Cheap Flights To Memphis (MEM)

Located in the southeastern corner of the US, Memphis is the largest and most-often visited city in the sunny state of Tennessee. The exciting city of Memphis is well-known for being the home of the blues and the birthplace of the legendary Elvis Presley. Orbitz.com can assist you in planning your trip, finding a quality hotel in the area, and arranging affordable airfare to Memphis�s airport from almost anywhere in the world.

Memphis International Airport

Memphis International Airport is located nine miles from the business center of East Memphis and eleven miles south of the downtown core. Memphis is home to worldwide shipping company Federal Express, which makes it the busiest and largest cargo airport in the world. Taxis and rental cars are available at the airport for transport between the airport and the city. Memphis airport serves more than ten million travelers each year.

Getting Downtown from the Airport

Taxis depart from the Terminal B baggage claim area found on the ground level. A taxi coordinator is stationed in the Taxi Booth from 5:30 a.m. until the last flight of the day, to assist passengers with all of their travel destinations. It will cost approximately $30 to get to Memphis�s downtown area.

Memphis Weather

This southern city has a beautiful sunny climate from early spring to late fall with a short, mild winter. Springtime highs average around 65�F, and the summer temperatures can reach 90�F or higher. Winters temperatures occasionally fall below freezing, but the average daily high is still around 50�F. ��

Reasons to Love Memphis

Being the home of Elvis Presley, it is no surprise that Graceland is the number one tourist attraction in the city. Memphis also has a variety of other entertaining tributes to music including, Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum, and Stax Museum of American Soul Music. If you are a true music lover, you should also check out Beale Street, which is known for being the Home of the Blues. Beale Street features dozens of bars and clubs, most of them featuring live music. At night the street is closed off to vehicles and you can drink on the street. Some bars even have drinks-to-go windows where you can get a beer in a travel cup for $5. Most bars also have no cover charge. Another great attraction is the six-mile stretch of Summer Avenue. This shopper�s paradise has an incredible variety of stores, luxury services and multiethnic food choices. If you are planning a trip for your family, there is also Memphis Zoo, which has almost 3,000 animals including giant pandas.

Plan Your Memphis Vacation

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In spring, magnolias burst with fragrant blossoms, azaleas dance with color, and Memphis is more picturesque—and popular—than at any other time of year. April showers and highs in the low 70s mark the start of high season, which runs all the way to September. Why so long? This extraordinary musical city plays host to countless events and festivals year-round, but the best take place in spring and summer.

May takes the cake with pleasant temps from 61 to 80 degrees and the monthlong Memphis in May. It’s the city’s largest and longest festival, with two major highlights: the three-day World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the 60-plus-band Beale Street Music Festival on the riverfront. Despite unbearable humidity in August, Elvis fans come in droves to commemorate the anniversary of the King’s death with a candlelight vigil and a week of events. In late September, cooler days (and celebrations like Midtown’s hip Cooper-Young Festival) beckon some 40,000 fans outdoors.

Fall weather can be unpredictable, but visiting Memphis between October and November is a no-brainer: Days are mostly sunny and pleasantly cool, neighborhood festivals are still abundant, and crowds are thinner yet still vibrant. Lower room rates are also easier to find. In October, artisans and family fun take center stage at the four-day Pink Palace Crafts Fair. Locals favor November for refreshing average temperatures between 43 and 62 degrees.

Winter can be chilly in Memphis, but snow is rare and temperatures are not typically frigid. In fact, average temperatures don’t drop lower than 30 degrees. Visit between December and February and you’ll find room rates are at their lowest, crowds are virtually gone, and Beale Street runs a bit tamer. January is typically the coolest month of the year, but that doesn’t stop the Beale Street New Year’s Eve Celebration—or the Elvis fans celebrating his birthday. No matter the time of year, you can often score bigger savings by staying downtown on a weekend, following the busier weekday business travel.