Transportation Options

Before the Ride
Raleigh-Durham to Spruce Pine (Oct 5): $95 - Cycle North Carolina offers riders the option to leave their vehicle in Raleigh-Durham (an additional $15 parking fee is required to leave your vehicle) and take a bus to Spruce Pine at the start of the ride. All bikes will be loaded on a CNC Bike Transport Truck and taken to the start of the ride. The bus will leave Raleigh-Durham at 10am on Saturday, October 5. Check in will begin at 9am. Travel time typically ranges from 3 to 4 hours.

3-day Western Bus
Thomasville to Spruce Pine (Oct 8): $95 - This transportation option is primarily for those participating in the 3-day Western Option. This option provides you with the ability to leave your vehicle at the long term parking location in Spruce Pine (an additional $15 parking fee is required to leave your vehicle), ride your bike for three days and then hop on a bus back to your vehicle. This bus will depart Thomasville at 5:00pm with bus loading beginning 30 minutes prior to departure. The estimated travel time is typically between 2.5 to 3 hours. All bikes will be loaded on a CNC Bike Transport Truck and taken back to the start of the ride. Only two wheel upright traditional bikes are allowed.

After the Ride
Ocean Isle Beach to Pittsboro (Oct 12): $95 - This transportation option is primarily for those participating in the 3-day Eastern Option. This option provides you with the ability to leave your vehicle in the short term parking location in Pittsboro (an additional $15 parking fee is required to leave your vehicle), ride your bike for three days and then hop on a bus back to your vehicle at the end of the ride. This bus will depart for Pittsboro at 5:00pm on Saturday, October 12. The estimated travel time is 3 to 3.5 hours. All bikes will be loaded on a CNC Bike Transport Truck and taken back to Pittsboro.

Ocean Isle Beach to Elizabethtown (Oct 12): $85 - This transportation option is primarily for those participating in the Last Day Only option. This option provides you with the ability to leave your vehicle in the short term parking location in Elizabethtown, ride your bike for the last day and then hop on a bus back to your vehicle at the end of the ride. This bus will depart for Elizabethtown at 5:00pm on Saturday, October 12. The estimated travel time is 1 hour. All bikes will be loaded on a CNC Bike Transport Truck and taken back to Elizabethtown.

Ocean Isle Beach to Raleigh-Durham (Oct 13): $95 - This transportation option is available for those who parked their car in the long term parking location in Raleigh-Durham (an additional $15 parking fee is required to leave your vehicle) or those just needing to get back to the Raleigh-Durham area at the end of the ride. Departure will be on Sunday, October 13 at 8:00am from Ocean Isle Beach. Travel time is approximately 2.5 to 3 hours.  All bikes will be loaded on a CNC Bike Transport Truck on Saturday after you have crossed the finish line.

Ocean Isle Beach to Spruce Pine (Oct 13): $130 - This transportation option is available for those who parked their car in the long term parking area in Spruce Pine at the beginning of the ride (an additional $15 parking fee is required to leave your vehicle). Departure will be on Sunday, October 13 at 8:00am from Ocean Isle Beach. Travel time is approximately 6 hours plus a stop for lunch along the way.  All bikes will be loaded on a CNC Bike Transport Truck on Saturday after you have crossed the finish line. No trikes, recumbents or velomobiles are permitted.