Accessibility

Durham is within an hour's flight or a day's drive from 54% of the nation's population. Durham is intersected by two major interstate highways, I-85 and I-40, and is served by RDU International Airport [map], one of the fastest growing airports in the nation.

Getting Here Via Air

• RDU International Airport is co-owned and located on the edge of Wake County, mid-way between the two mid-sized destinations of Durham and Raleigh.
• Durham is served by 9 major air carriers, 6 regional air carriers and 400 flights daily.

• Nearly all flights to Durham are non-stop or no-change from 50 different North American cities or regions including overseas non-stops from London and Toronto.
• Durham is within an hour's flight or a day's drive from 54% of the nation's population.

Getting Here Via Highway

• Durham is intersected by both Interstate 85 from the north and south and Interstate 40 from the east and west, as well as three US Highways.
• Durham is served by Amtrak and Greyhound/Trailways.
• Durham is within a day's drive of half the nation's population and mid-way between Atlanta and Philadelphia.

Getting Around

• Durham is a compact, single-city county. Downtown is 13 miles from the airport. Hotels in southeast Durham are two miles from the airport and encompass Research Triangle Park on three sides. Downtown is just four miles from RTP and two miles from Duke University.
• Durham transportation to and from the airport is available via taxi cab, public transportation, hotel shuttle or 18 car rental companies.
• For pre-and post-activity, Durham is located mid-way between the mountains and the beaches of North Carolina, mid-way between the outlet malls of Burlington and the State Capital in Raleigh, mid-way between Pinehurst and Virginia and mid-way between Charlotte and Norfolk.

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