Travel & Hotel Information

Race Headquarters Hotel

We are pleased that the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel will be our race headquarters hotel again this year.  And we have reserved a limited number of rooms for the Scenic City Half Marathon and 5K event at the special rate of $79 per night plus tax.  The hotel is located on the South Side of downtown Chattanooga at 1400 Market Street.  The hotel is 0.6 of a mile from the race/start finish at Finley Stadium.  In order to secure this rate reservations must be made before Friday, February 13th.  For reservations call 800-872-2529 or 423-266-5000 and the Scenic City Half Marathon & 5K special rate code of CHM.  At the time of your reservation you will need to make a special request for a late checkout time of 12 noon in order to allow all our runners time after the race to check out.

The Choo Choo Hotel will also be the site for packet pickup on Friday, Feb. 26th evening.  Packets, bib numbers, and shirts can be picked up from 4PM to 8PM EST in the Crystal Room which is right off the main hotel lobby. 

Travel

Driving to Chattanooga

Sitting just above the Tennessee / Georgia state line, Chattanooga is a 2-hour drive from Atlanta, Birmingham, Huntsville, Knoxville, and Nashville.

From Atlanta: Head north on I-75. At the I-75 / I-24 split head west towards Chattanooga. Take the Hwy 27 North exit (exit 178) to Downtown Chattanooga.

From Birmingham: Head north on I-59 to I-24. Head east on I-24 towards Chattanooga. Take the Hwy 27 North exit (exit 178) to Downtown Chattanooga.

From Huntsville: Head north on Hwy 72 to I-24. Head east on I-24 towards Chattanooga. Take the Hwy 27 North exit (exit 178) to Downtown Chattanooga.

From Knoxville: Head south on I-75. At the I-75 / I-24 split head west towards Chattanooga. Take the Hwy 27 North exit (exit 178) to Downtown Chattanooga.

From Nashville: Head east on I-24 towards Chattanooga. Take the Hwy 27 North exit (exit 178) to Downtown Chattanooga.

Flying to Chattanooga

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport offers nonstop flights to twelve major cities: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Memphis, Orlando, Tampa, and Washington, DC.

The airport is served by Allegiant Air, American Eagle, Delta Connection Carriers, Northwest Airlink, and US Airways Express.

Find out more about the airport at chattairport.com