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Transportation

Local/Regional Transit

Local Transit

GoRaleigh, the City of Raleigh’s public transit service, offers city-wide bus service.

Four (4) GoRaleigh routes serve the NC State campus:

  • Route 4
  • Route 11
  • Route 11L
  • Route 12

The R-Line service will return on May 5, 2024.

For detailed route and schedule information, visit the GoRaleigh website or call 919-485-RIDE. GoRaleigh route maps are also available at the NC State Transportation Office.

GoRaleigh Website

Regional Transit

GoTriangle provides regional bus service to NC State from Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Durham, Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, Zebulon, Wendell, and many more.

NC State is served by the following GoTriangle routes:

  • Route 100: Raleigh (Hillsborough St.) to RDU Airport and the Regional Transit Center (RTC) – near RTP
    • Connections available at the Regional Transit Center for access to Durham (Route 700), Chapel Hill (Route 800/805)
  • Routes 300: Downtown Cary to downtown Raleigh via Western Boulevard.
  • Route 305: Downtown Raleigh to Holly Spring and Apex via Western Boulevard.
  • Route DRX: Express service between Raleigh and Durham via Hillsborough St.
  • Route CRX: Express service between Raleigh and Chapel Hill via Hillsborough St.

For detailed route maps or schedules, check out GoTriangle’s web page or contact the regional transit Call Center at 919-485-RIDE. Regional park-and-ride lots are also available.

GoTriangle Maps/Routes
Regional Park & Ride

Transit Resources

TransLoc Transit Visualization

TransLoc provides real-time bus information for all routes serving NC State and the Triangle region. See the bus move in real-time and get estimated bus stop arrival predictions. Download the app in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. You can also view it on your computer using their browser version.

Amtrak

The Piedmont and Carolinian rail routes will take you from Raleigh to Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, New York, and Washington, D.C. Students can save 15% on a regular (full) adult rail fare. Check out Amtrak’s Student Discounts page for more information. To find the closest station, visit the Amtrak website.

Google Maps

Plan your next bus trip with Google Transit by running directions in Google Maps and choosing the bus icon. Google will show you a map of the transit trip, as well as the physical location of your origin/destination bus stops.

Megabus

Megabus connections are available to Charlotte, Richmond, VA, and Washington, DC. The Megabus website provides directions to downtown Durham’s Raleigh/Durham station and price information.