There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, or train (Amtrak)
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 San Antonio International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane PHL - SAT
6h 56m$184–537Fly 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
9h 9m$107–321Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
41h 45m$174–426Train, 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
42h 4m$233–641Drive 1,714.5 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houstoncar 1,714.5 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 59m$130–1,002Train 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
8h$124–583Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to San Antonio International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane DCA - SAT
8h 39m$260–1,744Train 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
9h$160–1,219Train (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 40m$279–937
Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston is to fly and bus which costs $100 - $330 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston is to fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Broadway & Hildebrand via Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station and Pecan & Navarro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 45m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Fort Sam Houston is 1523 miles. The road distance is 1724.5 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston without a car is to bus which takes 41h 45m and costs $170 - $430.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston is to fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $180 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $430 and takes 41h 45m, you could also train, which costs $270 - $950 and takes 46h 40m.
Philadelphia to Fort Sam Houston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Fort Sam Houston is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 3:05 AM in Philadelphia and 2:05 AM in Fort Sam Houston.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia to Broadway & Hildebrand via Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, San Antonio Bus Station, and Pecan & Navarro in around 41h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
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
- $170–480
- 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 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
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–180
- 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
- $16–250
- 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
- $80–430
- 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 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 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 Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- 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
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $24–90
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- 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
- $16–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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