There are 10 ways to get from Durham to Manhattan by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Line 700 bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport
best- Take the bus from Pettigrew St at Parking Deck to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane RDU - LGA
4h 35m$163–496Line 700 bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Pettigrew St at Parking Deck to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane RDU - JFK
4h 36m$53–281Bus
- Take the bus from Durham to New York Midtownbus FlixBus N2471 / ...
10h 5m$60–170Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Carolinian
11h 10m$130–310Drive 484.8 mi
- Drive from Durham to Manhattancar 484.8 mi
8h 40m$89–128Line 700 bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the bus from Pettigrew St at Parking Deck to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane RDU - EWR
4h 36m$85–341Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane GSO - LGA
6h 24m$82–429Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane RDU - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
6h 8m$115–1,056Line 700 bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Westchester County Airport, train
- Take the bus from Pettigrew St at Parking Deck to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane RDU - HPN
- Take the train from White Plains to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
6h 26m$121–570Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane GSO - EWR
6h 37m$89–374
Durham to Manhattan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Manhattan is to bus which costs $60 - $170 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Manhattan is to line 700 bus and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs $160 - $500.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Durham and arriving at New York Midtown. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 5m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Durham Amtrak Station station and arriving at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 10m.
The distance between Durham and Manhattan is 458 miles. The road distance is 487.6 miles.
The best way to get from Durham to Manhattan without a car is to bus which takes 10h 5m and costs $60 - $170.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Durham to Manhattan, including transfers.
Durham to Manhattan bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Durham station.
Durham to Manhattan train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Durham Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Durham to Manhattan is to bus which takes 10h 5m and costs $60 - $170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $130 - $310 and takes 11h 10m.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Manhattan, NY, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Durham to New York Midtown twice daily. Tickets cost $60–110 and the journey takes 10h 5m. Greyhound USA also services this route once daily. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Durham Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station once daily. Tickets cost $130–310 and the journey takes 11h 10m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–290
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
- $130–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from White Plains to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $8–10
- Peak
- $12–14
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- customerservice@gotriangle.org
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Pettigrew St at Parking Deck to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Schedules at
- https://gotriangle.org/maps-schedules/gotriangle
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Durham to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Durham to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Durham to Manhattan bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at New York Midtown station.
Durham to Manhattan train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Durham to Manhattan is 488 miles. It takes approximately 8h 40m to drive from Durham to Manhattan.
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