Are There International Flights From Nashville?

February 19, 2026

Yes, and the international program at BNA expanded significantly in 2024 and 2025. For most of the airport’s history, the lack of transatlantic or transoceanic service meant Nashville travelers had to route through Atlanta, Chicago, or New York to reach Europe, which added hours to any trip. That situation changed materially with the opening of the International Arrivals Facility (IAF) in September 2023 and the launch of several new routes in 2024-2025.

Europe

British Airways operates year-round nonstop service between BNA and London Heathrow (LHR), roughly 4,169 miles and 8 hours 10 minutes eastbound. The aircraft is a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Heathrow is the most connection-rich international hub in the world, meaning this single route gives Nashville access to virtually every European capital via onward BA or partner flights. This has been BNA’s most strategically important international route.

Aer Lingus launched nonstop Nashville to Dublin (DUB) service on April 12, 2025, operating Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays on an Airbus A321XLR. The flight takes approximately 8.5 hours. Dublin is significant as a gateway for two reasons: Ireland is directly accessible, and Dublin Airport operates U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance, meaning passengers arriving in the U.S. from Dublin clear customs before departure and land as domestic arrivals at their U.S. destination. Aer Lingus connects onward from Dublin to Amsterdam, London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, and 22 other European cities. Fares started around $499 including taxes.

Icelandair added seasonal nonstop service from Nashville to Reykjavik-Keflavik (KEF) beginning April 10, 2025, running through October. The flight operates four days weekly (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday) and takes approximately 7 hours. Icelandair’s stopover program is worth knowing: passengers can spend up to seven nights in Iceland between legs at no additional airfare cost, turning a Nashville-to-Europe trip into a two-destination journey. Connections from Keflavik reach cities across continental Europe and Scandinavia.

Canada

Air Canada provides the most robust Canadian service with year-round nonstop flights to Toronto (YYZ) and Montreal (YUL), plus seasonal service to Vancouver (YVR). Air Canada connects through its hubs to more than 145 destinations across six continents. Service expanded in May 2025, with Montreal increasing to twice daily.

WestJet offers year-round service to Toronto (YYZ) and Calgary (YYC), with seasonal routes to Vancouver (YVR) and Winnipeg (YWG). Porter Airlines also operates seasonal service to Toronto (YTZ), the downtown Billy Bishop Airport rather than Pearson.

Mexico and Caribbean

Cancun (CUN) is the most-served international leisure destination from BNA, with year-round nonstop service from Southwest Airlines and seasonal flights from American Airlines and Delta. Southwest launched seasonal Saturday flights to Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos (SJD) and Punta Cana (PUJ, Dominican Republic) in March 2025. Southwest also operates seasonal service to Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ) and San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU, seasonal through August).

The International Arrivals Facility

The expanded IAF, which opened in September 2023 as part of the BNA Vision program, processes up to 800 arriving international passengers per hour using biometric technology. Before its opening, BNA’s international arrivals were handled through temporary and undersized spaces. The IAF gave airlines the operational certainty needed to commit to new routes, which is part of why the 2024-2025 international expansion happened when it did.

What Doesn’t Exist Yet

No nonstop service connects BNA to Asia, South America, Africa, the Middle East, or Oceania. Travelers to those regions still need a connecting hub, typically Atlanta, Chicago O’Hare, New York JFK, or Los Angeles. There is no announced service to any Asian gateway as of early 2026, though BNA’s growth trajectory and the planned Terminal 2 (expected 2038) make such routes more plausible over the coming decade.

For anyone regularly flying internationally from Nashville, the London route via British Airways offers the most onward flexibility. The Dublin route via Aer Lingus is increasingly the better option for Europe travel specifically, given preclearance benefits and the A321XLR’s range efficiency.

Sources

  • Simple Flying: How Many New Routes Are Coming to Nashville International Airport in 2025 (January 2025)
  • WSMV: BNA adding nonstop flights to Dublin in spring 2025 (October 2024)
  • NashToday/6AM City: International flights departing from Nashville in spring 2025 (January 2025)
  • WKRN: New flights coming to Nashville in 2025 (December 2024)
  • FlightConnections: Flights from Nashville BNA – flightconnections.com
  • Aer Lingus: Nashville to Dublin service – aerlingus.com
  • Aviation Pros: Nashville International Airport Soars with BNA Vision completion

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