There are 11 ways to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CLE - PHL
3h 43m$132–412Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus Greyhound US0420 / ...
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Philadelphiabus Greyhound US0421 / ...
9h 40m$63–116Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Pennsylvanian
11h 40m$92–247Drive 425.3 mi
- Drive from Cleveland to Philadelphiacar 425.3 mi
7h 16m$78–113Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CLE - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 38m$148–1,068Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CLE - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
4h 58m$138–1,104Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CLE - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 30m$88–1,002Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CLE - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 16m$132–692Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CLE - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 31m$164–1,660Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0420
- Take the train from Harrisburg to 30th Street Stationtrain Keystone Service / ...
11h 47m$84–120Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Washington Union Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Northeast Regional
13h 27m$91–857
Cleveland to Philadelphia by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia is to bus which costs $60 - $120 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 3h 43m and costs $130 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Cleveland station to Philadelphia. However, there are services departing from Cleveland Bus Station and arriving at Philadelphia via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Cleveland to Philadelphia station. However, there are services departing from Cleveland Amtrak and arriving at 30th Street Station via Pittsburgh Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 40m.
The distance between Cleveland and Philadelphia is 384 miles. The road distance is 427.8 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia without a car is to bus which takes 9h 40m and costs $60 - $120.
It takes approximately 3h 43m to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Cleveland to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Cleveland Bus Station.
Cleveland to Philadelphia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Cleveland Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 3h 43m and costs $130 - $420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $60 - $120 and takes 9h 40m, you could also train, which costs $90 - $250 and takes 11h 40m.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Philadelphia via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station in around 9h 40m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–280
- 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
- $6–210
- 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
- $17–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Harrisburg to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 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 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
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 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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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Cleveland to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
Cleveland to Philadelphia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Pittsburgh Amtrak Station.
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