There are 9 ways to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)CLE - PHL
4h$122–362Bus via Pittsburgh (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal StationGreyhound US0420 / ...
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to PhiladelphiaGreyhound US0421 / ...
10h 25m$69–172Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak StationFloridian
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street StationPennsylvanian
12h 1m$96–391Drive 425.6 mi
- Drive from Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA425.6 mi
7h 12m$78–113Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)CLE - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
5h 2m$146–1,154Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)CLE - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
5h 52m$148–1,048Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)CLE - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
5h 25m$142–662Bus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to New YorkCleveland-New York
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to PhiladelphiaFlixBus 2602 / ...
11h 40mTrain via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Washington Union StationFloridian
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street StationNortheast Regional
13h 36m$109–946
Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA is to fly which takes 4h and costs $120 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Cleveland station to Philadelphia, PA. However, there are services departing from Cleveland Bus Station and arriving at Philadelphia via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA station. However, there are services departing from Cleveland Amtrak and arriving at Jefferson Station via Pittsburgh Amtrak Station and Gray 30th St Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 1m.
The distance between Cleveland and Philadelphia, PA is 384 miles. The road distance is 428.1 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA without a car is to bus via Pittsburgh which takes 10h 25m and costs $65 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA, including transfers.
Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Cleveland Bus Station.
Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Cleveland Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA is to fly which takes 4h and costs $120 - $370. Alternatively, you can bus via Pittsburgh, which costs $65 - $180 and takes 10h 25m, you could also train, which costs $95 - $400 and takes 12h 1m.
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, PA via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station and Philadelphia in around 10h 25m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
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
- $30–75
- 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
- $65–320
- 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
- $20–270
- 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
- $22–310
- 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 Cleveland Amtrak to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–270
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
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.html
- 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.html
- 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.html
- 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 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 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
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 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.gotobus.com/greatwall/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
Philadelphia, PA is 1h behind Cleveland. It is currently 6:02 PM in Cleveland and 5:02 PM in Philadelphia, PA.
Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Pittsburgh Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA is 428 miles. It takes approximately 7h 12m to drive from Cleveland to Philadelphia, PA.
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