{"id":356,"date":"2017-10-03T23:11:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T23:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/?p=356"},"modified":"2017-10-03T23:11:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T23:11:49","slug":"get-to-the-state-fair-by-bus-or-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/2017\/10\/03\/get-to-the-state-fair-by-bus-or-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to the State Fair by Bus or Train"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>North Carolina State Fair<\/span><\/a> is almost here. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re new to Raleigh, you know the fair is THE place eat your weight in fried food, acquaint yourself with agriculture, play games, make yourself sick on rides, watch fireworks, and then do it all over again the next day. <\/span><\/p>\n

To get there, you must park your car in a field, walk along a dangerous road, and cross Blue Ridge, where some nice traffic control officers are making sure you don\u2019t get hit. If you\u2019re tired of that, you have other options. (Though I\u2019m sure you need the exercise so you can eat that fried Snickers bar.) <\/span><\/p>\n

James and I talked last year about doing a podcast episode on the ways to reach the fair without taking a car. We were too late to get to it. This year, I thought about doing an episode, but I\u2019m having trouble reaching someone who wants to talk about it. Weird. <\/span><\/p>\n

So instead, here is a blog post with some of the details I gathered online and from media people at Amtrak and GoRaleigh. Now if the State Fair media team would just take me up on my request to ride the gondola \u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n

By Bus<\/h2>\n

I have ridden the bus to the fair, and I highly recommend this route. The fair\u2019s motto is \u201cnothing could be finer.\u201d Well, not much is finer than not having to park your car and hike with droves of people along Hillsborough Street. <\/span><\/p>\n

The kind media folks at GoRaleigh didn\u2019t return my calls; I was going to ask how long the state fair bus has been operating and how many people ride it each year. Anyone know? <\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, GoRaleigh will drop you off right at Gate 1. You have plenty of options to catch the bus, including a new addition. The first three are park-and-ride: <\/span><\/p>\n