Alternative Transportation from RDU to Elon

<p>Just booked my daughter's flight for Christmas Break, returning for Winter Term. Unfortunately, the timing of Elon's shuttle service will not work for the return trip from RDU to Elon. Could anyone suggest an inexpensive alternative method of transportation? Thanks so much!</p>

<p>My S went to Elon and he traveled back to CT for holidays. Perhaps she could find a friend(s) traveling to RDU too, and they could share the cab fare. Check the ride share board, I remember some local students would offer rides to either GSO or RDU and then donate the proceeds to charity. Lastly, if she has a local friend, perhaps they would be kind enough to bring her and offer to cover the cost of gas. We encountered the same problems with the Shuttle in terms of scheduling. She should have no trouble finding a way to get to the airport.</p>

<p>Purple Star Transportation offers the following College taxi and transportation fares.</p>

<p>Elon to RDU $98
UNC Chapel Hill to RDU $35
DUKE to RDU $35
NC State University to RDU $29
Meredith College to RDU $27
Peace College to RDU $29</p>

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<p>Try the ride share site- maybe someone is returning the same time who can give her a lift.</p>

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<p>Thank you to all that replied to the OP’s query. My S was accepted EA to Elon, and transportation to & from the airport is one of our concerns.<br>
We will be visiting Elon (from CA) in early April…can’t wait to finally visit!</p>

<p>^^there are alot more options than listed above…(zipcars, service based out of Burlington/Elon etc…)…and some people fly to greensboro with a connection from California; Greensboro is actually closer so lots of options…</p>

<p>Elon runs shuttles to both airports for all breaks as well…the student needs to sign up for them in advance…</p>

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<p>I think the shuttles that Elon runs to RDU for xmass/thanksgiving breaks cost $45 (Greensboro = $35) roundtrip- no discount if you only need a ride in 1 direction. </p>

<p>The shuttle times could be more frequent; i.e; 4 or 5 appt times vs. 3 (I think the last run was 4 PM but flight reservations 8PM…) and they do book up. It doesn’t seem to be the best consumer friendly system but it is very reasonable if you use it r/trip. I think if they offered more frequent shuttle times more kids would use them. The demand is there. </p>

<p>Many kids share a cab so it comes to abt $30 a head, 1 way, if you get a total of 4 people- not easy to do. However the airport is 1 hr away so anything under $50 I consider fair. </p>

<p>Also enterprising kids, with cars, will do the drive for $$. It’s a very easy ride from RDU to campus.</p>

<p>Just let other students know what you need. After 2 1/2 years at Elon my Son has been picked up at the airport by other students when he needed a ride and driven lot’s of other students when they needed rides. It’s never been an issue and is often an adventure. Before he had a car we even arranged to stop by the airport to pick up 2 students on the way to drop him back at Elon. Good Times</p>

<p>My daughter has done the Elon shuttle when the times worked out, and once she shared a cab with 2 friends. </p>

<p>Her sorority has a private FB group and often the girls will post when they are going to/from the airport to coordinate car-pools or share cabs.</p>

<p>This year she has a car, and one weekend she drove a friend to the airport - the girl paid her $40, which covered her gas and gave her a payment for her time (2 hours round-trip to/from RDU) but was about half the cost of a cab. They both won.</p>

<p>I know RDU Sky Shuttle (919-599-8100) offers shared rides. Call them and ask for a shared ride, so you don’t have to keep looking for some one to share the ride for you.</p>

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