There are 11 ways to get from Duke University to Amherst College by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), train, car, train (Amtrak), or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Boston Logan Airport, bus
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane RDU - BOS
- Take the bus from Boston to Amherst Centerbus
8h 26m$165–957Bus via University of Massachusetts Amherst (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Durham to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0670
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to University of Massachusetts Amherstbus Greyhound US0256S
20h 52m$100–198Bus
- Take the bus from Durham to New York Midtownbus FlixBus N2471 / ...
- Take the bus from New York to Amherst Centerbus Ppb 6850
17h 15m$109–214Train, bus
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield to Amherst Centerbus
19h 2m$190–993Drive 638.3 mi
- Drive from Duke University to Amherst Collegecar 638.3 mi
11h 55m$117–169Line 6 bus, bus, fly to Bradley International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens to Durham Stationbus
- Take the bus from Durham Station to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane RDU - BDL
- Take the train from Windsor Locks to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield to Amherst Centerbus
8h 15m$115–361Fly to Albany County Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Albany County Airport (ALB)plane RDU - ALB
- Take the bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to University of Massachusetts Amherstbus
9h 13m$182–633Fly to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane RDU - PVD
- Take the train from TF Green Airport to South Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Boston to Amherst Centerbus
10h 15m$163–508Fly to Laguardia Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane RDU - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield to Amherst Centerbus
11h 35m$168–535Fly to Tweed-New Haven Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN)plane RDU - HVN
- Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield to Amherst Centerbus
10h 39m$139–615Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Carolinian
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Northamptontrain Vermonter
19h 9m$192–438
Duke University to Amherst College by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Duke University to Amherst College is to bus via University of Massachusetts Amherst which costs $100 - $200 and takes 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Duke University to Amherst College is to line 6 bus and bus and fly and train which takes 8h 15m and costs $110 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Duke University to Amherst College. However, there are services departing from Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens and arriving at Amherst Center via Durham, 8 Av/W 31 St and New York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Duke University station to Amherst College. However, there are services departing from Durham Amtrak Station and arriving at Northampton via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 9m.
The distance between Duke University and Amherst College is 735 miles. The road distance is 642.1 miles.
The best way to get from Duke University to Amherst College without a car is to bus which takes 17h 15m and costs $100 - $220.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Duke University to Amherst College, including transfers.
Duke University to Amherst College bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Durham station.
Duke University to Amherst College train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Durham Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Duke University to Amherst College is to bus which takes 17h 15m and costs $100 - $220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $190 - $440 and takes 19h 9m.
What companies run services between Duke University, NC, USA and Amherst College, MA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Duke University to Amherst College via Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens, Durham Station, Durham, New York Midtown, 8 Av/W 31 St, 8 Av/W 41 St, New York, and Amherst Center in around 17h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Duke University to Amherst College via Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens, Durham Station, Durham Amtrak Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Northampton, Academy of Music, and Amherst College in around 19h 9m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albany County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albany County Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albany County Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albany County Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albany County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Tweed-New Haven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Tweed-New Haven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Windsor Locks to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $17–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from TF Green Airport to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $9–16
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from 125th Street - Harlem to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $18–21
- Peak
- $25–28
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Amherst Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from New York to Amherst Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Springfield to Amherst Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Springfield to Amherst Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Amherst Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Springfield to Amherst Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Springfield to Amherst Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Durham to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 919-485-7433
- Website
- godurhamtransit.org
Bus from Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens to Durham Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- godurhamtransit.org
Bus from Durham Station to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- godurhamtransit.org
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Durham Station to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Durham to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Greyhound
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More Questions & Answers
Duke University to Amherst College bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at New York Midtown station.
Duke University to Amherst College train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Duke University to Amherst College is 642 miles. It takes approximately 11h 55m to drive from Duke University to Amherst College.
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