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Directions

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by car: Driving Directions from Duke's Durham Campus (through Goldsboro, Kinston, and New Bern):

• From Durham, follow Interstate 40 East to Garner/Smithfield Highway 70 East Exit 306.

• Follow Highway 70 East all the way to Beaufort (through Goldsboro - be sure to take the By-pass! - Kinston, New Bern, Havelock, and Morehead City). Highway 70 East is also the main street, Arendell Street, in Morehead City.

• Continue on Highway 70 East through Morehead City over a highrise bridge (crosses Newport River). From the base of the bridge, it is .6 miles (or second right turn) to the turn for the Duke University Marine Lab.

• Cross the railroad tracks and go straight over the very small bridge leading onto Pivers Island. Go straight to the parking lots at the back of the island.
  

by air: There is no direct air transportation to Beaufort. However, three airports are located within an 85-mile radius of the Marine Laboratory - Jacksonville NC (60 miles; 910/324-3001) Wilmington NC (85 miles), and, the closest of these three, Craven Regional Airport, 1501 Airport Road, New Bern, NC (40 miles; 252/638-8591).

• Craven County Regional Airport, New Bern. The airport in New Bern is 40 miles away from the Duke Marine Lab. You can get to the Duke Marine Lab from the New Bern airport by taxi only. Call the Cherry Cab Co (252/447-3101) for a taxi from the New Bern airport to the Marine Laboratory. The cost is $50.

• Raleigh/Durham Airport. The Raleigh/Durham airport is 160 miles away from the Duke Marine Lab. You can make the 20-minute trip from the airport to the Raleigh bus station by private van service 919/840-0262 (one-way trip is $20, round-trip is $37.50) or Danny's cab 919/831-9900. Please check the Greyhound Bus Lines web site given below for the latest schedule from Raleigh to New Bern. Students take a $65 taxi from the New Bern bus station to the Duke Marine Lab.
  

by bus: Bus Transportation: Greyhound Bus Lines or Carolina Trailways

• http://www.greyhound.com/home.asp
  Greyhound Bus Lines or Carolina Trailways
  314 West Jones Street
  Raleigh NC
  919/834-8275
  ↓
  connects to New Bern
  New Bern Ticket Information Office (Carolina Trailways)
  12/24/05 8
  504 Guion Street
  New Bern NC
  252/633-3100

• Students take a $65 taxi from the New Bern bus station to the Duke Marine Lab.
  Taxis at the New Bern airport:
  Cherry Cab Co 252/447-3101
  Beaufort taxis:
  A-1 Yellow Cab Company 252/504-3680
  Crystal Coastal Yellow Cab Co 252/728-3483
  Beaufort 252/728-5365
  

Regional and Local Ferry Service

Ocracoke to Cedar Island; Cedar Island to Ocracoke

To Cape Lookout, Shackleford Banks, Etc.