There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Chesterton by plane, train, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PHL - MDW
- Take the train from Museum Campus/11th St. to Dune Parktrain
5h 52m$176–335Bus to Lehigh Valley International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ABE - ORD
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Dune Parktrain
8h 5m$106–376Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Gary Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2642
19h 49m$160–232Train 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 Van Buren St. to Dune Parktrain
22h 43m$468–1,315Drive 716.5 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Chestertoncar 716.5 mi
11h 41m$123–177Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PHL - ORD
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Dune Parktrain
6h 22m$147–255Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BWI - MDW
- Take the train from Museum Campus/11th St. to Dune Parktrain
6h 54m$177–939Fly Philadelphia International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane PHL - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Dune Parktrain
8h 43m$455–972Bus via Baltimore (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Greyhound Garagebus Greyhound US0305
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Gary Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
24h 19m$180–270Train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Dune Parktrain Lakeshore / ...
28h 53m$600–911
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Chesterton is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Chesterton is to fly and train which takes 5h 52m and costs $170 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Chesterton station. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Gary Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to Chesterton. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at Dune Park via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak and Van Buren St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 43m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Chesterton is 737 miles. The road distance is 720.7 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Chesterton without a car is to bus which takes 19h 49m and costs $160 - $240.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Philadelphia to Chesterton, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Chesterton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to Chesterton train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Chesterton is to bus which takes 19h 49m and costs $160 - $240. Alternatively, you can train via Washington, which costs $460 - $1,400 and takes 22h 43m.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Chesterton, Porter County, IN, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Gary Bus Station 6 times a week. Tickets cost $140–210 and the journey takes 19h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from 30th Street Station to Chesterton via Washington Union Station, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station, Jackson & Clinton, Michigan & Van Buren/Ida B. Wells, Van Buren St., and Dune Park in around 22h 43m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Harrisburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Museum Campus/11th St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $9–11
Train from Van Buren St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from Van Buren St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from Museum Campus/11th St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $9–11
Train from Van Buren St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from Van Buren St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from Van Buren St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from Museum Campus/11th St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Train from Van Buren St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Train from Van Buren St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Train from Museum Campus/11th St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Train from Van Buren St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Train from Van Buren St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Train from Van Buren St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- customerservice@martzbus.com
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Martz Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Greyhound Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Philadelphia to Chesterton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Gary Bus Station.
Chesterton is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 10:09 PM in Philadelphia and 9:09 PM in Chesterton.
Philadelphia to Chesterton train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Chesterton is 721 miles. It takes approximately 11h 41m to drive from Philadelphia to Chesterton.
There are 115+ hotels available in Chesterton.











