There are 6 ways to get from Lerwick to Philadelphia by bus, plane, train, ferry, or subway
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Bus to Lerwick, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminal
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)LSI - PHL
13h 51mFerry to Kirkwall, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)KOI - PHL
21h 29m$469–1,847Bus to Lerwick, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminal
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)LSI - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
15h 42mBus to Lerwick, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminal
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)LSI - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
19h 12mBus to Lerwick, fly to Harrisburg International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminal
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)LSI - MDT
- Take the train from Harrisburg to 30th Street Station
22h 5mBus to Lerwick, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminal
- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)LSI - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
18h 18m
Lerwick (LSI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lerwick to Philadelphia is to ferry and fly which costs $460 - $1,900 and takes 21h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Lerwick to Philadelphia is to ferry and fly which takes 21h 29m and costs $460 - $1,900.
The distance between Lerwick and Philadelphia is 3416 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 51m to get from Lerwick to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Philadelphia is 5h behind Lerwick. It is currently 6:17 PM in Lerwick and 1:17 PM in Philadelphia.
There are 992+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Lerwick, Scotland and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lerwick to Philadelphia. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), walk to Airport Terminal A, then take the train to Suburban Station. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), walk to Terminal 4, take the vehicle to Jamaica Station, walk to Jamaica, take the train to New York Penn Station, walk to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, then take the train to 30th Street Station.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lerwick to Newark Liberty International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Lerwick to Newark Liberty International Airport via Aberdeen, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Lerwick to Newark Liberty International Airport via Edinburgh, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Lerwick to Harrisburg International Airport via Edinburgh, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Lerwick to Harrisburg International Airport via Edinburgh, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Lerwick to Washington Dulles International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Lerwick to Washington Dulles International Airport via Edinburgh, Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Lerwick to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Lerwick to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Edinburgh, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lerwick to Harrisburg International Airport via Edinburgh, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Lerwick to Harrisburg International Airport via Edinburgh, Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lerwick to Newark Liberty International Airport via Edinburgh, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- 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.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
- 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
- $25–340
- 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 Harrisburg to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- 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
- $27–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 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
- 48 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
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +44 1950 477573
- jagdnicolson@btinternet.com
- Website
- nicolsonsgroup.com
Bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- JA+GD Nicolson
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- $24–29
- Peak
- $35–40
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