There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Welch by train, bus, car, plane, taxi, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, drive
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lotbus
- Drive from Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot to Welchcar
11h 21m$88–706Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lotbus
- Drive from Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot to Welchcar
12h 8m$77–108Train, bus, drive via Roanoke
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Roanoketrain
- Take the bus from Roanoke Amtrak Station to Exit 118 - Park and Ridebus Swb
- Take the bus from Christiansburg to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lotbus
- Drive from Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot to Welchcar
13h 41m$182–867Drive 471.2 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Welchcar 471.2 mi
9h 9m$86–125Fly to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field, bus, drive
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field (ROA)plane PHL - ROA
- Take the bus from Airport to Exit 118 - Park and Ridebus
- Take the bus from Christiansburg to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lotbus
- Drive from Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot to Welchcar
8h 20m$97–459Fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane PHL - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Bluefield Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Bluefield Bus Stop to Welchtaxi
9h 12m$221–355Fly to Asheville Regional Airport, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)plane PHL - AVL
- Take a shuttle bus from Asheville Airport to Black Bear Resort
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Damascus, VA
- Drive from Damascus, VA to Welchcar
10h 14m$351–745Fly to Raleigh County Memorial Airport, taxi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)plane PHL - BKW
- Take the taxi from Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) to Welchtaxi
7h 23m$198–624
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field (ROA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Welch is to bus and drive which costs $75 - $110 and takes 12h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Welch is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 23m and costs $190 - $650.
The distance between Philadelphia and Welch is 522 miles. The road distance is 474 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 21m to get from Philadelphia to Welch, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Welch is 474 miles. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from Philadelphia to Welch.
There are 20+ hotels available in Welch.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Welch, WV, USA?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Welch. However, you can take the train to Washington Union Station, walk to Washington Union Station, take the bus to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot, then drive to Welch. Alternatively, you can take a train from 30th Street Station to Welch via Washington Union Station, Roanoke, Roanoke Amtrak Station, Exit 118 - Park and Ride, Christiansburg, and Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot in around 13h 41m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport via Baltimore, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport via Richmond, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport via Washington Dulles, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport via Harrisburg, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport via Greensboro/High Point, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Roanoke
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- VirginiaBreeze@drpt.virginia.gov
- Website
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Washington Union Station to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Christiansburg to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Christiansburg to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Washington Union Station to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
- Phone
- +1 540 982 2222
- info@valleymetro.com
- Website
- Valley Metro Roanoke
Bus from Roanoke Amtrak Station to Exit 118 - Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Valley Metro Roanoke
Bus from Airport to Exit 118 - Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- Valley Metro Roanoke
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Bluefield Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Asheville Airport to Black Bear Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Damascus, VA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- $75–130
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