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Raleigh-Durham International Airport( RDU)
RDU has nearly 400 daily arrivals and departures, reaching nearly 40 destinations nonstop. There are 180 nonstop flights to RDU each day, including 32 between New York City and RDU, and 19 between Washington airports and RDU. With eight major and 19 regional airlines to serve more than nine million passengers each year, RDU can get you where you want to go. For more information about the airport, visit the RDU website at www. rdu. com.
Locations with Non-Stop Service to RDU
Atlanta Baltimore-Washington Boston Charlotte Chicago, Midway Chicago, O’ Hare Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas-Fort Worth Denver Detroit Fort Lauderdale Fort Myers Hartford Houston, Bush Houston, Hobby Indianapolis Las Vegas Los Angeles( 2 daily nonstops) Memphis Miami Minneapolis-St. Paul Nashville Newark New York, Kennedy New York, LaGuardia Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh San Francisco St. Louis Tampa-St. Petersburg Washington, Dulles Washington, Reagan National
International Flights Cancún, Mexico Grand Bahama Island London, U. K., Heathrow Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ground transportation at RDU
RDU International Airport offers passengers a variety of transportation options, ranging from taxi and limousine services to rental cars and transit buses, as well as connections to local bus and train stations.
Rental Cars Eight rental car agencies are located at RDU and are a quick shuttle bus ride from the terminals. Shuttles run approximately every 15 minutes and stop on each terminal curb near the baggage claim areas. Look for the green bus shelters marked Rental Car.
Taxis RDU Airport Taxi provides service to and from RDU. To schedule a taxi, please call 919.840.7277 or make a reservation at RDUTaxiinc. com. Reservations and on-demand service are available. Terminal 1’ s taxi dispatch booth is located on the curb near Southwest Airlines. The Terminal 2 dispatch booth is located on the curb on the terminal’ s lower level.
Typical charges
$ 3.50
Drop charge( includes $ 1.00 fuel charge)
$. 65
Each additional 1 / 3th or fraction
$. 50
Each piece of luggage over three( three pieces per person)
$ 4.20
First mile
$ 2.50
Each additional mile
The City of Raleigh’ s taxi certification program alerts Raleigh visitors that taxis have been inspected and fit all local legal requirements. The symbol on the left indicates a City of Raleigh-approved taxi.
Transit Buses Passengers can take Triangle Transit Authority routes 100 and 105 to downtown Raleigh or the Regional Transit Center. Service is offered at least every hour from 6:30am to 10:30pm, Mon. through Fri.; Sat. service is offered hourly from 7:10am-7:10pm. Fares are $ 2 per trip; regional day passes are available for $ 4 and can be purchased on the bus. Look for the Triangle Transit( TTA) signage.
Shared Ride Services SkyLink Shuttle; 4909 Waters Edge Dr., Ste. 106, Raleigh 27606; 919.233.3952; www. skylinkshuttle. com
Sky Shuttle; 8801 Fast Park Dr., Ste. 301, Raleigh 27617; 919.599.8100; www. skyshuttleride. com