There are 12 ways to get from Fairfield to Raleigh by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Take the train from Fairfield to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane LGA - RDU
6h 17m$190–472Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Fairfield to Grand Central Terminaltrain New Haven
- Take the bus from New York, NY - 201 West x 37th St to Raleigh, NC - 3200 S Wilmington Stbus New York
11h 52m$60–103Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
12h 12m$181–913Drive 538.2 mi
- Drive from Fairfield to Raleighcar 538.2 mi
9h 57m$99–142Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Fairfield to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane JFK - RDU
6h 28m$372–1,744Train, bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Fairfield to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Bryant Park to Terminal Bbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane EWR - RDU
7h$233–1,051Train to Tweed-New Haven Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Fairfield to New Haventrain
- Fly from Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane HVN - RDU
6h 23m$110–579Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Take the train from Fairfield to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane LGA - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
7h 44m$192–819Train, line 971 bus to Westchester County Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, line 100 bus
- Take the train from Fairfield to Stamfordtrain
- Take the bus from Stamford Transportation Center @ Bay A to South Broadway @ Main Stbus
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane HPN - RDU
- Take the bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to West St at Raleigh Union Stationbus
7h 23m$115–623Train, train to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Fairfield to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Central Isliptrain
- Fly from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane ISP - RDU
8h 32m$163–386Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Bridgeport Bus Stop to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0255s
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Raleigh Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0670 / ...
14h 42m$92–181Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Northeast Regional / ...
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain Carolinian
15h 4m$186–913
Fairfield to Raleigh by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fairfield to Raleigh is to train and bus which costs $60 - $110 and takes 11h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Fairfield to Raleigh is to train and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs $190 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Fairfield to Raleigh station. However, there are services departing from Post Rd. at Ruane St. and arriving at GoRaleigh Station via Bridgeport Bus Stop, Port Authority Bus Terminal and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Fairfield to Raleigh station. However, there are services departing from Fairfield and arriving at Raleigh Union Station via Stamford Amtrak Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 12m.
The distance between Fairfield and Raleigh is 501 miles. The road distance is 541.3 miles.
The best way to get from Fairfield to Raleigh without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 52m and costs $60 - $110.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Fairfield to Raleigh, including transfers.
Fairfield to Raleigh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Bridgeport Bus Stop station.
Fairfield to Raleigh train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Stamford Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Fairfield to Raleigh is to train via Washington which takes 12h 12m and costs $180 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $90 - $190 and takes 14h 42m.
What companies run services between Fairfield, CT, USA and Raleigh, NC, USA?
You can take a train from Fairfield to Raleigh Union Station via Stamford, Stamford Amtrak Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, and Washington Union Station in around 12h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Post Rd. at Ruane St. to GoRaleigh Station via Bridgeport Bus Stop, Port Authority Bus Terminal, Raleigh Bus Station, and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd in around 14h 42m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,500
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–330
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Fairfield to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $14–16
- Peak
- $19–22
Train from Fairfield to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $14–17
- Peak
- $20–23
Train from Fairfield to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $14–17
- Peak
- $20–23
Train from Fairfield to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $14–17
- Peak
- $20–23
Train from Fairfield to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $9–11
- Peak
- $12–15
Train from Fairfield to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $14–16
- Peak
- $19–22
Train from Fairfield to Stamford
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $8–10
- Peak
- $11–13
Train from Fairfield to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $14–17
- Peak
- $20–23
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $8–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $8–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Central Islip
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $12–18
- Peak
- $20–27
- Phone
- +1 617-681-0820
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachrun.com
Bus from New York, NY - 201 West x 37th St to Raleigh, NC - 3200 S Wilmington St
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.coachrun.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- newarkairportexpress.com
Bus from Bryant Park to Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25
- Book at
- https://www.coachusa.com/airport-transportation
- One Way - Adult
- $25
- Phone
- +1 860-525-9181
- Website
- cttransit.com
Bus from Stamford Transportation Center @ Bay A to South Broadway @ Main St
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.cttransit.com
- Book at
- https://buypasses.storesecured.com
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $3–4
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to West St at Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Regular one-way fare
- $3
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bridgeport Bus Stop to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Fairfield to Raleigh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Fairfield to Raleigh train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fairfield to Raleigh is 541 miles. It takes approximately 9h 57m to drive from Fairfield to Raleigh.
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