There are 5 ways to get from Raleigh to Port Charlotte by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), train, bus, or car
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 Ft. Myers, taxi
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane RDU - RSW
- Take the taxi from Ft-Myers-Airport-RSW to Port Charlottetaxi
4h 35m$232–572Drive 723.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Raleigh to Port Charlottecar 723.6 mi
12h 30m$133–191Bus, Amtrak Thruway
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Orlando Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tampa Union Station to Port Charlottebus
19h 4m$158–257Train, Amtrak Thruway (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Lakeland Amtrak Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the bus from Lakeland to Port Charlottebus
20h 42m$281–535Fly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, Amtrak Thruway
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane RDU - SRQ
- Take the bus from Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop to Port Charlottebus
7h 18m$138–638
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ft. Myers (RSW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Port Charlotte is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Port Charlotte is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 35m and costs $230 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Raleigh station to Port Charlotte. However, there are services departing from GoRaleigh Station and arriving at Port Charlotte via Raleigh Bus Station, Orlando Bus Station, Marion Transit Center and Tampa Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 4m.
The distance between Raleigh and Port Charlotte is 730 miles. The road distance is 727.8 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Port Charlotte without a car is to bus and Amtrak Thruway which takes 19h 4m and costs $150 - $260.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Raleigh to Port Charlotte, including transfers.
Raleigh to Port Charlotte bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
Raleigh to Port Charlotte bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Orlando Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Port Charlotte is 728 miles. It takes approximately 12h 30m to drive from Raleigh to Port Charlotte.
There are 686+ hotels available in Port Charlotte.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Port Charlotte, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from GoRaleigh Station to Port Charlotte via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Orlando Bus Station, Tampa Bus Station, Marion Transit Center, Nebraska Av @ Twiggs St, Tampa Union Station, and Port Charlotte in around 19h 4m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Tampa Union Station to Port Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Lakeland to Port Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop to Port Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
EJ Taxi
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
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