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Travel Information

Transportation options    

Following are toll-free numbers for major airlines, train, and bus transportation.  The Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) website at http://www.rdu.com/ has the latest information regarding airlines, airport security, flight schedules, and ground transportation.
Airlines/Bus/Train

Air Canada 1.888.247.2262
AirTran 1.800.247.8726
American Airlines, American Eagle 1.800.433.7300
America West 1.800.235.9292
Amtrak 1.800.872.7245
Continental, Continental Express 1.800.525.0280
Delta, Delta Connection 1.800.221.1212
Greyhound 1.800.231.2222
Northwest 1.800.225.2525
Southwest 1.800.435.9792
United, United Express 1.800.864.8331
US Airways 1.800.428.4322
RDU Airport Information 1.919.840.2123

Ground transportation services that operate locally, including to and from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport area, are listed below and should be contacted directly for rates and other information. 

RDU Airport Taxi Service 1.919.840.7277
Triangle Transit Authority. 1.919.549.9999

You may access the trip planner on the TTA website www.gotriangle.org/ to obtain specific bus routes from the RDU Airport to the NC State University, Sullivan Drive at West Lot stop.

 

Driving directions

From I-95 South (New York)
Take I‑95 South to Exit 138, US-64 West toward Nashville/Raleigh. Take Exit 419, US-440 toward US-1/Wake Forest. Continue on US-440 to Exit 3 toward Meredith College. Turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp onto Hillsborough Street. Turn right onto Gorman Street (4th stop light) and then left onto Sullivan Drive (next stop light).  Follow the Orientation Parking signs.

From I‑95 North (South Carolina)
Take I‑95 North to I‑40 West.  Follow I‑40 to Gorman Street (exit 295).  Turn right onto Gorman Street and then right onto Sullivan Drive (sixth stop light).  Follow the Orientation Parking signs. 

From US 64 West (Knightdale)
From Rocky Mount via US-64: Take US 64 West toward Raleigh. Take Exit 419, US-440 toward US-1/Wake Forest. Continue on US-440 to Exit 3 toward Meredith College. Turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp onto Hillsborough Street. Turn right onto Gorman Street (4th stop light) and then left onto Sullivan Drive (next stop light).  Follow the Orientation Parking signs.

From US 70 East (Durham)
Take US 70 East to Raleigh.  Take I-440 South Outer Beltline to Western Blvd. (exit 2A).  After exiting on Western Blvd., turn left onto Gorman Street (third stop light), and then right onto Sullivan Drive.  Follow the Orientation Parking signs.

From I‑40 East (Chapel Hill)
Take I‑40 East to Raleigh.  At the I‑40/ Wade Avenue split, stay on I‑40 and follow to Gorman Street (exit 295).  Turn left onto Gorman Street and right onto Sullivan Drive (seventh stop light).  Follow the Orientation Parking signs.

From 401 North (Fuquay Varina)
Take 401 North to Raleigh.  Take I‑40 West to Gorman Street (exit 295).  Turn right onto Gorman Street and then right onto Sullivan Drive (sixth stop light).  Follow the Orientation Parking signs.

From US 1 South (Wake Forest)
Take US 1 South to Raleigh.  Take I-440 West/ US 1 South toward Sanford.  Follow to Western Blvd. (exit 2A).  After exiting on Western Blvd., turn left onto Gorman Street (third stop light), and then right onto Sullivan Drive.  Follow the Orientation Parking signs.

Note:  NC State University and many of the highways surrounding Raleigh are under construction this summer.  Please allow yourself ample time for your arrival to campus.  Visit the University Transportation website http://www.ncsu.edu/transportation for road construction updates/closings.  Have a safe trip!

 

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