There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Chilumba by train, plane, taxi, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Mzuzu, taxi
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mzuzu (ZZU)plane JFK - ZZU
- Take the taxi from Mzuzu (ZZU) to Chilumbataxi
2d 3h$670–2,265Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Mzuzu, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Mzuzu (ZZU)plane EWR - ZZU
- Take the taxi from Mzuzu (ZZU) to Chilumbataxi
43h 9m$678–2,316Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Mbeya Airport, Private Transfer , bus, 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 Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane JFK - MBI
- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya Airport to Malawi border
- Take the bus from Songwe to Karongabus
- Take the taxi from Karonga to Chilumbataxi
32h 42mTrain to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kamuzu International Airport, bus, 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 Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane JFK - LLW
- Take the bus from Lilongwe to Karongabus
- Take the taxi from Karonga to Chilumbataxi
44h 32m$790–2,528Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Chelinda, 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 Chelinda (CEH)plane JFK - CEH
- Take the taxi from Chelinda (CEH) to Chilumbataxi
2d 5h$685–2,280Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Kamuzu International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane EWR - LLW
- Take the bus from Lilongwe to Karongabus
- Take the taxi from Karonga to Chilumbataxi
32h 6m$798–2,379Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Chelinda, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Chelinda (CEH)plane EWR - CEH
- Take the taxi from Chelinda (CEH) to Chilumbataxi
44h 49m$693–2,331
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mzuzu (ZZU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Chilumba is to train and fly and taxi which costs $650 - $2,400 and takes 43h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Chilumba is to train and fly and bus and taxi which takes 32h 6m and costs $800 - $2,400.
The distance between Philadelphia and Chilumba is 12656 km.
It takes approximately 2 days 3h to get from Philadelphia to Chilumba, including transfers.
Chilumba is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 8:19 PM in Philadelphia and 2:19 AM in Chilumba.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Chilumba, Northern Region, Malawi?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Chilumba. However, you can take the train to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, walk to Penn Station, take the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Mzuzu (ZZU), then take the taxi to Chilumba. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newark Liberty International Airport, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Mzuzu (ZZU), then take the taxi to Chilumba.
- Website
- nyasaexpress.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mzuzu via Nairobi, Kamuzu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mzuzu via Johannesburg, Kamuzu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chelinda via Nairobi, Kamuzu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chelinda via Johannesburg, Kamuzu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Doha, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Accra, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Mbeya Airport to Malawi border
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Bus from Songwe to Karonga
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
- Phone
- +(265)994 193 745
- Website
- sososocoaches.com
Bus from Lilongwe to Karonga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $81
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Lilongwe to Karonga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $81
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Estimated price
- $18–65
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