There are 11 ways to get from Philadelphia to Sylmar by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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 Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PHL - LAX
9h 49m$197–576Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane EWR - LAX
10h 19m$166–470Bus
- 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 Main / 7th to Hubbard / Glenoaksbus 92
2d 16h$450–884Train via Washington (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 Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 19h$847–1,949Drive 2,691.7 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Sylmarcar 2,691.7 mi
44h 3m$492–710Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PHL - BUR
10h 54m$300–1,214Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BWI - LAX
10h 32m$203–565Train 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 Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane JFK - LAX
11h 35m$181–1,238Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BWI - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
12h 32m$300–1,179Fly Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PHL - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
13h 17m$322–1,293Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
3d$894–2,030
Philadelphia to Sylmar by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Sylmar is to train and fly which costs $160 - $470 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Sylmar is to fly which takes 9h 49m and costs $190 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Sylmar. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station 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 16h.
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 2456 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 16h and costs $450 - $900.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Philadelphia to Sylmar, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Sylmar bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus 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 9h 49m and costs $190 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $450 - $900 and takes 2 days 16h, you could also train via Washington, which costs $800 - $2,000 and takes 2 days 19h.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Sylmar, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Hubbard / Glenoaks via St Louis Bus Station, Patsaouras Transit Plaza at Union Station, Spring St & 7th St, and Main / 7th in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact 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
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
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
- 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
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- 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
- $600–1,400
- 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
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact 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
- $140–280
- 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
- $300–600
- 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
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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 5:31 AM in Philadelphia and 2:31 AM 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 44h 3m to drive from Philadelphia to Sylmar.
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