Interstate 40 runs from all the way from Barstow, CA to Nashville. That's the easiest and fastest. You get to I-40 from I-15.
The fastest driving route from California to Virgina
The fastest driving route from Sydney to Townsville is the inland route rather than the coastal route. It is best to go via Cessnock, Gunnedah, Goondiwindi, Miles and Emerald. The distance would be 2,074km.
The distance between the start point and the destination is 642 miles, and will take approximately 10 hours 36 minutes of driving time.
I-5 North
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Take I-80 EAST to Chicago.
385 road miles by the fastest driving route.
Take I-30 EAST to I-40 EAST to MEMPHIS via I-440 EAST (EXIT 138A off I-30 in ARKANSAS to get onto I-440 EAST, then EXIT 11 off I-440 to get onto I-40 EAST to MEMPHIS; follow signs).Take I-40 EAST to Nashville.
It is 758 miles via I-40 according to Google Maps. That route takes you through Nashville, Memphis, Little Rock and Texarkana.
I-75 to Chattanooga, I-24 to Nashville, I-65 to Gary, IN, and I-90 into Chicago.
I-40 East to Nashville, I-65 North to Louisville.