There are 5 ways to get from Cape Breton Island to Philadelphia by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane YQY - PHL
6h$363–1,629Drive 1,045.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cape Breton Island to Philadelphiacar 1,045.8 mi
19h 12m$240–346Bus, train
- Take the bus from North Sydney to Halifaxbus
- Take the train from Halifax to Saint-Lamberttrain
- Take the train from St-Lambert Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
43h 38m$499–1,584Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane YQY - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
7h 34m$354–2,122Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane YQY - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
8h 22m$269–1,100
Cape Breton Island to Philadelphia by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Breton Island to Philadelphia is to drive which costs $230 - $350 and takes 19h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Breton Island to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 6h and costs $360 - $1,700.
The distance between Cape Breton Island and Philadelphia is 894 miles. The road distance is 1051.9 miles.
The best way to get from Cape Breton Island to Philadelphia without a car is to bus and train which takes 43h 38m and costs $490 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Cape Breton Island to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Philadelphia is 1h behind Cape Breton Island. It is currently 4:39 AM in Cape Breton Island and 3:39 AM in Philadelphia.
Yes, the driving distance between Cape Breton Island to Philadelphia is 1052 miles. It takes approximately 19h 12m to drive from Cape Breton Island to Philadelphia.
There are 1134+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
Air Canada flies from Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport to Laguardia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Halifax to Saint-Lambert
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $220–470
- Business
- $270–410
- Business Plus
- $280–420
- Economy
- $250–480
- Economy Plus
- $280–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St-Lambert Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from North Sydney to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
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