There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane PHL - SAT
6h 23m$217–367Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane PHL - AUS
- Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
8h 54m$177–532Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
39h 50m$250–526Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain Crescent
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2212
41h 59m$450–909Drive 1,714.8 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houstoncar 1,714.8 mi
28h 19m$313–452Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Antonio International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane BWI - SAT
7h$198–1,092Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Antonio International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane EWR - SAT
7h 13m$237–652Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to San Antonio International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane JFK - SAT
8h 13m$199–1,319Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to San Antonio International Airport
- 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 San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane IAD - SAT
8h 38m$189–1,349Train (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 San Antonio Stationtrain Sunset Limited
46h 50m$561–1,175
Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston is to fly which costs $210 - $370 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs $210 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Fort Sam Houston. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Broadway & Pershing via Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Pecan & Navarro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 50m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Fort Sam Houston is 1523 miles. The road distance is 1724.8 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston without a car is to bus which takes 39h 50m and costs $250 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs $210 - $370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $250 - $550 and takes 39h 50m, you could also train, which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 46h 50m.
Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
Fort Sam Houston is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 5:40 PM in Philadelphia and 4:40 PM in Fort Sam Houston.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Broadway & Pershing via Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, San Antonio Bus Station, and Pecan & Navarro in around 39h 50m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
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 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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