There are 11 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia by bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Philadelphiabus Greyhound US0421 / ...
6h 35m$40–100Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Pennsylvanian
7h 29m$95–220Drive 299.4 mi
- Drive from Pittsburgh to Philadelphiacar 299.4 mi
5h 12m$55–79Bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the bus from Seventh Ave + Smithfield St to Pittsburgh International Airportbus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane PIT - PHL
4h 17mBus via Reading (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Readingbus FlixBus 2642 / ...
- Take the bus from Reading to Philadelphiabus FlixBus 2650 / ...
8h$45–78Bus to Penn State University Park Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Regional Airportbus
- Fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SCE - PHL
5h 25m$61–406Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Lancaster, drive
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Lancaster (LNS)plane PIT - LNS
- Drive from Lancaster-Airport-LNS to Philadelphiacar
5h 7m$175–833Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane PIT - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 34m$176–577Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane PIT - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 26m$117–1,012Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane PIT - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 12m$73–928Bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Seventh Ave + Smithfield St to Pittsburgh International Airportbus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane PIT - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 56m
Pittsburgh to Philadelphia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia is to bus via Reading which costs $45 - $80 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia is to fly and drive which takes 5h 7m and costs $170 - $850.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station station and arriving at Philadelphia. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 35m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station station and arriving at 30th Street Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 29m.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia is 307 miles. The road distance is 301.2 miles.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia without a car is to bus which takes 6h 35m and costs $40 - $100.
The bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Philadelphia takes 6h 35m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Pittsburgh to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
Pittsburgh to Philadelphia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia is to bus which takes 6h 35m and costs $40 - $100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $95 - $220 and takes 7h 29m.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Philadelphia 4 times a day. Tickets cost $50–100 and the journey takes 6h 35m. Flixbus USA also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station once daily. Tickets cost $95–220 and the journey takes 7h 29m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–310
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- 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
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- 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 Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 412-442-2000
- Website
- rideprt.org
Bus from Seventh Ave + Smithfield St to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.rideprt.org
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
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More Questions & Answers
Pittsburgh to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Philadelphia station.
Pittsburgh to Philadelphia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at 30th Street Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pittsburgh to Philadelphia is 301 miles. It takes approximately 5h 12m to drive from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia.
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