There are 11 ways to get from Philadelphia to Lawrence by plane, train, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or bus
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Fly from Philadelphia International Airport, train
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PHL - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 8m$214–498Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane JFK - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 13m$147–1,240Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0136 / ...
27h 30m$207–389Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
30h 52m$380–858Drive 1,161 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Lawrencecar 1,161 mi
19h 45m$212–307Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BWI - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 50m$230–639Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kansas City (MCI)plane EWR - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 8m$203–563Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane DCA - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 39m$283–1,314Train to Laguardia Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LGA - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 35m$260–1,237Bus, train
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2642
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
30h 9m$252–507Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
36h 45m$424–943
Philadelphia to Lawrence by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Lawrence is to bus which costs $200 - $390 and takes 27h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Lawrence is to fly and train which takes 9h 8m and costs $210 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Lawrence. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Lawrence Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to Lawrence station. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at Lawrence Amtrak Station via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 52m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Lawrence is 1117 miles. The road distance is 1167.8 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Lawrence without a car is to bus which takes 27h 30m and costs $200 - $390.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Philadelphia to Lawrence, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Lawrence bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
Philadelphia to Lawrence train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Lawrence is to bus which takes 27h 30m and costs $200 - $390. Alternatively, you can train via Washington, which costs $380 - $900 and takes 30h 52m.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Lawrence, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia to Lawrence Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station in around 27h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from 30th Street Station to Lawrence Amtrak Station via Washington, Columbus Circle, Union Station, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, and Chicago Union Station in around 30h 52m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- 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
- $29–65
- 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
- $22–50
- 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
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Philadelphia to Lawrence bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Lawrence is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 1:28 AM in Philadelphia and 12:28 AM in Lawrence.
Philadelphia to Lawrence train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Lawrence is 1168 miles. It takes approximately 19h 45m to drive from Philadelphia to Lawrence.
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