There are 8 ways to get from Surprise to Cary by plane, taxi, train, car, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)PHX - RDU
7h 52m$204–707Fly to Albert J. Ellis Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ)PHX - OAJ
- Drive from Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) to Cary
10h 55m$184–734Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from Surprise to Maricopa
- Take the train from Maricopa to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Greensboro
- Take the train from Greensboro to Cary
2d 14h$475–721Drive 2,154.4 mi
- Drive from Surprise to Cary2,154.4 mi
35h 46m$394–568Fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)PHX - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Cary
11h 16m$218–495Fly to Fayetteville Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FAY)PHX - FAY
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
11h 59m$185–820Bus, train
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cary
2d 14h$328–806Taxi, shuttle, train
- Take the taxi from Surprise to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cary
3d 7h$491–989
Phoenix (PHX) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Surprise to Cary is to fly and train which costs $210 - $500 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Surprise to Cary is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $200 - $750.
The distance between Surprise and Cary is 1937 miles. The road distance is 2167 miles.
The best way to get from Surprise to Cary without a car is to taxi and train which takes 2 days 14h and costs $470 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Surprise to Cary, including transfers.
Cary is 2h ahead of Surprise. It is currently 12:03 PM in Surprise and 2:03 PM in Cary.
Yes, the driving distance between Surprise to Cary is 2167 miles. It takes approximately 35h 46m to drive from Surprise to Cary.
There are 479+ hotels available in Cary.
What companies run services between Surprise, AZ, USA and Cary, NC, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Phoenix to Albert J. Ellis Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Phoenix to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Phoenix to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Will Rogers World
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Phoenix to Fayetteville Municipal Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Phoenix to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Phoenix to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Phoenix to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Phoenix to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Phoenix to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Phoenix to Albert J. Ellis Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Phoenix to Fayetteville Municipal Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Maricopa to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- 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 Tucson Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $70–160
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