There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to George by plane, train, bus, or subway
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 George Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to George Airport (GRJ)plane PHL - GRJ
22h 47mR 16,123–60,160Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Port Elizabeth, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane EWR - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to George Railway Stnbus
37h 8mR 9,795–31,867Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to George Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to George Airport (GRJ)plane EWR - GRJ
31h 28mR 10,290–35,192Train to Harrisburg International Airport, fly to George Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Harrisburgtrain
- Fly from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) to George Airport (GRJ)plane MDT - GRJ
25h 40mR 10,515–34,546Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to George Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to George Airport (GRJ)plane LGA - GRJ
25h 10mR 12,545–53,210Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to George Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to George Airport (GRJ)plane IAD - GRJ
21h 44mR 10,165–45,640
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to George Airport (GRJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to George is to train and fly and bus which costs R 9 500 - R 32 000 and takes 37h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to George is to train and subway and fly which takes 21h 44m and costs R 10 000 - R 46 000.
The distance between Philadelphia and George is 12956 km.
It takes approximately 22h 47m to get from Philadelphia to George, including transfers.
George is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 1:50 PM in Philadelphia and 8:50 PM in George.
There are 808+ hotels available in George.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and George, South Africa?
British Airways, Airlink, and United Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to George Airport (GRJ) once daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to George Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–60,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to George Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to George Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to George Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–43,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–35,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to George Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 18,000–70,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to George Airport via Johannesburg, Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact 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
- R 700–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Harrisburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 340–10,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- R 340–7,500
- First Class
- R 2,200–10,000
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 500–11,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- R 500–8,000
- First Class
- R 2,500–11,000
Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 40–44
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- R 40–44
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Port Elizabeth to George Railway Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 490–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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