There are 11 ways to get from Vista to Philadelphia by train, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, bus, or subway
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Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Take the train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SAN - PHL
9h 25m$258–1,126Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoffbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane LAX - PHL
9h 59m$178–502Train via Washington
- Take the train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
2d 18h$322–2,556Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Oceanside to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphiabus
2d 20h$228–700Drive 2,669.2 mi
- Drive from Vista to Philadelphiacar 2,669.2 mi
44h 5m$488–704Fly Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CLD - PHL
10h 44m$184–812Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SAN - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
10h 29m$252–1,628Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SAN - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
11h 12m$252–1,544Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SAN - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
10h 55m$208–1,046Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Take the train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SAN - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
11h 42m$280–1,688Train
- Take the train from Oceanside to Riverside - Downtowntrain
- Take the train from Riverside to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
3d 2h$396–2,134
Vista to Philadelphia by tram, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vista to Philadelphia is to bus and fly which costs $170 - $500 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Vista to Philadelphia is to train and fly which takes 9h 25m and costs $250 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Vista to Philadelphia. However, there are services departing from Vista Village Dr & Camino Corto and arriving at Philadelphia via Oceanside, Los Angeles Union Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
No, there is no direct train from Vista to Philadelphia station. However, there are services departing from Vista Transit Center and arriving at 30th Street Station via Oceanside, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Vista and Philadelphia is 2440 miles. The road distance is 2684.8 miles.
The best way to get from Vista to Philadelphia without a car is to train via Washington which takes 2 days 18h and costs $320 - $2,600.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Vista to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Vista to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, depart from Oceanside station.
Vista to Philadelphia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Oceanside station.
The best way to get from Vista to Philadelphia is to train via Washington which takes 2 days 18h and costs $320 - $2,600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $700 and takes 2 days 20h, you could also fly, which costs $180 - $850 and takes 10h 44m.
What companies run services between Vista, CA, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Vista Transit Center to 30th Street Station via Oceanside Transit Center, Oceanside, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Rockville Amtrak, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, and Washington Union Station in around 2d 18h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vista Village Dr & Camino Corto to Philadelphia via Oceanside Transit Center Stall 9, Oceanside, Los Angeles Union Station, and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- 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
- $21–250
- 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
- $17–240
- 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
- $21–310
- 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
Train from Riverside to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–15
Train from Oceanside to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $14–19
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
- 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
- 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 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
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Oceanside to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Vista to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Philadelphia is 3h ahead of Vista. It is currently 4:27 AM in Vista and 7:27 AM in Philadelphia.
Vista to Philadelphia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vista to Philadelphia is 2685 miles. It takes approximately 44h 5m to drive from Vista to Philadelphia.
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