There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to El Paso by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, 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.
Fly Philadelphia International Airport to El Paso International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane PHL - ELP
9h 36m$173–668Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to El Paso International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane BWI - ELP
10h 44m$158–1,234Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to El Paso Bus Stationbus
47h 30m$223–568Train via New Orleans (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain Crescent
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to El Paso Stationtrain Sunset Limited
2d 12h$307–940Drive 2,046.6 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to El Pasocar 2,046.6 mi
34h 49m$374–540Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to El Paso International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane DCA - ELP
11h 28m$278–1,766Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to El Paso International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane LGA - ELP
12h 34m$191–1,288Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport (ROW)plane PHL - ROW
- Take the bus from Roswell Pecos Trails Transit to El Pasobus
11h 59m$215–714Bus, train
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Allentownbus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to El Paso Stationtrain
2d 22h$289–636Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to El Paso Stationtrain Texas Eagle
3d 4h$278–745
Philadelphia to El Paso by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to El Paso is to fly which costs $170 - $700 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to El Paso is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to El Paso station. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at El Paso Bus Station via St Louis Bus Station and ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to El Paso station. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at El Paso Station via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Philadelphia and El Paso is 1881 miles. The road distance is 2058.6 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to El Paso without a car is to bus which takes 47h 30m and costs $220 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Philadelphia to El Paso, including transfers.
Philadelphia to El Paso bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
Philadelphia to El Paso train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to El Paso is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs $170 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $600 and takes 47h 30m, you could also train via New Orleans, which costs $300 - $950 and takes 2 days 12h.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and El Paso, TX, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to El Paso International Airport (ELP) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia to El Paso Bus Station via St Louis Bus Station, Albuquerque Bus Station, and ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center in around 47h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to El Paso International Airport via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to El Paso International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to El Paso International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to El Paso International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport via Nashville, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport via Pittsburgh, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport via St. Louis, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to El Paso International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to El Paso International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to El Paso International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to El Paso Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to El Paso Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–430
- 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
- $110–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
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
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
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
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
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
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
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
- $90–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Roswell Pecos Trails Transit to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Allentown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $95–160
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More Questions & Answers
Philadelphia to El Paso bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
El Paso is 2h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 11:49 AM in Philadelphia and 9:49 AM in El Paso.
Philadelphia to El Paso train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to El Paso is 2059 miles. It takes approximately 34h 49m to drive from Philadelphia to El Paso.
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