There are 7 ways to get from Raleigh to Pasadena by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane RDU - LAX
8h 10m$172–568Fly to Long Beach Airport, tram
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane RDU - LGB
- Take the tram from Del Amo Station to Memorial Park Stationtram
11h 15m$118–468Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stopbus
2d 16h$417–823Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 21h$1,044–2,203Drive 2,504.6 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Pasadenacar 2,504.6 mi
40h 35m$458–661Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane RDU - BUR
10h 45m$240–964Fly to Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane RDU - ONT
11h 30m$202–766
Raleigh to Pasadena by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Pasadena is to fly which costs $170 - $600 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Pasadena is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs $170 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Raleigh station to Pasadena. However, there are services departing from GoRaleigh Station and arriving at Colorado / Garfield via Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and El Monte Station - Lower Level. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Raleigh station to Pasadena station. However, there are services departing from Raleigh Union Station and arriving at Memorial Park Station via Chicago Union Station and Union Station - Metro A-Line. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Raleigh and Pasadena is 2285 miles. The road distance is 2519.2 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Pasadena without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $410 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Raleigh to Pasadena, including transfers.
Raleigh to Pasadena bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
Raleigh to Pasadena train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Raleigh Union Station.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Pasadena is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs $170 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $850 and takes 2 days 16h, you could also train, which costs $1,000 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 21h.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Pasadena, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from GoRaleigh Station to Colorado / Garfield via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and El Monte Station - Lower Level in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Del Amo Station to Memorial Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Raleigh to Pasadena bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Pasadena is 3h behind Raleigh. It is currently 5:14 PM in Raleigh and 2:14 PM in Pasadena.
Raleigh to Pasadena train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Pasadena is 2519 miles. It takes approximately 40h 35m to drive from Raleigh to Pasadena.
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