There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Michigan by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Detroit (DTW)plane PHL - DTW
4h 11m$85–355Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to State College Regional Airportbus
- Take the bus from State College Regional Airport to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Stationbus
14h 58m$77–164Train, bus via Pittsburgh
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain Pennsylvanian
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0420
15h 13m$147–302Drive 583.5 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Detroitcar 583.5 mi
9h 36m$107–154Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane PHL - GRR
5h 26m$167–907Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Detroit (DTW)plane BWI - DTW
5h 10m$166–1,090Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Detroit (DTW)plane EWR - DTW
5h 9m$100–340Train to Harrisburg International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Harrisburgtrain
- Fly from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) to Detroit (DTW)plane MDT - DTW
6h 34m$163–916Bus via Harrisburg
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421 / ...
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0420
16h 5m$89–181Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Stationbus
18h 2m$186–1,003
Philadelphia to Michigan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Michigan is to bus which costs $75 - $170 and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Michigan is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs $85 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Michigan station. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Detroit Bus Station via State College Regional Airport and Toledo Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 58m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Michigan is 480 miles. The road distance is 586.9 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Michigan without a car is to bus which takes 14h 58m and costs $75 - $170.
It takes approximately 4h 11m to get from Philadelphia to Michigan, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Michigan bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Michigan is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs $85 - $360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $170 and takes 14h 58m.
Philadelphia to Michigan bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at State College Regional Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Michigan is 587 miles. It takes approximately 9h 36m to drive from Philadelphia to Michigan.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Michigan, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Detroit (DTW) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station via State College Regional Airport and Toledo Bus Stop in around 14h 58m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Detroit via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Harrisburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from State College Regional Airport to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- 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 Toledo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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