There are 9 ways to get from Tennessee to Durham by plane, bus (Flixbus), car, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or train
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Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane CHA - RDU
5h 6m$69–380Bus via Sandy Springs
- Take the bus from Omni Nashville Hotel to Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckheadbus Nashville
- Take the bus from Atlanta Downtown to Durhambus FlixBus N2470
12h 31m$203–248Drive 496.4 mi
- Drive from Nashville to Durhamcar 496.4 mi
9h 16m$91–131Fly from Nashville, bus, line 700 bus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BNA - RDU
- Take the bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Regional Transit Center to Durham Station Gate Jbus
4h 39m$102–315Fly from Memphis
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane MEM - RDU
5h 9m$211–554Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane ATL - RDU
6h 24m$148–429Bus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100 / ...
- Take the bus from Atlanta Downtown to Durhambus FlixBus N2470
13h 36m$90–170Bus #2
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100 / ...
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Durhambus FlixBus N2471 / ...
13h 57m$87–212Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Lynchburg Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Lynchburg to Greensborotrain
- Take the train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
15h 35m$116–206
Tennessee to Durham by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tennessee to Durham is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Tennessee to Durham is to fly and bus and line 700 bus which takes 4h 39m and costs $100 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Tennessee to Durham. However, there are services departing from Central 4Th Ave - Bay 15 and arriving at Durham via Nashville Bus Station and Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 57m.
The distance between Tennessee and Durham is 388 miles. The road distance is 499.3 miles.
The best way to get from Tennessee to Durham without a car is to bus via Sandy Springs which takes 12h 31m and costs $200 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Tennessee to Durham, including transfers.
Tennessee to Durham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Nashville Bus Station.
The best way to get from Tennessee to Durham is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs $65 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus via Sandy Springs, which costs $200 - $250 and takes 12h 31m.
Tennessee to Durham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Durham is 1h ahead of Tennessee. It is currently 5:18 PM in Tennessee and 6:18 PM in Durham.
What companies run services between Tennessee, USA and Durham, NC, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Omni Nashville Hotel to Durham via Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, Peachtree Rd @ Highland Dr, Arts Center Way @ 15Th St, Arts Center Station, Civic Center Station, and Atlanta Downtown in around 12h 31m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Nashville to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Nashville to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Memphis to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Nashville to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Nashville to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Memphis to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Memphis to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nashville to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Memphis to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Memphis to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Memphis to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lynchburg to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Omni Nashville Hotel to Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–160
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $140–160
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Downtown to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- customerservice@gotriangle.org
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Schedules at
- https://gotriangle.org/maps-schedules/gotriangle
- Seniors 65+, youth 12 and under
- $0
- disabled, medicare
- $1
- Regular one-way fare
- $3
Bus from Regional Transit Center to Durham Station Gate J
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Schedules at
- https://gotriangle.org/maps-schedules/gotriangle
- Phone
- +1 (423) 954-1400
- chattoffice@groometrans.com
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Lynchburg Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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Yes, the driving distance between Tennessee to Durham is 499 miles. It takes approximately 9h 16m to drive from Tennessee to Durham.
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