There are 10 ways to get from Raleigh to Watkins Glen State Park by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, bus (Greyhound), or taxi
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Fly to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM)plane RDU - ELM
9h 46m$94–466Fly to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)plane RDU - ITH
9h 55m$70–386Bus via Washington
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Binghamtonbus
- Take the bus from Binghamton, Ny to Elmirabus 948
- Take the bus from Elmira Transit Center to 12th St & Porter Stbus 07
19h 55m$116–217Train, bus
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Elmirabus
- Take the bus from Elmira Transit Center to 12th St & Porter Stbus 07
20h 7m$205–426Drive 552.6 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Watkins Glen State Parkcar 552.6 mi
10h 40m$101–146Fly to Rochester, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Rochester (ROC)plane RDU - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester to Corning, Nybus
9h 5m$164–996Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane RDU - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Corningbus
10h 17m$146–494Line 100 bus, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus, line 14 bus, line 06 bus
- Take the bus from Martin St at Dawson St to RDU Airport at Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane RDU - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithacabus
- Take the bus from Ithaca Commons - Green St to Cayuga Medical ERbus
- Take the bus from Cayuga Medical Center to Walmartbus
9h 53m$138–800Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Elmirabus
- Take the bus from Elmira Transit Center to 12th St & Porter Stbus 07
20h 13m$118–240Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithacabus
- Take the taxi from Ithaca to Watkins Glen State Parktaxi
20h 28m$312–714
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Watkins Glen State Park is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Watkins Glen State Park is to fly and bus which takes 9h 5m and costs $160 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Raleigh station to Watkins Glen State Park. However, there are services departing from GoRaleigh Station and arriving at Decatur St & 9th St via Raleigh Bus Station, Washington Union Station, Binghamton, Ny, Elmira Transit Center and 12th St & Porter St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 55m.
The distance between Raleigh and Watkins Glen State Park is 486 miles. The road distance is 555.8 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Watkins Glen State Park without a car is to bus via Washington which takes 19h 55m and costs $110 - $220.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Raleigh to Watkins Glen State Park, including transfers.
Raleigh to Watkins Glen State Park bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Watkins Glen State Park is to fly which takes 9h 46m and costs $90 - $470. Alternatively, you can bus via Washington, which costs $110 - $220 and takes 19h 55m.
Raleigh to Watkins Glen State Park bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Watkins Glen State Park is 556 miles. It takes approximately 10h 40m to drive from Raleigh to Watkins Glen State Park.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Watkins Glen State Park, NY, USA?
Delta and Frontier Airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from GoRaleigh Station to Decatur St & 9th St via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Washington Union Station, Binghamton, Ny, Elmira Transit Center, 12th St & Porter St, and Decatur St & 9th St in around 19h 55m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Covington, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–110
- Business
- $75–180
- Business Plus
- $85–190
- Economy
- $45–120
- Economy Plus
- $50–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Binghamton, Ny to Elmira
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Elmira
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Buffalo to Corning
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Elmira
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Washington Union Station to Binghamton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Binghamton, Ny to Elmira
- Saver
- $17–35
- Flexible
- $32–37
Bus from Rochester to Corning, Ny
- Saver
- $23–65
- Flexible
- $45–70
- Phone
- +1 607-535-3555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Schuyler County Transit
Bus from Elmira Transit Center to 12th St & Porter St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- Schuyler County Transit
Bus from Elmira Transit Center to 12th St & Porter St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- Schuyler County Transit
Bus from Cayuga Medical Center to Walmart
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- schuylercountytransit.org
Bus from Elmira Transit Center to 12th St & Porter St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- Schuyler County Transit
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Martin St at Dawson St to RDU Airport at Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- gotriangle.org
- Regular one-way fare
- $3
- Phone
- +1 607-277-7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit
Bus from Ithaca Commons - Green St to Cayuga Medical ER
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit
- Schedules at
- TCAT Schedules
- Adults 18-59
- $2
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Collegetown Cab
- Phone
- +1 607-588-8888
- Website
- collegetowncab.com
Ithaca Dispatch
- Phone
- +1 607-277-7777
- Website
- ithacataxi.biz
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