Getting Around Chapel Hill
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Chapel Hill Airport information
Raleigh/Durham International Airport (RDU)
Approximate taxi fare: $61 USD
Conveniently located about 18 miles east of Chapel Hill, the Raleigh/Durham International Airport (RDU) serves as the principal air travel facility for the Research Triangle Region. Serving nine million passengers each year and 400 departing flights each day, RDU offers service to dozens of destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and more. The airport also offers a variety of parking, shopping and dining options. Passengers can hop on Triangle Transit’s Route 100 bus service, which takes passengers from the airport to connecting bus routes at its Regional Transit Center.
Airlines serving Raleigh/Durham International Airport:
Air Canada
Allegiant Airlines
American Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Frontier Airlines
JetBlue Airways
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways
Approximate taxi fare: $61 USD
Conveniently located about 18 miles east of Chapel Hill, the Raleigh/Durham International Airport (RDU) serves as the principal air travel facility for the Research Triangle Region. Serving nine million passengers each year and 400 departing flights each day, RDU offers service to dozens of destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and more. The airport also offers a variety of parking, shopping and dining options. Passengers can hop on Triangle Transit’s Route 100 bus service, which takes passengers from the airport to connecting bus routes at its Regional Transit Center.
Airlines serving Raleigh/Durham International Airport:
Air Canada
Allegiant Airlines
American Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Frontier Airlines
JetBlue Airways
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways
Chapel Hill Ground information
Chapel Hill Transit
Chapel Hill Transit offers free bus service throughout downtown Chapel Hill and the surrounding area. Buses run Monday through Friday from 5:30 am to 11:30 pm with limited evening and weekend service.
Tar Heel Express
Operated by Chapel Hill Transit, Tar Heel Express buses provide service between several area park and ride lots (including a Friday Center lot) to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill home games and campus events. One-way fare is $3, while round-trip fare is $5.
Orange Public Transportation
Orange Public Transportation offers bus service between northern Orange County and downtown Hillsborough and Chapel Hill. Buses run Monday through Friday and fare is $2 each way.
Triangle Transit
Triangle Transit offers airport shuttle and regular bus service between Research Triangle Park, Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh, as well as express commuter service from Raleigh to Chapel Hill and Durham. One-way fare to and from the airport is $4, or $2 for locations other than the airport.
Rental Cars
Rental car companies represented at the Raleigh/Durham International Airport include Advantage, Alamo, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Payless and Thrifty. Each company offers courtesy shuttles on airport property.
Taxi
Visitors should expect to pay approximately $40 in taxi fare from Raleigh/Durham International Airport to Chapel Hill.
Chapel Hill Transit offers free bus service throughout downtown Chapel Hill and the surrounding area. Buses run Monday through Friday from 5:30 am to 11:30 pm with limited evening and weekend service.
Tar Heel Express
Operated by Chapel Hill Transit, Tar Heel Express buses provide service between several area park and ride lots (including a Friday Center lot) to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill home games and campus events. One-way fare is $3, while round-trip fare is $5.
Orange Public Transportation
Orange Public Transportation offers bus service between northern Orange County and downtown Hillsborough and Chapel Hill. Buses run Monday through Friday and fare is $2 each way.
Triangle Transit
Triangle Transit offers airport shuttle and regular bus service between Research Triangle Park, Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh, as well as express commuter service from Raleigh to Chapel Hill and Durham. One-way fare to and from the airport is $4, or $2 for locations other than the airport.
Rental Cars
Rental car companies represented at the Raleigh/Durham International Airport include Advantage, Alamo, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Payless and Thrifty. Each company offers courtesy shuttles on airport property.
Taxi
Visitors should expect to pay approximately $40 in taxi fare from Raleigh/Durham International Airport to Chapel Hill.