There are 8 ways to get from Pontiac to Philadelphia by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborn
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)DTW - PHL
5h 16m$97–269Train, fly to Laguardia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborn
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)DTW - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
7h 11m$72–835Bus, train via Pittsburgh
- Take the bus from Phoenix Center to Larned + Griswold462
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
17h 39m$137–482Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Detroit to Toledo
- Take the train from Toledo to Washington Union Station
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
19h 17mDrive 599.3 mi
- Drive from Pontiac to Philadelphia599.3 mi
10h 1m$110–158Train, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborn
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)DTW - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
6h 29m$111–971Train, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborn
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)DTW - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
6h 38m$77–429Train, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborn
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)DTW - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
7h 6m$139–1,326
Pontiac to Philadelphia by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pontiac to Philadelphia is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Pontiac to Philadelphia is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $95 - $270.
The distance between Pontiac and Philadelphia is 508 miles. The road distance is 602.8 miles.
The best way to get from Pontiac to Philadelphia without a car is to bus and train via Pittsburgh which takes 17h 39m and costs $130 - $490.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Pontiac to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pontiac to Philadelphia is 603 miles. It takes approximately 10h 1m to drive from Pontiac to Philadelphia.
There are 904+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Pontiac, MI, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Pontiac to Philadelphia. However, you can take the train to Dearborn, walk to Dearborn Transit Center, take the line 261 bus to Metro Airport Mcnamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), walk to Airport Terminal A, then take the train to Suburban Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Phoenix Center to 30th Street Station via Larned + Griswold, Detroit Bus Station, Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, and Pittsburgh Amtrak Station in around 17h 39m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Detroit to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport via Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Detroit to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Detroit to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Detroit to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Toledo to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–270
- 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
- $20–270
- 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
- $27–320
- 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
- $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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- 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 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.html
- 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.html
- 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 Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- 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 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
- Phone
- +1 866-962-5515
- Website
- smartbus.org
Bus from Phoenix Center to Larned + Griswold
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.smartbus.org
- Full Fare
- $2
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Detroit to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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