There are 7 ways to get from Chennai to Philadelphia by plane, train, subway, or bus
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Fly Chennai International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MAA - PHL
26h 43m$550–1,900Fly Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane MAA - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
25h 29m$360–1,170Fly Chennai International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane MAA - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
25h 38m$415–1,419Fly Chennai International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane MAA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
28h 42m$482–2,462Fly Chennai International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MAA - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
26h 23m$410–2,252Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane BLR - PHL
31h$504–1,723Fly Chennai International Airport to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane MAA - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to 30th Street Stationtrain
29h 19m$479–2,509
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Philadelphia is to fly and train which costs $360 - $1,200 and takes 25h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Philadelphia is to fly and train which takes 25h 29m and costs $360 - $1,200.
The distance between Chennai and Philadelphia is 8528 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 43m to get from Chennai to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Philadelphia is 10h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 11:04 AM in Chennai and 12:34 AM in Philadelphia.
There are 988+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Munich, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Doha, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Doha, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Train from Boston to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $40–350
- Business Class
- $120–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Boston to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $70–550
- First Class
- $250–800
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–20
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–9
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–20
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $2–3
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