There are 5 ways to get from Highlands to Durham by car, bus, taxi, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Highlands to Asheville, NCcar
- Take the bus from Asheville, NC to Greensboro Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Greensboro Bus Stop to Durhambus
6h 53m$47–84Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from Highlands to Clemson Amtrak Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Clemson Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 11m$221–350Drive 287.5 mi
- Drive from Highlands to Durhamcar 287.5 mi
5h 23m$53–76Drive to Asheville Regional Airport, fly
- Drive from Highlands to Asheville-Airport-AVLcar
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane AVL - RDU
5h 50m$62–351Drive to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, fly
- Drive from Highlands to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)car
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane GSP - RDU
6h 33m$361–578
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Highlands to Durham is to drive and bus which costs $45 - $85 and takes 6h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Highlands to Durham is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs $50 - $80.
The distance between Highlands and Durham is 297 miles. The road distance is 289.2 miles.
The best way to get from Highlands to Durham without a car is to taxi and train which takes 8h 11m and costs $220 - $350.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Highlands to Durham, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Highlands to Durham is 289 miles. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Highlands to Durham.
There are 412+ hotels available in Durham.
What companies run services between Highlands, NC, USA and Durham, NC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Highlands to Durham. However, you can drive to Asheville, NC, take the bus to Greensboro Bus Stop, then take the bus to Durham. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Clemson Amtrak Station, take the train to Charlotte Amtrak Station, then take the train to Durham Amtrak Station.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Clemson Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Asheville, NC to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Greensboro Bus Stop to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Greensboro Bus Stop to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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