Durham to Pittsburgh

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Durham to Pittsburgh. From €27.68, fastest 4h 40m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Durham to Pittsburgh costs €27.68 at the cheapest and takes 4h 40m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 2 operators. The route covers 579 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
579 km
Fastest
4h 40m
Average
6h 54m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€27.68
CO2 per passenger
17.4 kg
Door to door

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 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train5h 2m4h 18m44m€53.6919.1 kg5
Coach8h 20m7h 36m44m€31.5315.6 kg1
  • 5h 2mFastest, by Train
  • €31.53Cheapest, by Coach
  • 15.6 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 579 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€27.68
  1. Rochester Institute of Technology RI789306:407h 36m14:16Durham StationDawn

Door to door 8h 20mCO2 15.6 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€65.79
  1. Amtrak A947806:024h 18m10:20DurhamWabash Pittsburgh Terminal

Door to door 5h 2mCO2 19.1 kgChanges 0Refundable

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.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
Greyhound-us3 changesGreyhound US067009:0400:1315h 9m
Amtrak2 changes8013:5205:0915h 24m
GoTriangle3 changesDRX13:5505:0915h 21m
GoTriangle5 changesDRX17:0011:5819h 5m
GoTriangle6 changesDRX17:0011:2318h 30m
FlixBus-us2 changesFlixBus 247021:5313:0715h 14m

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 Pittsburgh
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Durham to PittsburghFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Coach€88.18€74.43€72.23€52.43€39.23€51.88€67.28€51.33€54.63€45.28€31.53€35.38€41.98€50.78
Train€105.39€103.74€102.09€69.09€76.24€75.69€91.09€81.74€69.64€60.29€58.64€53.69€54.24€74.59

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €27.68

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Pittsburgh. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Durham to Pittsburgh

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €35.3890 days
  2. €21.0860 days
  3. €32.0845 days
  4. €33.1830 days
  5. €43.0821 days
  6. €50.7814 days
  7. €67.287 days
  8. €72.233 days
  9. €88.181 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €21.08.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 318 percent. The most expensive point is €88.18, 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.
€88.18€21.081371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €45.28Sun
  2. €35.38Mon
  3. €35.38Tue
  4. €41.98Wed
  5. €50.78Thu
  6. €51.33Fri
  7. €54.63Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €39.23Sep
  2. €32.08Oct
  3. €27.13Nov
  4. €30.43Dec
  5. €34.83Jan
  6. €29.33Feb

The route

DurhamDurhamPittsburghPittsburgh
The journey

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
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 579 km against 504 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 Washington, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Richmond. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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 06:02 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

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

Pittsburgh

Rail
  • Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station
  • Boyce Station
Bus
  • Dawn
  • Negley
Air
  • PIT
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Amtrak€65.794h 40m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
Rochester Institute of Technology€27.688h 17m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
  • Amtrak
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€22.0079%
Taxes€2.208%
Supplier fees€1.495%
Our service fee€1.997%
Total you pay€27.68100%

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

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Questions about Durham to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh?

The fastest journey from Durham to Pittsburgh takes 4h 40m door to door, of which 4h 18m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 6h 54m, 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 Pittsburgh?

The cheapest fare from Durham to Pittsburgh is €27.68, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €76.99. 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 Pittsburgh?

The cheapest way from Durham to Pittsburgh is by Coach, at €31.53 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 8h 20m 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.

What is the fastest way to get from Durham to Pittsburgh?

The fastest way from Durham to Pittsburgh is by Train, at 5h 2m door to door. Only 4h 18m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €53.69.

When should I book Durham to Pittsburgh?

Fares from Durham to Pittsburgh bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €21.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 318 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Durham to Pittsburgh?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Durham to Pittsburgh, at €35.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 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 Pittsburgh?

November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Durham to Pittsburgh, at €27.13 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 Pittsburgh?

2 operators sell services from Durham to Pittsburgh across 2 modes: Amtrak, 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 Pittsburgh?

33 percent of the services we sell from Durham to Pittsburgh are direct. The rest connect at Washington, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Richmond, with about 63 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Durham to Pittsburgh produce?

Traveling from Durham to Pittsburgh by Coach produces about 15.6 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 19.1 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Durham to Pittsburgh use?

Services from Durham to Pittsburgh by Train leave from Durham and arrive at Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal. 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 Pittsburgh?

2 of the 2 operators we sell from Durham to Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh on September 10, 2026: 579 km of route against 504 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €27.68, and 4h 40m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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