Transportation

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Website
1000 Trade Dr, (Interstate 40 at Exits 284 and 285), RDU Airport; phone (919) 840-2123. Open daily, 24 hours. Located east of Chapel Hill. More than 20 airline companies (nine major and 15 regional carriers) provide direct service to 38 cities in the U.S., Canada and London. For information about airport parking, call (919) 840-2140.

Airline Companies

Air Canada—(800) 247-2262
AirTran Airlines—(800) 247-8726
AmericaWest Airlines—(800) 235-9292
American Airlines—(800) 433-7300
American Eagle—(800) 433-7300
Continental Airlines—(800) 525-0280
Continental Express—(800) 525-0280
Delta Airlines—(800) 221-1212
Delta Connection—(800) 221-1212
ExpressJet—(800) 958-9538
JetBlue—(800) 538-2583
MidWest Connect—(800) 452-2022
Northwest Airlines—(800) 225-2525
Southwest Airlines—(800) 435-9792
United Airlines—(800) 241-6522
United Express—(800) 241-6522
US Airways—(800) 428-4322
US Airways Express—(800) 428-4322

Airport Shuttles & Taxis

(The distance from RDU Airport to Chapel Hill is 18 miles. Depending on time of day, a taxi ride will take 20 to 30 minutes and will cost about $35, excluding tip. The least expensive ride to and from Chapel Hill is via the Triangle Transit Authority (see below).

Chapel Hill & Carrboro:
A Falcon Ride—(919) 309-2700 (Website)
Airport and Intown Taxi—(919) 942-4492
Airport Straight Taxi—(919) 933-3396
Airport Taxi—(919) 942-4598
Chapel Hill Taxi—(919) 933-9595
Destiny Transportation—(919) 968-1139
Ike’s Taxi—(919) 961-2477
Main Street Taxi—(919) 923-1479
Tar Heel Taxi—(919) 933-1255
University Taxi—(919) 928-9000

Hillsborough:
Angels on Wheels—(919) 644-7854
Doc’s Taxi & Transportation—(919) 643-1843

Other:
RDU Airport Taxi—(919) 840-7277
Ambassador Shuttle Service—(919) 656-7436
Charlene’s Safe Ride—(800) 835-8053 or (919) 309-7233 (SAFE) (Website)
Limousine Raleigh—(919) 244-1608 (Website)
Greenway Pedicabs—(919) 951-8158

Auto Rental

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Website
1400 East Franklin St, Chapel Hill; toll-free (800) 736-8222, phone (919) 967-5128.

University Ford Rental
Website
102 Ephesus Church Rd, Chapel Hill; toll-free (800) 367-3027, phone (919) 929-0328. Open Mon.-Fri., 7:30am-6pm; Sat., 8am-1pm. We rent by the day, week or month, offering competitive rates. International and student drivers over 21 are welcomed.

Parking

Chapel Hill Parking
Website
150 East Rosemary St (Downtown), Chapel Hill; phone (919) 968-2758. Office open Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm. The Town of Chapel Hill offers more than 850 parking spaces throughout the central business district. Rates in the staffed facilities are $.65 per half hour (first 4 hours), $1.30 per hour (4-6 hours) and $1.80 per hour (over six hours). Additional charges may apply. The metered and pay-station rate is $1 per hour.
• For permits, citations and appeals, call (919) 968-2758, fax (919) 932-2926 or email parking@townofchapelhill.org.

University Parking
Website
Public Safety Bldg, Manning Dr, UNC campus, Chapel Hill; phone (919) 962-3951. Visitors to the University may park in pay lots or in specially marked metered spaces along selected streets on campus. Metered spaces can be found along Country Club Rd, Raleigh St, Ridge Rd and South Rd. Parking lot attendants are on duty at the
• Ambulatory Care lot, Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm
• Dogwood Visitor Deck, at all times except major holidays
• Morehead Planetarium, Mon-Fri, 7:30am-5:30pm
• NC Highway 54 Lot, Raleigh Road at Country Club Rd, Mon-Fri, 7:30am-5:30pm
For more information, call (919) 962-3951 or fax (919) 962-2572 or tune your car or hotel radio to 1610 AM.

Buses, local

Chapel Hill Transit
Website
1089 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill; phone (919) 968-2769. Operates Mon-Fri, 6am-8pm (with some evening and weekend service); closed on Town holidays. A cooperative agency of the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and the University of North Carolina that operates local public transit services around Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the UNC campus and from five Park-and-Ride lots listed below.
All rides are free.
• Carrboro Plaza Shopping Center—Intersection of NC Highway 54 West and West Main St.
• Eubanks Rd—Off NC Highway 86 North, just south of the eastbound exit (266) of Interstate 40.
• NC Highway 54 Lot—Friday Center Dr.
• Jones Ferry Rd—At the intersection of Old Fayetteville Rd.
• Southern Village—Off US Highway 15-501 South, 3/4-mi. south of NC Highway 54 West.

Tar Heel Express
Phone (919) 968-2769. Bus service is provided by Chapel Hill Transit during many UNC home basketball and football games, as well as most concerts at the Dean E. Smith Center. The round-trip fare is $5, and a one-way ticket is $3. See below for parking lot locations and service hours.
5th Quarter Bus Service (to and from football games at Kenan Memorial Stadium)
Website
• P Lot, Airport Dr and Estes Dr Extension—3 hours before and 3 hours after games.
• 725 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd Lot—3 hours before and 3 hours after games.
• Friday Center Park & Ride Lot, off NC Highway 54 East—3 hours before and 45 minutes after games.
• Jones Ferry Rd Park & Ride Lot—90 minutes before and 45 minutes after games.
• Southern Village Park & Ride Lot, off US Highway 15-501 South—90 minutes before and 45 minutes after games.
• University Mall (Dillard’s parking lot), off Willow Dr—3 hours before and 45 minutes after games.
Basketball Bus Service (to and from basketball games at the Dean E. Smith Center)
• Friday Center Park & Ride Lot, off NC Highway 54 East—90 minutes before and 45 minutes after games.
• Jones Ferry Rd Park & Ride Lot—90 minutes before and 45 minutes after games.
• Southern Village Park & Ride Lot, off US Highway 15-501 South—90 minutes before and 45 minutes after games.
• University Mall (Dillard’s parking lot), off Willow Dr—90 minutes before and 45 minutes after games.

Buses, intercity

Greyhound / Carolina Trailways
Website
1201 South Blount St, Raleigh; toll-free (800) 229-9424, phone. Bus service is provided by Carolina Trailways at terminals in Raleigh and Greensboro to other major cities in North Carolina and all points beyond.

Orange Public Transportation (OPT)
Website
600 NC Highway 86 North, Hillsborough; phone (919) 245-2008 or (919) 245-2006. Provides regular bus service on selected routes between northern Orange County and downtown Hillsborough and Chapel Hill. Transportation for medical appointments is available for pre-qualified Orange County citizens. Minimal fees apply for most services.

Triangle Transit Authority
Website 1 or Website 2
68 T.W. Alexander Dr and 6 Park Dr, Durham (Research Triangle Park); phone (919) 485-7433 (RIDE). Provides airport shuttle and regular bus service between the Research Triangle Park and Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh. Provides commuter bus service to Apex, Cary, Garner and Hillsborough, plus express commuter routes from Raleigh to Chapel Hill and Durham, as well as a vanpool program, online carpool matching, bicycle commuting, general information and more. Shuttle bus service to and from RDU Airport takes 45 to 60 minutes, with a transfer at the depot in Research Triangle Park. Each leg is $2 or $4 each way to or from the airport.

Railroads

Amtrak / NC Railroad Corp
Website
1553 Mail Service Center, Raleigh; toll-free (800) 872-7245, phone. Operated jointly by the National Railway Transportation Corporation and the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The closest intrastate stations are in Burlington, Cary and Durham, which offer connections to the interstate station in Raleigh for travel up and down the east coast and to other cities. (As of this writing, a citizens’ group was working to re-establish rail service in Hillsborough, which ended in 1964.)

Other Mode

Downtown Bicycle Rickshaws (Greenway Transit)
Website
1404 Angier Ave, Durham; phone (919) 957-8294. The first and only transport company in North Carolina whose vehicles run exclusively on human energy or biofuels (biodiesel, vegetable oil and ethanol, E85). The fleet includes Pedicabs (bike rickshaws) with service in downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro, plus limos, vans and buses.


Did You Know?

Half of the U.S. population is within a two-hour flight from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, which offers about 40 non-stop connections.