There are 7 ways to get from Silicon Valley to Cary by plane, subway, train, bus, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)SFO - RDU
8h 28m$362–720Caltrain to Oakland International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)OAK - RDU
11h 8m$173–772BART, train
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cary
3d 8h$342–762Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd to Bloomington
- Take the train from San Bernardino to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Galesburg to Indianapolis Union Station
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to New York City Chinatown
- Take the bus from New York - 103 Canal St. to Raleigh, NC - Buck Jones Rd
3d 14hDrive 2,772.1 mi
- Drive from Silicon Valley to Cary2,772.1 mi
45h 29m$506–731Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)SJC - RDU
10h 46m$188–862Fly San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)SFO - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Cary
11h 48m$176–668
Silicon Valley to Cary by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Silicon Valley to Cary is to fly and train which costs $170 - $700 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Silicon Valley to Cary is to fly which takes 8h 28m and costs $360 - $750.
No, there is no direct train from Silicon Valley to Cary. However, there are services departing from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound and arriving at Cary via Millbrae, Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
The distance between Silicon Valley and Cary is 2441 miles. The road distance is 2788.3 miles.
The best way to get from Silicon Valley to Cary without a car is to BART and train which takes 3 days 8h and costs $340 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Silicon Valley to Cary, including transfers.
Silicon Valley to Cary train services, operated by BART, depart from Millbrae station.
Silicon Valley to Cary train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Silicon Valley to Cary is 2788 miles. It takes approximately 45h 29m to drive from Silicon Valley to Cary.
There are 547+ hotels available in Cary.
What companies run services between Silicon Valley, CA, USA and Cary, NC, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $95–260
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $130–310
- Business - advance purchase
- $190–750
- Business Class
- $280–700
Train from San Bernardino to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $160–480
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $250–550
- Business - advance purchase
- $350–1,400
- Business Class
- $470–1,200
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd to Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Galesburg to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $50–80
- Flexible Fares
- $70–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to New York City Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York - 103 Canal St. to Raleigh, NC - Buck Jones Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.gotobus.com/wonder-bus-inc/
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
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