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How to get fromAmherst to Durhamby bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), train, car, bus (Greyhound), or train (Amtrak)

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There are 9 ways to get from Amherst to Durham by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), train, car, bus (Greyhound), or train (Amtrak)

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  1. Bus to Bradley International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the bus from Amherst Center to Springfieldbus bus
    2. Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane plane BDL - RDU
    7h 4m
    $115–468

  2. Bus via Springfield

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Amherst Center to Springfieldbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Springfield Union Station to New York Midtownbus bus
    3. Take the bus from New York Midtown to Durhambus bus
    15h 50m
    $106–174

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Amherst Center to Springfieldbus bus
    2. Take the train from Springfield to New Haventrain train
    3. Take the train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain train
    4. Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain train
    19h 12m
    $178–999

  4. Drive  638.4 mi

    1. Drive from Amherst to Durhamcar car 638.4 mi
    11h 49m
    $117–169

  5. Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Amherst Center to Bostonbus bus
    2. Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane plane BOS - RDU
    7h 19m
    $165–939

  6. Bus, train to Tweed-New Haven Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Amherst Center to Springfieldbus bus
    2. Take the train from Springfield to New Haventrain train
    3. Fly from Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane plane HVN - RDU
    8h 5m
    $122–228

  7. Bus, train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Amherst Center to Bostonbus bus
    2. Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane plane PVD - RDU
    9h 8m
    $123–603

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Amherst Center to New Yorkbus bus Ppb 6853
    2. Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Durhambus bus Greyhound US0670
    18h 45m
    $124–198

  9. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Northampton to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain train Vermonter
    2. Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain train Carolinian
    19h 56m
    $181–452

Amherst to Durham by bus

Calendar13Weekly Buses
Duration15h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket$106Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 593.6 mi
  • Duration: 7h 4m

What companies run services between Amherst, MA, USA and Durham, NC, USA?

You can take a bus from Amherst Center to Durham via Springfield, Springfield Union Station, and New York Midtown in around 15h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amherst College to Durham Amtrak Station via Main / Masonic, Northampton, and Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station in around 19h 56m.

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