There are 6 ways to get from Durham to Fire Island by plane, ferry, train, or bus
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Fly to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP)plane RDU - ISP
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
6h 11m$89–487Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane RDU - JFK
- Take the train from Jamaica to Patchoguetrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
7h 53m$77–330Train, ferry
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Babylontrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
15h 19m$176–371Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Durham to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Jamaica to Patchoguetrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
17h 21m$117–213Fly to Laguardia Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane RDU - LGA
- Take the train from Jamaica to Patchoguetrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
8h 23m$146–454Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane RDU - EWR
- Take the train from Jamaica to Patchoguetrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
8h 56m$110–365
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Fire Island is to bus and train and ferry which costs $110 - $220 and takes 17h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Fire Island is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 11m and costs $85 - $490.
The distance between Durham and Fire Island is 491 miles.
The best way to get from Durham to Fire Island without a car is to train and ferry which takes 15h 19m and costs $170 - $380.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Durham to Fire Island, including transfers.
There are 306+ hotels available in Fire Island.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Fire Island, NY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Durham to Fire Island. However, you can take the line 700 bus to Regional Transit Center, take the line 100 bus to RDU Airport at Terminal 1, walk to Raleigh-Durham-Airport-RDU airport, fly to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP), walk to LI Macarthur Airport, take the line 6 bus to Patchogue LIRR, walk to Patchogue, NY, then take the ferry to Watch Hill, Fire Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Durham Amtrak Station to Watch Hill, Fire Island via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, New York Penn Station, Babylon, Patchogue, and Patchogue, NY in around 15h 19m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New York Penn Station to Babylon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $11–16
- Peak
- $17–24
Train from Jamaica to Patchogue
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $12–17
- Peak
- $20–27
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Durham to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 631-475-1665
- Website
- davisparkferry.com
Ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- https://www.davisparkferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.davisparkferry.com/dp-schedule
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