There are 9 ways to get from Philadelphia to Jonesboro by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Memphis, bus
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Memphis (MEM)plane PHL - MEM
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
8h 23m$167–813Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR)plane PHL - JBR
10h 17m$105–489Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
25h 8m$158–943Drive 1,058.8 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Jonesborocar 1,058.8 mi
18h 8m$194–280Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Memphis, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Memphis (MEM)plane EWR - MEM
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
9h 3m$148–740Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Memphis, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Memphis (MEM)plane JFK - MEM
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
9h 50m$174–1,326Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Memphis, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Memphis (MEM)plane DCA - MEM
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
10h$248–1,901Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Memphis, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Memphis (MEM)plane LGA - MEM
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
10h 56m$227–1,223Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
29h 35m$149–435
Philadelphia to Jonesboro by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Jonesboro is to drive which costs $190 - $280 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Jonesboro is to fly and bus which takes 8h 23m and costs $160 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Jonesboro. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Jonesboro via St Louis Bus Station and Memphis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 35m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Jonesboro is 965 miles. The road distance is 1065 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Jonesboro without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 8m and costs $150 - $950.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Philadelphia to Jonesboro, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Jonesboro bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Jonesboro is to fly which takes 10h 17m and costs $100 - $490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $440 and takes 29h 35m.
Philadelphia to Jonesboro bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Jonesboro is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 5:34 PM in Philadelphia and 4:34 PM in Jonesboro.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Jonesboro, AR, USA?
American Airlines, Southern Airways Express, and Southwest Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia to Jonesboro via St Louis Bus Station and Memphis Bus Station in around 29h 35m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Memphis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Memphis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Memphis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Memphis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Memphis via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Memphis via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Memphis via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Memphis via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Memphis via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Memphis via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Memphis via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Memphis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Memphis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Memphis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Memphis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 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 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 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 Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–180
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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