There are 9 ways to get from Philadelphia to Macon by train, plane, bus, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Macon
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Macon (MCN)plane BWI - MCN
5h 2m$173–656Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane PHL - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Stationbus
6h 26m$96–251Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Stationbus
18h 2m$129–246Drive 799 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Maconcar 799 mi
14h 12m$146–211Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Macon
- 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 Macon (MCN)plane IAD - MCN
6h 27m$160–395Bus to Lehigh Valley International Airport, fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane ABE - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Stationbus
8h 38m$105–423Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Macon
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Macon (MCN)plane PHL - MCN
7h 30m$168–748Train to Harrisburg International Airport, fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Harrisburgtrain
- Fly from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane MDT - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Stationbus
8h 55m$96–419Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0670
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2415 / ...
23h 10m$142–275
Philadelphia to Macon by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Macon is to fly and bus which costs $95 - $260 and takes 6h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Macon is to train and fly which takes 5h 2m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Macon station. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Macon Bus Station via Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 10m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Macon is 715 miles. The road distance is 803.7 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Macon without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 2m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Philadelphia to Macon, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Macon bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Macon is to fly which takes 7h 30m and costs $160 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $280 and takes 23h 10m.
Philadelphia to Macon bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Macon is 804 miles. It takes approximately 14h 12m to drive from Philadelphia to Macon.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Macon, GA, USA?
United Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and Frontier Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Macon (MCN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Macon Bus Station via Atlanta Bus Station in around 23h 10m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Macon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Macon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Macon via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Macon via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 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 Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- 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
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Harrisburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- customerservice@martzbus.com
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
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