There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to Lilongwe by train, plane, subway, or bus
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Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kamuzu International Airport
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane JFK - LLW
32h$732–2,123Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Kamuzu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane EWR - LLW
23h 25m$666–1,927Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane PHL - LLW
24h 39m$798–1,284Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kamuzu International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane IAD - LLW
25h 16m$828–2,553Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Chileka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane EWR - BLZ
- Take the bus from Blantyre to Lilongwebus
28h 12m$734–2,044
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Lilongwe is to train and fly which costs $650 - $2,000 and takes 23h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Lilongwe is to train and fly which takes 23h 25m and costs $650 - $2,000.
The distance between Philadelphia and Lilongwe is 12671 km.
It takes approximately 32h to get from Philadelphia to Lilongwe, including transfers.
Lilongwe is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 11:04 AM in Philadelphia and 6:04 PM in Lilongwe.
There are 83+ hotels available in Lilongwe.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Lilongwe, Malawi?
Airbus France, Ethiopian Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Addis Ababa, Kamuzu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Accra, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
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 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
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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
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 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–270
- 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 Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–230
- 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
- $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
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
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- +(265)994 193 745
- Website
- sososocoaches.com
Bus from Blantyre to Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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