There are 8 ways to get from Raleigh to Mountain View by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, subway, car, or bus
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)RDU - SFO
8h 51m$363–720Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)CLT - SFO
11h 59m$158–527Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
2d 19h$265–707Train, BART
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbrae
3d 8h$394–830Drive 2,774.5 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Mountain View2,774.5 mi
45h 28m$507–732Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)RDU - SJC
10h 1m$207–911Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)RDU - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
11h 9m$199–866Bus, train
- Take the bus from Durham to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Take the bus from Bloomington to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
3d 9h$381–848
Raleigh to Mountain View by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Mountain View is to train and fly which costs $150 - $550 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Mountain View is to fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $360 - $750.
No, there is no direct train from Raleigh station to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Raleigh Union Station and arriving at Mountain View Caltrain Southbound via Chicago Union Station, Richmond and Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
The distance between Raleigh and Mountain View is 2448 miles. The road distance is 2790.7 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Mountain View without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $260 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Raleigh to Mountain View, including transfers.
Raleigh to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Raleigh Union Station.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Mountain View is to fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $360 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $750 and takes 2 days 19h.
Mountain View is 3h behind Raleigh. It is currently 3:05 PM in Raleigh and 12:05 PM in Mountain View.
Raleigh to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from GoRaleigh Station to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Jose Diridon Station, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 2d 19h.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–33
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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 Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Durham to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Durham to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–110
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bloomington to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
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