There are 10 ways to get from Sumter to Philadelphia by bus, plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, taxi, or bus (Greyhound)
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Bus to Columbia, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Take the bus from James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center to Laurel Sumter East
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)CAE - PHL
6h 25m$114–304Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Sumter to Charlotte Bus Station
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)CLT - PHL
7h 33m$100–314Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sumter to Fayetteville Bus StationAtlanta
- Take the train from Fayetteville Amtrak Station to 30th Street StationSilver Meteor / ...
12h 51m$149–367Bus via Washington
- Take the bus from Sumter to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Philadelphia
14h 35m$112–232Drive 571.3 mi
- Drive from Sumter to Philadelphia571.3 mi
10h 10m$105–151Bus, bus to Myrtle Beach, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the bus from Sumter to Florence
- Take the bus from Florence to Myrtle Beach, SC
- Fly from Myrtle Beach (MYR) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)MYR - PHL
6h 51m$114–531Bus to Columbia, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take the bus from James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center to Laurel Sumter East
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)CAE - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
8h 18m$138–980Bus, bus to Myrtle Beach, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sumter to Florence
- Take the bus from Florence to Myrtle Beach, SC
- Fly from Myrtle Beach (MYR) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)MYR - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
8h 3m$168–1,143Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Sumter to Camden Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Camden Amtrak Station to Washington Union Station
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
13h 9m$156–920Bus
- Take the bus from Sumter to Charlotte Bus StationMyrtle Beach
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to PhiladelphiaGreyhound US0670
17h$116–268
Sumter to Philadelphia by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumter to Philadelphia is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Sumter to Philadelphia is to bus and fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $110 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Sumter to Philadelphia. However, there are services departing from Sumter and arriving at Philadelphia via Fayetteville Bus Station and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 35m.
The distance between Sumter and Philadelphia is 592 miles. The road distance is 574.7 miles.
The best way to get from Sumter to Philadelphia without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 51m and costs $140 - $370.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Sumter to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Sumter to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Southeastern Stages, depart from Sumter station.
Sumter to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Southeastern Stages, arrive at Fayetteville Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sumter to Philadelphia is 575 miles. It takes approximately 10h 10m to drive from Sumter to Philadelphia.
There are 843+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Sumter, SC, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Sumter to Philadelphia via Fayetteville Bus Station and Washington Union Station in around 14h 35m.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Columbia to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Columbia to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Myrtle Beach to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Columbia to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Myrtle Beach to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Columbia to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Fayetteville Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- 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
- $25–340
- 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
- $18–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Camden Amtrak Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $45–120
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $60–160
- Business - advance purchase
- $80–350
- Business Class
- $130–380
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–290
- 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 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 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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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 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
- Phone
- +1 803-255-7100
- Website
- catchthecometsc.gov
Bus from James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center to Laurel Sumter East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- catchthecometsc.gov
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Sumter to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Sumter to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Sumter to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Florence to Myrtle Beach, SC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- 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 Washington Union Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Florence to Myrtle Beach, SC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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