There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Pleasanton by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or train
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHL - OAK
9h 42m$338–1,312Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BWI - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
9h 47m$198–1,278Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
3d 1h$479–900Train (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 Richmondtrain
3d 4h$1,029–2,739Drive 2,874 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Pleasantoncar 2,874 mi
45h 7m$525–758Fly Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHL - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
8h 58m$217–823Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHL - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Stationtrain
11h$343–1,316Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
9h 42m$210–871Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BWI - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Stationtrain
10h 22m$284–1,621Train via Los Angeles
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Station Diridon to Pleasanton Stationtrain
3d 12h$1,182–2,464
Philadelphia to Pleasanton by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Pleasanton is to train and fly and BART which costs $210 - $900 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Pleasanton is to fly and BART which takes 8h 58m and costs $210 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Pleasanton. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Peters Ave & Division St via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi and Dublin/Pleasanton BART. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to Pleasanton. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at Dublin / Pleasanton via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station, Richmond and Lake Merritt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Philadelphia and Pleasanton is 2550 miles. The road distance is 2890.7 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Pleasanton without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs $470 - $900.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Philadelphia to Pleasanton, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Pleasanton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to Pleasanton train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Pleasanton is to fly which takes 9h 42m and costs $330 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $470 - $900 and takes 3 days 1h, you could also train, which costs $1,000 - $2,800 and takes 3 days 4h.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Pleasanton, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Peters Ave & Division St via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Modesto Bus Stop, Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi, BART Dublin Station, and Dublin/Pleasanton BART in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- 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
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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 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
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Train from San Jose Station Diridon to Pleasanton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
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More Questions & Answers
Philadelphia to Pleasanton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Pleasanton is 3h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 2:12 PM in Philadelphia and 11:12 AM in Pleasanton.
Philadelphia to Pleasanton train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Pleasanton is 2891 miles. It takes approximately 45h 7m to drive from Philadelphia to Pleasanton.
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