There are 8 ways to get from Jefferson City to Raleigh by plane, train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Columbia Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane COU - RDU
6h 50m$185–700Drive 907.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Jefferson City to Raleighcar 907.6 mi
16h 37m$156–225Train, bus
- Take the train from Jefferson City Station to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Downtown to Durhambus
- Take the bus from Durham Station to Union Station - Bus Platform Abus Drx
24h 27m$218–331Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Jefferson City Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain Floridian
33h 12m$771–1,239Fly Columbia Regional Airport to Fayetteville Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FAY)plane COU - FAY
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Stationbus
8h 11m$182–544Shuttle to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Jefferson City, Missouri to St Louis International Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane STL - RDU
6h 25m$250–799Fly Columbia Regional Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane COU - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
8h$291–903Bus
- Take the bus from Jefferson City to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Stationbus
25h 10m$186–332
Jefferson City to Raleigh by train, bus, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Jefferson City to Raleigh is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Jefferson City to Raleigh is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $250 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Jefferson City to Raleigh station. However, there are services departing from Jefferson City and arriving at GoRaleigh Station via St Louis Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Jefferson City station to Raleigh station. However, there are services departing from Jefferson City Station and arriving at Raleigh Union Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 12m.
The distance between Jefferson City and Raleigh is 803 miles. The road distance is 912.9 miles.
The best way to get from Jefferson City to Raleigh without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 27m and costs $210 - $340.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Jefferson City to Raleigh, including transfers.
Jefferson City to Raleigh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Jefferson City station.
Jefferson City to Raleigh train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Jefferson City Station.
The best way to get from Jefferson City to Raleigh is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $180 - $700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $750 - $1,300 and takes 33h 12m, you could also bus, which costs $180 - $340 and takes 25h 10m.
What companies run services between Jefferson City, MO, USA and Raleigh, NC, USA?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Jefferson City Station to Raleigh Union Station via Chicago Union Station in around 33h 12m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Fayetteville Municipal Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Fayetteville Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Fayetteville Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Jefferson City Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Jefferson City Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Downtown to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Durham Station to Union Station - Bus Platform A
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Jefferson City to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 573-368-4656
- [email protected]
- Website
- USA Express
Shuttle from Jefferson City, Missouri to St Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $135–150
- Website
- USA Express
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Booking & Getting There
Jefferson City to Raleigh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Raleigh is 1h ahead of Jefferson City. It is currently 8:06 AM in Jefferson City and 9:06 AM in Raleigh.
Jefferson City to Raleigh train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jefferson City to Raleigh is 913 miles. It takes approximately 16h 37m to drive from Jefferson City to Raleigh.
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