There are 11 ways to get from New Jersey to Wake Forest by bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), 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
best- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Raleigh Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0670 / ...
11h 5m$81–148Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Acela
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain Floridian / ...
11h 22m$168–342Drive 461.8 mi
- Drive from Newark to Wake Forestcar 461.8 mi
8h 19m$85–122Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, line 100 bus, line 1 bus, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane EWR - RDU
- Take the bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to Blount St at GoRaleigh Stationbus
- Take the bus from GoRaleigh Station to Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvisbus
- Take the bus from Triangle Town Center P&R to Holding Ave at Brooks Stbus
6h 47m$249–1,213Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain Carolinian
13h 28m$173–343Bus via New York Midtown
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to New York Midtownbus FlixBus N2686 / ...
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Raleigh Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2471
14h 40m$100–171Train, train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, line 100 bus, line 1 bus, bus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Jamaicatrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane JFK - RDU
- Take the bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to Blount St at GoRaleigh Stationbus
- Take the bus from GoRaleigh Station to Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvisbus
- Take the bus from Triangle Town Center P&R to Holding Ave at Brooks Stbus
7h 23m$365–1,737Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, line 100 bus, line 1 bus, bus
- Take the train from Trenton to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane PHL - RDU
- Take the bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to Blount St at GoRaleigh Stationbus
- Take the bus from GoRaleigh Station to Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvisbus
- Take the bus from Triangle Town Center P&R to Holding Ave at Brooks Stbus
7h 18m$92–412Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, line 100 bus, line 1 bus, bus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Streettrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane LGA - RDU
- Take the bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to Blount St at GoRaleigh Stationbus
- Take the bus from GoRaleigh Station to Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvisbus
- Take the bus from Triangle Town Center P&R to Holding Ave at Brooks Stbus
8h 8m$189–475Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane EWR - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
7h 58m$154–648Train, train to Westchester County Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, line 100 bus, line 1 bus, bus
- Take the train from Journal Square to 33rd Streettrain
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to White Plainstrain
- 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 Blount St at GoRaleigh Stationbus
- Take the bus from GoRaleigh Station to Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvisbus
- Take the bus from Triangle Town Center P&R to Holding Ave at Brooks Stbus
9h 40m$118–579
New Jersey to Wake Forest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New Jersey to Wake Forest is to bus which costs $80 - $150 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from New Jersey to Wake Forest is to fly and line 100 bus and line 1 bus and bus which takes 6h 47m and costs $240 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from New Jersey station to Wake Forest. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at Holding Ave at Brooks St via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd and Triangle Town Center P&R. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from New Jersey station to Wake Forest station. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at Raleigh Union Station via Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 22m.
The distance between New Jersey and Wake Forest is 495 miles. The road distance is 464.5 miles.
The best way to get from New Jersey to Wake Forest without a car is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs $80 - $150.
It takes approximately 11h 5m to get from New Jersey to Wake Forest, including transfers.
New Jersey to Wake Forest bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Newark Penn Station.
New Jersey to Wake Forest train services, operated by Amtrak Acela, depart from Newark Penn Station.
The best way to get from New Jersey to Wake Forest is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs $80 - $150. Alternatively, you can train via Washington, which costs $160 - $350 and takes 11h 22m.
What companies run services between New Jersey, USA and Wake Forest, NC, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Newark Penn Station to Raleigh Bus Station 4 times a day. Tickets cost $75–150 and the journey takes 9h 10m. Three other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from Newark Penn Station to Holding Ave at Brooks St via Washington Union Station, Raleigh Union Station, and Union Station - Bus Platform B in around 11h 22m.
- Website
- aa.com
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
- $80–430
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
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
- $60–360
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
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
- $95–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $45–480
- First Class
- $190–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- 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 Newark Penn Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- 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
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–11
Train from Newark Penn Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–11
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New York Penn Station to Jamaica
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $5–8
- Peak
- $6–10
Train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $5–7
- Peak
- $5–9
- Phone
- (973) 961-6000
- Website
- panynj.gov
Train from Journal Square to 33rd Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.panynj.gov/path/en/index.html
- Adult
- $4
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Grand Central Terminal to White Plains
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 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
- $13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to Blount St at GoRaleigh Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Regular one-way fare
- $3
Bus from Triangle Town Center P&R to Holding Ave at Brooks St
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
Bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to Blount St at GoRaleigh Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Regular one-way fare
- $3
Bus from Triangle Town Center P&R to Holding Ave at Brooks St
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
Bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to Blount St at GoRaleigh Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Regular one-way fare
- $3
Bus from Triangle Town Center P&R to Holding Ave at Brooks St
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
Bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to Blount St at GoRaleigh Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Regular one-way fare
- $3
Bus from Triangle Town Center P&R to Holding Ave at Brooks St
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
Bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to Blount St at GoRaleigh Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Regular one-way fare
- $3
Bus from Triangle Town Center P&R to Holding Ave at Brooks St
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Phone
- +1 919-485-7433
- Website
- goraleigh.org
Bus from GoRaleigh Station to Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvis
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://goraleigh.org/
Bus from GoRaleigh Station to Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvis
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://goraleigh.org/
Bus from GoRaleigh Station to Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvis
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://goraleigh.org/
Bus from GoRaleigh Station to Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvis
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://goraleigh.org/
Bus from GoRaleigh Station to Triangle Town Center Mall at Orvis
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://goraleigh.org/
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More Questions & Answers
New Jersey to Wake Forest bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Raleigh Bus Station.
New Jersey to Wake Forest train services, operated by Amtrak Acela, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between New Jersey to Wake Forest is 464 miles. It takes approximately 8h 19m to drive from New Jersey to Wake Forest.
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