There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Colby by plane, car, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly to Hays Municipal Airport, drive
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS)plane PHL - HYS
- Drive from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Colbycar
10h 39m$173–733Fly to Kearney Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane PHL - EAR
- Drive from Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) to Colbycar
10h 59m$143–653Bus, taxi (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Goodlandbus
- Take the taxi from Goodland to Colbytaxi
35h 42m$365–632Train, drive via Washington (Amtrak)
- 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 McCook Stationtrain
- Drive from McCook Station to Colbycar
37h 53m$462–1,016Drive 1,492.7 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Colbycar 1,492.7 mi
24h 47m$273–394Fly to Garden City Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Garden City Regional Airport (GCK)plane PHL - GCK
- Drive from Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) to Colbycar
10h 43m$164–738Fly to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, drive
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)plane PHL - LBF
- Drive from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to Colbycar
11h 23m$178–743Fly to Denver, bus, taxi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Denver (DEN)plane PHL - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Goodlandbus
- Take the taxi from Goodland to Colbytaxi
11h 33m$378–898Fly to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)plane PHL - MCK
- Drive from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) to Colbycar
9h 32m$167–724Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to McCook Stationtrain
- Drive from McCook Station to Colbycar
43h 45m$508–1,094
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Colby is to drive which costs $270 - $400 and takes 24h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Colby is to fly and drive which takes 9h 32m and costs $160 - $750.
The distance between Philadelphia and Colby is 1411 miles. The road distance is 1501.4 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Colby without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 35h 42m and costs $360 - $650.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Philadelphia to Colby, including transfers.
Colby is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 9:58 AM in Philadelphia and 8:58 AM in Colby.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Colby is 1501 miles. It takes approximately 24h 47m to drive from Philadelphia to Colby.
There are 12+ hotels available in Colby.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Colby, KS, USA?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Colby. However, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS), then drive to Colby. Alternatively, you can take the bus to St Louis Bus Station, take the bus to Goodland, then take the taxi to Colby.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hays Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Garden City Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Garden City Regional Airport via Pittsburgh, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Garden City Regional Airport via Memphis, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Garden City Regional Airport via Nashville, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Garden City Regional Airport via Knoxville, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Garden City Regional Airport via St. Louis, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via St. Louis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
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
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
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
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to McCook Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- 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
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- $160–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Goodland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Goodland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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