There are 12 ways to get from Modesto to Philadelphia by bus, subway, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)SFO - PHL
10h 3m$177–723Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)SFO - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
11h 44m$147–793Bus
- Take the bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Station
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphia
2d 22h$319–698Bus, train via Washington
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
3d 2h$442–2,657Drive 2,834.1 mi
- Drive from Modesto to Philadelphia2,834.1 mi
45h 6m$518–748Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the train from Lathrop Station to Santa Clara Station
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)SJC - PHL
13h 21m$217–871Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)SFO - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
11h 23m$171–1,275Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)SMF - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
11h 9m$228–1,537Bus to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the bus from Modesto to Stockton
- Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)SCK - PHL
9h 28m$200–835Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)SMF - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
11h 27m$234–675Bus, train
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
3d 8h$452–2,231Bus, train via Tucson
- Take the bus from Modesto to Tucson
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Allentown
- Take the bus from Allentown to Philadelphia
3d 18h$436–795
Modesto to Philadelphia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modesto to Philadelphia is to bus and BART and fly and train which costs $140 - $800 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Modesto to Philadelphia is to bus and fly which takes 9h 28m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Modesto to Philadelphia. However, there are services departing from Modesto and arriving at Philadelphia via Phoenix Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Modesto and Philadelphia is 2643 miles. The road distance is 2850.7 miles.
The best way to get from Modesto to Philadelphia without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 22h and costs $310 - $700.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Modesto to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Modesto to Philadelphia bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Modesto station.
Modesto to Philadelphia bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Phoenix Bus Station.
Philadelphia is 3h ahead of Modesto. It is currently 6:13 PM in Modesto and 9:13 PM in Philadelphia.
Yes, the driving distance between Modesto to Philadelphia is 2851 miles. It takes approximately 45h 6m to drive from Modesto to Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Modesto, CA, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Modesto to Philadelphia via Phoenix Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Las Vegas, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Las Vegas, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- 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
- $26–300
- 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
- $26–310
- 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 Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–420
- 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.html
- 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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
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
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
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Lathrop Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Modesto to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Modesto to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Modesto to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2–16
- Titanium
- $3–15
Bus from Modesto to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $85–130
- Titanium
- $101–104
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Allentown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $95–160
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Allentown to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
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