Transportation and Location
Citizens and visitors find Clayton easily accessible. Located on the western edge of Johnston County in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, the town is only about a 20-minute drive to the state capital in Raleigh and about a 30- and 35-minute drive to Research Triangle Park and Durham respectively. Clayton is near Interstates 40 and 95 and U.S. 70 and is a 30-minute drive from Raleigh/Durham International Airport. The airport services nine major airlines and 18 regional airlines with an average of 450 daily arrivals and departures.
The Johnston County Airport is located approximately five minutes east of Clayton. Its 5,500-foot runway and taxiways are paved and lighted, and charter service is available. Amtrak can be boarded in Selma or in Raleigh. Bus service is available from Smithfield and from Raleigh.
The scenic North Carolina mountains are just three and a half hours to the west, and the beautiful North Carolina coast is just two hours to the east.
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