Find trains from Raleigh to Charlotte

When making the trip on trains from Raleigh to Charlotte, you will depart from Raleigh Union Station. You will find the station on Martin Street, located on the west side of downtown Raleigh. If you are looking for a public transportation option to get you from downtown Raleigh to the station, a good choice is the #7 bus, which makes the trip in around 10 minutes. Trains to Charlotte from Raleigh arrive at the Amtrak Station in Charlotte, which is located just to the northeast of downtown Charlotte and sits conveniently right along Highway 29. To get to downtown Charlotte after your journey on trains from Raleigh to Charlotte, you can take the #11 bus, which will get you to the city center in around 10 minutes.

While not all of the Raleigh to Charlotte trains offer Wi-Fi, there are some that provide this amenity. If you purchase trains tickets for Amtrak's Carolinian line, you can take advantage of Wi-Fi service available for all passengers. On a daily basis, this train line departs the station in Raleigh at around 5:30 p.m. and arrives in Charlotte at around 9:00 p.m. Passengers should keep in mind that Amtrak limits the bandwidth that each passenger can use to make sure that all passengers have equal access to the Wi-Fi. Because of that, you most likely will not be able to do high-bandwidth activities such as streaming movies or music during your journey. It is also important to remember that since the train's Wi-Fi depends on cell towers, service can be spotty during the trip, depending on the coverage available along the way.

Amtrak limits pet travel to journeys that are no more than seven hours, and since the trip on trains from Raleigh to Charlotte generally takes around 3h 30min, you are more than welcome to bring your pet onboard Raleigh to Charlotte trains. In order to travel with your small pet, both the approved carrier that they travel in and the pet itself must weigh no more than 20 lbs. You will also need to sign a pet release and indemnification agreement for each segment of your travel, and Amtrak asks that your pet be at least eight weeks old and up-to-date on all of their vaccinations. It is also important to remember that your pet must ride in the carrier at all times on trains to Charlotte from Raleigh and not be a disturbance to any other passengers.

When traveling on Raleigh to Charlotte trains aboard Amtrak, you will find that they offer quite a generous luggage policy. Travelers can bring up to two personal items and two carry-on bags aboard the train and store them above their seat, under the seat in front of them, or in storage areas located at the end of each train car. If you need to bring larger items on trains to Charlotte from Raleigh, you can send them along as checked baggage and the first two of these bags will ride for free. You can also bring an additional two checked bags on Raleigh to Charlotte trains for an extra fee. If you would like to bring larger items such as golf clubs, bicycles, baby items such as strollers, surfboards, or snowboards, you can do so in place of one of the checked bags. Oversized items such as this will incur an additional fee for travel.

Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte Douglas are 129.6 mi apart from one another, but the actual distance by train depends on the route taken.