There are 7 ways to get from Raleigh to Walnut Creek by plane, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, 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.
Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RDU - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creeksubway
8h 40m$194–418Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLT - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creeksubway
12h 9m$185–512Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oaklandbus
2d 20h$475–787Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
3d 7h$948–2,453Drive 2,792.7 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Walnut Creekcar 2,792.7 mi
45h 26m$510–737Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane RDU - OAK
10h 7m$198–812Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane RDU - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to MacArthursubway
11h 15m$204–868
Raleigh to Walnut Creek by bus and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Walnut Creek is to fly and BART which costs $190 - $420 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Walnut Creek is to fly and BART which takes 8h 40m and costs $190 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Raleigh station to Walnut Creek. However, there are services departing from GoRaleigh Station and arriving at Oakland via Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
No, there is no direct train from Raleigh station to Walnut Creek. However, there are services departing from Raleigh Union Station and arriving at Walnut Creek via Chicago Union Station, Richmond and MacArthur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
The distance between Raleigh and Walnut Creek is 2462 miles. The road distance is 2809 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Walnut Creek without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $470 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Raleigh to Walnut Creek, including transfers.
Raleigh to Walnut Creek bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
Raleigh to Walnut Creek train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Raleigh Union Station.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Walnut Creek is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $470 - $800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $950 - $2,500 and takes 3 days 7h, you could also fly, which costs $190 - $850 and takes 10h 7m.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Walnut Creek, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from GoRaleigh Station to Walnut Creek via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Oakland, and West Oakland in around 2d 20h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Raleigh Union Station to Walnut Creek via Chicago Union Station, Richmond, Richmond, and MacArthur in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Milpitas to MacArthur
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–370
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
Raleigh to Walnut Creek bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Walnut Creek is 3h behind Raleigh. It is currently 10:38 AM in Raleigh and 7:38 AM in Walnut Creek.
Raleigh to Walnut Creek train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Walnut Creek is 2809 miles. It takes approximately 45h 26m to drive from Raleigh to Walnut Creek.
There are 330+ hotels available in Walnut Creek.









