There are 10 ways to get from Reading to Cary by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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Bus to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Reading to Philadelphiabus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane PHL - RDU
6h 19mDrive 404.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Reading to Carycar 404.1 mi
7h 40m$74–107Bus, train via Washington
- Take the bus from Reading to Philadelphiabus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Carytrain
11h 3mBus via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd
- Take the bus from Reading to Philadelphiabus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Bus Stationbus
11h 49mBus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Reading to Newarkbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane EWR - RDU
6h 48m$282–1,248Bus, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Reading to Philadelphiabus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BWI - RDU
7h 19mBus, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Reading to Philadelphiabus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane DCA - RDU
8h 3mBus, train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Reading to Philadelphiabus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane LGA - RDU
8h 53mBus, train
- Take the bus from Reading to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2650 / ...
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Carytrain Carolinian
13h 2m$152–317Bus
- Take the bus from Reading to Philadelphiabus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Washingtonbus
- Take the bus from Washington to Raleighbus
14h 44m
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Cary is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Cary is to bus and fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $280 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Cary. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Cary Depot via Philadelphia, Washington Union Station, Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd and Union Station - Bus Platform A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 49m.
The distance between Reading and Cary is 419 miles. The road distance is 406.5 miles.
The best way to get from Reading to Cary without a car is to bus and train via Washington which takes 11h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Reading to Cary, including transfers.
Reading to Cary bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Reading station.
Reading to Cary bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Philadelphia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Reading to Cary is 406 miles. It takes approximately 7h 40m to drive from Reading to Cary.
There are 591+ hotels available in Cary.
What companies run services between Reading, PA, USA and Cary, NC, USA?
You can take a bus from Reading to Cary Depot via Philadelphia, Washington Union Station, Raleigh Bus Station, Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, GoRaleigh Station, and Union Station - Bus Platform A in around 11h 49m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Washington Union Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- bustickets.com
Bus from Reading to Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- bustickets.com
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Washington to Raleigh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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