There are 8 ways to get from Tennessee to Raleigh by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, or train
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 Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane CHA - RDU
5h 6m$69–380Bus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100 / ...
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0670 / ...
14h 26m$84–204Drive 519.7 mi
- Drive from Nashville to Raleighcar 519.7 mi
9h 43m$95–137Fly from Nashville, line 100 bus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BNA - RDU
- Take the bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to West St at Raleigh Union Stationbus
4h 38m$102–315Fly from Memphis
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane MEM - RDU
5h 8m$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 23m$148–429Bus, 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 Raleigh Union Stationtrain
16h 16m$120–210Bus via Greensboro
- Take the bus from Omni Nashville Hotel to Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckheadbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta, GA to Greensboro, GAbus
- Take the bus from Greensboro, GA to Raleighbus
17h 15m$277–380
Tennessee to Raleigh by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tennessee to Raleigh is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Tennessee to Raleigh is to fly and line 100 bus which takes 4h 38m and costs $100 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Tennessee to Raleigh station. However, there are services departing from Central 4Th Ave - Bay 15 and arriving at GoRaleigh Station via Nashville Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 26m.
The distance between Tennessee and Raleigh is 387 miles. The road distance is 522.7 miles.
The best way to get from Tennessee to Raleigh without a car is to bus which takes 14h 26m and costs $80 - $210.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Tennessee to Raleigh, including transfers.
Tennessee to Raleigh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Nashville Bus Station.
The best way to get from Tennessee to Raleigh is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs $65 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $210 and takes 14h 26m.
Tennessee to Raleigh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Raleigh is 1h ahead of Tennessee. It is currently 9:26 AM in Tennessee and 10:26 AM in Raleigh.
What companies run services between Tennessee, USA and Raleigh, 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 Central 4Th Ave - Bay 15 to GoRaleigh Station via Fulton Station Outbound, Nashville Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Raleigh Bus Station, and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd in around 14h 26m.
- 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 Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- 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 Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–110
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Atlanta, GA to Greensboro, GA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Greensboro, GA to Raleigh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–120
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- customerservice@gotriangle.org
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from RDU Airport at Terminal 2 to West St at Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- 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/
- 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
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