Direct Flights from Atlanta to Raleigh/Durham
Raleigh/Durham · North Carolina
Nonstop service from ATL to RDU on Delta, Frontier. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
65 cities have a nonstop to Raleigh/Durham, Atlanta among them.
How long to go to Raleigh/Durham for, from Atlanta
1h 15m in the air, 356 miles: short enough that a single night in Raleigh/Durham is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 12 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Raleigh/Durham
The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are both common nicknames for a Combined Statistical Area in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill, the region is home to three major research universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Raleigh/Durham
- The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is an art museum with a primary campus in Raleigh and a satellite campus in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
- The North Carolina Botanical Garden is a botanical garden operated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) is a natural history museum in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral that is the seat of the Diocese of Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States. It replaced Sacred Heart Cathedral.
- The Ackland Art Museum is a museum and academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- The Nasher Museum of Art is the art museum of Duke University, and is located on Duke's campus in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
- Eno River State Park is a 4,319-acre (17.48 km2) North Carolina state park in Durham and Orange Counties, North Carolina.
- Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church located on Hillsborough Street in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The church served as the cathedral of the Diocese of Raleigh from 1924 to 2017.
- Bennett Place is a former farm and homestead in Durham, North Carolina, which was the site of the last surrender of a major Confederate army in the American Civil War, when Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to William T.
- The Sarah P. Duke Gardens consist of approximately 55 acres (22 ha) of landscaped and wooded areas at Duke University located in Durham, North Carolina.
- The Louis Round Wilson Library is a library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Completed in 1929, it served as the university's main library until 1984. It houses several special collections.
- William B. Umstead State Park is a North Carolina state park in Wake County, North Carolina in the United States. It covers 5,442 acres nestled between the expanding cities of Raleigh, Cary, and Durham, North Carolina.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Raleigh/Durham weather, compared with Atlanta
Within 1° of Atlanta on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Raleigh/Durham 52°F · Atlanta 54°F · 2° colder
- April
- Raleigh/Durham 73°F · Atlanta 73°F · much the same
- July
- Raleigh/Durham 91°F · Atlanta 90°F · much the same
- October
- Raleigh/Durham 73°F · Atlanta 74°F · much the same
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Raleigh/Durham
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Raleigh/Durham is March–May and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Raleigh/Durham rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from North Carolina Museum of Art, North Carolina Botanical Garden, and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Atlanta to Raleigh/Durham?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Atlanta (ATL) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) on Delta, Frontier.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Atlanta to Raleigh/Durham?
- Delta, Frontier fly nonstop between Atlanta (ATL) and Raleigh/Durham (RDU).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Atlanta to Raleigh/Durham?
- There are about 12 nonstop departures per day (roughly 84 per week) from Atlanta to Raleigh/Durham.
- How far is Raleigh/Durham from Atlanta?
- Raleigh/Durham is about 356 miles from Atlanta by air.
- What is there to do in Raleigh/Durham?
- Popular things to do include North Carolina Museum of Art, North Carolina Botanical Garden, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral (Raleigh, North Carolina), and more.
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