Meeting Someone at RDU

Expecting a special arrival at RDU? Here are our top tips for picking up passengers at RDU.

Use our FREE Cell Phone Lot

This is the best way to pick up someone arriving at RDU.

  • Follow signs from airport entrances
  • Monitor flight status on rdu.com from your mobile device.
  • Ask your arriving party to call you after they claim bags
  • Remember: cars must be attended at all times in the cell phone lot.

Parking Made Easy

Want to go inside instead? Hourly rates are now available in all of our parking lots.

The Meeting Place is the Spot to Greet

Nearly all arriving passengers will exit the concourse by this location.

  • Cancun, London and Paris arrivals can be met by Bag Claim 1 in Terminal 2.
  • Once flight status shows “arrived,” your party is about 20 minutes from your happy reunion!