There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Arcadia by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PHL - LAX
9h 34m$153–408Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane EWR - LAX
10h 2m$118–605Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stopbus Greyhound US1210
2d 14h$220–580Train via Washington
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to Pomona - Northtrain
2d 17h$308–1,510Drive 2,675.7 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Arcadiacar 2,675.7 mi
43h 26m$489–706Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BWI - LAX
10h 32m$143–1,094Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane JFK - LAX
11h 18m$939–1,731Fly Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PHL - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angelestrain
12h 32m$311–1,208Bus, train
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Allentownbus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 18h$321–1,808Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 23h$309–1,997
Philadelphia to Arcadia by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Arcadia is to fly which costs $150 - $410 and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Arcadia is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs $150 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Arcadia. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Huntington / Santa Anita via St Louis Bus Station and El Monte Station - Lower Level. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to Arcadia station. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at Arcadia Station via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station, San Bernardino Depot and Pomona North Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Philadelphia and Arcadia is 2452 miles. The road distance is 2691.3 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Arcadia without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs $220 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Philadelphia to Arcadia, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Arcadia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
Philadelphia to Arcadia train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Arcadia is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs $150 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $600 and takes 2 days 14h, you could also train via Washington, which costs $300 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 17h.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Arcadia, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia to Huntington / Santa Anita via St Louis Bus Station and El Monte Station - Lower Level in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
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
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
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 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
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 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
- $17–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $180–550
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $270–600
- Business - advance purchase
- $380–1,500
- Business Class
- $500–1,300
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 BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–210
- 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
- $17–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–37
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- 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
- $110–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Bernardino Depot to Pomona - North
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $6–9
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
- $85–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Philadelphia to Arcadia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Arcadia is 3h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 7:08 AM in Philadelphia and 4:08 AM in Arcadia.
Philadelphia to Arcadia train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Arcadia is 2691 miles. It takes approximately 43h 26m to drive from Philadelphia to Arcadia.
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