There are 8 ways to get from Durham to Albuquerque by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane RDU - ABQ
9h 23m$174–806Bus
- Take the bus from Durham to Atlanta Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
41h 14m$344–533Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
2d 4h$1,264–2,172Drive 1,710.9 mi
- Drive from Durham to Albuquerquecar 1,710.9 mi
28h 3m$283–409Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane GSO - ABQ
9h 41m$220–837Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane RDU - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
10h 36m$199–690Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane CLT - ABQ
11h 38m$257–931Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the bus from Durham to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane RIC - ABQ
12h 13m$214–892
Durham to Albuquerque by bus and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Albuquerque is to drive which costs $280 - $410 and takes 28h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Albuquerque is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $170 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Durham to Albuquerque station. However, there are services departing from Durham and arriving at Albuquerque Bus Station via Atlanta Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Durham station to Albuquerque. However, there are services departing from Durham Amtrak Station and arriving at Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center via Raleigh Union Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Durham and Albuquerque is 1593 miles. The road distance is 1720.9 miles.
The best way to get from Durham to Albuquerque without a car is to bus which takes 41h 14m and costs $340 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Durham to Albuquerque, including transfers.
Durham to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Durham station.
Durham to Albuquerque train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Durham Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Durham to Albuquerque is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $170 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $340 - $550 and takes 41h 14m, you could also train, which costs $1,200 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 4h.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Albuquerque, NM, USA?
Delta and Southwest Airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Durham to Albuquerque Bus Station via Atlanta Downtown, Civic Center Station, Garnett Station, Atlanta Bus Station, and St Louis Bus Station in around 41h 14m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Durham to Atlanta Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Durham to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Durham to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- [email protected]
- Website
- Taos Rides
Shuttle from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- Taos Rides
- Schedules at
- Taos Rides
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Booking & Getting There
Durham to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Downtown station.
Albuquerque is 2h behind Durham. It is currently 11:23 AM in Durham and 9:23 AM in Albuquerque.
Durham to Albuquerque train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Raleigh Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Durham to Albuquerque is 1721 miles. It takes approximately 28h 3m to drive from Durham to Albuquerque.
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