The average bus between Philadelphia and City Island takes 3h 30m and the fastest bus takes 3h 9m. The bus service runs several times per day from Philadelphia to City Island. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run every 3 hours between Philadelphia and City Island. The earliest departure is at 12:25 AM at night, and the last departure from Philadelphia is at 7:45 PM which arrives into City Island at 11:01 PM. All services require a transfer at New York - Port Authority Bus Terminal and take an average of 3h 30m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to City Island. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia station and arriving at City Island station via New York - Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 30m.
Philadelphia to City Island bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Philadelphia station.
Philadelphia to City Island bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at Bruckner Blvd/Connell Pl station.
The distance between Philadelphia and City Island is 153.3 km. The road distance is 249 km.
You can take a bus from Philadelphia to Bruckner Blvd/Connell Pl via New York - Port Authority Bus Terminal, W 42 St/9 Av, W 42 St/5 Av, and Madison Av/E 44 St in around 3h 22m.