There are 7 ways to get from Raleigh to Melfa by train, car, bus, taxi, or plane
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Train, drive (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Williamsburg Amtrak Station to Melfacar
7h 58m$81–355Drive 238.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Raleigh to Melfacar 238.3 mi
4h 53m$44–63Bus, taxi via Richmond
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmondbus
- Take the bus from Richmond to Virginia Beachbus
- Take the taxi from Virginia Beach to Cape Charles Food Liontaxi
- Take the bus from Cape Charles Food Lion to Melfa - Vancesbus Red
10h 21m$145–217Fly to Norfolk International Airport, taxi, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane RDU - ORF
- Take the taxi from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Cape Charles Food Liontaxi
- Take the bus from Cape Charles Food Lion to Melfa - Vancesbus
8h 3m$271–563Train, taxi, bus
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Norfolktrain
- Take the taxi from Hampton Transit Center to Cape Charles Food Liontaxi
- Take the bus from Cape Charles Food Lion to Melfa - Vancesbus Red
10h 31m$190–493Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Norfolkbus
- Take the taxi from Evelyn Butts & Avenue J to Cape Charles Food Liontaxi
- Take the bus from Cape Charles Food Lion to Melfa - Vancesbus Red
10h 33m$139–199Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane RDU - BWI
- Take the bus from BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport to Salisbury, MDbus
- Drive from Salisbury, MD to Melfacar
7h 15m$316–609
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Melfa is to drive which costs $40 - $65 and takes 4h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Melfa is to drive which takes 4h 53m and costs $40 - $65.
The distance between Raleigh and Melfa is 355 miles. The road distance is 239.7 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Melfa without a car is to bus and taxi via Richmond which takes 10h 21m and costs $140 - $220.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Raleigh to Melfa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Melfa is 240 miles. It takes approximately 4h 53m to drive from Raleigh to Melfa.
There are 27+ hotels available in Melfa.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Melfa, VA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Raleigh to Melfa. However, you can take the train to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station, take the train to Williamsburg Amtrak Station, then drive to Melfa. Alternatively, you can take the line 1 bus to Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, walk to Raleigh Bus Station, take the bus to Richmond, take the bus to Virginia Beach, take the taxi to Cape Charles Food Lion, then take the bus to Melfa - Vances.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- 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 Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $7–210
- Business Class
- $50–250
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–230
- Business Class
- $55–260
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 Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Virginia Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 757-787-8322
- contact@mystartransit.org
- Website
- mystartransit.org
Bus from Cape Charles Food Lion to Melfa - Vances
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- mystartransit.org
- Phone
- +1 410-912-6000
- reservations@bayrunnershuttle.com
- Website
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport to Salisbury, MD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $100–160
Ebenezer Taxi
- Phone
- +1 757-324-8177
Ebenezer Taxi
- Phone
- +1 757-324-8177
Ebenezer Taxi
- Phone
- +1 757-324-8177
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