There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Bethany Beach by train, bus, car, plane, taxi, shuttle, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain Northeast Regional
- Take the bus from BWI Amtrak Station to Ocean Pines, MDbus Baltimore
5h 32m$166–823Drive 129.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Philadelphia to Bethany Beachcar 129.6 mi
2h 40m$24–35Fly, taxi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY)plane PHL - SBY
- Take the taxi from Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) to Bethany Beachtaxi
3h 22m$185–530Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Philadelphia Airport to Lewes Transit CenterLewes
4h 23m$126–143Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Market St At 16Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 313 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Cape May, NJ to Lewes, DEcarferry
6h 56m$27–58Bus, car ferry via Atlantic City
- Take the bus from Broad St At Cherry St to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminalbus 551
- Take the bus from Gate #2 Inside Ac Bus Terminal to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 552
- Take the car ferry from Cape May, NJ to Lewes, DEcarferry
7h 11m$29–66
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Bethany Beach is to drive which costs $23 - $35 and takes 2h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Bethany Beach is to drive which takes 2h 40m and costs $23 - $35.
The distance between Philadelphia and Bethany Beach is 253 miles. The road distance is 130.4 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Bethany Beach without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 32m and costs $160 - $850.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Philadelphia to Bethany Beach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Bethany Beach is 130 miles. It takes approximately 2h 40m to drive from Philadelphia to Bethany Beach.
There are 1408+ hotels available in Bethany Beach.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Bethany Beach, DE, USA?
Lewes Bus operates a shuttle from Philadelphia Airport to Lewes Transit Center twice daily. Tickets cost $65 and the journey takes 2h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 410-912-6000
- reservations@bayrunnershuttle.com
- Website
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from BWI Amtrak Station to Ocean Pines, MD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from BWI Amtrak Station to Ocean Pines, MD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 302-470-6784
- hello@lewesbus.com
- Website
- lewesbus.com
Shuttle from Philadelphia Airport to Lewes Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65
- Schedules at
- lewesbus.com
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from Market St At 16Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- $13–40
Bus from Broad St At Cherry St to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- $7–25
Bus from Gate #2 Inside Ac Bus Terminal to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- $7–24
- Phone
- +1 800-643-3779
- Website
- cmlf.com
Car ferry from Cape May, NJ to Lewes, DE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.cmlf.com
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