There are 3 ways to get from Philadelphia to Gander by train, plane, car, car ferry, 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.
Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Gander International Airport
best- 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
18h 37m$695–1,484Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF)plane PHL - YDF
- Take the bus from Deer Lake - Circle K to Gander - Gander Airportbus
13h 3m$299–1,021Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Philadelphia to North Sydney, NScar
- Take the carferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basquescarferry
- Drive from Port aux Basques to Gandercar
33h 54m$455–755
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) 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 54m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Gander is to fly and bus which takes 13h 3m and costs $290 - $1,100.
The distance between Philadelphia and Gander is 1922 km.
It takes approximately 18h 37m to get from Philadelphia to Gander, including transfers.
Gander is 1h 30m ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 11:42 AM in Philadelphia and 1:12 PM in Gander.
There are seven+ hotels available in Gander.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Gander, NL, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Gander. However, you can take the train to Newark Liberty International Airport, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Gander International Airport (YQX), then take the taxi to Gander. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Philadelphia to Gander via North Sydney, NS and Port aux Basques in around 33h 54m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gander International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- drl@eastlink.ca
- Website
- Home DRL
Bus from Deer Lake - Circle K to Gander - Gander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–81
- Website
- Home DRL
- Adult
- $75–81
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- reservations@marineatlantic.ca
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
Car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
- Schedules at
- Nova Scotia / Newfundland Ferry Schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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