There are 11 ways to get from Philadelphia to Wilson by train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, plane, train, or bus
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Train (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to WilsonPalmetto / ...
7h 19m$70–230Train via Washington (Amtrak)
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union StationNortheast Regional
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to WilsonPalmetto / ...
7h 48m$64–803Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to NorfolkFlixBus 2608 / ...
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Wilson Bus StopGreyhound US0654s
10h 15m$76–185Drive 381.9 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Wilson381.9 mi
6h 51m$70–101Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)PHL - RDU
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Wilson
6h 50m$119–428Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Wilmington International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Wilmington International Airport (ILM)PHL - ILM
- Take the bus from Wilmington Amtrak Station to Wilson
8h 4mTrain to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)BWI - RDU
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Wilson
7h 38m$173–1,041Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)EWR - RDU
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Wilson
7h 46m$73–642Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Richmond International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)PHL - RIC
- Take the train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Wilson
8h 40m$131–613Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)PHL - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Wilson
9h 13m$118–590Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Norfolk International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)PHL - ORF
- Take the train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Wilson
8h 3m$170–675
Philadelphia to Wilson by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Wilson is to drive which costs $65 - $110 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Wilson is to fly and train which takes 6h 50m and costs $110 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Wilson. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Wilson Bus Stop via Norfolk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 30th Street Station station and arriving at Wilson. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 19m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Wilson is 387 miles. The road distance is 384.1 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Wilson without a car is to train which takes 7h 19m and costs $70 - $230.
The train from 30Th Street Station to Wilson takes 7h 19m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Philadelphia to Wilson bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
Philadelphia to Wilson train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Wilson is to train which takes 7h 19m and costs $70 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $190 and takes 10h 15m.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Wilson, Wilson County, NC, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from 30th Street Station to Wilson twice daily. Tickets cost $70–230 and the journey takes 7h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia to Wilson Bus Stop via Norfolk in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wilmington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Norfolk International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilson
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Wilson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- 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
- $23–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- 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
- $16–250
- 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 Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Wilson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to Wilson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Wilson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $20–35
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $14–75
- Business - advance purchase
- $20–120
- Business Class
- $30–200
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
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 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 Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–230
- Business Class
- $55–260
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Norfolk to Wilson Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Wilmington Amtrak Station to Wilson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Philadelphia to Wilson bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Norfolk station.
Philadelphia to Wilson train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Wilson station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Wilson is 384 miles. It takes approximately 6h 51m to drive from Philadelphia to Wilson.
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