There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Alexandria by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Alexandria
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Alexandria (ALY)plane EWR - ALY
21h 47m$455–1,568Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane JFK - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
18h 34m$326–1,473Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Alexandria
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Alexandria (ALY)plane JFK - ALY
17h 46m$406–1,916Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EWR - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
17h 40m$415–1,175Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane PHL - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
20h 34m$464–1,712Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Alexandria
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Alexandria (ALY)plane PHL - ALY
22h 36m$554–2,105
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Alexandria (ALY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Alexandria is to train and fly and bus which costs $410 - $1,200 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Alexandria is to train and fly and bus which takes 17h 40m and costs $410 - $1,200.
The distance between Philadelphia and Alexandria is 8993 km.
It takes approximately 21h 47m to get from Philadelphia to Alexandria, including transfers.
Alexandria is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 6:18 AM in Philadelphia and 1:18 PM in Alexandria.
There are 1158+ hotels available in Alexandria.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Alexandria, Egypt?
American Airlines and Ulendo Airlink fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Alexandria (ALY) twice a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Alexandria via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Alexandria via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Alexandria via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- 15649
- Website
- West and Central Delta
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- West and Central Delta
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- West and Central Delta
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- West and Central Delta
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