There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Akron by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane PHL - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
5h 13m$182–418Bus via Pittsburgh
cheapest- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus Greyhound US0421 / ...
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus Greyhound US0164
9h 20m$59–138Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain Pennsylvanian
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus Greyhound US0164
10h 58m$117–253Drive 406.8 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Akroncar 406.8 mi
6h 46m$75–108Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane EWR - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
6h 2m$211–613Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane BWI - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
6h 2m$219–829Fly Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane PHL - CMH
- Take the bus from John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
7h 51m$145–570Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane PHL - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
7h 52m$152–493Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane LGA - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
7h 50m$158–1,227Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Newark Penn Stationbus FlixBus 2601 / ...
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus FlixBus N2641
11h 5m$65–125
Philadelphia to Akron by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Akron is to bus via Pittsburgh which costs $55 - $140 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Akron is to fly and bus which takes 5h 13m and costs $180 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Akron. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Akron is 410 miles. The road distance is 409.2 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Akron without a car is to bus via Pittsburgh which takes 9h 20m and costs $55 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Philadelphia to Akron, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
Philadelphia to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Akron is 409 miles. It takes approximately 6h 46m to drive from Philadelphia to Akron.
Book your Philadelphia to Akron bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Akron, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station in around 9h 20m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- 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 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 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
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- 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 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- 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 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Philadelphia to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
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