There are 9 ways to get from Raleigh to Tempe by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Phoenix (PHX)plane RDU - PHX
6h 51m$164–704Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
2d 3h$337–663Train, bus
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tempebus
2d 13h$865–1,843Drive 2,140.4 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Tempecar 2,140.4 mi
35h 21m$391–565Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane GSO - PHX
9h 49m$248–895Bus to Fayetteville Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FAY) to Phoenix (PHX)plane FAY - PHX
10h 13m$168–642Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Phoenix (PHX)plane CLT - PHX
10h 17m$203–321Train, bus via New Orleans
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensborotrain
- Take the train from Greensboro to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Tucson Downtown to Tempebus
2d 16h$783–1,682Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Tucson Downtown to Tempebus
3d 11h$1,058–2,232
Raleigh to Tempe by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Tempe is to train and fly which costs $200 - $330 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Tempe is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Raleigh station to Tempe. However, there are services departing from GoRaleigh Station and arriving at Tempe via Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Raleigh and Tempe is 1918 miles. The road distance is 2152.9 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Tempe without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs $330 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Raleigh to Tempe, including transfers.
Raleigh to Tempe bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Tempe is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $160 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $330 - $700 and takes 2 days 3h.
Raleigh to Tempe bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Tempe is 3h behind Raleigh. It is currently 2:41 AM in Raleigh and 11:41 PM in Tempe.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Tempe, AZ, USA?
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Phoenix (PHX) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from GoRaleigh Station to Tempe via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Phoenix, Bus Station (E Buckeye Rd), 24th St Station, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, and Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Phoenix via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Phoenix via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Phoenix via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Phoenix via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Phoenix via Will Rogers World
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Phoenix via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Phoenix via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Phoenix via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Phoenix via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Phoenix via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Phoenix via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Phoenix via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Greensboro to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $470–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tempe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tucson Downtown to Tempe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tucson Downtown to Tempe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Tempe is 2153 miles. It takes approximately 35h 21m to drive from Raleigh to Tempe.
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