There are 10 ways to get from Chapel Hill to Montclair by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus), car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Line 800 bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
best- Take the bus from S Columbia St at Health Sciences Library to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane RDU - EWR
5h 23m$248–1,220Bus to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Columbia & Rosemary to Coble Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane GSO - EWR
6h 9m$82–396Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Newark Penn Stationtrain Carolinian
13h 41m$176–378Bus
- Take the bus from Durham to New York Midtownbus FlixBus N2471 / ...
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Park St At Essex Way#bus 101
13h 50m$90–168Drive 489.6 mi
- Drive from Chapel Hill to Montclaircar 489.6 mi
8h 54m$90–130Line 800 bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take the bus from S Columbia St at Health Sciences Library to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane RDU - LGA
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Watchung Avenuetrain
6h 10m$180–464Line 800 bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from S Columbia St at Health Sciences Library to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane RDU - JFK
- Take the train from Jamaica to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Watchung Avenuetrain
6h 2m$362–1,738Bus to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport
- Take the bus from Columbia & Rosemary to Coble Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane GSO - LGA
6h 53m$134–690Line 800 bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from S Columbia St at Health Sciences Library to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane RDU - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Newark Broad St to Watchung Avenuetrain
6h 59m$100–1,008Bus via Watchung Avenue (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Durham to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0670
16h 24m$90–186
Chapel Hill to Montclair by bus, train, and tram (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chapel Hill to Montclair is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Chapel Hill to Montclair is to line 800 bus and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs $240 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Chapel Hill to Montclair. However, there are services departing from E Franklin St at Coffee Shop and arriving at Park St At Essex Way# via Durham and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Chapel Hill station to Montclair station. However, there are services departing from Durham Amtrak Station and arriving at GROVE STREET station via Newark Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 41m.
The distance between Chapel Hill and Montclair is 451 miles. The road distance is 492.5 miles.
The best way to get from Chapel Hill to Montclair without a car is to train which takes 13h 41m and costs $170 - $380.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Chapel Hill to Montclair, including transfers.
Chapel Hill to Montclair bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Durham station.
Chapel Hill to Montclair train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Durham Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Chapel Hill to Montclair is to train which takes 13h 41m and costs $170 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $85 - $170 and takes 13h 50m.
What companies run services between Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC, USA and Montclair, NJ, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Durham Amtrak Station to Newark Penn Station once daily. Tickets cost $170–360 and the journey takes 10h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from E Franklin St at Coffee Shop to Park St At Essex Way# via Durham Station, Durham, New York Midtown, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 13h 50m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from New York Penn Station to Watchung Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–13
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–13
Train from New York Penn Station to Watchung Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–13
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–13
Train from Newark Broad St to Watchung Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–10
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Jamaica to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $5–8
- Peak
- $6–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from S Columbia St at Health Sciences Library to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
Bus from S Columbia St at Health Sciences Library to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
Bus from S Columbia St at Health Sciences Library to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
Bus from S Columbia St at Health Sciences Library to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Durham to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Park St At Essex Way#
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adults
- $7–25
- Phone
- +1 336-662-0002
- Website
- partnc.org
Bus from Columbia & Rosemary to Coble Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- http://www.partnc.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.partnc.org/27/Routes-Schedules
Bus from Columbia & Rosemary to Coble Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- http://www.partnc.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.partnc.org/27/Routes-Schedules
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Durham to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Chapel Hill to Montclair bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at New York Midtown station.
Chapel Hill to Montclair train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chapel Hill to Montclair is 492 miles. It takes approximately 8h 54m to drive from Chapel Hill to Montclair.
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