There are 6 ways to get from Cary to Amelia Island by bus, plane, train, taxi, bus (Flixbus), or car
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Line 310 bus, bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Jacksonville
best- Take the bus from Cary Depot to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Regional Transit Center to RDU Airport at Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane RDU - JAX
4h 10m$180–740Drive 439 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cary to Amelia Islandcar 439 mi
7h 45m$81–116Train, taxi
- Take the train from Cary to Jacksonvilletrain Floridian
- Take the taxi from Jacksonville to Amelia Islandtaxi
11h$246–423Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus FlixBus N2472
- Take the bus from JRTC - Express Select to Yulee Park & Ridebus Nassau
12h 33m$100–162Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, drive
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK)plane RDU - BQK
- Drive from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) to Amelia Islandcar
7h 34m$92–432Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Jacksonville
- Take the train from Cary to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane CLT - JAX
7h 6m$190–618
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Jacksonville (JAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cary to Amelia Island is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cary to Amelia Island is to line 310 bus and bus and fly which takes 4h 10m and costs $180 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Cary to Amelia Island. However, there are services departing from Cary Depot and arriving at Yulee Park & Ride via GoRaleigh Station, Raleigh Bus Station and JRTC - Express Select. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 33m.
The distance between Cary and Amelia Island is 449 miles. The road distance is 441.6 miles.
The best way to get from Cary to Amelia Island without a car is to train and taxi which takes 11h and costs $240 - $430.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Cary to Amelia Island, including transfers.
Cary to Amelia Island bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
Cary to Amelia Island bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Jacksonville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cary to Amelia Island is 442 miles. It takes approximately 7h 45m to drive from Cary to Amelia Island.
There are 800+ hotels available in Amelia Island.
What companies run services between Cary, NC, USA and Amelia Island, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Cary Depot to Amelia Island via Union Station - Bus Platform A, GoRaleigh Station, Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Jacksonville, JRTC - Express Select, and Yulee Park & Ride in around 12h 33m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport via Nashville, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Jacksonville via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cary to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Cary Depot to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
Bus from Regional Transit Center to RDU Airport at Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Regular one-way fare
- $3
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 904-630-3100
- Website
- jtafla.com
Bus from JRTC - Express Select to Yulee Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.jtafla.com
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
ABC Taxi
- Phone
- +1 904-554-5564
- Website
- abctaxijax.com
zTrip
- Phone
- +1 904-222-2222
- Website
- ztrip.com
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