There are 7 ways to get from Raleigh to Akron by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, or car
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Fly to Akron
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Akron (CAK)RDU - CAK
4h 43m$75–462Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Union Station - Bus Platform B to N Columbia St at Rosemary StCrx
- Take the bus from Columbia & Rosemary to Coble Transportation Center4
- Take the bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Charleston, WV
- Take the bus from Charleston, WV to Akron, OH
15h 52m$50–131Bus via Washington
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Washington Union StationGreyhound US0700 / ...
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Akron Bus StationGreyhound US0164
15h 47m$81–171Train, bus
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to ClevelandFloridian
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Ctr61
20h 7m$121–249Drive 524.7 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Akron524.7 mi
8h 56m$96–139Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)RDU - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
5h 50m$225–453Fly to Pittsburgh International Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)RDU - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Akron Bus Station
7h 55m$132–417
Raleigh to Akron by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Akron is to bus which costs $50 - $140 and takes 15h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Akron is to fly which takes 4h 43m and costs $75 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Raleigh station to Akron station. However, there are services departing from GoRaleigh Station and arriving at Akron Bus Station via Raleigh Bus Station and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 47m.
The distance between Raleigh and Akron is 407 miles. The road distance is 527.8 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Akron without a car is to bus via Washington which takes 15h 47m and costs $80 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Raleigh to Akron, including transfers.
Raleigh to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Akron is to fly which takes 4h 43m and costs $75 - $470. Alternatively, you can bus via Washington, which costs $80 - $180 and takes 15h 47m.
Raleigh to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Akron is 528 miles. It takes approximately 8h 56m to drive from Raleigh to Akron.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Akron, OH, USA?
Breeze Airways and American Airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Akron (CAK) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from GoRaleigh Station to Akron Bus Station via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, and Washington Union Station in around 15h 47m.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Akron via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Akron via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Akron Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Akron Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 330 762 0341
- Website
- yourmetrobus.org
Bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- yourmetrobus.org
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Charleston, WV
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Charleston, WV to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com/
- Phone
- +1 919-485-7433
- customerservice@gotriangle.org
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Union Station - Bus Platform B to N Columbia St at Rosemary St
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gotriangle.org
- Phone
- +1 336-662-0002
- Website
- partnc.org
Bus from Columbia & Rosemary to Coble Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- partnc.org
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