Zone 3 town
Chapel Hill to RDU airport transfer, reserved to your terminal
A Chapel Hill to RDU airport transfer covers 17.9 miles of road and takes about 30 minutes when traffic is light. Chapel Hill sits in Zone 3, so a sedan starts at $95 per car, one way. Our Raleigh desk checks a Triangle car company for your date and hour, then sends you the exact fixed rate, the vehicle class and the pickup time before you reserve.
- Road miles
- 17.9from the Terminal 2 curb
- Minutes
- 30free-flow, no traffic
- Rate zone
- Zone 3: 26 to 30 minutes
- Sedan from
- $95per car, one way
From downtown Chapel Hill onto I-40
Most drivers leave town on Raleigh Road, which is NC 54, and follow it east to the interchange with I-40. From there it is I-40 east past Research Triangle Park, then the airport exit and John Brantley Boulevard to the terminal loop. There is no toll on this route.
Weekday mornings and late afternoons are when the drive stretches. NC 54 backs up near the interstate ramps, and I-40 slows through the Park as commuters head in and out. The door times in the table below add 15 minutes for this, on top of the 30 measured minutes and a two hour curb margin.
When the car comes to your door
| Departure time | Car at your door |
|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 3:15 am |
| 7:30 am | 4:45 am |
| 9:00 am | 6:15 am |
| 12:00 pm | 9:15 am |
| 3:30 pm | 12:45 pm |
| 6:45 pm | 4:00 pm |
| 9:30 pm | 6:45 pm |
Pickups across town, and what to send us
Cars collect riders from houses on quiet streets, apartment and condo blocks near downtown, office parks along the NC 54 corridor and hotels in and around town. At a house the driver waits at the curb or in the driveway. At a larger building the driver stops at the main entrance or the drop-off lane.
Your request should carry the full street address with any unit number, a gate or building code if one is needed, the number of riders and checked bags, and the age and weight of each child who rides. Mention whether you bring a child seat.
- Up to 15 minutes of waiting at your door is part of the rate.
- An extra stop on the way costs $15 per stop, stated in your quote.
Zone 3 rates for each vehicle
| Vehicle | Rate from |
|---|---|
| Sedan, 3 riders, 3 bags | $95 |
| SUV, 5 riders, 5 bags | $125 |
| Van, 10 riders, 10 bags | $205 |
Landing at RDU and riding home
Give us your flight number and the car company follows the real landing time. While you are in the air the car sits in the airport's commercial vehicle lot a few minutes away. Once your bags are in hand, text or call the driver, who meets you at the pickup zone outside baggage claim: Zone 1 at Terminal 1, Zone 8 at Terminal 2.
Waiting of up to 45 minutes, counted from touchdown, is included. Then it is I-40 west and NC 54 back into Chapel Hill, roughly half an hour on a clear evening.
Nearby towns: Durham, Research Triangle Park, Morrisville
Paying for the ride
Settled in the car, never online
You pay the car company the fixed rate from your confirmation at the end of the ride, by card or cash. The form on this site takes requests 24/7 and never asks for card details.
+1 (919) 859-4718Our 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.