Cheapest€45.83
- Rochester Institute of Technology RI199906:3213h 6m19:38Durham StationWCSD Transportation Department
Door to door 13h 50mCO2 24.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Durham to Amherst costs €45.83 at the cheapest and takes 12h 20m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 893 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 893 km
- Fastest
- 12h 20m
- Average
- 13h 10m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €45.83
- CO2 per passenger
- 24.1 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 13h 50m | 13h 6m | 44m | €57.38 | 24.1 kg | 2 |
- 13h 50mFastest, by Coach
- €57.38Cheapest, by Coach
- 24.1 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 893 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€91.09
- Amtrak A208007:304h 7m11:37DurhamWabash Pittsburgh Terminal
- Rochester Institute of Technology RI816812:404h 45m17:25DawnWCSD Transportation Department
Changes at Pittsburgh, with 63 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 10h 39mCO2 28.4 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Durham to Amherst | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €114.03 | €96.98 | €106.33 | €63.43 | €72.78 | €76.08 | €93.68 | €75.53 | €61.78 | €66.18 | €67.28 | €57.38 | €62.33 | €75.53 |
| Train | €126.84 | €121.34 | €129.59 | €80.09 | €91.64 | €96.59 | €114.19 | €99.89 | €82.84 | €71.29 | €74.04 | €64.69 | €66.89 | €94.94 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €45.83
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Amherst is not something we sell.
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When to book Durham to Amherst
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €43.0890 days
- €39.7860 days
- €46.9345 days
- €56.2830 days
- €49.1321 days
- €75.5314 days
- €93.687 days
- €106.333 days
- €114.031 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €39.78.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 187 percent. The most expensive point is €114.03, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €66.18Sun
- €63.43Mon
- €57.38Tue
- €62.33Wed
- €75.53Thu
- €75.53Fri
- €63.98Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €72.78Sep
- €44.73Oct
- €39.23Nov
- €52.98Dec
- €47.48Jan
- €37.03Feb
The route
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 893 km against 777 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Greensboro, Pittsburgh, Winston-Salem, Rochester. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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 Durham at 06:32 and the last at 07:30, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Durham
Rail
- Durham
- Hillsborough
Bus
- Durham Station
- Durham Station Transportation Center
Amherst
Bus
- WCSD Transportation Department
Who runs this route
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 | €45.83 | 12h 20m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €38.50 | 84% |
| Taxes | €3.85 | 8% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 3% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €45.83 | 100% |
A day in Amherst hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near WCSD Transportation Department
Most of the points near WCSD Transportation Department open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Durham to Amherst
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 it take to get from Durham to Amherst?
The fastest journey from Durham to Amherst takes 12h 20m door to door, of which 13h 6m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 13h 10m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Durham to Amherst?
The cheapest fare from Durham to Amherst is €45.83, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €63.98. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Durham to Amherst?
The cheapest way from Durham to Amherst is by Coach, at €57.38 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 13h 50m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Durham to Amherst?
Fares from Durham to Amherst bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €39.78. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 187 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Durham to Amherst?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Durham to Amherst, at €57.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Durham to Amherst?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Durham to Amherst, at €37.03 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Durham to Amherst?
1 operators sell services from Durham to Amherst across 1 modes: Rochester Institute of Technology. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Durham to Amherst?
20 percent of the services we sell from Durham to Amherst are direct. The rest connect at Greensboro, Pittsburgh, Winston-Salem, Rochester, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Durham to Amherst use?
Services from Durham to Amherst by Coach leave from Durham Station and arrive at WCSD Transportation Department. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Durham to Amherst?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Durham to Amherst allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Durham to Amherst on September 10, 2026: 893 km of route against 777 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €45.83, and 12h 20m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Amherst afterward does not belong to us.
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Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Amherst, with free cancellation on most of it.
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