There are 5 ways to get from Raleigh to Okinawa by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane RDU - OKA
25h 12m¥81,086–301,616Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane GSO - OKA
26h 47m¥104,095–356,089Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane RIC - OKA
26h 27m¥94,319–337,240Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane IAD - OKA
27h 37m¥89,193–314,340Train, train to Lynchburg Regional Airport, fly
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensborotrain
- Take the train from Greensboro to Lynchburgtrain
- Fly from Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane LYH - OKA
32h 21m¥84,312–293,406
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Okinawa is to train and fly which costs ¥80000 - ¥300000 and takes 32h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Okinawa is to fly which takes 25h 12m and costs ¥80000 - ¥310000.
The distance between Raleigh and Okinawa is 12620 km.
It takes approximately 25h 12m to get from Raleigh to Okinawa, including transfers.
Okinawa is 13h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 6:30 AM in Raleigh and 7:30 PM in Okinawa.
There are 1979+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Okinawa, Japan?
Air Canada, All Nippon Airways, and three other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Naha Airport (OKA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥130,000–330,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥130,000–330,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥130,000–320,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥130,000–320,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Naha Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–330,000
Flights from Lynchburg Regional Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
Flights from Lynchburg Regional Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–260,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Vancouver, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–650,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Vancouver, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Naha Airport via Newark, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–350,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–340,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Naha Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–700,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Naha Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–330,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–330,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–550,000
Flights from Lynchburg Regional Airport to Naha Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥130,000–330,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥130,000–320,000
Flights from Lynchburg Regional Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
Flights from Lynchburg Regional Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–260,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Vancouver, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–340,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–330,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–550,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Vancouver, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–650,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Naha Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–340,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–330,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Naha Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Naha Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–250,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Naha Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–250,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–33,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Greensboro to Lynchburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–13,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,000
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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