There are 9 ways to get from Philadelphia to Morganton by plane, car, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)plane PHL - AVL
- Drive from Asheville-Airport-AVL to Morgantoncar
4h 40m$103–570Drive 534 mi
cheapest- Drive from Philadelphia to Morgantoncar 534 mi
10h 8m$92–132Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain Crescent / ...
- Drive from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Morgantoncar
12h 17m$294–451Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0670
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus Hickory / ...
16h 54m$212–317Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane PHL - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus
5h 29m$233–314Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, drive
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)plane PHL - GSP
- Drive from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Morgantoncar
5h 18m$157–875Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane EWR - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus
6h 21m$283–627Bus to Lehigh Valley International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane ABE - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus
7h 26m$217–765Bus via Fredericksburg
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Fredericksburgbus
- Take the bus from Fredericksburg to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte to Lenoirbus
18h 43m$148–223
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Morganton is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Morganton is to fly and drive which takes 4h 40m and costs $100 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Morganton. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Hickory Airport via Charlotte Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 54m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Morganton is 578 miles. The road distance is 537.1 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Morganton without a car is to bus which takes 16h 54m and costs $210 - $320.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Philadelphia to Morganton, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Morganton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to Morganton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Charlotte Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Morganton is 537 miles. It takes approximately 10h 8m to drive from Philadelphia to Morganton.
There are 40+ hotels available in Morganton.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Morganton, NC, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Morganton via Charlotte Bus Station, Charlotte Airport, and Hickory Airport in around 16h 54m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Harrisburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–440
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Fredericksburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fredericksburg to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- reservations@hickoryhop.com
- Website
- Hickory Hop
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Hickory Hop
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Hickory Hop
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Hickory Hop
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Hickory Hop
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- customerservice@martzbus.com
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Martz Bus
- Phone
- +1 704-348-1200
- info@sunwaycharters.com
- Website
- Sunway Charters
Bus from Charlotte to Lenoir
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- Sunway Charters
- Passenger
- $12–18
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