There are 10 ways to get from Matawan to Raleigh by train, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, or bus
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Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Aberdeen-Matawan to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane EWR - RDU
5h 11m$137–934Drive 460.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Matawan to Raleighcar 460.2 mi
8h 31m$84–122Train via Washington
- Take the train from Aberdeen-Matawan to Newark Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
10h 51m$273–466Bus
- Take the bus from Rt-34 At Broad St# to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus 133 / ...
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Raleigh Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0670 / ...
12h 1m$104–177Train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen-Matawan to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane LGA - RDU
6h 22m$129–465Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen-Matawan to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane JFK - RDU
6h 20m$400–1,741Train, train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen-Matawan to Newark Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane PHL - RDU
6h 58m$101–793Train, train to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen-Matawan to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Central Isliptrain
- Fly from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane ISP - RDU
7h 52m$121–703Train
- Take the train from Aberdeen-Matawan to Newark Penn Stationtrain Njcl / ...
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain Carolinian
13h 38m$283–466Train, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen-Matawan to New York Penn Stationtrain Njcl / ...
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Raleigh Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2471
13h 40m$85–151
Matawan to Raleigh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Matawan to Raleigh is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Matawan to Raleigh is to train and fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $130 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Matawan to Raleigh station. However, there are services departing from Rt-34 At Broad St# and arriving at GoRaleigh Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Matawan to Raleigh station. However, there are services departing from Aberdeen-Matawan and arriving at Raleigh Union Station via Newark Penn Station and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
The distance between Matawan and Raleigh is 456 miles. The road distance is 462.9 miles.
The best way to get from Matawan to Raleigh without a car is to train via Washington which takes 10h 51m and costs $270 - $470.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Matawan to Raleigh, including transfers.
Matawan to Raleigh bus services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from Rt-34 At Broad St# station.
Matawan to Raleigh train services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from Aberdeen-Matawan station.
The best way to get from Matawan to Raleigh is to train via Washington which takes 10h 51m and costs $270 - $470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $180 and takes 12h 1m.
What companies run services between Matawan, NJ, USA and Raleigh, NC, USA?
You can take a train from Aberdeen-Matawan to Raleigh Union Station via Newark Penn Station and Washington Union Station in around 10h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rt-34 At Broad St# to GoRaleigh Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal, Raleigh Bus Station, and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd in around 12h 1m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,500
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from Aberdeen-Matawan to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $18–23
Train from Aberdeen-Matawan to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–17
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–17
Train from Aberdeen-Matawan to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–19
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–19
Train from Aberdeen-Matawan to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–19
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–19
Train from Aberdeen-Matawan to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–17
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–17
Train from Aberdeen-Matawan to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–19
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–19
Train from Aberdeen-Matawan to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–17
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–17
Train from Aberdeen-Matawan to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–19
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–19
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $45–480
- First Class
- $190–700
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–450
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
Train from New York Penn Station to Central Islip
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $12–18
- Peak
- $20–28
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Bus from Rt-34 At Broad St# to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–35
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
Matawan to Raleigh bus services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Matawan to Raleigh train services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Matawan to Raleigh is 463 miles. It takes approximately 8h 31m to drive from Matawan to Raleigh.
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