Zone 1 town
Research Triangle Park to RDU airport transfer, reserved from Raleigh
From the Terminal 2 curb to Research Triangle Park is 6.0 miles, about 11 minutes when the roads are clear. That short drive puts the Park in Zone 1, the nearest band on our rate sheet. Send a request for your Research Triangle Park to RDU airport transfer, and the desk checks a Triangle car company for your date and time, then replies with the fixed rate, the vehicle class and the pickup time.
- Road miles
- 6.0from the Terminal 2 curb
- Minutes
- 11free-flow, no traffic
- Rate zone
- Zone 1: up to 15 minutes
- Sedan from
- $65per car, one way
Roads between the Park and RDU
The fastest route uses John Brantley Boulevard and I-40, with no toll segment along the way. It is a short run: out of the office streets, onto the interstate, and a few exits later you follow the airport signs to your terminal.
I-40 carries a heavy commuter load through this stretch on weekday mornings and late afternoons, and a single stalled vehicle can back up the ramps. For that reason the pickup time we give adds a 10 minute traffic cushion to the measured drive before the curb margin you choose.
Door times for morning and evening departures
| Departure time | Car at your door |
|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 3:35 am |
| 7:30 am | 5:05 am |
| 9:00 am | 6:35 am |
| 12:00 pm | 9:35 am |
| 3:30 pm | 1:05 pm |
| 6:45 pm | 4:20 pm |
| 9:30 pm | 7:05 pm |
Pickups at homes, apartments and office parks
Riders here leave from houses on quiet residential streets, from apartment blocks with several buildings, from office campuses and from hotels along the main roads. Large sites often have more than one entrance, a gated lot or a lobby that opens with a badge, so the driver waits at the door you name in your request.
Tell the desk the building number, the entrance or parking area, any gate code and a mobile number the driver can text. For a work address, say whether a security desk needs your guest's name. With a van for a team, say how many bags travel with the group.
Zone 1 starting rates for each car
| Vehicle | Rate from |
|---|---|
| Sedan, 3 riders, 3 bags | $65 |
| SUV, 5 riders, 5 bags | $95 |
| Van, 10 riders, 10 bags | $165 |
Coming home after you land
While you are in the air, the driver keeps the car in the airport's commercial vehicle lot a few minutes from the terminals. Your flight number lets the car company follow the real landing time, and the 45 included minutes of waiting count from that moment.
Once your bags are in hand, text or call the driver. Drivers stay with their cars, so you meet at the pickup zone outside baggage claim: Zone 1 at Terminal 1 or Zone 8 at Terminal 2. From there the drive back to the Park is usually short.
Rates for the other zones are on the pricing page, and the full list of towns is under service areas.
Nearby towns: Morrisville, Durham, Cary
Zone 1 rates
Sedan, SUV or van from the Park
A sedan starts at $65 per car, one way, an SUV at $95 and a van at $165. These figures are starting points, and the exact fixed rate for your ride is confirmed with you before you reserve.
+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.