Zone 2, Wake County
Cary to RDU airport transfer, reserved by a Raleigh desk
A Cary to RDU airport transfer covers 8.7 miles of road between Cary Town Hall and the Terminal 2 curb, about 17 minutes when nothing slows the drive. Cary sits in Zone 2. You send a request, the desk checks a Triangle car company for your date and hour, and you get back the fixed rate, the vehicle class and a pickup time before anything is reserved.
- Road miles
- 8.7from the Terminal 2 curb
- Minutes
- 17free-flow, no traffic
- Rate zone
- Zone 2: 16 to 25 minutes
- Sedan from
- $79per car, one way
Which roads connect Cary with Terminal 2
From the middle of town the fastest line runs up North Harrison Avenue to I-40, follows the interstate west toward the airport exit, then uses John Brantley Boulevard on the approach to the terminals. No toll segment sits on this route, so the fixed rate carries no toll line for Cary.
I-40 carries commuters in both directions on weekday mornings and late afternoons, and the stretch past Harrison Avenue can crawl when a lane is closed. Your door time already adds a 10 minute traffic allowance to the 17 measured minutes. If your flight leaves in the heart of the evening commute, a wider curb margin is sensible, and the desk can set one for you.
Door times for Cary departures
| Departure time | Car at your door |
|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 3:30 am |
| 7:30 am | 5:00 am |
| 9:00 am | 6:30 am |
| 12:00 pm | 9:30 am |
| 3:30 pm | 1:00 pm |
| 6:45 pm | 4:15 pm |
| 9:30 pm | 7:00 pm |
Pickups at Cary homes, apartments and offices
Most Cary rides start at a house on a residential street, an apartment block with a shared lot, an office park near the interstate or a hotel entrance. The driver pulls up at the address you give and waits at the curb or in the lot, with up to 15 minutes at your door included on departures.
- Building number and any gate code or entry instructions for a gated street.
- Which lot or entrance to use at an apartment block or office park.
- The number of riders and checked bags, so the class fits.
- Age and weight of each child, and whether you bring a seat.
Zone 2 rates per car from Cary
| Vehicle | Rate from |
|---|---|
| Sedan, 3 riders, 3 bags | $79 |
| SUV, 5 riders, 5 bags | $109 |
| Van, 10 riders, 10 bags | $185 |
Arriving home to Cary after landing
Put your flight number on the request. The car follows the real landing time from the commercial vehicle lot a few minutes from the terminals, and the included 45 minutes of waiting start from that moment. Once you have your bags, text or call the driver, walk out past baggage claim and meet the car at the pickup zone for your terminal: Zone 1 at Terminal 1, Zone 8 at Terminal 2.
From there the drive back to a Cary address is usually under half an hour. The driver helps load the bags at the car and takes you to your door, where you pay the car company the fixed rate by card or cash.
Nearby towns: Morrisville, Apex, Raleigh
Round trips
Out from Cary and home again
Reserve both legs in one request and the rate is two one-way figures added together, each one per car, one way. See round trips for how the return leg is timed.
+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.