There are 9 ways to get from La Jolla to Raleigh by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane SAN - RDU
8h 40m$186–858Bus
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Stationbus
2d 10h$450–837Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
3d$1,072–2,270Drive 2,522.3 mi
- Drive from La Jolla to Raleighcar 2,522.3 mi
40h 29m$461–665Fly San Diego International Airport to Fayetteville Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FAY)plane SAN - FAY
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Stationbus
11h 21m$198–744Fly San Diego International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane SAN - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
11h 45m$328–1,195Fly San Diego International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane SAN - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
12h 17m$302–1,081Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stopbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane LAX - RDU
11h 44m$220–668Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
3d$798–1,370
La Jolla to Raleigh by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Jolla to Raleigh is to bus and fly which costs $220 - $700 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from La Jolla to Raleigh is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $180 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from La Jolla to Raleigh station. However, there are services departing from Silverado St & Herschel Av and arriving at GoRaleigh Station via San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, Phoenix Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
No, there is no direct train from La Jolla to Raleigh station. However, there are services departing from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center and arriving at Raleigh Union Station via Fullerton Amtrak Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between La Jolla and Raleigh is 2230 miles. The road distance is 2537 miles.
The best way to get from La Jolla to Raleigh without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $450 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from La Jolla to Raleigh, including transfers.
La Jolla to Raleigh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop station.
La Jolla to Raleigh train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center station.
The best way to get from La Jolla to Raleigh is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $180 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $450 - $850 and takes 2 days 10h, you could also train, which costs $1,000 - $2,300 and takes 3 days 0h.
What companies run services between La Jolla, San Diego County, CA, USA and Raleigh, NC, USA?
Breeze Airways, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Silverado St & Herschel Av to GoRaleigh Station via Old Town Transit Center, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, Phoenix Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Raleigh Bus Station, and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fayetteville Municipal Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fayetteville Municipal Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- 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 Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- 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 San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–470
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $85–130
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $90–130
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $26–40
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $85–130
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–450
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $320–450
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- [email protected]
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- [email protected]
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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More Questions & Answers
La Jolla to Raleigh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
Raleigh is 3h ahead of La Jolla. It is currently 5:06 PM in La Jolla and 8:06 PM in Raleigh.
La Jolla to Raleigh train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Jolla to Raleigh is 2537 miles. It takes approximately 40h 29m to drive from La Jolla to Raleigh.
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