Airports and Transportation

We recently spent an evening downtown to see everything we could do in our vibrant city, all in the two-hour window of Raleigh’s free parking pilot program.
From Austin, Texas to Paris, RDU offers more than 60 nonstop flights, with even more landing soon in 2024 — start planning your next trip.
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The RDU Airport Authority recently approved a $31 million contract for final designs of its Landside Expansion Plan of Terminal 2, which is on track to begin construction in early 2025.
Efficient public transportation is coming to Raleigh in the form of Bus Rapid Transit. The first corridor will be along New Bern Avenue and connect downtown to east Raleigh quickly with construction set for late 2023.
The proposed RDU quarry adjacent to Umstead State Park will move forward, following a recent court ruling.
RDU is growing rapidly in many ways — including passenger traffic, new flights and restaurants, and airport enhancements.
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