There are 12 ways to get from Philadelphia to Sylmar by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)PHL - LAX
10h$145–349Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)EWR - LAX
10h 59m$122–561Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Main / 7th to Hubbard / Glenoaks92
2d 14h$225–615Bus, train
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Allentown
- Take the bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
2d 18h$355–1,514Drive 2,691.7 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Sylmar2,691.7 mi
43h 42m$492–710Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)PHL - BUR
10h 50m$181–440Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)BWI - LAX
11h 10m$132–970Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)JFK - BUR
11h 9m$201–1,324Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)JFK - LAX
11h 57m$893–1,737Fly Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)PHL - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
13h 13m$310–401Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
2d 19h$274–1,332Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
3d$389–1,823
Philadelphia to Sylmar by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Sylmar is to fly which costs $140 - $350 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Sylmar is to fly which takes 10h and costs $140 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Sylmar. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Hubbard / Glenoaks via St Louis Bus Station, Patsaouras Transit Plaza at Union Station and Main / 7th. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to Sylmar. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at Sylmar / San Fernando via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station, Fullerton and L.A. Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Philadelphia and Sylmar is 2457 miles. The road distance is 2707.4 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Sylmar without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs $220 - $650.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Philadelphia to Sylmar, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Sylmar bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
Philadelphia to Sylmar train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Sylmar is to fly which takes 10h and costs $140 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $650 and takes 2 days 14h, you could also train via Washington, which costs $270 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 19h.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Sylmar, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia to Hubbard / Glenoaks via St Louis Bus Station, Patsaouras Transit Plaza at Union Station, Spring St & 7th St, and Main / 7th in around 2d 14h.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–38
- 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
- $26–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
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.html
- 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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Main / 7th to Hubbard / Glenoaks
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Allentown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $95–160
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More Questions & Answers
Philadelphia to Sylmar bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Sylmar is 3h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 5:02 PM in Philadelphia and 2:02 PM in Sylmar.
Philadelphia to Sylmar train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Sylmar is 2707 miles. It takes approximately 43h 42m to drive from Philadelphia to Sylmar.
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