There are 11 ways to get from Philadelphia to Atchison by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or bus (Flixbus, 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 Kansas City (MCI)plane PHL - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Atchisontaxi
5h 22m$323–713Bus via Allentown
cheapest- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Indianapolisbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to St. Josephbus
30h 8m$202–395Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to St. Josephbus
28h 34m$207–413Train, drive
- 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 Napervilletrain
- Take the train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Kansas Citytrain
- Drive from Kansas City to Atchisoncar
31h 8m$323–728Drive 1,158.2 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Atchisoncar 1,158.2 mi
19h 48m$212–306Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BWI - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Atchisontaxi
6h 6m$325–706Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane DCA - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Atchisontaxi
6h 56m$396–1,439Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kansas City (MCI)plane EWR - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Atchisontaxi
6h 21m$289–642Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane JFK - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Atchisontaxi
7h 14m$266–1,375Train to Laguardia Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LGA - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Atchisontaxi
7h 52m$299–1,202Train, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the taxi from On Mexico City Ave At Paris Southbound to Atchisontaxi
38h 15m$470–953
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Atchison is to drive which costs $210 - $310 and takes 19h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Atchison is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 22m and costs $320 - $750.
The distance between Philadelphia and Atchison is 1083 miles. The road distance is 1164.9 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Atchison without a car is to bus which takes 28h 34m and costs $200 - $420.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Philadelphia to Atchison, including transfers.
Atchison is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 2:44 PM in Philadelphia and 1:44 PM in Atchison.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Atchison is 1165 miles. It takes approximately 19h 48m to drive from Philadelphia to Atchison.
There are eight+ hotels available in Atchison.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Atchison, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia to Atchison via Indianapolis Union Station, Kansas City, and St. Joseph in around 28h 34m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
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 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 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 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
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- 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
- $24–60
- 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
- $18–45
- 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
- $21–50
- 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
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Naperville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to St. Joseph
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-233-8604
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
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