There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Europe by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PHL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
15h 53m$562–1,302Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane JFK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
17h 9m$287–1,147Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane PHL - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
17h 6mTrain to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EWR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
16h 24m$288–561Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PHL - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbftrain
19h 39m$395–1,218Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane IAD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
18h 20m$375–991
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Europe is to train and fly which costs $280 - $600 and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Europe is to fly and train which takes 15h 53m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Philadelphia and Europe is 6556 km.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Philadelphia to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 12:38 AM in Philadelphia and 6:38 AM in Europe.
There are 822+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Europe. However, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Sontra Bahnhof, walk to Sontra Breitwiese, then take the line 260 bus to Nentershausen-Süß Gerstunger Straße. Alternatively, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Hannover Airport (HAJ), walk to Langenhagen Flughafen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Sontra Bahnhof, walk to Sontra Breitwiese, then take the line 260 bus to Nentershausen-Süß Gerstunger Straße.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–470
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–470
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–470
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–470
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–410
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–330
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–440
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–39
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
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
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
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- 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
- $20–45
- 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
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
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
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
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