There are 12 ways to get from Bay City to Philadelphia by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to William P. Hobby Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Take the bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane HOU - PHL
8h 59m$257–1,128Bus to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane IAH - PHL
8h 30m$209–683Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
36h 54m$264–383Bus, train via Baton Rouge
- Take the bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to 30th Street Stationtrain
41h 1m$474–977Drive 1,575.6 mi
- Drive from Bay City to Philadelphiacar 1,575.6 mi
28h 18m$288–416Bus to William P. Hobby Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane HOU - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
8h 46m$238–1,627Bus to William P. Hobby Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane HOU - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
9h 9m$297–1,831Bus to William P. Hobby Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane HOU - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
8h 46m$308–1,322Bus to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane IAH - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
9h 45m$230–927Bus to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane IAH - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
10h 10m$431–1,185Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
37h 25m$242–493Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to 30th Street Stationtrain
44h 51m$533–1,115
Bay City to Philadelphia by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bay City to Philadelphia is to bus which costs $240 - $500 and takes 37h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bay City to Philadelphia is to bus and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $200 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Bay City to Philadelphia station. However, there are services departing from Bay City, TX and arriving at Philadelphia Bus Station via Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Atlanta and New York City Chinatown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 54m.
The distance between Bay City and Philadelphia is 1440 miles. The road distance is 1584.8 miles.
The best way to get from Bay City to Philadelphia without a car is to bus via New York which takes 36h 54m and costs $260 - $390.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Bay City to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Bay City to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Bay City, TX station.
Bay City to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Houston Bus Station.
Philadelphia is 1h ahead of Bay City. It is currently 4:17 PM in Bay City and 5:17 PM in Philadelphia.
Yes, the driving distance between Bay City to Philadelphia is 1585 miles. It takes approximately 28h 18m to drive from Bay City to Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Bay City, TX, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Bay City, TX to Philadelphia Bus Station via Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Atlanta, Atlanta, New York, and New York City Chinatown in around 36h 54m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Louisville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Laguardia Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bay City, TX to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wanda Coach
Bus from Atlanta to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Wanda Coach
- Book at
- GotoBus.com
- Adult One Way
- $100–150
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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