus a 5:15 a.m. and a 10:15 p.m. trip on Saturdays and the MLK Jr. holiday only. A cash ride is $2.00, exact cash only, with no change or transfers; WeGo also lists a $2.00 2-Hour Unlimited fare for QuickTicket or contactless payment. The schedule is dated October 3, 2021; check WeGo’s current timetable.
Getting back
The last Route 34 bus toward downtown leaves Opry Mills Entry 4 at 10:42 p.m. on weekdays, Saturdays and the MLK Jr. holiday, arriving at WeGo Central about 11:03 p.m. On Sundays the last bus leaves an hour earlier, at 9:42 p.m., arriving about 10:03 p.m.; the first and last trips of the weekend and holiday schedule run only on Saturdays and the MLK Jr. holiday. The schedule is dated October 3, 2021; check WeGo’s current timetable.

The bus stops at Opry Mills, not at the Opry House, and no walking route from Entry 4 to the venue is published.

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Drive or rideshare from downtownDowntown and Lower Broadwaydrive
Getting there
No direct transit runs from downtown to the Opry House. Nashville’s tourism site places Music Valley ten miles east of downtown, and the Opry House is about 9.5 km from downtown in a straight line. No drive time is published. Evening-show parking beside the Opry House opens at 5 p.m., via Exit 11 off Briley Parkway (TN-155).
Getting back
The same drive or rideshare in reverse. No after-show pickup zone is published.

No official time or price is published for this trip.

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Drive or rideshare from an airport-corridor hotelBNA airport and Donelsondrive
Getting there
Neither La Quinta hotel publishes a route or time to the Opry House, and both describe their free shuttles as airport-only. The Opry House is about 5.8 to 7.1 km away in a straight line, depending on the hotel.
Getting back
The same drive or rideshare in reverse. No after-show pickup zone is published.

No official drive time or transit option is published for this trip.

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Doors and arrival

No doors-open time is published. Enter through the doors along the front of the building. On show days the box office stays open until 7:30 p.m.

Getting home late

Shows run about two hours with a 15-minute intermission. The last Route 34 bus toward downtown leaves Opry Mills Entry 4 at 10:42 p.m. on weekdays, Saturdays and the MLK Jr. holiday, arriving at WeGo Central about 11:03 p.m. On Sundays the last bus leaves an hour earlier, at 9:42 p.m., arriving about 10:03 p.m.; the first and last trips of the weekend and holiday schedule run only on Saturdays and the MLK Jr. holiday. Compare these times with your show’s day and start time. The schedule is dated October 3, 2021; check WeGo’s current timetable.

No after-show rideshare pickup zone, wait time or surge guidance is published. Lyft is the Opry’s official rideshare partner.

Parking passes are valid for one entry and one exit; scan yours to leave. No lot closing time is published.

On the way out, staff direct guests to the most convenient door, including side doors, which may not be the door you came in by.

Parking

Paid parking beside the Opry House is available only for evening shows, starting at 5 p.m., via Exit 11 off Briley Parkway (TN-155); buses and motorcoaches use Exit 12. The lot is run by Metropolis, passes can be bought ahead through AXS, and each is good for one entry and one exit. No price is published, and no accessible-parking location is specified.

Bags

Oversized bags aren’t allowed unless medically necessary, such as diaper bags or diabetic supplies, and no maximum bag size is published. The Opry asks guests to leave luggage, large backpacks and other oversized items at home, at the hotel or in the car, and all bags are subject to search. The Opry House has no area to check coats or other belongings. Also prohibited: firearms, knives and pepper spray; outside food and drink, including water; cans, bottles and alcohol; non-prescription drugs; laser pens, markers and spray paint; masks and face paint; laptops and tablets; most musical instruments; noise devices; video cameras and other recording equipment, including monopods, tripods, selfie sticks and telephoto lenses; and Segways. Smoking is banned under Tennessee law.

At Grand Ole Opry

Opry House or the Ryman? Check your date

The Opry often returns to the Ryman Auditorium downtown for “Opry at the Ryman”, and no fixed season for those dates is published. Check which building your show is at on the Opry’s calendar before you book a hotel.

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Tickets and will call

AXS is the Opry’s ticketing partner. The AXS Box Office at the Opry House is open 9 a.m.–5 p.m., extended to 7:30 p.m. on show days; pick up will-call tickets there with a valid photo ID and your confirmation number.

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Security screening

Guests remove metal items and walk through metal detectors while bags are checked. A hand wand and other screening are available on request, including for wheelchair and stroller users. The Opry encourages arriving early to allow time for screening.

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Cameras

Personal digital, disposable and 35mm cameras are allowed, though some events prohibit all photography. Video cameras, tripods, monopods, selfie sticks and telephoto lenses aren’t allowed.

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