There are 4 ways to get from Philadelphia to Gander by plane, car, car ferry, 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 from Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane PHL - YQX
10h 4m$350–1,536Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Philadelphia to North Sydney, NScar
- Take the car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basquescarferry
- Drive from Port aux Basques to Gandercar
33h 53m$456–756Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane EWR - YQX
8h 10m$1,225–2,017Train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane LGA - YQX
9h 32m$638–2,562
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Gander International Airport (YQX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Gander is to drive and car ferry which costs $450 - $800 and takes 33h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Gander is to train and fly which takes 8h 10m and costs $1,200 - $2,100.
The distance between Philadelphia and Gander is 1936 km.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Philadelphia to Gander, including transfers.
Gander is 1h 30m ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 11:20 PM in Philadelphia and 12:50 AM in Gander.
There are six+ hotels available in Gander.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Gander, NL, Canada?
Air Canada and American Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Gander International Airport (YQX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gander International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gander International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
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
- $15–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $15–310
- Business Class
- $80–360
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $17–320
- Business Class
- $80–370
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
- $14–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $25–40
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $14–90
- Business - advance purchase
- $19–130
- Business Class
- $30–250
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–380
- 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
- $29–850
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $29–650
- First Class
- $180–850
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- reservations@marineatlantic.ca
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Schedules at
- marineatlantic.ca
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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