There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Defiance by plane, bus, taxi, train (Amtrak), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)PHL - CMH
- Take the bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Delphos
- Take the taxi from Delphos to Defiance
8h 24m$202–516Drive 573.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Philadelphia to Defiance573.3 mi
9h 21m$105–152Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Columbus Bus Station
- Take the bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Delphos
- Take the taxi from Delphos to Defiance
14h 50m$208–326Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn StationNortheast Regional
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bryan Amtrak StationLake Shore Limited
18h 39m$138–906Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)PHL - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland to Bryan Amtrak Station
8h 50m$192–548Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Dayton, bus, taxi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Dayton (DAY)PHL - DAY
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Lima Regional Transit Authority
- Take the taxi from Lima Regional Transit Authority to Defiance
8h 55m$200–564Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit, bus, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Detroit (DTW)PHL - DTW
- Take the bus from Dearborn to Toledo
- Take the train from Toledo to Bryan Amtrak Station
8h 56mTrain to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Detroit, bus, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Detroit (DTW)EWR - DTW
- Take the bus from Dearborn to Toledo
- Take the train from Toledo to Bryan Amtrak Station
9h 52m
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Defiance is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Defiance is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 8h 24m and costs $200 - $550.
The distance between Philadelphia and Defiance is 563 miles. The road distance is 576.6 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Defiance without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 14h 50m and costs $200 - $330.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Philadelphia to Defiance, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Defiance is 577 miles. It takes approximately 9h 21m to drive from Philadelphia to Defiance.
There are 12+ hotels available in Defiance.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Defiance, OH, USA?
You can take a train from 30th Street Station to Defiance via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Bryan Amtrak Station in around 18h 39m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dayton via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dayton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dayton via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dayton via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $70–190
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $100–240
- Business - advance purchase
- $130–550
- Business Class
- $220–550
Train from Cleveland to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $24–45
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $20–85
- Business - advance purchase
- $28–150
- Business Class
- $45–220
Train from Toledo to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $16–27
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $6–60
- Business - advance purchase
- $9–80
- Business Class
- $16–170
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Delphos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Delphos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Columbus Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Lima Regional Transit Authority
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Dearborn to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $85–140
Black and White Transportation
- Phone
- +1-419-536-8294
- Website
- bwtransportation.com
Black and White Transportation
- Phone
- +1-419-536-8294
- Website
- bwtransportation.com
Black and White Transportation
- Phone
- +1-419-536-8294
- Website
- bwtransportation.com
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