Intercity Bus Service
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT’s) Intercity Bus program serves Asheville, offering regional and long-distance travel across North Carolina and beyond. NCDOT’s Intercity Bus Network consists of 13 routes with over 50 stops throughout the state. Service is operated by Greyhound Lines and Sunway Charters. The service operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Buses are ADA accessible and include restroom facilities.
The Asheville Intercity Bus stop is located at 964 Ashland Avenue, 28801 Asheville, NC and can be accessed via All ART Routes.
Asheville is along the Piedmont Pass and the Cardinal Flyer Intercity Bus Routes.
Visit NCDOT’s North Carolina Intercity Bus Service webpage for all routes and details, including the link to purchase tickets.
The service is operated by Greyhound seven days a week, 365 days a year. Buses are ADA accessible and have restroom facilities.
Routes can also connect easily out-of-state destinations on the national intercity bus network, including Richmond and Norfolk Virginia; Washington, D.C.; New York; Atlanta; and Greenville, South Carolina.
Visit the NCDOT webpage for all routes and details, including the link to purchase tickets. All Intercity Bus details provided here have been updated and verified as current as of 9/30/2026.
Piedmont Pass route
Connecting Asheville to Raleigh via Hickory, Statesville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and Chapel Hill. Click the image below for the full PDF.
The Piedmont Pass route is timed so that a rider could transfer at Hickory/Newton and go to Boone on the Mountaineer. Additionally, both Asheville routes are timed to allow for a transfer in Raleigh to continue on to Norfolk in the NCDOT subsidized intercity bus network.
Cardinal Flyer route
Connecting Asheville to Raleigh via Forest City, Shelby, Gastonia, Charlotte, Albemarle, Southern Pines, and Sanford. Click the image below for the full PDF.
Both Asheville routes are timed to allow for a transfer in Raleigh to continue on to Norfolk in the NCDOT subsidized intercity bus network.
