There are 11 ways to get from Kansas to Philadelphia by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MCI - PHL
6h 19m$193–473Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane MCI - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
8h 11m$125–1,119Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Wichita Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0136
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphiabus Greyhound US0421
30h 45m$214–405Bus, train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Wichita Amtrak Station to Newton Stationbus
- Take the train from Newton Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
34h 52m$340–809Drive 1,311.2 mi
- Drive from Wichita to Philadelphiacar 1,311.2 mi
22h 8m$240–346Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MCI - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
7h 17m$193–547Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane MCI - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
8h 3m$175–1,016Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MCI - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
7h 41m$304–1,477Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane MCI - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
7h 58m$157–480Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane MCI - 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
8h 37m$154–732Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Wichita Amtrak Station to Newton Stationbus
- Take the train from Newton Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
41h 19m$378–893
Kansas to Philadelphia by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas to Philadelphia is to bus which costs $210 - $410 and takes 30h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs $190 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Kansas to Philadelphia. However, there are services departing from Wichita Bus Stop and arriving at Philadelphia via St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 45m.
The distance between Kansas and Philadelphia is 1076 miles. The road distance is 1318.8 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas to Philadelphia without a car is to bus which takes 30h 45m and costs $210 - $410.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Kansas to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Kansas to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Wichita Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Kansas to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs $190 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $410 and takes 30h 45m.
Kansas to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Philadelphia is 1h ahead of Kansas. It is currently 8:56 PM in Kansas and 9:56 PM in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Kansas, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wichita Bus Stop to Philadelphia via St Louis Bus Station in around 30h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Laguardia Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Kansas City to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Kansas City to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Kansas City to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newton Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- 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
- $30–70
- 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
- $23–55
- 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
- $20–50
- 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
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- 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 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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Wichita Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Wichita Amtrak Station to Newton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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