Raleigh airport rides desk
Reserve an RDU airport transfer in Raleigh with a free quote
CCE Global Travels is an independently owned booking desk in Raleigh. It takes your request, finds a Triangle car company free at your time and sends you that company's fixed rate before you say yes. The car company drives you and is paid by you at the end of the ride; the desk is paid by the car company for each ride it places.
Rides between RDU and Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest and the other Triangle towns.
+1 (919) 859-4718The line keeps the airport's clock: staffed daily from 4:00 am Eastern Time until the last scheduled arrival lands. The web form takes requests 24/7.
Request your free quote
An RDU airport transfer in Raleigh starts here with a short request. Tell us the address, the flight and how many riders are coming. The desk checks a car company in the Triangle for that hour, then writes back with a fixed rate per car, the vehicle class and the pickup time. You reserve only after you have read those three things, and you pay the driver at the end of the ride.
Drive minutes by town
Eleven Triangle towns measured to the RDU curb
Each row is one town, sorted by the drive minutes we measured by road to the Terminal 2 curb, shortest first. The door-time column shows how long before your departure the car reaches your address to collect you.
| Town | Miles | Minutes | Zone | Sedan from, per car | Door time for 7:00 am |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisville | 5.4 | 11 | Zone 1 | $65 | 4:35 am |
| Research Triangle Park | 6.0 | 11 | Zone 1 | $65 | 4:35 am |
| Cary | 8.7 | 17 | Zone 2 | $79 | 4:30 am |
| Durham | 14.3 | 22 | Zone 2 | $79 | 4:20 am |
| Apex | 12.5 | 26 | Zone 3 | $95 | 4:15 am |
| Raleigh | 14.0 | 26 | Zone 3 | $95 | 4:15 am |
| Chapel Hill | 17.9 | 30 | Zone 3 | $95 | 4:15 am |
| Garner | 19.3 | 30 | Zone 3 | $95 | 4:15 am |
| Holly Springs | 22.6 | 32 | Zone 4 | $115 | 4:05 am |
| Knightdale | 24.6 | 33 | Zone 4 | $115 | 4:05 am |
| Wake Forest | 21.8 | 35 | Zone 4 | $115 | 4:05 am |
Minutes were measured by road at free-flow speed. The door time adds a traffic allowance of 10, 15 or 20 minutes by distance, plus a curb margin of two hours before departure. Door times are rounded down to the nearest 5 minutes.
From request to curb
Four steps between your request and the car
Reserving a ride takes a few messages. You send the details, the desk does the checking, and nothing is placed until you agree to the rate. Here is the order things happen in, and who handles each part.
Send your ride request
Fill in the form with your address, the date, your flight number and the number of riders and checked bags. Mention any children, their ages and weights, and any extra stop on the way.
We check availability locally
The desk contacts a car company in the Triangle to check availability for your date and hour. Rides inside the next 12 hours move faster by telephone, so call the desk for those.
Confirm the fixed rate
The reply gives the fixed rate per car, the vehicle class and the pickup time. You confirm, the desk places the ride, and you later receive the car company's name, its number, the vehicle and the driver's first name.
Meet the car
On departures the driver comes to your door and drops you at your terminal's curb. On arrivals the driver meets you at the car outside baggage claim. You pay the fixed rate in the car at the end.
Rides the desk reserves
Choose the ride that matches your flight
Every ride we reserve starts or ends at RDU on the day of your flight. Pick the page that fits your trip for pickup details, timing and rates per car.
Pickups after you land
The car company follows your flight number, the car waits in the commercial lot while you fly, and meets you at the car outside baggage claim.
Sedan from $65 per car, one way
Rides to your flight
A car at your door with time allowed for traffic and a two-hour curb margin, dropping you at Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 departures.
Sedan from $65 per car, one way
Early morning departures
The telephone is staffed from 4:00 am, and a 5:00 am door time costs the same fixed rate as a noon pickup.
Sedan from $65 per car, one way
Vans for larger groups
A van carries up to 10 riders and 10 checked bags, with a carry-on each, for teams and families flying together.
Van from $165 per car, one wayWhat the fixed rate covers
Inside the rate and what costs more
The fixed rate is quoted per car, one way, and the figures on this site are starting points. Your exact rate for the ride is confirmed with you before you reserve, with every extra listed.
Included in every rate
- The car and its driver for the whole ride
- Fuel, and tolls on the route in your quote
- The airport's commercial pickup fee on arrivals
- Up to 45 minutes of waiting from your actual landing time
- Up to 15 minutes at your door before a departure
- Help with your bags at the car, at either end
Extras stated in your quote
- Waiting past the included time, $10 for each 15 minutes
- An extra stop along the way, $15 per stop
- A child seat from the car company, $10 per seat per ride
- Gratuity for the driver, optional and left to you
- A round trip, priced as two one-way rates added together
When your flight lands at RDU
Put your flight number in the request. The car company uses it to follow the real landing time, so an early or late arrival moves the pickup with it. While you are in the air, your car waits in the airport's commercial vehicle lot a few minutes from the terminals, and the 45 minutes of included waiting start from the moment you actually land.
Drivers at RDU stay with their cars and do not come inside. Collect your bags, then text or call the driver and walk out to the pickup zone for pre-arranged cars outside baggage claim: Zone 1 at Terminal 1, Zone 8 at Terminal 2. The driver meets you at the car and helps load the bags.
Questions riders ask first
How do I get a free quote?
Send the request form with your address, date, flight number and party size. The desk answers with a fixed rate per car, the vehicle class and the pickup time, and nothing is reserved until you reply to confirm.
When and how do I pay?
You pay the car company the fixed rate in your confirmation at the end of the ride, by card or cash in the car. The website takes no payment and the form never asks for card details.
Is the rate higher late at night?
No. The fixed rate is the same at any hour of the day or night. A round trip is two one-way rates added together.
What if I need to cancel?
Telephone the desk or reply to your confirmation. Canceling before the car is dispatched, 90 minutes before your door time or the scheduled landing, 3 hours for vans, costs nothing. The full terms are on the cancellation policy page.
Can I reserve a ride for early tomorrow?
Yes. The request form on this site takes requests 24/7. A request sent overnight is answered soon after 4:00 am. For any ride inside the next 12 hours, telephone the desk so the booking can be checked while you are on the line.
Ready when your flight is
Ask for your RDU ride rate
Give the address, date, flight number and riders. The desk will check the car company's calendar and reply with a fixed rate per car and a pickup time for you to confirm before anything is reserved.
Our telephone keeps the airport's clock: it is staffed every day from 4:00 am Eastern Time, ahead of the first departures, until the last scheduled arrival of the night is on the ground. For a pickup before 4:00 am, the car company's number in your confirmation reaches the driver's dispatcher. Requests sent through the website form are received 24/7.
