Direct Flights from Cleveland to Raleigh/Durham
Raleigh/Durham · North Carolina
Nonstop service from CLE to RDU on 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, Cleveland among them.
How long to go to Raleigh/Durham for, from Cleveland
1h 20m in the air, 416 miles: short enough that a single night in Raleigh/Durham is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
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.
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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 Cleveland
12° warmer than Cleveland on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Raleigh/Durham 52°F · Cleveland 35°F · 17° warmer
- April
- Raleigh/Durham 73°F · Cleveland 59°F · 13° warmer
- July
- Raleigh/Durham 91°F · Cleveland 83°F · 8° warmer
- October
- Raleigh/Durham 73°F · Cleveland 63°F · 10° warmer
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
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 Cleveland to Raleigh/Durham?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Cleveland (CLE) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) on Frontier.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Cleveland to Raleigh/Durham?
- Frontier flies nonstop between Cleveland (CLE) and Raleigh/Durham (RDU).
- How far is Raleigh/Durham from Cleveland?
- Raleigh/Durham is about 416 miles from Cleveland 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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