By plane

• Raleigh-Durham International Airport  A former hub of American Airlines and Midway Airlines, the airport today is one of the larger national airports without official hub status - some 9 million passengers embark and deplane annually, making it one of the nation's fastest-growing airports. American's strong continued presence here gives RDU a direct flight to London Heathrow, and a broad span of carriers (both traditional and low-cost) offering flights to most East Coast and major West Coast cities, 49 non-stops in total. In June 2009, Delta will start a direct service to Paris. Other international flights are available to Toronto, Nassau, and Cancun (service starts in February 2008). The airport is divided into two terminals: Terminal A, which houses Delta, Continental, US Airways, Northwest and the budget carriers Southwest, JetBlue, ExpressJet, America West and Air Tran; and Terminal C, which houses American, United, Air Canada, and Midwest. The first phase of construction is now complete with 19 new gates and Terminal C has been renamed Terminal 2 with the old Terminal A now called Terminal 1. The second phase of construction involves the demolition of the old Terminal C and an additional set of 13 gates. This is expected to be complete by Winter 2011.

By car

• Interstate 40 goes to points west including Durham, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Asheville. Two and a half hours east on I-40 is Wilmington.
• Interstates 85 and 95, though they do not directly enter Raleigh, provide easy access to the city from up and down the Eastern Seaboard; large access routes from these interstates provide easy access to the city.
• US 1, the East Coast corridor route, cuts through Raleigh on its way from New York to the Florida Keys; within the city limits US 1 is known as Capital Blvd.

By train

• Amtrak, 320 West Cabarrus Street,  Carolina/Piedmont and Silver Service/Palmetto lines.