Raleigh-Durham International Airport RDU is situated in the heart of North Carolina’s Research Triangle of Wake County. The Airport is located in Cedar Fork Township, – 10.5 miles southeast of Durham, 11 miles northwest of Raleigh, and 17 miles east-southeast of Chapel Hill.

The Airport is in close proximity Interstate Highways I-40 (Airport Blvd. exit), and I-540 (Aviation Pkwy. exit), as well as State Hwy 70 (via I-540 west to Aviation Pkwy. exit).

With three runways and an estimated 8.8 million passengers a year, Raleigh-Durham Airport is served by major and regional airlines (Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier), offering nonstop and connecting flights to all points of the globe. Vision Airlines started a nonstop Mon & Fri service to Grand Bahama Islands.

The passenger terminal complex at Raleigh-Durham International Airport consists of two terminals - T1 & T2 which has 2 concourses: Concourse C (the North Concourse) & the new Concourse D (the South Concourse).  The two terminals are not connected, but are served by separate shuttle buses for each way: the orange Bus 4 runs from T-2 to T-1, while the purple Bus 3 runs from T1 to T2. (For detailed terminal information, click on 'Terminal Map'.)

Parking options at Raleigh-Durham International include a cell phone waiting lot,  hourly/daily parking garage  Lots 2 & 5 overflow lots, and Lots 3 & 4 Park & Ride lots with free shuttle service to the terminals.   (For detailed parking information, click on 'Airport Parking'.)

Rental car agencies are located at RDU Airport and are a quick shuttle bus ride from the terminals, which run every 15 minutes and stop on each terminal curb near the baggage claim areas; look for the green marked bus shelters.

To get from Raleigh-Durham Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi (RDU Airport Taxi (919) 840-7277), a limo, a bus or train:
1. Park & Ride Shuttles: Accessible Shuttle buses run to/from Park & Ride Lots 3 & 4 (and during holidays Lots 2 & 5) to/from Terminals run every 20 mins 4am-1am or last flight. Take Orange Bus 4 from T1 or Purple Bus 3 from T2.
2. The SuperShuttle (with counters in the baggage claim areas) offers shared-ride van service every 20 mins, throughout the Research Triangle Region.
3. Numerous other shuttles serve: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Charlotte, Cary, Roanoke, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Morrisville, Burlington, Piedmont Triad, Goldboro, Holly Springs, and more.
4. The Triangle Transit Airport Shuttle, tel. (919) 485-7433, Routes 100 & 105,  make hourly runs 6:30am-10:30pm weekdays (Sat. 7:10am-7:10pm) to downtown Raleigh & the Regional Transit Center which offers connections to Durham. Triangle Transit serves Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill & RTP, and offers transportation to/from the Research Triangle Park. Tickets available on bus.
5. For Greyhound intercity buses in Durham, call 1-800-231-2222;
6. for Amtrak in Raleigh call 1-800-872-7245.

Current and Future Airport Developments: In anticipation of Terminal 1's modernizaton project of its central section, pedestrian tunnel from parking garage to T1, and the section housing Baggage Claims 1-3 and gates A9-19 are closed. Construction will actually start in Spring 2012.

• Address:
  2400 Terminal Blvd
  Morrisville, NC 27560
  United States
• Website for Raleigh-Durham: http://www.rdu.com
• Email Address: http://www.rdu.com/contactus.htm
• Phone: (919) 840 2123
• View Terminal Map