There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Amish by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus), train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Philadelphia International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)PHL - CID
- Take the taxi from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Amish
7h 12m$210–594Drive 981.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Philadelphia to Amish981.2 mi
16h 14m$180–259Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Allentown
- Take the bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa City
27h 24m$234–376Train, bus via Washington
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa City
27h 41m$236–1,079Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)DCA - CID
- Take the taxi from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Amish
6h 51m$283–1,540Bus via St. Louis
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus StationGreyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis to Iowa CitySt Louis
30h 4m$217–439Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union StationCardinal
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa CityChicago
33h 33m$243–637Train, bus #2
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Galesburg to Burlington
- Take the bus from Burlington to Iowa City
35h 30m$276–742
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Amish is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Amish is to train and fly and taxi which takes 6h 51m and costs $280 - $1,600.
The distance between Philadelphia and Amish is 918 miles. The road distance is 986.9 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Amish without a car is to bus which takes 27h 24m and costs $230 - $380.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Philadelphia to Amish, including transfers.
Amish is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 11:46 AM in Philadelphia and 10:46 AM in Amish.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Amish is 987 miles. It takes approximately 16h 14m to drive from Philadelphia to Amish.
There are 47+ hotels available in Amish.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Amish, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia to Amish via Allentown, Chicago, and Iowa City in around 27h 24m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Allentown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $95–160
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Chicago to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $50–75
- Flexible Fares
- $65–100
Bus from St Louis to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–128
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $60–90
- Flexible Fares
- $80–120
- Saver Fare
- $92
- Flex Fare
- $128
Bus from Galesburg to Burlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $25–40
- Flexible Fares
- $30–50
Bus from Burlington to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $28–45
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
American Class Taxi
- Phone
- +1 319-363-8294
- Website
- americanclasstaxi.com
American Class Taxi
- Phone
- +1 319-363-8294
- Website
- americanclasstaxi.com
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