Bowling Green (Kentucky)

Bowling Green is the third-largest city in Kentucky, with nearly 60,000 residents. Bowling Green is the hub of activity in the Caves and Lakes region.

By car
Bowling Green is accessible by car, primarily from I-65, which connects it with Nashville to the south and Louisville to the north.

Two roads in the state's parkway system of former toll roads serve the Bowling Green area. Interstate 165 (formerly the William H. Natcher Parkway, and still earlier the Green River Parkway) connects I-65 in Bowling Green with Owensboro, 70 miles to the northwest. I-165 intersects with the Western Kentucky Parkway near Beaver Dam, giving Bowling Green easy access to Paducah and the Land Between the Lakes. The Cumberland Parkway connects I-65 northeast of Bowling Green to Somerset, 80 miles to the east. From there KY 80 provides access to I-75 at London.

Another major road in the area is U.S. 68. To the east of the city, it is a two-lane road that largely parallels I-65 and the Cumberland Parkway before taking a sharp turn toward central Kentucky. However, to the west, it is a four-lane divided highway (though with at-grade intersections) until the town of Cadiz, near Land Between the Lakes.

By plane

 * Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Approximately two hours north of Bowling Green. Eastern Time Zone.
 * Nashville International Airport Approximately one hour south of Bowling Green. Central Time Zone.
 * Nashville International Airport Approximately one hour south of Bowling Green. Central Time Zone.

By bus

 * Bowling Green Public Transit. Provided by Community Action of Southern Ky. +1 270 782-3162.

By rental car

 * Avis, 1755 Scottsville Rd, +1 270 842-1700 or +1-800-831-2847.
 * Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 1125 US 31W Bypass, +1 270-782-5600 and 1851 Scottsville Rd. +1 270 782-7700.
 * Hertz Rent-A-Car, 2516 Scottsville Rd, +1 270-796-3677 or +1-888-782-2215.

Do




Alcohol
Bowling Green is a wet community. However, the rest of Warren County is dry.

By phone
Most telephone numbers in Bowling Green consist of +1 270 plus a seven-digit number, but the region is now served by an overlay complex of two area codes, with +1 364 being the second. A local or in-state telephone call now requires all 10 digits of the local number be dialed (omitting just the leading +1 from a local landline call).

Signage on many established businesses may still display the original seven-digit numbers; dial 270 before these if no area code is indicated.

Go next

 * Auburn - has antique engines
 * Cave City - Gateway to Mammoth Cave National Park.
 * Franklin - Has a nice bluegrass hall.
 * Russellville - The Logan County seat
 * Scottsville - The Allen County seat