There are 8 ways to get from Sacramento to Duke University by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sacramento International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane SMF - RDU
9h 34m$229–910Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane SFO - RDU
11h 5m$224–474Bus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Durhambus
2d 15h$468–911Train, bus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Union Station - Bus Platform A to Chapel Dr at Duke University Rdbus
3d 5h$1,114–2,277Drive 2,715.8 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to Duke Universitycar 2,715.8 mi
43h 58m$496–716Fly Sacramento International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane SMF - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 23m$369–1,379Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane OAK - RDU
12h 9m$260–922Fly Sacramento International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane SMF - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 15m$314–962
Sacramento to Duke University by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Duke University is to train and BART and fly which costs $220 - $480 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Duke University is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs $220 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Sacramento station to Duke University. However, there are services departing from Sacramento Bus Station and arriving at Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and Durham Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Sacramento and Duke University is 2383 miles. The road distance is 2731.6 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Duke University without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $460 - $950.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Sacramento to Duke University, including transfers.
Sacramento to Duke University bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Sacramento Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Duke University is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs $220 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $460 - $950 and takes 2 days 15h.
Sacramento to Duke University bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Duke University is 3h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 2:50 AM in Sacramento and 5:50 AM in Duke University.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Duke University, NC, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Duke University via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Durham, Durham Station, and Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Union Station - Bus Platform A to Chapel Dr at Duke University Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
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