There are 5 ways to get from Towson to Scranton by train, bus, car, subway, plane, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Carolinian / ...
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Scrantonbus Philadelphia
5h 53m$73–677Drive 187 mi
cheapest- Drive from Towson to Scrantoncar 187 mi
3h 31m$35–50Train, subway, fly
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)plane IAD - AVP
5h 34m$396–1,372Bus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0430
- Take the bus from Harrisburg, Pa to Scranton, Pabus 770
8h 10m$39–101Bus via New York
- Take the bus from White Marsh Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Washington
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scrantonbus New York
9h 14m$77–219
Towson to Scranton by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Towson to Scranton is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 3h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Towson to Scranton is to drive which takes 3h 31m and costs $30 - $50.
No, there is no direct bus from Towson to Scranton. However, there are services departing from DULANEY VALLEY RD & JOPPA RD sb and arriving at Scranton, Pa via GREENE & BALTIMORE sb, Baltimore Downtown Bus Station and Harrisburg, Pa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Towson and Scranton is 238 miles. The road distance is 188.1 miles.
The best way to get from Towson to Scranton without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 53m and costs $70 - $700.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Towson to Scranton, including transfers.
Towson to Scranton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
Towson to Scranton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Harrisburg Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Towson to Scranton is 188 miles. It takes approximately 3h 31m to drive from Towson to Scranton.
There are 61+ hotels available in Scranton.
What companies run services between Towson, MD, USA and Scranton, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from DULANEY VALLEY RD & JOPPA RD sb to Scranton, Pa via Baltimore & Arch, GREENE & BALTIMORE sb, HAINES ST & WARNER ST wb, Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, and Harrisburg, Pa in around 8h 10m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $21–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $7–11
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- customerservice@martzbus.com
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Harrisburg, Pa to Scranton, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $24–75
- Flexible
- $45–75
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–95
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $28–90
- Flexible
- $50–95
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from White Marsh Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
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