There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Alexandria by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Borg El Arab (HBE)EWR - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
23h 56mTrain 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 Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)JFK - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
18h 40m$328–1,367Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)EWR - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
17h 34m$402–1,071Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)PHL - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
20h 39m$538–1,300Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Borg El Arab (HBE)JFK - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
19h 17mFly Philadelphia International Airport to Borg El Arab, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Borg El Arab (HBE)PHL - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
34h 21m
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Borg El Arab (HBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Alexandria is to train and fly and bus which costs $320 - $1,400 and takes 18h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Alexandria is to train and fly and bus which takes 17h 34m and costs $400 - $1,100.
The distance between Philadelphia and Alexandria is 9032 km.
It takes approximately 23h 56m to get from Philadelphia to Alexandria, including transfers.
Alexandria is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 5:34 PM in Philadelphia and 12:34 AM in Alexandria.
There are 1219+ hotels available in Alexandria.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Alexandria, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Alexandria. However, you can take the train to Newark Liberty International Airport, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, then take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newark Liberty International Airport, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport, then take the bus to Alexandria.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Borg El Arab via Milan Malpensa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Borg El Arab via Venice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Borg El Arab via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Borg El Arab via Zurich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Borg El Arab via Milan Malpensa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Borg El Arab via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- 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 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–310
- 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 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
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +20 2 25752157
- Website
- westmidbus-eg.com
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- westmidbus-eg.com
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