Cheapest€39.23
- Rochester Institute of Technology RI942006:3212h 8m18:40Greyhound Detroit StationGoRaleigh Station
Door to door 12h 52mCO2 22.2 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Detroit to Raleigh bus
Buses from Detroit to Raleigh start at €44.73 and take 11h 31m at their fastest.
The Buses from Detroit to Raleigh starts at €44.73 and takes 11h 31m door to door, run by 1 operator over 822 km, with around 6 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 11h 31mDoor to door
- 10h 47mMoving
- €44.73From
- 22.2 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rochester Institute of Technology | €39.23 | 11h 24m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Detroit to Raleigh
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €49.1390 days
- €33.1860 days
- €31.5345 days
- €34.2830 days
- €41.9821 days
- €54.0814 days
- €67.837 days
- €73.883 days
- €93.681 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €31.53.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 197 percent. The most expensive point is €93.68, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €49.13Sun
- €44.73Mon
- €45.83Tue
- €46.38Wed
- €68.38Thu
- €63.98Fri
- €54.08Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Detroit
Bus
- Greyhound Detroit Station
- Wayburn Loop
Raleigh
Bus
- GoRaleigh Station
- Raleigh Greyhound Station
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 71% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 29% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 822 km against 822 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Cleveland, Greensboro, Akron, Pittsburgh. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Detroit at 06:32 and the last at 18:48, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 39m | 1h 29m | 3h 10m | €90.41 | 208.4 kg | 7 |
| Coach | 11h 31m | 10h 47m | 44m | €44.73 | 22.2 kg | 6 |
Questions about Detroit to Raleigh
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Detroit to Raleigh take?
The Coach from Detroit to Raleigh takes 11h 31m door to door, of which 10h 47m is spent moving. The route runs 822 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Detroit to Raleigh cost?
The Coach from Detroit to Raleigh starts at €44.73 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €45.01. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Detroit to Raleigh?
1 operators run the Coach from Detroit to Raleigh: Rochester Institute of Technology. Between them they file around 6 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Detroit to Raleigh use?
The Coach from Detroit to Raleigh leaves from Greyhound Detroit Station and arrives at GoRaleigh Station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Detroit to Raleigh?
Traveling from Detroit to Raleigh by Flight costs €90.41 and takes 4h 39m door to door, against 11h 31m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Detroit to Raleigh?
Fares for the Coach from Detroit to Raleigh bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €31.53. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 197 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Detroit to Raleigh produce?
The Coach from Detroit to Raleigh produces about 22.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 822 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Detroit to Raleigh?
Operators on the Coach from Detroit to Raleigh publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 11h 31m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Detroit to Raleigh on September 12, 2026: 822 km of route against 822 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €44.73, and 11h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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