There are 11 ways to get from Duke University to Philadelphia by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Line 6 bus, line 700 bus to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Take the bus from Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens to Durham Stationbus
- Take the bus from Durham Station Gate J to Regional Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane RDU - PHL
5h 2m$111–404Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chapel Dr at Duke University Rd to Union Station - Bus Platform Abus Drx
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Philadelphiabus Greyhound US0670
11h 54m$57–142Bus via Washington
- Take the bus from Durham to Washington Union Stationbus FlixBus N2471 / ...
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Philadelphiabus FlixBus 2601 / ...
10h 44m$58–146Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Carolinian
10h 52m$86–261Drive 393.6 mi
- Drive from Duke University to Philadelphiacar 393.6 mi
7h 7m$72–104Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane RDU - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 4m$165–1,046Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane GSO - PHL
6h 31m$101–520Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane RDU - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 56m$116–1,090Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane RDU - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 46m$81–963Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane RDU - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 43m$123–1,361Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane RDU - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 41m$71–604
Duke University to Philadelphia by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Duke University to Philadelphia is to bus which costs $55 - $150 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Duke University to Philadelphia is to line 6 bus and line 700 bus and fly which takes 5h 2m and costs $110 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Duke University to Philadelphia. However, there are services departing from Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens and arriving at Philadelphia via Durham and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 44m.
The distance between Duke University and Philadelphia is 366 miles. The road distance is 395.9 miles.
The best way to get from Duke University to Philadelphia without a car is to bus via Washington which takes 10h 44m and costs $55 - $150.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Duke University to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Duke University to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Durham station.
The best way to get from Duke University to Philadelphia is to bus via Washington which takes 10h 44m and costs $55 - $150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $85 - $270 and takes 10h 52m.
Duke University to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Duke University to Philadelphia is 396 miles. It takes approximately 7h 7m to drive from Duke University to Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Duke University, NC, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Duke University to Philadelphia via Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens, Durham Station, Durham, and Washington Union Station in around 10h 44m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Durham Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station once daily. Tickets cost $85–260 and the journey takes 9h 33m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–490
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- 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
- $15–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- 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
- $19–310
- 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
- $20–230
- 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
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
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
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 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
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
- Phone
- +1 919-485-7433
- Website
- godurhamtransit.org
Bus from Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens to Durham Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- godurhamtransit.org
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- customerservice@gotriangle.org
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Durham Station Gate J to Regional Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Schedules at
- https://gotriangle.org/maps-schedules/gotriangle
Bus from Chapel Dr at Duke University Rd to Union Station - Bus Platform A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
- Schedules at
- https://gotriangle.org/maps-schedules/gotriangle
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Durham to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Durham to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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