There are 6 ways to get from Durham to Dayton by bus, plane, car, taxi, 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.
Bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Dayton
best- Take the bus from Durham Station to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Dayton (DAY)plane RDU - DAY
5h 32m$71–398Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Durham to Greensboro Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Greensboro to Winston-Salembus
- Take the bus from Winston Salem to Columbusbus
- Drive from Columbus to Daytoncar
14h 16m$65–131Drive 476.7 mi
- Drive from Durham to Daytoncar 476.7 mi
8h 25m$87–126Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, drive
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane RDU - CMH
- Drive from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Daytoncar
6h 6m$107–584Bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Covington, bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Durham Station to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Covington (CVG)plane RDU - CVG
- Take the bus from Government Square Area H to Meijer - Middletownbus
- Take the taxi from Meijer - Middletown to Daytontaxi
7h 33m$157–686Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Dayton
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Dayton (DAY)plane CLT - DAY
7h 57m$144–492
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Dayton (DAY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Dayton is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Dayton is to bus and fly which takes 5h 32m and costs $70 - $400.
The distance between Durham and Dayton is 444 miles. The road distance is 479.4 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Durham to Dayton, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Durham to Dayton is 479 miles. It takes approximately 8h 25m to drive from Durham to Dayton.
There are 176+ hotels available in Dayton.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Dayton, OH, USA?
There is no direct connection from Durham to Dayton. However, you can take the bus to Regional Transit Center, take the line 100 bus to RDU Airport at Terminal 1, walk to Raleigh-Durham-Airport-RDU airport, fly to Dayton (DAY), walk to Dayton International Airport, then take the line 43 bus to Wright Stop Plaza - N.B.. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Durham to Dayton via Greensboro, Winston Salem, and Columbus in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dayton via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dayton via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Dayton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dayton via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Dayton via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dayton via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Dayton via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dayton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
Bus from Durham Station to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- gotriangle.org
- Phone
- +1 919-485-7433
- Website
- godurhamtransit.org
Bus from Durham Station to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- godurhamtransit.org
Bus from Durham Station to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- godurhamtransit.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Durham to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Durham to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 704-348-1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sunway Charters
Bus from Greensboro to Winston-Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- Sunway Charters
- Passenger
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Winston Salem to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 513-785-5237
- Website
- butlercountyrta.com
Bus from Government Square Area H to Meijer - Middletown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Estimated price
- $60–75
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