There are 7 ways to get from Cary to Albuquerque by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or shuttle
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane RDU - ABQ
9h 8m$176–806Bus
- Take the bus from Durham to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
44h 24m$346–566Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Cary to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain Southwest Chief
2d 3h$1,296–2,114Drive 1,727.7 mi
- Drive from Cary to Albuquerquecar 1,727.7 mi
28h 23m$296–427Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Cary to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane GSO - ABQ
10h 1m$230–852Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane RDU - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
10h 21m$200–690Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Cary to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane CLT - ABQ
11h 58m$267–947
Cary to Albuquerque by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cary to Albuquerque is to drive which costs $290 - $430 and takes 28h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cary to Albuquerque is to fly which takes 9h 8m and costs $170 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Cary to Albuquerque station. However, there are services departing from Cary Depot and arriving at Albuquerque Bus Station via Regional Transit Center, Durham, Atlanta Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Cary to Albuquerque. However, there are services departing from Cary and arriving at Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Cary and Albuquerque is 1590 miles. The road distance is 1737.8 miles.
The best way to get from Cary to Albuquerque without a car is to bus which takes 44h 24m and costs $340 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Cary to Albuquerque, including transfers.
Cary to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Durham station.
Cary to Albuquerque train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Cary station.
The best way to get from Cary to Albuquerque is to fly which takes 9h 8m and costs $170 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $340 - $600 and takes 44h 24m, you could also train, which costs $1,300 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 3h.
What companies run services between Cary, NC, USA and Albuquerque, NM, USA?
Delta and Southwest Airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cary Depot to Albuquerque Bus Station via Regional Transit Center, Durham Station, Durham, Atlanta Bus Station, and St Louis Bus Station in around 44h 24m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cary to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cary to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cary to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Durham to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Durham to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- taosrides@gmail.com
- Website
- Taos Rides
Shuttle from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- Taos Rides
- Schedules at
- Taos Rides
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Booking & Getting There
Cary to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Albuquerque is 2h behind Cary. It is currently 5:23 AM in Cary and 3:23 AM in Albuquerque.
Cary to Albuquerque train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cary to Albuquerque is 1738 miles. It takes approximately 28h 23m to drive from Cary to Albuquerque.
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