There are 5 ways to get from Cary to Punta Gorda by plane, taxi, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak), or car
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Fly to Ft. Myers, taxi
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ft. Myers (RSW)RDU - RSW
- Take the taxi from Ft-Myers-Airport-RSW to Punta Gorda
4h 54m$190–433Drive 720.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cary to Punta Gorda720.2 mi
12h 42m$132–190Train, Amtrak Thruway (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Cary to Lakeland Amtrak StationFloridian
- Take the bus from Lakeland to Port Charlotte
20h 30mBus, Amtrak Thruway
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Take the bus from Orlando Bus Station to Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center
- Take the bus from Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop to Port Charlotte
20h 50mFly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, Amtrak Thruway
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)RDU - SRQ
- Take the bus from Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop to Port Charlotte
7h 46m
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ft. Myers (RSW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cary to Punta Gorda is to drive which costs $130 - $190 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cary to Punta Gorda is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 54m and costs $190 - $440.
The distance between Cary and Punta Gorda is 726 miles. The road distance is 724.4 miles.
The best way to get from Cary to Punta Gorda without a car is to train and Amtrak Thruway which takes 20h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Cary to Punta Gorda, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cary to Punta Gorda is 724 miles. It takes approximately 12h 42m to drive from Cary to Punta Gorda.
There are 204+ hotels available in Punta Gorda.
What companies run services between Cary, NC, USA and Punta Gorda, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Cary Depot to Punta Gorda via Union Station - Bus Platform A, GoRaleigh Station, Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Orlando Bus Station, Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center, Cattlemen Transit Station, Fruitville Rd @ Paramount Dr, Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop, and Port Charlotte in around 20h 50m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ft. Myers via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cary to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $65–170
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $85–220
- Business - advance purchase
- $120–490
- Business Class
- $190–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Lakeland to Port Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop to Port Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
EJ Taxi
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
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