There are 9 ways to get from San Francisco to Duke University by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane SFO - RDU
8h 48m$197–419Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles 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 22h$516–1,004Train, bus
- Take the train from Richmond 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 8h$1,098–2,309Drive 2,779.5 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Duke Universitycar 2,779.5 mi
45h 31m$508–733Fly Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane OAK - RDU
10h 30m$233–865Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane SJC - RDU
11h 30m$219–821Fly San Francisco International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane SFO - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 13m$317–1,188Fly San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane SFO - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 51m$292–1,021Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane SMF - RDU
13h 19m$260–971
San Francisco to Duke University by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Duke University is to fly which costs $190 - $420 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Duke University is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $190 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Duke University. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and Durham Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between San Francisco and Duke University is 2442 miles. The road distance is 2795.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Duke University without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 22h and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from San Francisco to Duke University, including transfers.
San Francisco to Duke University bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from San Francisco station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Duke University is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $190 - $420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 2 days 22h.
San Francisco to Duke University bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Duke University is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 2:42 PM in San Francisco and 5:42 PM in Duke University.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Duke University, NC, USA?
United Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Duke University via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Durham, Durham Station, and Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- southwest.com
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
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
- Website
- delta.com
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
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
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
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
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- 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
- $340–700
- 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 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
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- 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
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- 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
- +1 919 485 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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