There are 9 ways to get from Memphis to Philadelphia by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MEM - PHL
4h 46m$184–554Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane MEM - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 34m$135–1,100Bus via Nashville
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
25h 53m$143–306Drive 993.6 mi
- Drive from Memphis to Philadelphiacar 993.6 mi
17h 12m$182–262Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MEM - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 53m$185–1,203Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane MEM - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 42m$234–1,157Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MEM - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 15m$220–1,043Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane MEM - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 30m$274–651Bus
- Take the bus from Memphis - Summer Ave to New Yorkbus Memphis
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2608
26h 21m$149–216
Memphis to Philadelphia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Memphis to Philadelphia is to bus which costs $140 - $220 and takes 26h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Memphis to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs $180 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Memphis to Philadelphia station. However, there are services departing from 2ND STREET at ADAMS AVENUE and arriving at Philadelphia Bus Station via Memphis Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station and Baltimore Downtown Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 53m.
The distance between Memphis and Philadelphia is 899 miles. The road distance is 999.4 miles.
The best way to get from Memphis to Philadelphia without a car is to bus via Nashville which takes 25h 53m and costs $140 - $310.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Memphis to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Memphis to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Memphis Bus Station.
The best way to get from Memphis to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs $180 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus via Nashville, which costs $140 - $310 and takes 25h 53m.
Memphis to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Nashville Bus Station.
Philadelphia is 1h ahead of Memphis. It is currently 10:50 PM in Memphis and 11:50 PM in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Memphis, TN, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from Memphis (MEM) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 2ND STREET at ADAMS AVENUE to Philadelphia Bus Station via Memphis Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station, and Baltimore Downtown Bus Station in around 25h 53m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Memphis to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Memphis to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Memphis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Memphis to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Memphis to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Memphis to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Memphis to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Memphis to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Memphis to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Memphis to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Memphis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Memphis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Memphis to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Memphis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Memphis to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Memphis to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Memphis to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Memphis to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Memphis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Memphis to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Memphis to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Memphis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Memphis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Memphis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Memphis to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Memphis to Laguardia Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Memphis to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Memphis to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Memphis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Memphis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Memphis - Summer Ave to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $130–180
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