There are 9 ways to get from Boston to Raleigh, NC by ferry, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BOS - RDU
6h 11m$162–498Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airportbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MHT) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane MHT - RDU
6h 45m$112–572Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain Northeast Regional
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Carytrain Floridian / ...
16h 32m$425–656Bus
- Take the bus from Boston to Richmondbus FlixBus N2605
- Take the bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0670 / ...
17h 35m$129–196Drive 700.5 mi
- Drive from Boston to Raleigh, NCcar 700.5 mi
12h 54m$120–173Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane PVD - RDU
7h 3m$118–624Bus to Bradley International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the bus from Boston to Hartford Union Stationbus
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BDL - RDU
8h 13m$121–637Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane BOS - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Stationbus
9h 20m$144–761Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to New Yorkbus Ppb 5774 / ...
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Carytrain Carolinian
18h 47m$338–539
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Raleigh, NC is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 12h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Raleigh, NC is to ferry and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs $160 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to Raleigh, NC. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Nottingham Dr at Buck Jones Rd via Richmond, Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, GoRaleigh Station and Plaza West Shopping Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Raleigh, NC. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Cary via Petersburg Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 32m.
The distance between Boston and Raleigh, NC is 635 miles. The road distance is 704.6 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Raleigh, NC without a car is to train which takes 16h 32m and costs $420 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Boston to Raleigh, NC, including transfers.
Boston to Raleigh, NC bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Boston station.
Boston to Raleigh, NC train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to Raleigh, NC is to train which takes 16h 32m and costs $420 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $200 and takes 17h 35m.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Raleigh, NC, USA?
You can take a train from Boston to Raleigh, NC via Petersburg Amtrak Station, Cary, Cary Depot, and Nottingham Dr at Buck Jones Rd in around 16h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Boston to Raleigh, NC via Richmond, Richmond, Raleigh Bus Station, Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, GoRaleigh Station, Western Blvd at Jones Franklin Rd, Plaza West Shopping Center, and Nottingham Dr at Buck Jones Rd in around 17h 35m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richmond International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richmond International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richmond International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richmond International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–460
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $9–16
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to Hartford Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Hartford Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Peter Pan
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
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Booking & Getting There
Boston to Raleigh, NC bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Richmond station.
Boston to Raleigh, NC train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Petersburg Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Raleigh, NC is 705 miles. It takes approximately 12h 54m to drive from Boston to Raleigh, NC.
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